3 Best Holiday destinations and why ?

bernithebiker

neilrobins wrote:

Hong Kong, from metropolis with ferrys to mountain cable cars to Mediterranean style beach resorts. Incredible food, friendly people.
Capri, best for short relaxing breaks.
Abersoch, childhood memories, boats, fishing

I thought Capri was hot, a bit smelly, crowded and expensive without any nice beaches.....!!

neilrobins

The key to enjoying Capri is waiting until after 6pm when the last of the day trip boats heads off, the prices in the bars and resturants can drop, a quietness descends. Despite the crowds it's still very very pretty

VTech

I had a capri once.

declan1

VTech wrote:

I had a capri once.

Awesome cars.

VTech

I wish I had a garage full of tickfords right now !

declan1

VTech wrote:

I wish I had a garage full of tickfords right now !

My dad used to have a Capri 1.6 Laser and an RS Turbo - awesome cars

VTech

I had to write some software for 3 997 Porsches today and a GT3 RS today and in the garage was a mint series 1 RST.

declan1

VTech wrote:

I had to write some software for 3 997 Porsches today and a GT3 RS today and in the garage was a mint series 1 RST.

Oooooooh

Bwgan

Hey Cleat,

Next time you're in Llanduno bring you're bike and ou can show me where these bikini clad women are!

VTech

if porkas are your thing.

Bozman

1, Cornwall, out of season.

2, Amsterdam, you know what you're getting and every now and again it's good to have a few days there.

3, Maui, great beaches, relaxed local culture and pretty much faultless all round, plus you're a cheap flight away from the other Islands.

declan1

VTech wrote:

if porkas are your thing.

Wow.

kleinstroker

1. Bangkok- lots of reasons to go and i seem to be popular with the ladies there!
2. Hanoi- just crazy, northern Vietnam is stunning
3. Essaouira- great place to chill out, pretty good for cycling too

nunowoolmez

Of all the places I've been

Zanzibar - the place is faultless. Just paradise!
Majorca - great place & fab for cycling!
Exmoor - Went a lot as a kid & have fond memories. Might have changed since then but i hope not.

Off to the Alps in a couple of months, can't wait!

bernithebiker

nunowoolmez wrote:

Of all the places I've been

Zanzibar - the place is faultless. Just paradise!
Majorca - great place & fab for cycling!
Exmoor - Went a lot as a kid & have fond memories. Might have changed since then but i hope not.

Off to the Alps in a couple of months, can't wait!

We went to Zanzibar in 1994 - was amazing. I've often wondered how much it's changed since - there were hardly any hotels then. Hired a moto X bike and went across the island, had to buy petrol from the village chief's can, had a crowd of hundreds!
Majorca - great place.
Exmoor....er.......

nunowoolmez

bernithebiker wrote:

nunowoolmez wrote:

Of all the places I've been

Zanzibar - the place is faultless. Just paradise!
Majorca - great place & fab for cycling!
Exmoor - Went a lot as a kid & have fond memories. Might have changed since then but i hope not.

Off to the Alps in a couple of months, can't wait!

We went to Zanzibar in 1994 - was amazing. I've often wondered how much it's changed since - there were hardly any hotels then. Hired a moto X bike and went across the island, had to buy petrol from the village chief's can, had a crowd of hundreds!
Majorca - great place.
Exmoor....er.......

I was there for about i week or so i guess, in 1998. Bit of a sporadic thing after finishing some voluntary work in Tanzania & had visa still to use up. The main thing i remember is the amazing late evening seafood bbq's on the shore. Best food i've ever had!! The beaches were also incredible & the general chilled atmosphere in the whole place, really great vibe. I ended up leaving a load of my travelling gear for a month with someone who called himself 'Mr Banana', who then took us on a trip of the island - & then asked me to take his gorgeous daughter out for a date. Those were the days! The hotels / beach shacks were really nice, but quaint & not flashy, & the cocktail bars lots of fun too.

Yeah, Exmoor is just a boyhood nostalgia thing.

mr_goo

Santorini - Just to sit on one of terraces of Thira, overlooking the caldera, watching the sun set is quite magical.

Kenya - Lions, Cheetahs, Elephants etc etc. Went in late 80s when it was safer to visit.

Rome - Just a great city, except for the pick pockets.

bernithebiker

Mr Goo wrote:

Kenya - Lions, Cheetahs, Elephants etc etc. Went in late 80s when it was safer to visit.

I lived in Mombasa for a year in 1980, and it was great kind of the hay day for Kenya. But stopped over in the mid '90s on the way to Zanzibar, and it had gone well downhill. Not sure if they've picked their game up now or not, but then it was a complete dive, very depressing.

MattC59

In no particular order;

The Maldives
Antigua
The Lake District

itboffin

Connemara, Ireland

theres no where i've been more beautiful rugged bleak and calming, and I've been to a lot of places in my time.

I should also mention i am of Irish descent but even so this is an amazing place

anonymousblackfg

1. Japan, I can only imagine it's not up here more due to people having never been, incredible and not that expensive. A conveyorbelt sushi restaurant is £1 a plate, your green tea is free and it's rude to tip
2. Tobago Cays (not that easy to get to)
3. Vienna in the snow

pliptrot

VTech wrote:

3) Singapore.
Visually stunning, culturally diverse and although incredibly expensive, there are ways to get there, stay and eat at a reasonable cost giving a fantastic break.

You'll have to go there one day, then. Might be a disappointment.

jc4lab

Every country has something different and special...but if picking just 3 would say ...
1, Japan ...Cherryblossom season in Kyoto and also late Autumn which is just as colorful..Bike hire is widely available through out Japan (inc Mount Fuji area)so you dont need to take yours..Capsule hotels are great especially the location which is usually in the centre of city nightlife.areas.
2. North thailand espec Thai New year in Chiangmai .Join in with the locals.in a waterfight
3. In late Feb the rest of the world has Carnivale.while we just have pancakes..Rio .Trinidad(which is my fav ) New Orleans,are mad boozy and raunchy . Venice Mask Carnevale is very classy .

VTech

pliptrot wrote:

VTech wrote:

3) Singapore.
Visually stunning, culturally diverse and although incredibly expensive, there are ways to get there, stay and eat at a reasonable cost giving a fantastic break.

You'll have to go there one day, then. Might be a disappointment.

It must have been in my mind

meagain

Barmouth. Sea, mountains and old fashioned "seaside".

West Coast Ireland (altho' it is over 35 years since I toured the entire length of the RoI coast and it has no doubt changed).

Inland Morocco. Interesting!

(And for those who thrive on edgy paranoia, Tehran - especially recommended at the height of the Iran v Iraq fixture!)

brucey72

Of the places I have been:
1. Tortola, British Virgin Islands - gorgeous beaches, spectacular scenery, great surfing (one side of the island is the caribbean sea, the other is the atlantic) and cheap beer although the food is expensive. I was fortunate to stay there for 3 weeks when a friend was working there a few years ago.
2. The French Alps in the summer for the cycling. The scenery together with the usually great weather and great camp sites makes for an ideal destination. I particuarly liked Bourg St Maurice as two of my favourite climbs, the Cormet de Roseland and the Col D'Iseran are just on your doorstep.
3. Las Vegas - I have been twice and just love the decadence although I couldn't stay longer than about 5 nights.

diamonddog

Maldives - superb scuba diving for big wild life.
Cayman Islands - as above but scenic diving.
Bali - fantastic scenery and culture.

meursault

1. Sicily - Like Nancy said everything Italian is cool

2. US - Florida did the Disney with kids and LV won a seat at the WSOP back in 2002 (did not get in the money) Cheap and good food, friendly people, good weather.

3. Norfolk Broads - Can't beat relaxing on a boat.

daviesee

meagain wrote:

West Coast Ireland (altho' it is over 35 years since I toured the entire length of the RoI coast and it has no doubt changed).

I did it about 8 years ago and doubt it has changed at all. :P

sheffsimon

daviesee wrote:

meagain wrote:

West Coast Ireland (altho' it is over 35 years since I toured the entire length of the RoI coast and it has no doubt changed).

I did it about 8 years ago and doubt it has changed at all. :P

I bet it's fookin raining....

My top three....

Anna Maria island, Florida gulf coast, cos its sunny, warm and quiet, and we had a fantastic lazy time

Italy, went this year, great weather, nice friendly people

Denmark, probably won't return but had three great family holidays there, tivoli gardens in Copenhagen is great