Holiday Ideas wanted...
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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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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
Thanks.. Yes the Police are working on it. The person who did it had written a few cheques for smaller amounts initially trying out different signatures and the bank claimed that one of those looked similar to mine and refused to refund the money. Of course at the time the police did not have a suspect. It looks like this is something that has been going on for a while at that particular address and we weren't the only ones affected. I don't mind the wait, if they can find out whats really going on. The boiler was definitely broken. The ambulance people who took us to the hospital, initially told us that its an illegal model. But the landlord later produced a valid safety certificate. My wife did have all the symptoms you mentioned. Luckily the final big one happened on a weekend and we were both home and I was able to drag myself to the phone.
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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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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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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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If you go to Edinburgh the camera obscura and children's museum (I think that's the name) are good. If you like ginger find some proper Edinburgh rock. Elaine :rose:
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Thanks.. Yes the Police are working on it. The person who did it had written a few cheques for smaller amounts initially trying out different signatures and the bank claimed that one of those looked similar to mine and refused to refund the money. Of course at the time the police did not have a suspect. It looks like this is something that has been going on for a while at that particular address and we weren't the only ones affected. I don't mind the wait, if they can find out whats really going on. The boiler was definitely broken. The ambulance people who took us to the hospital, initially told us that its an illegal model. But the landlord later produced a valid safety certificate. My wife did have all the symptoms you mentioned. Luckily the final big one happened on a weekend and we were both home and I was able to drag myself to the phone.
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It sounds like you were very lucky. I fitted a carbon monoxide alarm in my boiler cupboard last year and it went off straight away. Turned out the flue was partially blocked by moss on the roof line so it was easily resolved but it was still quite scary to think how easily it could have been worse if undetected. I obviously don't know the details but have you talked to anyone about taking legal action against your landlord? Even if he has covered his own arse, the people who passed the certificate could well be liable. I'm not one to condone litigation but when your family's life has been put in severe danger you have to draw the line. If you haven't thought about it then give the CAB a call and see if they can advise you. As for holidays, rural Devon and Cornwall are really nice in the winter, and I've also enjoyed south west Wales at that time of year. The north coast along Exmoor has many small touristy villages that are great to visit out of season. I've stayed in Lynmouth before and it is really beautiful, and great for walking / sight-seeing. http://www.lynton-lynmouth-tourism.co.uk/[^]
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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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Tell the bank you are talking to one of the comsumer programs (e.g Watchdog), the threat of publicity usually gets them moving!
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It sounds like you were very lucky. I fitted a carbon monoxide alarm in my boiler cupboard last year and it went off straight away. Turned out the flue was partially blocked by moss on the roof line so it was easily resolved but it was still quite scary to think how easily it could have been worse if undetected. I obviously don't know the details but have you talked to anyone about taking legal action against your landlord? Even if he has covered his own arse, the people who passed the certificate could well be liable. I'm not one to condone litigation but when your family's life has been put in severe danger you have to draw the line. If you haven't thought about it then give the CAB a call and see if they can advise you. As for holidays, rural Devon and Cornwall are really nice in the winter, and I've also enjoyed south west Wales at that time of year. The north coast along Exmoor has many small touristy villages that are great to visit out of season. I've stayed in Lynmouth before and it is really beautiful, and great for walking / sight-seeing. http://www.lynton-lynmouth-tourism.co.uk/[^]
Ðavid Wulff Die Freiheit spielt auf allen Geigen (video)
I, for one, welcome our new shrew-sized overlords.Yes we were very lucky. Another half hour or so and we both would have been too out to get up. When the ambulance came I was standing there all dizzy with vomit all over my shirt and my wife was on unconscious the floor. They thought we were on something :) The Health and Safety Exchange people were notified of the incident, but the last I heard from them, they said that they couldn't find anything wrong with the safety certificate. Although I'm pretty sure it wasn't all right. In fact after the incident she brought in quite a few people to look at the thing and they all seemed to shake their heads and leave. Finally we left the place and I heard it was rented out again and the boiler malfunctioned again. I also got a gas bill for over 200£ for the month and a half that we lived there (and half the time the gas supply was turned off). If there was any proof of wrongdoing on her part that nearly got my wife and I killed I would definitely have considered legal action. In fact it should me manslaughter I think. The trouble with alarms is you can't be 100% sure if the alarm is working. Regular maintenance is the only way.
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Tell the bank you are talking to one of the comsumer programs (e.g Watchdog), the threat of publicity usually gets them moving!
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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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Try the Lake District. Its absolutely beautiful, has some fantastic walks and lovely little pubs with cosy fires. I love going there in winter. Its quiet and the pubs aren't so crowded. Keswick is my favourite place to stay.
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