Vacations

right-track · 02-01-2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

That's gorgeous! I'm really hoping to take a trip to Turkey myself at some point.

It's a bit greener than death valley isn't it?

The Turks were pretty friendly the last time I went. Much more friendlier than their grumpy, bad tempered Greek neighbours.

**Janszoon** · 02-01-2010, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by right-track

It's a bit greener than death valley isn't it?

The Turks were pretty friendly the last time I went. Much more friendlier than their grumpy, bad tempered Greek neighbours.

Haha, yes, much greener than Death Valley. I've never heard that Greeks have a rep for being grumpy. My wife and I are talking about going to Greece next year, I hope that's not our experience.

right-track · 02-01-2010, 11:37 AM

I went to Crete a while back. I remember getting on a local bus and the first thing out of the drivers mouth was..."SIT DOWN!!!"
The creepy twat spent the rest of the journey trying to look up my wife's skirt in the rear view mirror.
If the missus hadn't calmed me down, I'd have ended up on an extended holiday courtesy of the Greek government.

jackhammer · 02-02-2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

Where in the UK do you live?

I live in the SW of England. London is more South East. But I grew up in Telford (about 80 miles north).

cheltenham uk - Google Maps

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 02-02-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I live in the SW of England. London is more South East. But I grew up in Telford (about 80 miles north).

cheltenham uk - Google Maps

Ah I see. You're about the same distance from London as I from the city of Dallas. I consider it vacationing when i'm up there, it's a bout a 4 or 5 hour drive away.

jackhammer · 02-02-2010, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

Ah I see. You're about the same distance from London as I from the city of Dallas. I consider it vacationing when i'm up there, it's a bout a 4 or 5 hour drive away.

Same sorta distance here but add an hour just to get into London as the traffic infrastructure is terrible.

FETCHER. · 02-02-2010, 05:21 PM

Really it takes you that long to drive to London from Cheltenham?

We drove from Glasgow down to Silloth, and it took us about 1hr 30mins. Not bad at all

jackhammer · 02-02-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

Really it takes you that long to drive to London from Cheltenham?

We drove from Glasgow down to Silloth, and it took us about 1hr 30mins. Not bad at all

Not me, the coach. It's quicker on the train but simple mathematics come into play. Train =£50 return (roughly) 2 hours journey time. Coach= 4 hours £12 return which leaves £38 more for beer. No brainer really.

FETCHER. · 02-02-2010, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Not me, the coach. It's quicker on the train but simple mathematics come into play. Train =£50 return (roughly) 2 hours journey time. Coach= 4 hours £12 return which leaves £38 more for beer. No brainer really.

Haha I suppose those coaches do drive slowish. I got the train to London from Glasgow, 4hrs on the virgin media one. It's very silly to drive down, I imagine it'd take about a lifetime to get allllll the way down to London in a car. But absolutely, I'd rather take the coach and have more beer money

. Clever.

FETCHER. · 02-03-2010, 01:35 PM

I just booked up to go to London Friday - Monday in March

So excited.
I went last year too, but I wasn't 18, so unfortunately had to head home when the rest of the girls went clubbing :(. Bad times :(. This year I am old enough!

02-01-2010, 11:37 AM	#73 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	I went to Crete a while back. I remember getting on a local bus and the first thing out of the drivers mouth was..."SIT DOWN!!!" The creepy twat spent the rest of the journey trying to look up my wife's skirt in the rear view mirror. If the missus hadn't calmed me down, I'd have ended up on an extended holiday courtesy of the Greek government.