Holiday Ideas wanted...
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So my wife and I landed in UK early this year and so far, can't say we have been very lucky. Anyway we have our wedding anniversay coming up in december and I wanted to take a long weekend off and go relax somewhere. I was wondering if any CP-ians had suggestions for a UK holiday in december (early december, not too close to Christmas).. Ideally some place where we can do some sight-seeing, but mostly just relax by the fire, romantic dinner-type of thing. Any ideas would be very welcome.. Many thanks in advance... Bijesh
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Well, where in the UK are you now? Scotland is always nice. If you go to the Highlands I'm sure you'll find a place with where you can sit by the fire and relax.
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
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So my wife and I landed in UK early this year and so far, can't say we have been very lucky. Anyway we have our wedding anniversay coming up in december and I wanted to take a long weekend off and go relax somewhere. I was wondering if any CP-ians had suggestions for a UK holiday in december (early december, not too close to Christmas).. Ideally some place where we can do some sight-seeing, but mostly just relax by the fire, romantic dinner-type of thing. Any ideas would be very welcome.. Many thanks in advance... Bijesh
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So my wife and I landed in UK early this year and so far, can't say we have been very lucky. Anyway we have our wedding anniversay coming up in december and I wanted to take a long weekend off and go relax somewhere. I was wondering if any CP-ians had suggestions for a UK holiday in december (early december, not too close to Christmas).. Ideally some place where we can do some sight-seeing, but mostly just relax by the fire, romantic dinner-type of thing. Any ideas would be very welcome.. Many thanks in advance... Bijesh
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Beth and I are heading to York over the New Year break for exactly that sort of holiday (Beth's rented out a cottage just outside the city). Apparently the New Year celebrations outside the Minster are quite something! :-D
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Well, where in the UK are you now? Scotland is always nice. If you go to the Highlands I'm sure you'll find a place with where you can sit by the fire and relax.
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
The Scottish Highlands has always been on my list of cool places to visit. From what I've seen in pictures, the countryside is nothing short of spectacular. What's the attitude of the locals towards foreigners, particularly Americans?
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com
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What are your interests. Which area of UK are you based. What is your acceptable travelling distances. Is money a problem or not. Depending on your responces, you can get good advice. No point me telling you of a beautiful place to visit if it is going to take the whole day travelling to get to it etc.
Bijesh wrote:
can't say we have been very lucky
What went wrong?
Hi, thanks for the respone. I'm based near London, and planning to travel by train or flight. Of course money is a problem, :-D . I want to keep the total expenses in three figures.
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
What went wrong?
Picked the wrong house to live basically. Carbon Monoxide poisoning (Seems scary when you consider recent events.), had cheque book stolen from the mail and money stolen through that. And still waiting for the bank to "make a decision", even though the police have the guy who did it.
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You could try Brighton on the south coast, lots to see and do, great restaurants and antique shops and great for a romantic weekend away.
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I'm in London. In fact I was thinking of going to Glasgow. Would you recommend that? Not ready to drive yet so I thought its best to plan around a city.
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Glasgow is good for museums, etc., and is also close to great countryside - Loch Lomond and the Trosachs are just a few miles away, however if you're not wanting to drive Edinburgh might be a better bet, because there's probably more to do in the city, and it's more tourist orientated. Niall
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So my wife and I landed in UK early this year and so far, can't say we have been very lucky. Anyway we have our wedding anniversay coming up in december and I wanted to take a long weekend off and go relax somewhere. I was wondering if any CP-ians had suggestions for a UK holiday in december (early december, not too close to Christmas).. Ideally some place where we can do some sight-seeing, but mostly just relax by the fire, romantic dinner-type of thing. Any ideas would be very welcome.. Many thanks in advance... Bijesh
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The Scottish Highlands has always been on my list of cool places to visit. From what I've seen in pictures, the countryside is nothing short of spectacular. What's the attitude of the locals towards foreigners, particularly Americans?
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com
Most people are very friendly to foreigners - I know quite a few Americans who live in Glasgow and they don't seem to have any problems. You do come across the odd jerk who's very anti-English/American, but they're easy to avoid. Niall
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Most people are very friendly to foreigners - I know quite a few Americans who live in Glasgow and they don't seem to have any problems. You do come across the odd jerk who's very anti-English/American, but they're easy to avoid. Niall
Thanks, man. There's something about the whole English / Scottish / Irish area that's always been appealing to me. Perhaps it's some sort of ancestral genetic thing, who knows? However, I'm not so much driven to see the cities (got lots of that here) as I am the rural areas. I find it a very appealing spot on the planet. And based on the folks I've met from that part of the world, I think the people would be cool to hang with.
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com
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Well, where in the UK are you now? Scotland is always nice. If you go to the Highlands I'm sure you'll find a place with where you can sit by the fire and relax.
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
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Glasgow is good for museums, etc., and is also close to great countryside - Loch Lomond and the Trosachs are just a few miles away, however if you're not wanting to drive Edinburgh might be a better bet, because there's probably more to do in the city, and it's more tourist orientated. Niall
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The Scottish Highlands has always been on my list of cool places to visit. From what I've seen in pictures, the countryside is nothing short of spectacular. What's the attitude of the locals towards foreigners, particularly Americans?
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com
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So my wife and I landed in UK early this year and so far, can't say we have been very lucky. Anyway we have our wedding anniversay coming up in december and I wanted to take a long weekend off and go relax somewhere. I was wondering if any CP-ians had suggestions for a UK holiday in december (early december, not too close to Christmas).. Ideally some place where we can do some sight-seeing, but mostly just relax by the fire, romantic dinner-type of thing. Any ideas would be very welcome.. Many thanks in advance... Bijesh
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My recomendation is Pembrokeshire in South West Wales.[^] It has some of the most stuning scenary in the UK, and is substantially further south than Scotland, so you will have mmore than 6 hours of daylight. I have never been there myself, I am from Devon[^], which is exactly the same to look at but with about 30 times the population as Pembrokeshire, so it is not with personal bias that I recomend it.
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Hi, thanks for the respone. I'm based near London, and planning to travel by train or flight. Of course money is a problem, :-D . I want to keep the total expenses in three figures.
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
What went wrong?
Picked the wrong house to live basically. Carbon Monoxide poisoning (Seems scary when you consider recent events.), had cheque book stolen from the mail and money stolen through that. And still waiting for the bank to "make a decision", even though the police have the guy who did it.
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Bijesh wrote:
cheque book stolen
British Bankers Association and the Metropolitan Police have procedures to handle this kind of scenario.
Bijesh wrote:
Carbon Monoxide poisoning
Sounds like you have problems with your gas fire/boiler. Get it checked out and use detectors. Suffering unusual or persistent headaches is a hint that problems exist especially if they get better away from home. Landlords have a bad reputation for shoddy gas fire/boiler servicing schemes - and it's against UK law. I'll come back to you shortly with holiday ideas
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So my wife and I landed in UK early this year and so far, can't say we have been very lucky. Anyway we have our wedding anniversay coming up in december and I wanted to take a long weekend off and go relax somewhere. I was wondering if any CP-ians had suggestions for a UK holiday in december (early december, not too close to Christmas).. Ideally some place where we can do some sight-seeing, but mostly just relax by the fire, romantic dinner-type of thing. Any ideas would be very welcome.. Many thanks in advance... Bijesh
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Hi, thanks for the respone. I'm based near London, and planning to travel by train or flight. Of course money is a problem, :-D . I want to keep the total expenses in three figures.
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
What went wrong?
Picked the wrong house to live basically. Carbon Monoxide poisoning (Seems scary when you consider recent events.), had cheque book stolen from the mail and money stolen through that. And still waiting for the bank to "make a decision", even though the police have the guy who did it.
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You could combine sport with culture. Such as Visit to Liverpool, watch a game of football at Anfield, then visit the Cavern (beetles), if your into religious buildings then visit both Cathedrals, then an evening at a theatre or an art gallery such as the Walker or Sudley. Travel by car or train to Lime Street, Liverpool or by plane into Speke airport.
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He already lives in a filthy city full of unfriendly people - why would he want to visit another? ;)
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