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Re: Holidays

by originallad » Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:27 pm

bodacious benny wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:45 pm
originallad wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:13 pm
 Off work for almost two weeks and off to Budapest > Vienna > Bratislava for a holiday to celebrate my 40th.

Looking like it could be pretty decent weather too!
Sounds great!
<cheers>

Re: Holidays

by originallad » Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:26 pm

overseasTOON wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:57 pm
originallad wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:13 pm
 Off work for almost two weeks and off to Budapest > Vienna > Bratislava for a holiday to celebrate my 40th.

Looking like it could be pretty decent weather too!
Sounds like a great trip and have a bloody wonderful 40th!

Been to Bratislava and it was great fun. Very small city so everything is nearby, people are lively and beer is good and cheap.

On the way up to the castle was a bar that served the cheapest pint. I think it was about 30p.
Cheers mate!

I've been to Budapest and Vienna before but never Bratislava. Weather not meant to be great while we're there so might just walk to the castle and plonk myself at that bar and keep on spending 30 pence!

Re: Holidays

by overseasTOON » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:57 pm

originallad wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:13 pm
 Off work for almost two weeks and off to Budapest > Vienna > Bratislava for a holiday to celebrate my 40th.

Looking like it could be pretty decent weather too!
Sounds like a great trip and have a bloody wonderful 40th!

Been to Bratislava and it was great fun. Very small city so everything is nearby, people are lively and beer is good and cheap.

On the way up to the castle was a bar that served the cheapest pint. I think it was about 30p.

Re: Holidays

by bodacious benny » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:45 pm

originallad wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:13 pm
 Off work for almost two weeks and off to Budapest > Vienna > Bratislava for a holiday to celebrate my 40th.

Looking like it could be pretty decent weather too!
Sounds great!

Re: Holidays

by originallad » Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:13 pm

Off work for almost two weeks and off to Budapest > Vienna > Bratislava for a holiday to celebrate my 40th.

Looking like it could be pretty decent weather too!

Re: Holidays

by bodacious benny » Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:43 pm

Would happily live in Edinburgh, tho I can’t afford it <laugh>

Re: Holidays

by originallad » Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:14 pm

Scotland.

Just come back from Edinburgh. I love Edinburgh. Proposed to my wife there and got married there.

But went to North Berwick for the first time on Saturday. Windy as f*** but it was lovely. The sun even peaked out for a bit.

At the end of the day it was just lovely to be by the sea side. A nice quiet sea side.

I do love Edinburgh though.

I recommend the Doric and The Copper Still.

Re: Holidays

by originallad » Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:32 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:29 pm
 Got a couple of days in York next week, never been.

Any decent restaurant / bar recommendations?
Golden Fleece. Good ale and good food. There was also a fantastic pub/bar me and the missus went to which had a great fireplace which served excellent drink. But we were pissed by that point so can't remember what it's called.

Re: Holidays

by Blue & Maroon » Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:21 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:20 am
Blue & Maroon wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:02 pm

BrewYork, Pavement Vaults, clucking oinks, Spark, the whippet inn, rose and crown and minster inn. All good but very very different food places.

Pubwise rose and crown again, black swan, market cat , anywhere by the river is fun on a weeknight, eagle and child, fat badger.

You'll be spoiled for choice but try and book if you can on a weekend. <ok>
Ideal <cheers>

We're going Mon-Wed so should be okay getting in most places you'd think <ok>
Should be fine this time of year!

Re: Holidays

by bodacious benny » Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:20 am

Blue & Maroon wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:02 pm
Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:29 pm
 Got a couple of days in York next week, never been.

Any decent restaurant / bar recommendations?
BrewYork, Pavement Vaults, clucking oinks, Spark, the whippet inn, rose and crown and minster inn. All good but very very different food places.

Pubwise rose and crown again, black swan, market cat , anywhere by the river is fun on a weeknight, eagle and child, fat badger.

You'll be spoiled for choice but try and book if you can on a weekend. <ok>
Ideal <cheers>

We're going Mon-Wed so should be okay getting in most places you'd think <ok>

Re: Holidays

by Blue & Maroon » Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:02 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:29 pm
 Got a couple of days in York next week, never been.

Any decent restaurant / bar recommendations?
BrewYork, Pavement Vaults, clucking oinks, Spark, the whippet inn, rose and crown and minster inn. All good but very very different food places.

Pubwise rose and crown again, black swan, market cat , anywhere by the river is fun on a weeknight, eagle and child, fat badger.

You'll be spoiled for choice but try and book if you can on a weekend. <ok>

Re: Holidays

by beatski » Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:58 pm

Just booked for a couple of days in Gran Canaria, flying tomorrow!

Re: Holidays

by overseasTOON » Sun Jan 28, 2024 7:07 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:29 pm
 Got a couple of days in York next week, never been.

Any decent restaurant / bar recommendations?
Been a few times and suppose it depends on flooding for bars as several nice places down by the river.

Shambles wise is nice to wander and get a drink, a few nice bars behind the minster as well.

Last time I was there went for dinner near the castle or some back streets around it.

Re: Holidays

by bodacious benny » Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:29 pm

Got a couple of days in York next week, never been.

Any decent restaurant / bar recommendations?

Re: Holidays

by overseasTOON » Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:09 am

Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:44 pm
originallad wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:32 pm
 Anyone been to Majorca before? The nice part, opposite end of Magaluf.
Yeah, several times.

We were based in Arta last time which is a small traditional town on the east coast - really nice. It's not a massive Island so easy to explore the parts you want to see. If you haven't booked yet I'd also recommend Menorca, smaller island next door. Very relaxed and traditional.
I've been to both islands but preferred Menorca as it was quieter, relaxed and the locals were really nice.

Majorca still had that division between tourists and locals where eating and drinking in their places caused some issues.

Re: Holidays

by originallad » Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:38 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:44 pm
originallad wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:32 pm
 Anyone been to Majorca before? The nice part, opposite end of Magaluf.
Yeah, several times.

We were based in Arta last time which is a small traditional town on the east coast - really nice. It's not a massive Island so easy to explore the parts you want to see. If you haven't booked yet I'd also recommend Menorca, smaller island next door. Very relaxed and traditional.
Nice one :) <ok>

Re: Holidays

by bodacious benny » Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:44 pm

originallad wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:32 pm
 Anyone been to Majorca before? The nice part, opposite end of Magaluf.
Yeah, several times.

We were based in Arta last time which is a small traditional town on the east coast - really nice. It's not a massive Island so easy to explore the parts you want to see. If you haven't booked yet I'd also recommend Menorca, smaller island next door. Very relaxed and traditional.

Re: Holidays

by originallad » Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:32 pm

Anyone been to Majorca before? The nice part, opposite end of Magaluf.

Re: Holidays

by ALF » Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:01 pm

overseasTOON wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:14 pm
 Was reminded today that I've 12 days of holiday to take before the end of March so I've booked off every Friday and now have three months of 4 day weeks!

Had queried about carrying some over into next year but after the COVID carry over they've put a stop to that. One colleague had 43 holiday days <laugh>
My old workplace used to pay us any leftover at the end of the year. During COVID I built up quite a backlog and it worked out that they owed me about 130 hours holiday pay. Worked out quite nicely as I was at uni when we realised, only working 9 hours a week and getting paid for 20 hours for 3 months!

Re: Holidays

by overseasTOON » Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:14 pm

Was reminded today that I've 12 days of holiday to take before the end of March so I've booked off every Friday and now have three months of 4 day weeks!

Had queried about carrying some over into next year but after the COVID carry over they've put a stop to that. One colleague had 43 holiday days <laugh>

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