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by Tomous » Mon Jul 15, 2019 12:35 pm

I've driven scooters all over Asia, loads of fun but terrifying at times. Sri Lanka was by far the worst due to the narrower roads and insane bus drivers. As a rule though, if you're not confident, you should definitely avoid the bigger cities like Hanoi, HCMC etc. If you're in less busy, tourist towns on the beach or whatever, it's a lot easier though.

My mate hired a scooter for the first time in Bali, and was just given the keys and no instructions. So he put the keys in, turned it on, and held down fully on the throttle. The scooter took off, he drove straight into a low wall, he went up in the air over the handlebars and landed in the hostel's swimming pool while a bystander was left chasing after the scooter to stop it. :slol:

So, you know, if you do hire a scooter, don't do that.

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by Preezy » Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:50 pm

Also bear in mind your travel insurance won't cover you if you crash and end up in hospital. Plenty of GoFundMe pages out there for people in comas who have no way of getting home.

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by Tomous » Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:17 pm

Preezy wrote:Also bear in mind your travel insurance won't cover you if you crash and end up in hospital. Plenty of GoFundMe pages out there for people in comas who have no way of getting home.


Depends on the policy-you can normally have it added as a high risk activity but you do need a UK Motorcycle License. Obviously that will bump your premium and obviously most people don't have the license anyway. So make sure you're a good driver, or like someone I met out there bribe your doctor to change the details on the medical report after you've crashed...

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by SandyCoin » Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:17 pm

The most I'll do is taxi rides. I can barely ride a bicycle so a motorized one is a big no-no :slol:

I'm still waiting on my work to give me the go ahead to book flights. A bit of a pain as they are no doubt going up each day. I think we will fly into Hanoi, then get our return flight at the same time but from Bangkok. Usually works out cheaper doing a return flight rather than getting two singles.

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by Dual » Mon Jul 15, 2019 4:44 pm

Go full Brits abroad and get a quad bike. Complete the look by not wearing a helmet.

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by Ecno » Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:45 pm

Outrunner wrote:I was there in March of this year. I was only there for 4 days in Taipei. It was ok, too hot for me though. I think being sandwiched between the Hong Kong and Japan portions of my trip took the shine off a bit. I'm not in a hurry to go back but kinda feel I should give it another try


I was thinking a week in April, (sounds even hotter), do you have an recommendations of things to do (trying to work out whether it's worth going to).

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by Outrunner » Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:17 am

Ecno wrote:
Outrunner wrote:I was there in March of this year. I was only there for 4 days in Taipei. It was ok, too hot for me though. I think being sandwiched between the Hong Kong and Japan portions of my trip took the shine off a bit. I'm not in a hurry to go back but kinda feel I should give it another try


I was thinking a week in April, (sounds even hotter), do you have an recommendations of things to do (trying to work out whether it's worth going to).


I depends what sort of stuff you're interested in. Taipei 101 is worth a visit, as is Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. There are loads of temples worth visiting in Taipei (I'm a sucker for East Asian temples). The night views of the city from Elephant Mountain (not far from Taipei 101) are great (take Mosquito repellent). I'd also maybe look at doing daytrips from Taipei or split your time between there and another city.

My biggest advice is give it more of a shot than I did. I went there straight from Hong Kong, travel anxiety kicked in and never really left until I moved on to Japan. Consequently I played it really safe and didn't do a lot of the stuff I had planned. It's my biggest regret of the holiday (that and not staying longer) as I feel its a country that has a lot to offer. The locals were friendly and the food was amazing. Except the stinky tofu. But then I don't like tofu so making it smell bad just made it worse.

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by Kezzer » Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:04 am

Going to Helsinki in September. Only really going to have evenings to my self as it is with work. Anyone been?

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by Curls » Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:20 pm

Anyone been to Istanbul. The flights are cheap fro, north Cyprus.

Recon I could kill a few nights there quite easily by myself, would anyone have any tips? Maybe even I could hire a car and explore a bit of turkey?

The other option is tel aviv, but the flights are not cheap due to summer time.

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by Joer » Sat Jul 20, 2019 12:59 pm

Anyone been to Jamaica and able to recommend some must sees whilst we’re over there? Booked to go in July next year for our honeymoon so we’re looking into excursions etc for it now!

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by OnlyShallow » Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:28 pm

So what was initially going to be a week's camping with with the kids somewhere in the North of France has morphed into a 2 week 3 country trip. First real stop is just north of Lyon, then onto to the Italian side of Mount Blanc via Geneva. Then down past Turin onto the Med, doss about there for a bit before heading home via Avignon, Beaune and after that I'm not too sure yet...

We have only booked the ferry, the first night's accommodation (ferry gets into Calais at 12.30am so booked a F1 motel about an hour's drive away) and the first camp site. After that it will all be a bit fluid.

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by ITSMILNER » Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:48 pm

Off to Amsterdam Friday with a mate, anyone got any recommendations on things to do/see? So far we are doing the Heineken Tour and Glow Golf......what are some great things to check out?

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by Vermilion » Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:51 pm

ITSMILNER wrote:Off to Amsterdam Friday with a mate, anyone got any recommendations on things to do/see? So far we are doing the Heineken Tour and Glow Golf......what are some great things to check out?


The sightseeing boat trips which take you all around the canals are certainly worth a look if you get time.

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by RichardUK » Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:58 pm

Rijksmuseum

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PostRe: GRcade Travel Topic
by Bunni » Mon Sep 09, 2019 10:10 pm

Take some space cakes and strawberry float yourself up

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by ITSMILNER » Mon Sep 09, 2019 10:18 pm

:slol: well that’s part of the plan


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by Corazon de Leon » Tue Sep 10, 2019 12:03 am

I've been to Amsterdam four times and never bothered with the Heineken tour. :lol:

Rijksmuseum's good craic. Loads of cracking culture to soak up if you want to, and plenty of great pubs and restaurants throughout the city. I once ran in to Edwin Van Der Sar, but I don't recommend going keeper spotting.

Obviously the red light district is a big draw for some people, I personally find it pretty grim.

Joer wrote:Anyone been to Jamaica and able to recommend some must sees whilst we’re over there? Booked to go in July next year for our honeymoon so we’re looking into excursions etc for it now!


Just saw this. Why did your wife-to-be decide to go with that particular Caribbean island? Were you quite pushy about it? Did Jamaica?

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by Drumstick » Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:18 am

Corazon de Leon wrote:Did Jamaica?

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by Rocsteady » Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:26 am

Staying in Warsaw just now, this is a great city in which to live.

Thinking about heading to Jordan for a week at the start of November, interested to check out the different culture, desert and Petra.

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by ITSMILNER » Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:17 pm

Corazon de Leon wrote:I've been to Amsterdam four times and never bothered with the Heineken tour. :lol:

Rijksmuseum's good craic. Loads of cracking culture to soak up if you want to, and plenty of great pubs and restaurants throughout the city. I once ran in to Edwin Van Der Sar, but I don't recommend going keeper spotting.

Obviously the red light district is a big draw for some people, I personally find it pretty grim.


Any recommendations on what restaurants and pubs to go to?

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