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+xJust came back from Europe. Was sick. Going to New Caledonia in September. Nice. Where did you go? Favourite or best place if possible to say?
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Just came back from Europe. Was sick. Going to New Caledonia in September.
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Ok so off to hawaii in may... heres my dilemma, we come home sunday 19th of may.
If anyone would know of any places that would have the f.a cup final on, i think its on about 7am honolulu time and also that's the weekend of the a-league grand final, would much prefer to watch that but doubt i could.
Our accom has cable but i don't really know what that includes, any bars or anything?
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+x+x+xSo Hawaii... Anyone been? Not really my first option (or even in the top 50) but the mrs wants to go, we have free accomodation in Waikiki, wifes family will be there but only see them for one day (fantastic) except for one sister who is going to come baby sit for us a couple of times (even more fantastic). We will have a car also. We aren't going til may so have ages. What's cool to do, interesting or fun? For me Hawaii is all about the food. Yeah it has beaches and oceans and volcanoes, but it was the food culture that made it memorable, especially compared to other Pacific Islands. The combination of Polynesian, American, Japanese, Filipino and a few other cuisines have melded into this very unique Hawaiian style. Generally huge servings of everything, great seafood and local meat. You will come across some very unusual items and combinations that you would never consider at home, but give it a go and you'll probably love it. agree mate, food is great there. The Jap influence had us more though. Great small taverns to have a great feed we loved it. scubaroo, plenty to do depending what your into and the wife I guess. Hard when away and your partner wants to do this but your interested in other things. Car good to have but Waikiki is small. You drive around in a day easy so best to look what you like to do and go out there and back depending how long your there. North Shore beachs are famous and epic, I'm an ol surfer so I was into it, as long as the surf is up nothing like seeing angry huge swells hit Waimea Bay, further up the famous Pipeline, just watching surfers go for broke and get nailed is exciting lol....... Check out a Pineapple plantation. Ah, depending where our A$ is at the time, visit the AlaMoana Centre to shop, great savings to be had. Head to famous Diamond Head, beautiful spot and if into golf, great course to play ! Plan a day visit elsewhere, the other close islands are very nice to see. North Shore will be good, bodyboarded all my teens and surfed a bit in my 20s. Will be doing diamond head for sure. The wife is keen on the pineapple plantation and if course shopping. Food will be interesting, everyone says the seafood is great but I'm not a massive fan, back home ill eat squid, prawns depending on how it's prepared, whiting and flake... cannot stand anything else. Weve got a car for the week so getting around is easy. Would love to play golf but am beyond garbage and my playing partner would be my sister-in-law who plays off 4 and she has no patience for hacks. Hahaha Thanks for the tips. Keep them coming.
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off to Frankfurt Monday for work then Friday lunchtime fly to Venice - having 3 free days before more meetings. Checked up SerieB game on the Sat week arvo I'm in to watch.
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+x+xSo Hawaii... Anyone been? Not really my first option (or even in the top 50) but the mrs wants to go, we have free accomodation in Waikiki, wifes family will be there but only see them for one day (fantastic) except for one sister who is going to come baby sit for us a couple of times (even more fantastic). We will have a car also. We aren't going til may so have ages. What's cool to do, interesting or fun? For me Hawaii is all about the food. Yeah it has beaches and oceans and volcanoes, but it was the food culture that made it memorable, especially compared to other Pacific Islands. The combination of Polynesian, American, Japanese, Filipino and a few other cuisines have melded into this very unique Hawaiian style. Generally huge servings of everything, great seafood and local meat. You will come across some very unusual items and combinations that you would never consider at home, but give it a go and you'll probably love it. agree mate, food is great there. The Jap influence had us more though. Great small taverns to have a great feed we loved it. scubaroo, plenty to do depending what your into and the wife I guess. Hard when away and your partner wants to do this but your interested in other things. Car good to have but Waikiki is small. You drive around in a day easy so best to look what you like to do and go out there and back depending how long your there. North Shore beachs are famous and epic, I'm an ol surfer so I was into it, as long as the surf is up nothing like seeing angry huge swells hit Waimea Bay, further up the famous Pipeline, just watching surfers go for broke and get nailed is exciting lol....... Check out a Pineapple plantation. Ah, depending where our A$ is at the time, visit the AlaMoana Centre to shop, great savings to be had. Head to famous Diamond Head, beautiful spot and if into golf, great course to play ! Plan a day visit elsewhere, the other close islands are very nice to see.
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+x+x+x+xSo Hawaii... Anyone been? Not really my first option (or even in the top 50) but the mrs wants to go, we have free accomodation in Waikiki, wifes family will be there but only see them for one day (fantastic) except for one sister who is going to come baby sit for us a couple of times (even more fantastic). We will have a car also. We aren't going til may so have ages. What's cool to do, interesting or fun? Lots of history there. I've never been but I have this imagination it's a pretty easy going place where you can get away from it all without a schedule. At least that's what I've heard from those who have been. To me... that sounds like a nightmare. I like to be busy when I'm on a holiday. I can't just lay about. The history side of things might be interesting. Yeah I'm actually the same. I just can't seem to embrace the idea of doing nothing on holiday i.e taking it easy. Completely agree. Told the missus, who's keen on somewhere different, that I don't care where we go as long as there's activities when we get there.
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johnszasz
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+x+x+xSo Hawaii... Anyone been? Not really my first option (or even in the top 50) but the mrs wants to go, we have free accomodation in Waikiki, wifes family will be there but only see them for one day (fantastic) except for one sister who is going to come baby sit for us a couple of times (even more fantastic). We will have a car also. We aren't going til may so have ages. What's cool to do, interesting or fun? Lots of history there. I've never been but I have this imagination it's a pretty easy going place where you can get away from it all without a schedule. At least that's what I've heard from those who have been. To me... that sounds like a nightmare. I like to be busy when I'm on a holiday. I can't just lay about. The history side of things might be interesting. Yeah I'm actually the same. I just can't seem to embrace the idea of doing nothing on holiday i.e taking it easy.
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+xSo Hawaii... Anyone been? Not really my first option (or even in the top 50) but the mrs wants to go, we have free accomodation in Waikiki, wifes family will be there but only see them for one day (fantastic) except for one sister who is going to come baby sit for us a couple of times (even more fantastic). We will have a car also. We aren't going til may so have ages. What's cool to do, interesting or fun? For me Hawaii is all about the food. Yeah it has beaches and oceans and volcanoes, but it was the food culture that made it memorable, especially compared to other Pacific Islands. The combination of Polynesian, American, Japanese, Filipino and a few other cuisines have melded into this very unique Hawaiian style. Generally huge servings of everything, great seafood and local meat. You will come across some very unusual items and combinations that you would never consider at home, but give it a go and you'll probably love it.
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scubaroo
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+x+xSo Hawaii... Anyone been? Not really my first option (or even in the top 50) but the mrs wants to go, we have free accomodation in Waikiki, wifes family will be there but only see them for one day (fantastic) except for one sister who is going to come baby sit for us a couple of times (even more fantastic). We will have a car also. We aren't going til may so have ages. What's cool to do, interesting or fun? Lots of history there. I've never been but I have this imagination it's a pretty easy going place where you can get away from it all without a schedule. At least that's what I've heard from those who have been. To me... that sounds like a nightmare. I like to be busy when I'm on a holiday. I can't just lay about. The history side of things might be interesting.
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johnszasz
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+xSo Hawaii... Anyone been? Not really my first option (or even in the top 50) but the mrs wants to go, we have free accomodation in Waikiki, wifes family will be there but only see them for one day (fantastic) except for one sister who is going to come baby sit for us a couple of times (even more fantastic). We will have a car also. We aren't going til may so have ages. What's cool to do, interesting or fun? Lots of history there. I've never been but I have this imagination it's a pretty easy going place where you can get away from it all without a schedule. At least that's what I've heard from those who have been.
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scubaroo
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So Hawaii...
Anyone been? Not really my first option (or even in the top 50) but the mrs wants to go, we have free accomodation in Waikiki, wifes family will be there but only see them for one day (fantastic) except for one sister who is going to come baby sit for us a couple of times (even more fantastic). We will have a car also.
We aren't going til may so have ages.
What's cool to do, interesting or fun?
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Want out to Villers Bretonneux early in the morning. Walked the 3.7km to the Memorial. The heat was a slight issue but I managed in 24 and 27 degrees there and back. Bikes or a rental car are the go but I'd always intended on walking. It felt like something of a pilgrimage as I'd been planning to go there since high school.
The new Sir John Monash centre is the best and most confronting exhibition I've ever seen. The AWM is definitely a top place too but this place has the latest technology. It's so informative about the entire Australian western front. It's interactive with a smart phone.
The Franco Australian museum in the town is also quite good for its small size.
Definitely felt a bit homesick being here and the landscape with a battle is just insanity. It looks flat but running through mud and wire across that area is so crazy.
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Just got to Amiens. Going to Villers Bretonneux tomorrow. Going to be interesting. Always had interest in Anzac history.
Weather absolutely scorching. 37 forecast tomorrow.
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+xVisited Birmingham last year, isn’t somewhere I’d recommend for tourists at all. Nice place but not much to do for mine. Great county to hire a car and drive around. Yeah we hired a car to drive from London to Edinburgh via a few different places, we travelled from wocester to Manchester one day but bypassed birmingham the second friends that are from there said "do not stop" haha. As for car hire it was fantastic, for 7 days hire it cost approximately the same as hiring for 2 days in tassie and that's including dropping the car off in Edinburgh instead of returning to London.
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Visited Birmingham last year, isn’t somewhere I’d recommend for tourists at all. Nice place but not much to do for mine. Great county to hire a car and drive around.
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Doing a trip seeing more of the UK. Bristol is awesome. Birmingham is alright but one visit feels enough. Been to London at least 20 times.
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That's it. I was quiet impressed considering the hype you get from the Elgin marbles and I agree that it was plundered which is a shame but chances are it would have been destroyed had it not been...
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+xBerlin has a great museum where they basically lifted a temple out of Babylon and planted it there. The parts of wall, checkpoint Charlie are all great as well. Really friendly people as well.One thing which I didn't get to do was tour the BMW factory in Munich. Something slightly different imo - I managed to go to the Toyota one in Japan a few years later and that was great. Ishtar Gate? One of my highlights of Madrid was the Temple of Debod which the Egyptian government donated to Spain, rather than someone just plundering it. Was a pretty surreal kind of sight considering the location.
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Berlin has a great museum where they basically lifted a temple out of Babylon and planted it there.
The parts of wall, checkpoint Charlie are all great as well. Really friendly people as well.
One thing which I didn't get to do was tour the BMW factory in Munich. Something slightly different imo - I managed to go to the Toyota one in Japan a few years later and that was great.
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ze vine country is the place to visit pv. Ahr Valley etc, beautiful places if inclined.
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+x+x+xIf I were to potentially have 2 weeks in Germany, more than likely located in or around Hamburg as base, what would be people's recommendations of things to do, places to go, etc? Alright jerks, someone answer me. I have just made the decision to do this madness. I've only been to Munich personally but EVERYBODY I know says Berlin is the greatest city in Europe. I'd go there. If you're a WW2 / Cold War buff like me then Berlin is unreal. We went there for 2 days to organise some visas back in the day and ended up staying for 2 weeks. So much to do in Berlin itself but really anywhere you go in Germany is going to be great. You're a lucky man, I'm jealous.
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+x+xIf I were to potentially have 2 weeks in Germany, more than likely located in or around Hamburg as base, what would be people's recommendations of things to do, places to go, etc? Alright jerks, someone answer me. I have just made the decision to do this madness. I've only been to Munich personally but EVERYBODY I know says Berlin is the greatest city in Europe. I'd go there.
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+xIf I were to potentially have 2 weeks in Germany, more than likely located in or around Hamburg as base, what would be people's recommendations of things to do, places to go, etc? Alright jerks, someone answer me. I have just made the decision to do this madness.
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Madeira. My wife's family come from Machico. We were there in Jan, love the whole island great spot for hols highly recommend.
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+x+x+x+xHas anyone been to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem? I am a little interested, there are tv ads every match I was Bundesliga. I always wanted to go to Istanbul, for the food, but have left it too late now as it is dodgy. Israel tourism is heavily marketed in Germany. I keep telling myself shit can happen anywhere though I'd feel a bit more nervous in Israel or Turkey. A real shame as I'd like to go to Turkey. t I feel safer in Israel than South Africa. I pushed really hard to get to Israel but the week I was booking a holiday there were more police killed in Jerusalem. So that was denied by the wife. Also the German tourist getting killed and being Eygpt ruled itself out. I was trying to find a place over new years. Teneriffe & Malta are 12c-20c , Cape Verde and Tanzania didnt look worth the money. Dubai/UAE was the closet option but I didnt like it there. I have booked Kuala Lumpur. My daughter will almost be 2 so we cant hang out at a beach or pool all day anyway. Shopping, AC and food. Never been to Malaysia. Madeira (Portugal) has one of the best new years in Europe. They have a festival in Funchal a few days before Xmas as well which is fantastic.
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Jordan is a great alternative to Israel. Dead Sea, Petra and Jerash are all worth a day or two, as is Amman. Safe, easy to get around and great fun.
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If I were to potentially have 2 weeks in Germany, more than likely located in or around Hamburg as base, what would be people's recommendations of things to do, places to go, etc?
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+x+x+xHas anyone been to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem? I am a little interested, there are tv ads every match I was Bundesliga. I always wanted to go to Istanbul, for the food, but have left it too late now as it is dodgy. Israel tourism is heavily marketed in Germany. I keep telling myself shit can happen anywhere though I'd feel a bit more nervous in Israel or Turkey. A real shame as I'd like to go to Turkey. t I feel safer in Israel than South Africa. I pushed really hard to get to Israel but the week I was booking a holiday there were more police killed in Jerusalem. So that was denied by the wife. Also the German tourist getting killed and being Eygpt ruled itself out. I was trying to find a place over new years. Teneriffe & Malta are 12c-20c , Cape Verde and Tanzania didnt look worth the money. Dubai/UAE was the closet option but I didnt like it there. I have booked Kuala Lumpur. My daughter will almost be 2 so we cant hang out at a beach or pool all day anyway. Shopping, AC and food. Never been to Malaysia.
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+xBack in oz Zimbos? Probably wont be doing any big travel for a while but I'll keep your offer in mind :) so sorry mate, did not see this post. Do not venture on the forums often. Mostly keep in contact with forum members via facebook, so hit me up on there if you need anything. Yeah back now. Not really enjoying being back, but I can't control that unfortunately so just kind of having to go about the daily grind at the moment. Hey guys, I am 20 years old and travelling to Europe for the first time at the end of the year and I cant wait. Will be starting in Stockholm in mid November where I will be staying with a friend who lives there before making my way down to Germany to stay for a week or so by myself. Then I'll head off to the Uk, staying in London for 10 days then in Edinburgh for 5-7 days before finishing the trip with a contiki tour. As its my first time travelling largely solo, let alone travelling in Europe, I would love some advice. My biggest reservation i have about the trip is that I will be over there during winter and not only will getting out and about become difficult with the weather, it will also be the off season for tourism. As much as I cant wait to see the all the sights without the crowds, I am still interested in meeting lots of people and 'partying'. I will be staying in hostels for the most part, but will I have trouble meeting young people and other tourists like myself in winter? Does anyone have recommendations as which hostels are best for young people that time of year? Also any tips for a novice traveler like myself would be greatly appreciated.
you will still get access to all the attractions, you just need to be aware that weather can affect what is open and when. If it is windy, don't even think of trying to go to Edinburgh Castle. Other than that, everything is pretty much open in the winter and it does affect the crowds, so it can be beneficial. I loved seeing things when it was snowing etc. Always be sure to wrap up warm. Do not underestimate the cold. Getting around and a bit is very easy wherever for the places you are going to.
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