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I will explain the situation:

I'm in need of planning a holiday as its one of those incredibly tacky last holidays (before a few mates go and steal Australian jabs/benefitz) and naturally we are in need of a place to visit which is why I'm making this thread.

Now a holiday house in Turkey is available but that has all the sense of adventure you get from warm milk and thats really thats the price range I'm looking for and that is the task at hand, should you choose to accept this mission post a reply with a suggestion/ruthless slander:)

Italy or Greece *nod*

Italy or Greece *nod*

somewhere in between? you want me to visit the Balkans :eek:

I will explain the situation:

I'm in need of planning a holiday as its one of those incredibly tacky last holidays (before a few mates go and steal Australian jabs/benefitz) and naturally we are in need of a place to visit which is why I'm making this thread.

Now a holiday house in Turkey is available but that has all the sense of adventure you get from warm milk and thats really thats the price range I'm looking for and that is the task at hand, should you choose to accept this mission post a reply with a suggestion/ruthless slander:)

Depends on your "marital status" a lot, in fairness....

So an action packed adventure holiday is what you want ?

Mountain biking, rock climbing and para sailing in the Chech Republic, i did that 3 years ago, it was an absolute blast, my mates and me still speak fondly of our time there.

somewhere in between? you want me to visit the Balkans :eek:

Why not!!
Croatia is very nice (and still cheap and underdeveloped) - probably wouldn't touch some of the other Balkan states though. You can take a day trip to Venice from the Istrian cost for about £40 return on the hydrofoil. Beer is good, nightlife a bit limited and you will certainly eat well. Another advantage is that it's only 2 hours from the UK

Ayia Napa is a great week long drinking times.

Ever have a desire to ski while wearing shorts and a t-shirt? You can get that if you go to Lake Louise or anywhere in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta - during the summer of course. :)

EDIT - damnit, I just posted with a puppet, oh well.

Albania

Depends on your "marital status" a lot, in fairness....

male :)

So an action packed adventure holiday is what you want ?

its really any holiday that offers a good price to fun value, in other words how much did this Czech adventure cost?

You can get that if you go to Lake Louise or anywhere in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta - during the summer of course. :)

trans-Atlantic tend to be a tad pricey :(

EDIT - damnit, I just posted with a puppet, oh well.

*gets out the guess who*

Albania

any reason? I have never heard of Albanian women?

I could tell you where to go, but I don't want to be modhammered for flaming.:D

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Thailand if your single.

need more adventure Cambodia.

still need Adventure go to Thailand and get caught smuggling Hash, see you in 20 years.

any reason? I have never heard of Albanian women?

There are no women in Albania - they sublimate their carnal desires into a fondness for Norman Wisdom.

trans-Atlantic tend to be a tad pricey :(
*gets out the guess who*

1 - I know but you can easily find cheap flights and I know hostels and dorms are a good place to stay if you want to save. :) I figured it might be a good suggestion.

2 - no one will ever know. (except those mods! They know everything... >.> They're like big brother on steroids.)

Wales, that's your best bet.
They have nice sheep down there so i hear.

I would suggest Armenia - cheap, beautiful, and very hospitable.

I could tell you where to go, but I don't want to be modhammered for flaming.:D

Arsoli? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsoli)

There are no women in Albania - they sublimate their carnal desires into a fondness for Norman Wisdom.

Albanian fashion must be terrifying :p

1 - I know but you can easily find cheap flights and I know hostels and dorms are a good place to stay if you want to save. :) I figured it might be a good suggestion.

hmm it seems £298 gets me to Toronto *adds to list*

however I assume obscene American drinking age laws apply?

2 - no one will ever know. (except those mods! They know everything... >.> They're like big brother on steroids.)

:eek: so the mods know about that one time I was at camp

[hmm it seems £298 gets me to Toronto *adds to list*

however I assume obscene American drinking age laws apply?

:eek: so the mods know about that one time I was at camp :eek:

Drinking age in Ontario is 19, in Quebec it's 18, though you need to be 18 to gamble in Ontario and 19 to gamble in Quebec. Hence the rite of passage when you turned 18 in Ottawa, going across the river to get plastered on your 18th birthday.

Newfoundland use to be 21, but it's lower now.

Toronto is pretty fun; we've got Canada's Wonderland and other touristy things, and yes, even trees! ;)

Wales, that's your best bet.
They have nice sheep down there so i hear.

I have heard good things about Cardiff but would I risk Welshmen :p

Drinking age in Ontario is 19, in Quebec it's 18, though you need to be 18 to gamble in Ontario and 19 to gamble in Quebec. Hence the rite of passage when you turned 18 in Ottawa, going across the river to get plastered on your 18th birthday.

Newfoundland use to be 21, but it's lower now.

Toronto is pretty fun; we've got Canada's Wonderland and other touristy things, and yes, even trees! ;)

dammit looks like I only have Quebec, would that be worth the trip or would I be ruthlessly hunted down and skinned for being English?:)

I have heard good things about Cardiff but would I risk Welshmen :p

I know, why not pay Nanatsu a call in Spain? sunny weather, nice food and beaches. i miss the beach.
Then you could stay at hers for free, see, practical and fun.:)

dammit looks like I only have Quebec, would that be worth the trip or would I be ruthlessly hunted down and skinned for being English?:)

No, they'll just find you amusing. Montreal is a good place for English speakers and Quebec City will have wall to wall people due to it being the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec (New France) by Samuel de Champlain.

Vieux Ville de Quebec (Old Quebec City) looks like a miniature Paris.

I know, why not pay Nanatsu a call in Spain? sunny weather, nice food and beaches. i miss the beach.
Then you could stay at hers for free, see, practical and fun.:)

hmm gangbanging an engaged woman you say? something tells me that plan would have some holes :p

No, they'll just find you amusing. Montreal is a good place for English speakers and Quebec City will have wall to wall people due to it being the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec (New France) by Samuel de Champlain.

Vieux Ville de Quebec (Old Quebec City) looks like a miniature Paris.

so which would you recommend for drinking in say August?

What about a weeked break to sunny Ipswich?

If you want an adventure, go to Morroco. It's not too far away, not too expensive and you'll be fighting for your life in any major city!

I'm in need of planning a holiday as its one of those incredibly tacky last holidays (before a few mates go and steal Australian jabs/benefitz) and naturally we are in need of a place to visit which is why I'm making this thread.
I recommend a pirate voyage along the mediterranean. Exciting, lots to do and see, and self funding! :D

What about a weekend break to sunny Ipswich?

weekend breaks are not holidays silly :p

*sheds tear for Lego land being out of the question*

If you want an adventure, go to Morroco. It's not too far away, not too expensive and you'll be fighting for your life in any major city!

I don't know the whole I mean yeah cannabis makes up a large amount of the economy but would it all be Hashish? and again Muslim country and alcohol?

I recommend a pirate voyage along the mediterranean. Exciting, lots to do and see, and self funding! :D

I'm not sure the Queen would be willing to grant a license to hunt Spanish shipping these days :(

Brasil.

Brasil.

I think that may be pushing the whole "lets save money by going somewhere fairly cheap" just a tad

Go to Warsaw! It's got an awesome night life and the city is great. Lived there for four years and never regretted it. Not to mention that 99.9% of all women in the city (in the clubs at least) are hot as hell and will basically dry hump you if you can speak english. Believe me, I know...

I think that may be pushing the whole "lets save money by going somewhere fairly cheap" just a tad

Oh lol.

Hum.. Italy or France? They're the hottest place after Brasil.

North Korea

Not to mention that 99.9% of all women in the city (in the clubs at least) are hot as hell and will basically dry hump you if you can speak english. Believe me, I know...

ah the wonders of being western European :D

Hum.. Italy or France? They're the hottest place after Brasil.

the problem is everyone has been to France and Italy both are really on par with visiting somerset these days (in other words rather lacking in adventure)

*sigh* I nitpick so much I may as well just stay indoors for week and tell everyone I visited Antarctica but all it did was rain:(

North Korea

customs is a bitch *nods*

The U.S. With how poorly the dollar is doing, think of all you could buy. Plus, many women will love your English accent.

Why not!!
Croatia is very nice (and still cheap and underdeveloped) - probably wouldn't touch some of the other Balkan states though.
Yeah, just don't bother with Zagreb - stick to the coast.

Budapest is good - plenty to do to keep you busy for 4-5 days. Bratislava is another good one, and they have the best ice cream in Eastern Europe. Or try Brasov (in Romania) - stayed at a hostel there that organised trips to Dracula's castle (which is shit), and bear-watching outings in the slums. Well, not slums. The Romanian equivalent of council estates. Plus they have a Hollywood-esque sign in the hill above the town (it says, perhaps unsurprisingly, 'BRASOV'). And it's great fun walking down the hill. Especially if your shoes have no grip...:(

2 - no one will ever know. (except those mods! They know everything... >.> They're like big brother on steroids.)
I know! Your sig's a giveaway. *nods*

The U.S. With how poorly the dollar is doing, think of all you could buy. Plus, many women will love your English accent.

yes think of all those non-alcoholic beverages and airport security checks why I can literally smell the fun as I get arrested for drinking at 18

SNIP

why is it eastern Europe happens to be the same for every nation involved:p

Okay, London

Facts:
Greatest city in the world
Home of the Queen, the greatest Canadian monarch in the world
Beer can cost under £5 a pint
Girls are more attractive than those in Northampton (all due respect)

I will explain the situation:

I'm in need of planning a holiday as its one of those incredibly tacky last holidays (before a few mates go and steal Australian jabs/benefitz) and naturally we are in need of a place to visit which is why I'm making this thread.

Now a holiday house in Turkey is available but that has all the sense of adventure you get from warm milk and thats really thats the price range I'm looking for and that is the task at hand, should you choose to accept this mission post a reply with a suggestion/ruthless slander:)

Bulgaria.

It resembles what the world might a century after humanity dies out, beer is 50p a pint, and it's sufficiently off the beaten track, for the moment, to retain some identity.

Beer can cost under £5 a pint

I don't think listing the negatives is the right idea :p

still apart from M&S, shows and the rather touch before go nightlife it doesn't actually have allot going for it as a place you want to spend fond memories, rather its where I go shopping as opposed to say Brighton

Girls are more attractive than those in Northampton (all due respect)

well I do remember something on the radio about being rated most ugly place in the UK

but it was biased because they included Daventry!

Bulgaria.

It resembles what the world might a century after humanity dies out, beer is 50p a pint, and it's sufficiently off the beaten track, for the moment, to retain some identity.

went last May (I think) theres power cuts and awesome nachos

Okay, London

Facts:
Greatest city in the world
Home of the Queen, the greatest Canadian monarch in the world
Beer can cost under £5 a pint
Girls are more attractive than those in Northampton (all due respect)

Agreed, however, I suspect London doesn't really provide any sense of adventure. Unless CTP intends to make a grand tour of the less salubrious estates on foot.

I don't think listing the negatives is the right idea :p

Under £4 a pint?

still apart from M&S, shows and the rather touch before go nightlife it doesn't actually have allot going for it as a place you want to spend fond memories

How dare you! Amazing (-ly expensive) nightlife, beautiful parks, beautiful buildings, amazing (-ly expensive) resturants. It has it all. Take a boat out on the Thames, go to the Tate Modern, go through all the fantastic independent book stores. It has everything you want in a lads holiday.

Agreed, however, I suspect London doesn't really provide any sense of adventure. Unless CTP intends to make a grand tour of the less salubrious estates on foot.

Pull a water gun on someone who is carrying an actual gun for adreneline-based japes.

I know! Your sig's a giveaway. *nods*

Hah! You're not a mod! You're not big brother on steroids! Bwahahaha! You don't know! :p:D:):fluffle:

somewhere in between? you want me to visit the Balkans :eek:

Lol. Nothing says adventure like the Balkans. Imagine, you can be sitting in your vacation house, relaxing and all of a sudden, your house can become the scene of the next Balkan war! The Croats took over the living room! The Serbs are coming in through the bathroom! The Albanians are marching in through the garage!

Lol. Nothing says adventure like the Balkans. Imagine, you can be sitting in your vacation house, relaxing and all of a sudden, your house can become the scene of the next Balkan war! The Croats took over the living room! The Serbs are coming in through the bathroom! The Albanians are marching in through the garage!

...and all because you sneezed in the wrong language. :)

But, in all seriousness, I will have to recommend Transnistria.

Go to Warsaw! It's got an awesome night life and the city is great. Lived there for four years and never regretted it. Not to mention that 99.9% of all women in the city (in the clubs at least) are hot as hell and will basically dry hump you if you can speak english. Believe me, I know...

What's fun about having a girl like that all over you? I mean...just imagine if she is willing to do that because you speak English...what else has she done? I mean...on a personal preference, I prefer girls who don't go about making themselves look like a tramp. :confused:

Sorry for being off-topic:(

Libya.

Under £4 a pint?



How dare you! Amazing (-ly expensive) nightlife, beautiful parks, beautiful buildings, amazing (-ly expensive) resturants. It has it all. Take a boat out on the Thames, go to the Tate Modern, go through all the fantastic independent book stores. It has everything you want in a lads holiday.



Pull a water gun on someone who is carrying an actual gun for adreneline-based japes.

Sounds a hoot.

yes think of all those non-alcoholic beverages and airport security checks why I can literally smell the fun as I get arrested for drinking at 18What's a vacation without the excitement of a cavity search or drunkenly fleeing from the police on a stolen moped?

Ghana!!

Seriously, I know a lot of people would be like 'omfg why would you want to go on holiday to West Africa?' But it's a wonderful country and I have a lot of great friends there. Nothing is more fun that getting a REALLY bad trotro driver to take you up to Mole National Park, and from talking to other Westerners who were there, Tamale up north is just as nice as where I live, Hohoe (or, since someone in the language thread made fun of me romanising Eʋegbe as Ewe, Ɣɔɣɔɛ).

Albania
No it has sucked every since Comrade Leader Hoxha died.

Greenland or Siberia.

its really any holiday that offers a good price to fun value, in other words how much did this Czech adventure cost?

Prague is expensive, the rest of the country is cheap as chips.
I payed i think about €500,-- for 2 weeks, including renting a bike, but excluding the para sailing, that was a gift from my gf and she won't tell me the price (even now 2 years later).

Albania

No, I'd definitely Shqip... ehh... skip Albania. ;)

Anywhere if you can get a nice hotel. Scotland is nice, if you don't have to live here for a long time. Then it just gets like everywhere else: dissatisfying with grass considerably less green than on all other sides.

walk to kathmandu and from there to either darjeeling or simla, and ride the narrow gauge railways from either place back down to india somewhere you can catch a flight home from.

the main thing from what the op descripes, would be a long walkabout.

speaking of which, its, i think, still possible to participate in the longest walk mark two, of the indiginous peoples of the world, accross america, to deliver petitions and policy plans to the governement in village burner maryland, otherwise known as washington d.c.

of course another possibility in the us, is an outfit out of san francisco called the green tourtus, which opperates tours with intercity bussess converted to communal campers. i think that's something anyone who gets a chance might want to try at least once in their life.

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