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    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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      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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      Jonathan Darka
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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.


      Darka [Xanya] "I am not a slave to a god that doesn't exist."

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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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        Colin Angus Mackay
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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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        • B Bijesh

          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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          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.

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          can't say we have been very lucky

          What went wrong?

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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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            Frank Kerrigan
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            Glasgow and Edinburgh are great cities to visit and are only 30mins apart by train. Great places to eat with a fair bit of sight seeing.


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            • B Bijesh

              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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              Abu Mami
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              Oh man! What a great opportunity to try out all the great Irish beers.

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              relax by the fire, romantic dinner-type of thing

              Ahhh, an Irish pub with Guinness for me and Kilkenny for my wife. Ummm, gotta go and call my travel agent :)

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              • C Colin Angus Mackay

                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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                Bijesh
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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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                  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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                  • B Bijesh

                    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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                    Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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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

                    Anna :rose: Linting the day away :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"

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                    • C Colin Angus Mackay

                      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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                      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?

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                        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.

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                        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.


                          Darka [Xanya] "I am not a slave to a god that doesn't exist."

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                          Already visited Brighton. :-D Lovely place.

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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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                              Take the TGV and go to Paris!!!


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                              • C Christopher Duncan

                                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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                                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

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                                  Christopher Duncan
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                                  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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                                    Take the TGV and go to Paris!!!


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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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                                      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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                                      Colin Angus Mackay wrote:

                                      Scotland is always nice.

                                      In December? You've gotta be kidding!

                                      Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception

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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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                                        Glasgow is also good for being mugged, and harased by drunk scottish tramps.

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                                        • C Christopher Duncan

                                          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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                                          Is'nt Duncan a Scottish name? You should feel at home, its only the English they hate.

                                          Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception

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