Booked Tenerife today . Only 283 days till take off.

Edited May 22, 20206 yr by Casino

58 minutes ago, kent_white said:

Has anybody ever been to the Gambia? Looking for somewhere warm in Jan/Feb that's a bit different and doesn't cost a fortune.

Isn't that where middle aged women go to meet folk

And as an added bonus you may well get killed?

1 hour ago, Casino said:

Isn't that where middle aged women go to meet folk

And as an added bonus you may well get killed?

Yeah apparently a couple of the resorts are like a grannies Pattaya

You can get a week including flights and accommodation for about £500 to Kotu Beach which looks decent. From there you can do a mini Safari which is about 25% of what it costs in Kenya.

From what I've read - the Gambia isn't a particularly dangerous place to travel either.

7 hours ago, kent_white said:

Yeah apparently a couple of the resorts are like a grannies Pattaya

You can get a week including flights and accommodation for about £500 to Kotu Beach which looks decent. From there you can do a mini Safari which is about 25% of what it costs in Kenya.

From what I've read - the Gambia isn't a particularly dangerous place to travel either.

I’ve not read the thread pal, but have you considered Cape Verde ?

5 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

I’ve not read the thread pal, but have you considered Cape Verde ?

Yeah I was having a look but it's about double the price but it doesn't seem like there's as much to do though! Have you been?

6 minutes ago, kent_white said:

Yeah I was having a look but it's about double the price but it doesn't seem like there's as much to do though! Have you been?

I’ve not mate......been to Cape Project Fear though.....a bit wild there

I've been to Cape Verde, it's quite expensive for what it is and yes, pretty dull too.

8 minutes ago, Traf said:

I've been to Cape Verde, it's quite expensive for what it is and yes, pretty dull too.

Yeah that's what I'd heard. Thanks Miami for trying to send me on a shit, expensive holiday!

1 minute ago, kent_white said:

Yeah that's what I'd heard. Thanks Miami for trying to send me on a shit, expensive holiday!

You’re welcome pal.....all part of the realist master plan

3 minutes ago, kent_white said:

Yeah that's what I'd heard. Thanks Miami for trying to send me on a shit, expensive holiday!

Quiet week or two away with the wife for Caribbean style weather with shorter flights and no time zone issues, quite decent.

But otherwise, not really.

 

Gambia looks interesting and I've sent a few there this year and had good reports : might go myself sometime next yr

Kent, go to Oslo in Jan Feb. Fantastic weather, long evenings and cheap ale 

48 minutes ago, jayjayoghani said:

Kent, go to Oslo in Jan Feb. Fantastic weather, long evenings and cheap ale 

Costa del Crime. Considered heading into Portugal for the European Nations semi and final but a wise England head off here has had me re-think and I'll watch on the big screen in Puerto Banus or San Pedro de Alcantara with the latter day Kray twins and other interested parties.

Edited December 10, 20187 yr by bolty58

On 09/12/2018 at 09:54, kent_white said:

Has anybody ever been to the Gambia? Looking for somewhere warm in Jan/Feb that's a bit different and doesn't cost a fortune.

Is that one of those places where people put the word 'the' in front of it when it's not needed 

Like the Netherlands or the Ukraine 

7 hours ago, DirtySanchez said:

Is that one of those places where people put the word 'the' in front of it when it's not needed 

Like the Netherlands or the Ukraine 

Yes, but the Netherlands is correct as it's a plural.

Or The British Isles, or the United States of America

hamburg next friday

26 minutes ago, L/H White said:

hamburg next friday

The Hamburg, surely?

Das Hamburg

2 hours ago, L/H White said:

hamburg next friday

Quality mate. Love that place. You catching a match. I think HSV are away so St Pauli should be at home

no mate, going with the enemy, markets etc it is

 

17 hours ago, L/H White said:

no mate, going with the enemy, markets etc it is

 

Fair play. Can you look for my soul if you get a minute. Last seen on the repherbahn hehe

Just booked flights (Ryanair) for a cheeky cheapo January week in Las Palmas...

(Manchester-Gran Canaria)

£5 out

£19.99 return

£24.99 all in - Bargain!

I also, being a big spender, paid the £6 supplement e.w. for two cabin bags and priority boarding, but the more miserly could go full tramp and go with the free permissable 'smaller' cabin bag 

I presume there's other flight bargains with Ryanair going, but I'd guess none where it's 22c today.

 

3 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said:

Just booked flights (Ryanair) for a cheeky cheapo January week in Las Palmas...

(Manchester-Gran Canaria)

£5 out

£19.99 return

£24.99 all in - Bargain!

I also, being a big spender, paid the £6 supplement e.w. for two cabin bags and priority boarding, but the more miserly could go full tramp and go with the free permissable 'smaller' cabin bag 

I presume there's other flight bargains with Ryanair going, but I'd guess none where it's 22c today.

 

FML! How will they make money on that??? Great price. 

Still contemplating Fuerteventura in Feb. Mrs finally secured a permanent job again, starting early Jan, so money worries eased. 

You have to wonder...

Not seen £5 flights (albeit with carrier bag sized 'luggage' allowance) in years.

The return flights have shifted from sparrow fart in the morning to around 10:30 am an' all so that's another €25 saved on taxi fare for misers like me.

Never been to Fuerteventura, I think that would be a family/villa with pool type affair, heard it's very quiet.

Edited December 16, 20187 yr by Youri McAnespie

5 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said:

The return flights have shifted from sparrow fart in the morning to around 10:30 am an' all so that's another €25 saved on taxi fare for misers like me.

A while since, but have done the bus back to the airport from the beach resorts down south. Think it only stopped a small handful of times. Worth the saving over a taxi if there’s only 1 or 2 of you.