| your favourite country/island. 17:41 - Apr 25 with 8078 views | qpr_1968 |
haven't been to many countries, been to the usual, usa, france, spain etc,
but my favourite place abroad has to be Kefalonia one of the greek islands.
lovely scenery, weather, food, even the hotel was great....probably picked the right fortnight when I went.
best place in the uk, Yorkshire dales.
on the coast, st ives cornwall.
eire, Sligo, proper wild.
what are your places of choice home and abroad.
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| your favourite country/island. on 17:44 - Apr 25 with 2710 views | loftboy |
Rhodes, been 5 time’s in the last 4 years, beautiful island and wonderful people. |  |
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| your favourite country/island. on 18:15 - Apr 25 with 2656 views | karl |
Best Island?
No other answer acceptable!
Ive not been to too many places but liked North Coast of Spain just after the summer, weather, pace of life and food just seemed so good.
Edinburgh for a big town, but that's probably football biased, and we do like a visit to London as there's something different to do every time.
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Wexford in Ireland was a great trip, went for work purposes and met really friendly people. True salt of the earth people, perhaps got lucky but seemed to be everyone we met [Post edited 25 Apr 2020 18:18]
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| your favourite country/island. on 18:19 - Apr 25 with 2646 views | ozranger |
best place for food - Singapore/Malaysia
best place to visit - God's country, as they call it - New Zealand
also loved the North Yorkshire Moors for a local place
best place in Oz.. pass, though maybe Fremantle |  | | |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:24 - Apr 25 with 2633 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Basque Country - surf, weather, food, chilled people, great scenery.
Island - Hawaii, very commercial but love the surf. |  |
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| your favourite country/island. on 18:29 - Apr 25 with 2621 views | kingo |
Loved NZ absolutely stunning. Like Tenerife and was looking forward to Crete.
Had great times in Dublin, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
I like the States, such a diverse country. [Post edited 25 Apr 2020 18:30]
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| your favourite country/island. on 18:31 - Apr 25 with 2611 views | qpr_1968 |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:19 - Apr 25 by ozranger |
best place for food - Singapore/Malaysia
best place to visit - God's country, as they call it - New Zealand
also loved the North Yorkshire Moors for a local place
best place in Oz.. pass, though maybe Fremantle |
fremantle sounds familiar, is that where the round the world yachts dock or finish. | |
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| your favourite country/island. on 18:31 - Apr 25 with 2609 views | MickS_ |
Kalami - north east Corfu. It’s feckin magnificent. Boat taxis to your restaurant of choice. No need for a car. Don’t tell anyone. It’s beautiful. |  | | |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:45 - Apr 25 with 2584 views | stowmarketrange |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:19 - Apr 25 by ozranger |
best place for food - Singapore/Malaysia
best place to visit - God's country, as they call it - New Zealand
also loved the North Yorkshire Moors for a local place
best place in Oz.. pass, though maybe Fremantle |
I enjoyed Perth and Fremantle when I went there for the cricket 2 1/2 years ago.Its so much more laid back than places on the east coast.
The special paint job down Fremantle Main Street is pretty good too.
I also like the Algarve in Portugal.
In the uk I guess Cornwall is very nice,but too crowded in the summer. |  | | |
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| your favourite country/island. on 18:45 - Apr 25 with 2584 views | LongsufferingR |
Favourite holiday was South Africa. Fascinating historical tour of battlefields and stunning wildlife on safari. Would love to do NZ/Aus at some stage. |  | | |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:46 - Apr 25 with 2582 views | ozranger |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:31 - Apr 25 by qpr_1968 |
fremantle sounds familiar, is that where the round the world yachts dock or finish. |
Yup. Perfect harbour for it . | | | |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:49 - Apr 25 with 2575 views | MickS_ |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:29 - Apr 25 by kingo |
Loved NZ absolutely stunning. Like Tenerife and was looking forward to Crete.
Had great times in Dublin, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
I like the States, such a diverse country. [Post edited 25 Apr 2020 18:30]
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Kingo - for what it’s worth, we as a family spent every summer holiday in Crete. My Dad refused to go back home to Cyprus after 1974 - and by enormous good luck found Ayios Nikoloas. We met friends in the hotel we were in and they asked my mum and dad to be godparents to the child they were expecting. My parents spent 30 years there whenever the chance of a holiday came up.
My Dad returned every November to press the grapes, make raki and be a 75 year old Boy Scout. | | | |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:50 - Apr 25 with 2574 views | qpr_1968 |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:45 - Apr 25 by stowmarketrange |
I enjoyed Perth and Fremantle when I went there for the cricket 2 1/2 years ago.Its so much more laid back than places on the east coast.
The special paint job down Fremantle Main Street is pretty good too.
I also like the Algarve in Portugal.
In the uk I guess Cornwall is very nice,but too crowded in the summer. |
forgot about the Algarve.
went there in 1993, to a place called alvor….absolutely loved it.
went with my mate from your neck of the woods. | |
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| your favourite country/island. on 19:05 - Apr 25 with 2541 views | stowmarketrange |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:50 - Apr 25 by qpr_1968 |
forgot about the Algarve.
went there in 1993, to a place called alvor….absolutely loved it.
went with my mate from your neck of the woods. |
We’ve been about 4 or 5 times.Normally to a villa off the beaten track.We stopped at one just outside Louie and it took about 3 hours to find it.Well worth the journey though.I haven’t been able to find it on any holiday site since but I’d love to go back one day.
It was so secluded that we didn’t bother with swimming costumes all week,until the day that I locked us out of the villa and had to call the caretaker to let us back in.
Lucky the kids went to pakefield with my in-laws instead. | | | |
| your favourite country/island. on 19:10 - Apr 25 with 2530 views | qpr_1968 |
| your favourite country/island. on 19:05 - Apr 25 by stowmarketrange |
We’ve been about 4 or 5 times.Normally to a villa off the beaten track.We stopped at one just outside Louie and it took about 3 hours to find it.Well worth the journey though.I haven’t been able to find it on any holiday site since but I’d love to go back one day.
It was so secluded that we didn’t bother with swimming costumes all week,until the day that I locked us out of the villa and had to call the caretaker to let us back in.
Lucky the kids went to pakefield with my in-laws instead. |
lol.
must say I haven't heard of louie, but must have been an adventure.
a trip up the Monchique mountains was great.
I take it you drive when there. | |
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| your favourite country/island. on 19:17 - Apr 25 with 2510 views | stowmarketrange |
| your favourite country/island. on 19:10 - Apr 25 by qpr_1968 |
lol.
must say I haven't heard of louie, but must have been an adventure.
a trip up the Monchique mountains was great.
I take it you drive when there. |
Yes mate.It normally takes about 20 mins driving to get used to driving on the wrong side of the road,but the roads are so much better than when my mate and me went in April 89.
We flew out after the Wimbledon home game on the day of the Hillsborough disaster,so we didn’t find out too much about it until we got home a week later.
It’s a place my Mrs and me want to retire to in a few years time.At least for 6 months of the year anyway. | | | |
| your favourite country/island. on 19:30 - Apr 25 with 2491 views | The_Beast1976 |
Been to over 100 countries over the years (some numerous times following England in the cricket), but the one that I absolutely love and keep going back to (been 5 times now) is New Zealand. Best country in the world. Love everything about the place.
Two other countries which are very pleasant indeed are Costa Rica and Bhutan | | | |
| your favourite country/island. on 19:34 - Apr 25 with 2476 views | Rog |
Some great choices here.
Best abroad probably Key West but Copenhagen close second.
Here, North Devon has always been special for our family. | | | |
| your favourite country/island. on 19:35 - Apr 25 with 2476 views | ted_hendrix |
America;
Arizona; is beautiful/stunning especially the desert when you get off of the beaten track, I spent time in old and now empty Indian reservations and the State is awesome.
Mississippi; Been a couple of times because of the music/blues and Highway 61 managed to spend time to stand in peace and quite by the river, went to Clarksville (home of the blues)and stood in John Lee Hooker Street to pay my respect's, sadly witnessed segregation still alive and kicking.
Louisiana; New Orleans, great city but dangerous, Music is fantastic though, road tripped from there North to Memphis.
Texas; Just absolutely massive and full of Rednecks and Mexicans pretending to be Rednecks, they also have Women who have the fattest arse's In America, stopped at a diner and had two home made burgers that were fecking gorgeous, Texans know how to eat! Austin Texas is fantastic for live music, (Sixth Street).
New York, stopped there a fair few times but couldn't really deal with being there for more than two nights, I always visited Strawberry Fields. (J Lennon).
Australia; Stopped in Freemantle, okay I suppose but Perth was spotless and well organised (trains/buses etcetera were always clean and tidy and on time). Wasn't disappointed to get back to England.
Bangladesh; stopped in Dhaka with me brother on the way to Nepal to 'crash out' with the Hippies, never made it into Nepal as the pilot couldn't land the plane as we got hit by a tropical storm on the way in, I have never witnessed such poverty as I did in Dhaka, It is an eye opener of epic proportions, that said the Muslim 'call to prayers' sound is haunting in itself. The only good thing about the Journey to Bangladesh was seeing the sunrise behind Mount Everest from a Boeing 777.
Norway; You want scenery and nice people who speak English then off you go.
Greece; Beautiful scenery and quiet beaches if you know where to look.
Cyprus; see Greece.
Madeira; Lovely Island for walking and weather/climate. If you don't like flying though give it a swerve or you'll shit yourself when coming into land or taking off.
County Mayo; Go and climb Croagh Patrick you bloody Catholics, I've done it twice and it nearly done me twice. (Wife's family are all Mayo and quite mad).
Just about my favourite place is around the hills of Assisi in Umbria, must have been there over 10 times, could never put into words the beauty of the place and the peace and quite, unlike my Missus, i'm in no way religious but I've spent countless hours in the Basilica of Saint Francis and surrounding RC churches just taking it and the history all in, the fact that I'm not religious meant nothing to me, I loved it and the Italian way of life. |  |
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| your favourite country/island. on 19:45 - Apr 25 with 2465 views | qpr_1968 |
| your favourite country/island. on 19:35 - Apr 25 by ted_hendrix |
America;
Arizona; is beautiful/stunning especially the desert when you get off of the beaten track, I spent time in old and now empty Indian reservations and the State is awesome.
Mississippi; Been a couple of times because of the music/blues and Highway 61 managed to spend time to stand in peace and quite by the river, went to Clarksville (home of the blues)and stood in John Lee Hooker Street to pay my respect's, sadly witnessed segregation still alive and kicking.
Louisiana; New Orleans, great city but dangerous, Music is fantastic though, road tripped from there North to Memphis.
Texas; Just absolutely massive and full of Rednecks and Mexicans pretending to be Rednecks, they also have Women who have the fattest arse's In America, stopped at a diner and had two home made burgers that were fecking gorgeous, Texans know how to eat! Austin Texas is fantastic for live music, (Sixth Street).
New York, stopped there a fair few times but couldn't really deal with being there for more than two nights, I always visited Strawberry Fields. (J Lennon).
Australia; Stopped in Freemantle, okay I suppose but Perth was spotless and well organised (trains/buses etcetera were always clean and tidy and on time). Wasn't disappointed to get back to England.
Bangladesh; stopped in Dhaka with me brother on the way to Nepal to 'crash out' with the Hippies, never made it into Nepal as the pilot couldn't land the plane as we got hit by a tropical storm on the way in, I have never witnessed such poverty as I did in Dhaka, It is an eye opener of epic proportions, that said the Muslim 'call to prayers' sound is haunting in itself. The only good thing about the Journey to Bangladesh was seeing the sunrise behind Mount Everest from a Boeing 777.
Norway; You want scenery and nice people who speak English then off you go.
Greece; Beautiful scenery and quiet beaches if you know where to look.
Cyprus; see Greece.
Madeira; Lovely Island for walking and weather/climate. If you don't like flying though give it a swerve or you'll shit yourself when coming into land or taking off.
County Mayo; Go and climb Croagh Patrick you bloody Catholics, I've done it twice and it nearly done me twice. (Wife's family are all Mayo and quite mad).
Just about my favourite place is around the hills of Assisi in Umbria, must have been there over 10 times, could never put into words the beauty of the place and the peace and quite, unlike my Missus, i'm in no way religious but I've spent countless hours in the Basilica of Saint Francis and surrounding RC churches just taking it and the history all in, the fact that I'm not religious meant nothing to me, I loved it and the Italian way of life. |
didn't mind new York.
would love to go to Norway.
ive been up croagh Patrick, got to the top next to that tiny little chapel/church.
the shingle got the better of me sliding all over the place.
low cloud and freezing, this was july.
drove back to balina after, everything shut, so stopped off in muddy burns, had a couple of guinesses, then off to Dromore west....good day. | |
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| your favourite country/island. on 19:54 - Apr 25 with 2443 views | francisbowles |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:15 - Apr 25 by karl |
Best Island?
No other answer acceptable!
Ive not been to too many places but liked North Coast of Spain just after the summer, weather, pace of life and food just seemed so good.
Edinburgh for a big town, but that's probably football biased, and we do like a visit to London as there's something different to do every time.
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Wexford in Ireland was a great trip, went for work purposes and met really friendly people. True salt of the earth people, perhaps got lucky but seemed to be everyone we met [Post edited 25 Apr 2020 18:18]
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Nice to hear you say that about Wexford. Both of my parents were born in Wexford Town in the 30s. Came to London in the 50s. They then went back to Rosslare in 1989. Both dead now.
I spent many a holiday with my grandmother when I was a kid and visiting my parents later.
I was in Wexford as a five year old in July 1963 when JFK visited. Had a great view from the upstairs window of my grandmothers, who lived on Crescent Quay.
Still got plenty of cousins there. | | | |
| your favourite country/island. on 19:59 - Apr 25 with 2437 views | danehoop |
Been lucky to have a job that has seen me live and travel around the globe.
Favourite country - too many, but possibly Denmark, spent quarter of my career their, kids were born there and it is basically a great place to live. Close second would be Slovenia. Just so much in one small country, adriatic coast and italian food. Alps, lakes, mountains, forests, beaches. Pretty capital and easily accessible. It is the place I always go if I need to chill and just sit back and watch the world go by.
Love Hong Kong too, amazing food, great people and city that literally never stops. Singapore is great as well, but doesnt quite have the insanity and buzz of HK, sort of a sensible grown up version.
In the UK, love the West Country, family used to visit Dorset, Devon and Cornwall every year when I was young and always remember beautiful places (with awful traffic). |  |
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| your favourite country/island. on 20:00 - Apr 25 with 2437 views | kingo |
| your favourite country/island. on 18:49 - Apr 25 by MickS_ |
Kingo - for what it’s worth, we as a family spent every summer holiday in Crete. My Dad refused to go back home to Cyprus after 1974 - and by enormous good luck found Ayios Nikoloas. We met friends in the hotel we were in and they asked my mum and dad to be godparents to the child they were expecting. My parents spent 30 years there whenever the chance of a holiday came up.
My Dad returned every November to press the grapes, make raki and be a 75 year old Boy Scout. |
Still hopeful that we will get out there in early August. | |
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| your favourite country/island. on 20:01 - Apr 25 with 2437 views | hoopsmark |
1) New Zealand... absolutely fabulous including the wildlife...
2) New York... lived there for 3 years in the 80s....never sleeps indeed
3) Guernsey... have to say that, born and bred there,when my old man was on holidays and people asked him where he was from he used to reply’Paradise’.... | | | |
| your favourite country/island. on 20:11 - Apr 25 with 2419 views | Boston |
Moon - the dark side. | |
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| your favourite country/island. on 20:17 - Apr 25 with 2395 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
The very best
Vancouver and Washington state in the winter skiing in the Rockies the most amazing scenery.
Italy, been all over and love the whole county and history.
At season end. I don't like busy tourist places Corfu and northern Crete
Naples Florida before it became Miami 2
Maddest
San Antonio Ibiza mid 80's
UK
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