The Travel Thread

[Misanthrope]

Any recommendations for the Philippines (three weeks there in Jan) or the UK (two weeks in May)?

 

[Beeker]

Any recommendations for the Philippines (three weeks there in Jan) or the UK (two weeks in May)?

Bath.
Stonehenge.
Catch a play in Stratford-upon-Avon (theatre geek like you HAS to go there) if you can.
Punting in Cambridge.
London. (Duh)

There are more but those are all southernly.

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A bevvie with Hamster!

 

[Misanthrope]

Bath.
Stonehenge.
Catch a play in Stratford-upon-Avon (theatre geek like you HAS to go there) if you can.
Punting in Cambridge.
London. (Duh)

There are more but those are all southernly.

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A bevvie with Hamster!

Isn't Hamster in Scotland?

 

[Beeker]

Pretty sure he is in England, south of Birmingham.
I'm not positive though.
Maybe you should ask him.

 

[Misanthrope]

Pretty sure he is in England, south of Birmingham.
I'm not positive though.
Maybe you should ask him.

Done and done! Now to plan this Philippines trip. Is it wrong that I just want to chill out on a beach and read/drink?

 

[umina panther]

Birmingham is such a boring ugly city, give it a miss

 

[TeamSatan]

Any recommendations for the Philippines (three weeks there in Jan) or the UK (two weeks in May)?

Depends what you want to do in the phils?

Plenty of scuba diving to WWII wrecks in various places.
Some good beaches on various islands.
Thousands of beautiful women ready to treat you like a man should be treated.

Manila is a sewer and not worth seeing more than once.
Boracay is overrated and honestly if its a beach party atmosphere you want go to Thailand.

Make sure you bring a mellow attitude because if you think being a tourist in the phils will be easy you are mistaken.
The whole place is hopeless for getting around ,taxes fees and foreigner pricing everywhere.

It is probably the most corrupt stupid country on earth..but can also be the most fun you will ever have.

 

[Misanthrope]

Depends what you want to do in the phils?

Plenty of scuba diving to WWII wrecks in various places.
Some good beaches on various islands.
Thousands of beautiful women ready to treat you like a man should be treated.

Manila is a sewer and not worth seeing more than once.
Boracay is overrated and honestly if its a beach party atmosphere you want go to Thailand.

Make sure you bring a mellow attitude because if you think being a tourist in the phils will be easy you are mistaken.
The whole place is hopeless for getting around ,taxes fees and foreigner pricing everywhere.

It is probably the most corrupt stupid country on earth..but can also be the most fun you will ever have.

Definitely interested in doing some diving and getting in some beach R&R. I'll be traveling with my brothers and one of their girlfriends, so nothing too crazy party wise. I imagined Boracay would be good for beach laziness, but had wanted to visit Palawan as well.

I'm down with corruption and being gouged. China isn't a whole lot better for that.

 

[Beeker]

Doesn't the Philippines have Black Water Cave Rafting?

 

[Misanthrope]

Doesn't the Philippines have Black Water Cave Rafting?

Been there, done that :lol: Yeah, it's in Palawan I believe. I'll likely check it out.

 

[Didgi]

Oi Beeker, if you're from Canada, how do you recommend the homeland for a 19-20 year old doing a semester of uni abroad/exchange? Basically if I go over in January/May 2014 what are my chances of partying it up and doing all the snow shit on a reasonable budget?

And how easy is it to duck into America for a week and see worthwhile things...

 

[Dutchy]

Summer

 

[Misanthrope]

One month until the Philippines!

 

[Twizzle]

lady men

 

[sportive cupid]

Oi Beeker, if you're from Canada, how do you recommend the homeland for a 19-20 year old doing a semester of uni abroad/exchange? Basically if I go over in January/May 2014 what are my chances of partying it up and doing all the snow shit on a reasonable budget?

And how easy is it to duck into America for a week and see worthwhile things...

I would recommend you consider going directly to Canada and avoid the often painful transiting queues in LA , San Fran or Dallas.
If you are transitting you will need a visa for the USA ( which you will need to duck over the border while you're there anyway.) This is where it gets a bit messy for Aussies who are working ir studying in Canada or Mexico.
If your planned stay in Canada exceeds 90 days ( or maybe its 60 ..i forget) then you arent eligible for the visa waiver for the US that mist Ausdies use to visit the US.You will need to apply at the USembassy in your state in Australia for an extended visa to US.This can take a little tome so hop to it! The US are abit like Aus,they are highly suspicious of foreigners who try to get into US through Canada to stay.

You need police checks and finger prints fir the extended visa,and you must apply for it in Australia before you leave.
I know this because my son went to Cabada to work 3 years ago.( still there and about to become the dad of a Canadian baby )Once,when he w living in Toronto, he wanted to go for the day with some friends to the US side of Niagara Falls. his friends were all Canadians and breezed through the border.He had to wait in a little room with all the other potential terrorists before he was let in.


Consult the USEmbassy today!

 

[Eelementary]

Don't wait.
Do something smaller or closer to home but go. Too many people put off doing things until they have enough money/time/... It's a mistake. Find a way to get your travel fix. It can be as small as a weekend away in a nearby town.

You'll make more money. You won't make more time.

So go.

Time's not really an issue - I'm a pretty big wheel down at the cracker factory.

But I don't want to get into debt paying for a holiday, and I haven't got $5,000 around to spare, so...

 

[Eelementary]

I moved around a lot as a kid too, but if anything it fostered my need to uproot fairly regularly. With the exception of my six years of high school and three years of Uni, I've never been in one place more than two years at a time.

It had the opposite effect on me - I've already seen New York, Paris, London, Tokyo, etc. I lived in Chile for 4.5 years and saw all the sights in South and Central America.

I haven't seen that much of Asia, but to be honest, I'm not that interested.

But lately they're showing a lot of ads on tv for scenic boat tours of Europe and for some reason I can't explain (seeing as I've seen most of it already!), I'm drawn to it.

 

[butchmcdick]

It had the opposite effect on me - I've already seen New York, Paris, London, Tokyo, etc. I lived in Chile for 4.5 years and saw all the sights in South and Central America.

I haven't seen that much of Asia, but to be honest, I'm not that interested.

But lately they're showing a lot of ads on tv for scenic boat tours of Europe and for some reason I can't explain (seeing as I've seen most of it already!), I'm drawn to it.

Have u seen the average age of the people on said boat tour ?

 

[Misanthrope]

I haven't seen that much of Asia, but to be honest, I'm not that interested.

Neither was I, to be honest. It was just a means to an end. I've seen some pretty stunning stuff here - Jiuzhaigou and Xinjiang in China, Angkor Wat & Angkok Thom in Cambodia, and the south of Thailand - but my historical obsession really requires that visit to Europe or north Africa that I've dreamed about since I was a kid.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

Some absolutely brilliant places to see, some pristine beaches if you know where to look. The people are friendly and everything is cheap as chips.

How can you not be interested in Asia?