help with finding a 4 day destination please

boardsofdublin · Post by **boardsofdublin** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:49 pm

Want to go away for 4 days in june/july with the b/f.
But dont really know where to go.
Anyone here got any good idea's for a short break at all?
In a cheap price range?
Was thinking amsterdam or frankfurt or paris etc, but would like something else. Not london so much cause that would really be just a piss up.
See, its a suprise i'm doing for him. Just cause (such a spa, lol).
Any nice ideas would be super cool!

Thanks gang!!!

hexagon son · Post by **hexagon son** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:55 pm

trust me on this one, prague! its fairly cheap, beautiful, good food, awesome beer and spirit, lovely architecture, romantic (especially at xmas), and has good clubs. check out radost FX near IP pavlova subway station.

A_Northern_Soul · Post by **A_Northern_Soul** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:57 pm

Me and Mrs A_Northern_Soul went to Budapest a couple of years ago, and loved it. It was with EasyJet, so flights were dirt cheap and eating/drinking was really cheap too. Gorgeous city, really cool atmosphere.

Rome is another favourite, but we went for 5 days and could have done with longer. Again, cheap flights and you can eat REALLY well for not much at all (the only bad meal we had was the £££ final night "treat", the best was a little back-street pizza place with 3 courses + wine + coffee with change from 30Euros

Prague? Went there a few years ago for a "blokes" weekend with some mates and had a great time.

niknak · Post by **niknak** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:18 pm

I would vote for Berlin. Beautiful city, incredible night life, history, art, culture, friendly people.
Probably my favourite city to visit.

nlogax · Post by **nlogax** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:21 pm

Greenland or Iceland!

Beacon · Post by **Beacon** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:42 pm

^I think I'll be heading to iceland this summer or the next. Not sure about the cost though. Looks like a really beautiful place.

Jinjur · Post by **Jinjur** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:58 pm

Went to Sicily last July...........

Beautiful friendly place..........bit hot mind

Especially for ginger people

jinj

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:15 pm

my door is alway's open for a fellow boccer.

boardsofdublin · Post by **boardsofdublin** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:25 pm

wow thanks guys, Budapest sounds like an idea. Rome, now that would be cool!
Prague, not sure bout that, but maybe.

Sicily, maybe...

Cupz gaff!!! now theres a winner! thanks man!

Berlin. ah,,, we went last october for a weekend, your right niknak, Amazing city! would love to go again, but not so soon, would deffo go for longer. even the drive from the small airport to the hotel, i was in awe of the scenery! was just a min walk from CheckPoint Charlie aswell. but the street Checkpoint is on is like one big Brown Thomas! on last day hungover found all the vintiage shops thank god.

But Iceland or Greenland, i must look into that some more. what are these destinations like?

niknak · Post by **niknak** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:01 am

Berlin blew me away. I;ve been three times now and each time the atmosphere and vibe and feel of the place got me. I think people still think of it as industrial and run down and eastern european and grey and boring, when it is such a beautiful city.

Anyway, Prague;s nice too, and really cheap (at least when i was there in '98 or so!). Amsterdam's always worth a visit.

Greenland/Iceland are way up near the top of my list of places i want to visit. I love icy scenery (see avatar). Think they're a bit on the expensive side tho and not really weekend away type places.

Anyhoo, who cares where you go. Doesn't matter, yer in love!

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:41 pm

I hear Iraq is quite picturesque during the summer.

There are lots of good places in France other than Paris, especially along the west coast, but virtually all of the restaurants there serve only seafood.

bluesky · Post by **Fredd-E** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:39 pm

Lawrence wrote:I hear Iraq is quite picturesque during the summer.

Iraq says nineteen people died, Iraq says.

hexagon son · Post by **hexagon son** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:01 pm

Fredd-E wrote:
Lawrence wrote:I hear Iraq is quite picturesque during the summer.
Iraq says nineteen people died, Iraq says.

LOL!!! what a boccer!

doubleEntendre · Post by **doubleEntendre** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:47 pm

wow, just hearing your guys' experiences makes me want to go to Europe even more. I find it amazing that you can go to a great city like Berlin or Paris just for a weekend. I have great respect for Europeans, it's great that all the countries act like a nation.

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:49 pm

doubleEntendre wrote:wow, just hearing your guys' experiences makes me want to go to Europe even more. I find it amazing that you can go to a great city like Berlin or Paris just for a weekend. I have great respect for Europeans, it's great that all the countries act like a nation.

Its not THAT great

I liked it more before the EU.

hexagon son · Post by **hexagon son** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:54 pm

Cupz wrote:
doubleEntendre wrote:wow, just hearing your guys' experiences makes me want to go to Europe even more. I find it amazing that you can go to a great city like Berlin or Paris just for a weekend. I have great respect for Europeans, it's great that all the countries act like a nation.
Its not THAT great I liked it more before the EU.

lets form a super-country called europe and all speak frenglish-swedutch.

hexagon son · Post by **hexagon son** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:55 pm

Cupz wrote:
doubleEntendre wrote:wow, just hearing your guys' experiences makes me want to go to Europe even more. I find it amazing that you can go to a great city like Berlin or Paris just for a weekend. I have great respect for Europeans, it's great that all the countries act like a nation.
Its not THAT great I liked it more before the EU.

europe is fucking awesome!!!

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:37 am

I like the cultural, economic and migratory benefits that come with the EU but the thing I dislike more than anything else is the judicial hijacking. No one can vote for the people who make EU laws, and when there is corruption and bad law making, no one can be held accountable.

nlogax · Post by **nlogax** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:52 am

boardsofdublin wrote:But Iceland or Greenland, i must look into that some more. what are these destinations like?

never been there unfortunately; but they look like awesome places to go to during the summer since nature is on overdrive during that season:
greenland

kayaking paradise

iceland

thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:44 am

Those are beautiful pictures, Nlogax.

I'm going to Europe in May. I think I'm going to England & Scottland & France... maybe the Netherlands..... we'll see..