Goldie
4514 posts since 17/10/07
1 Jul 2014 11:54
datsun wrote: What are the Canary Islands like these days? Looking for a week away in the sun (> mid-20s during the day ideally) with the wife in mid-October, and don't really want to fly 8+ hrs. Greece another option maybe? Not fussed on Egypt.
Want somewhere that we can relax round a pool during the day, near enough to bars, restaurants etc for lunches and evenings that isn't going to be all boarded up/out of season.
Thanks
Puerto Pollensa in Mallorca is really nice mate. Lovely seaside main road that you can walk along into town, nice restaurants and bars, lively enough without being rowdy.
Sleuth
5368 posts since 12/9/04
1 Jul 2014 12:27
I went to Puerto Rico in gran canaria a few years ago and it was a fucking shithole. Weather was good though.
4 Jul 2014 09:01
Any cheap flights to magaluf?
4 Jul 2014 09:57
Yeah man, Cava is on sale at Tesco
Sleuth
5368 posts since 12/9/04
4 Jul 2014 10:38
Flights are going to get rinsed. I bet easyjet put their prices up in light of this.
Anto
2593 posts since 19/1/12
4 Jul 2014 11:00
I'm going to California this summer. Usual road trip but would like to know a few things about cities and parks.
1. How many days in the big cities (LA, SD, LV, SF)? Which one\ones to prefer?
2. Thinking about going to Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Death Valley, Yosemite and Sequoia park. Anyone can recommend the best ones or if there's any hidden gem somewhere?
Thanks in advance!
4 Jul 2014 11:01
Everyone I know who has been to LA said don't bother
4 Jul 2014 11:11
Indeed, don't bother about LA, Vegas is nice for a few days max, would probably spend most time in SF. There are also lots of nice smaller towns along the coast to do a stop for a night or two.
Sleuth
5368 posts since 12/9/04
4 Jul 2014 11:12
My brother said LA is the best city he's ever been to, everyone else I know have also said it's a shithole.
4 Jul 2014 11:24
Dont anyone ever go to cancun anymore. That was the gaff when i was a yoot. Everyone used to reach. Cheap as fuck and a proper little paradise.
Burt
4207 posts since 3/1/10
4 Jul 2014 11:26
Central LA ain't all that but worth checking out if only to say you've been there. Only need to spend a morning in Hollywood to see the sign and the hand/foot prints outside Mann's. I reckon Santa Monica is better if you're intent on spending a couple of days seeing the sights.
San Francisco is great. Bars, food, tourist things and general atmosphere etc - could fill a few days there easily, especially if you drive 10-20 miles up the coast and just chill on a beach for a day.
I've driven from San Fran to Vegas via Yosemite and Death Valley a couple of times (stop overnight in a place called Bishop which is kinda half way between the two). Absolutely awe inspiring drive. Just some amazing sights, I'd recommend it to anyone.
Sleuth
5368 posts since 12/9/04
4 Jul 2014 11:43
Emily Gaythwaite from Northern Ireland is the 24 bj girl. Getting dogs abuse on twitter.
FrIEND
13276 posts since 27/11/03
4 Jul 2014 12:52
just got back from LA - best place I've been to. Think ill go back next year too.
If you stay in Santa Monica you're close enough to walk/ride/skate to different areas for shops and bars (i.e. Santa Monica 5th street/Venice Beach/Abbot Kinney).
Then you can drive to central LA for restaurants/bars/shops (Union/Selfedge etc), Hollywood hills/Malibu etc is great driving too. then you still have universal/disney/surfing.shooting options too
walk of fame area is like leicester square so give that a miss.
posted 4 Jul 2014 13:01, edited 4 Jul 2014 13:01
Any one been to Agios Nikolaos in Crete?
Also I'm going to Ibiza in a few weeks, not been for a good few years anything new going on?
4 Jul 2014 23:19
Anyone got any experience with Formentera? Looking to do a wee mini europe tour with paris,budapest and then fly down to there for a week of beach,food and chilled drinks. One question was about the ferry schedule between there and Ibiza. Anyone know if it runs through the night? Cheers
rural
16483 posts since 26/9/06
4 Jul 2014 23:34
It didn't the last few times I went. Really nice place though, but pretty quiet and quite expensive to boot.
5 Jul 2014 09:28
From what I could gather through the internetz it's mainly italians and the like that holiday in there. Am I right in thinking that it's not full up with typical costa del/canary island types? Not being a snob but just don't want to be in amongst large families and the like. Just want a week of relaxing.
rural
16483 posts since 26/9/06
5 Jul 2014 10:18
Yeah mostly Italian and Germans. If you want a relaxing holiday it's a nice place to go imo.
