John Findlay Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Auld Reekin' said: In what way? (Not in a good one, I suspect...) I'm interested as we're just back from there and REALLY liked it. I've been to quite a few Spanish cities and places - including the islands of La Palma and La Gomera - and found Málaga to be very interesting, enjoyable, and characterful. Cadiz is also very definitely on my "to do" list. Cadiz is the Spanish equivalent of Portsmouth. Large Spanish naval academy in Cadiz. There is a lot of history in the city. I saw Cadiz play Real Madrid there way back in 1981. Real Madrid won 3-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 07/03/2019 at 11:06, cosanostra said: Cafe Schwarzenberg, Cafe Sacher Wien and Cafe Central. Those were the 3 grandest, fanciest and most impressive that i saw. Sacher Wien is probably the most famous and home of the sachertorte. They all sell beer too. Beer, coffee and cakes are a damn fine combination. Went to Vienna and did both Cafe Sacher & Cafe Central, prefered Cafe Central tbh. Vienna is lovely, really good, we were staying near the Palais Liechtenstein and cut through the park/gardens everyday, it was only 25-30 minute walk right into the centre of town. 5 minutes walk along the road from our hotel was the Beaver Brewing Company, super, stopped off everyday on our way back from exploring Vienna and partook in tasting some, well, most of their beer, excellent, food was ok as well. Had what I can only describe as one of the best hot dogs (spicy) I've ever had at one of the small permanent kiosks just off the main street located near to St. Stephen's Cathedral, mmmmm delicious. Had a good time and can recommend Vienna, it is really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Just back from northern Spain and was very impressed by both Santiago de Compostela and Oviedo. I'd been to both before - Oviedo very briefly and SdC for the day - but this was my first time actually staying in either city. Oviedo has a compact, medieval, city-centre which is enjoyable to explore and a relaxed, laid-back, feel to it. The locals seemed very friendly and welcoming: I spoke to a few who had been to Scotland ("Just like Asturias...!") and had enjoyed themselves here. There is really nice countryside around Oviedo too, with interesting towns and villages, hills, rivers, and forests, and it'd make a good base for exploring central Asturias. We were very pleasantly surprised by how friendly and inexpensive Santiago de Compostela was: it is a very busy tourist destination, with many thousands of "peregrinos" (people walking the Camino de Santiago) and other visitors arriving there during the spring, summer, and autumn months. I'd expected the locals to be a bit jaded and fed-up with this, and for bars and restaurants to be much more expensive than elsewhere because of this, but this wasn't our experience at all. It is also a really beautiful and historic city which is great to explore on foot. An honourable mention also to Ribadeo, a large town / small city, on the Galician side of the river Eo, which forms part of the boundary with Asturias. A nice wee place, with plenty to see and do around it. Great and very reasonably-priced food and wine to be had in all of the above, particularly if you eat and drink where the locals do. Edited September 20, 2019 by Auld Reekin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Love: Trondheim, Ålesund, Edinburgh, Stockholm Like: Bergen, San Francisco, Salzburg, Reykjavik, Rotterdam Meh: LA, Birmingham, Aberdeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annushorribilis III Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Like - Rome , New York, Maastricht , Gent Hate - Stoke on Trent, Katmandu (still better than Stoke) , Rotterdam Meh - San Francisco, Amsterdam , Birmingham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfan Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Favourite: Dallas and Krakow Least Favourite: Paris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 05/03/2019 at 16:56, AlphonseCapone said: One of the best experiences I've ever had, 9 days and we covered 1800 miles. Just come across this thread, not got past your post yet so not sure if I have posted yet but here's me and the wife's trip across Oz back in 2004. Midlife crisis, hit 40, packed our jobs in and fecked of round the world for a year. Hong Kong for a week then we spent 3 months in Sydney then bought a campervan and travelled for 6 months doing 27,000km then back to Sydney for another couple of months before heading to LA and NY. I wasn't keen on Sydney, the CBD anyway but some nice parts round about. I preferred Perth and Adelaide. Canberra is functional and sterile but has some amazing properties due to all the embassys there, Darwin as someone else mentioned is just mental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Forgot to add a place I dislike - Gibraltar, what a shithole despite the cheap alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomb Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Favourites - New York, Chicago, Goteburg, Madrid hated : Cairo, Istanbul scared shitless : Maracaibo Venezuela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 10 hours ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Went to Vienna and did both Cafe Sacher & Cafe Central, prefered Cafe Central tbh. Vienna is lovely, really good, we were staying near the Palais Liechtenstein and cut through the park/gardens everyday, it was only 25-30 minute walk right into the centre of town. 5 minutes walk along the road from our hotel was the Beaver Brewing Company, super, stopped off everyday on our way back from exploring Vienna and partook in tasting some, well, most of their beer, excellent, food was ok as well. Had what I can only describe as one of the best hot dogs (spicy) I've ever had at one of the small permanent kiosks just off the main street located near to St. Stephen's Cathedral, mmmmm delicious. Had a good time and can recommend Vienna, it is really nice. In a recent survey, I believe that Vienna was ranked the world's most liveable city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, graygo said: Forgot to add a place I dislike - Gibraltar, what a shithole despite the cheap alcohol. The Little Englander's Little England (or at least that's how it's always come across to me...). Edited September 20, 2019 by Auld Reekin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 14/03/2019 at 19:00, Auld Reekin' said: In what way? (Not in a good one, I suspect...) I'm interested as we're just back from there and REALLY liked it. I've been to quite a few Spanish cities and places - including the islands of La Palma and La Gomera - and found Málaga to be very interesting, enjoyable, and characterful. Cadiz is also very definitely on my "to do" list. We did Malaga when we were staying in Torremolinos, wasn't overly keen on the place so just decided to have brekkie then jump on the train back, turned a corner on the way back to the station and found the Barca bus parked up outside a hotel with a rapidly growing crowd. Got a nice pic of the Mrs in her Hearts shirt doing a 5-1 with the bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Jambomb said: Favourites - New York, Chicago, Goteburg, Madrid hated : Cairo, Istanbul scared shitless : Maracaibo Venezuela I haven’t been but both people that I know who’ve been to Venezuela have had guns pointed at them. Not for me, Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 1 hour ago, FinnBarr Saunders said: We did Malaga when we were staying in Torremolinos, wasn't overly keen on the place so just decided to have brekkie then jump on the train back, turned a corner on the way back to the station and found the Barca bus parked up outside a hotel with a rapidly growing crowd. Got a nice pic of the Mrs in her Hearts shirt doing a 5-1 with the bus. Malaga > Torremolinos x1000000* (*For me, anyway, having been to both, albeit with a 37-year gap between the two visits. Anyway, each to their own, and whatever floats your boat...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 42 minutes ago, Auld Reekin' said: Malaga > Torremolinos x1000000* (*For me, anyway, having been to both, albeit with a 37-year gap between the two visits. Anyway, each to their own, and whatever floats your boat...) Torre is ok at the old town/station side of things, its only when you get down the front it turns British Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) Like - San Francisco, Sydney and Prague. Not fussed - Dublin, London and Paris. Love - Edinburgh Really dislike - Rotterdam Edited September 21, 2019 by Roxy Hearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thommo414 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 On 20/09/2019 at 17:37, Boof said: Love: Trondheim, Ålesund, Edinburgh, Stockholm Like: Bergen, San Francisco, Salzburg, Reykjavik, Rotterdam Meh: LA, Birmingham, Aberdeen Just "like"? I think Bergen may be one of the most beautiful cities ive ever been to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 10 hours ago, Thommo414 said: Just "like"? I think Bergen may be one of the most beautiful cities ive ever been to It is, and I used to love it but *irony alert* there's too many tourists there these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 People liking San Francisco obviously have not been there in the last few years. A once fabulous city being destroyed by left/liberal progressives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, Seymour M Hersh said: People liking San Francisco obviously have not been there in the last few years. A once fabulous city being destroyed by left/liberal progressives. Aye...1985 for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandjambo3 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Thought I’d bump this thread as I’m off to Marrakesh in March for a week……just wanted some opinions on the place…….. We like the hustle & bustle of the market type places…..we like to try local foods so looking forward to their food stalls etc. Going to hire a car for a couple of days, what’s a must see/avoid places to go etc. don’t really fancy a group tour as we like to do our own thing. Is their main currency euros or Moroccan dollars (or both) Any advice would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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