Ideas for a long weekend away

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:07 AM

Can anyone recommend a weekend away, within 3 hours of London, UK or Europe?

Need break. Close to melting...

**Ianpbaker** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:10 AM

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**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:13 AM

Grimsby? eh?

Naw, can't really pull that one off again, as I managed to get to holland 4 times last year... anyway, I have some VERY nice mullah at the moment, so no need....

....anywhere near hastings?

**Ianpbaker** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:15 AM

Bexhill is a lovely part of the the world. Very lively place, with bridge mornings and Bingo. Great place to find new love, that is if you love grannies

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:18 AM

There's no finer love than granny love, Ian....

*ahem, anyway, quickly rescuing this virginal thread from dirtbags like you

*bump

Anywherer I can take a nice break, other than Bexhill and Holland? (and Grimesby)

**Ianpbaker** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:22 AM

Depends on what your looking for mate. you could quite easlily get a nice little B&B in village near Oxford for instance and do the culture weekend, go down to brighton and sample the fine night life, spend a weekend in Paris (which is fine apart from it's full of french people

). the list goes on ...........

**DWillems** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:23 AM

*in official Belgian Tourist Board uniform* Ardennes maybe ?

**Ianpbaker** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:25 AM

if you are thinking of belgium, I can hartely recomend Antwerp as a lovely city

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:26 AM

Originally posted by Ianpbaker
Depends on what your looking for mate. you could quite easlily get a nice little B&B in village near Oxford for instance and do the culture weekend, go down to brighton and sample the fine night life, spend a weekend in Paris (which is fine apart from it's full of french people ). the list goes on ...........

Oxford I know like my own ballbag, Brighton too hedonistic, Paris is the only eurpoean city I have been to many times and never enjoyed.... sooooo *makes Family Fortunes Mr babbage computer eh-ehhhhhhh sound....

DW, Belgium is a big possibility. I was thining Bruges or Antwerp maybe, but Ardennes seem like a good option - I was drinking Chimnay Blonde last night, so feeling a wee bit Flemish this morning

Any good info?

**Ianpbaker** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:30 AM

Originally posted by Gaffer

DW, Belgium is a big possibility. I was thining Bruges or Antwerp maybe, but Ardennes seem like a good option - I was drinking Chimnay Blonde last night, so feeling a wee bit Flemish this morning Any good info?

Gaff, Went to antwerp in October 2000 on a staff holiday with the company that I was contracted to at the time. Had an absolute blinding time. Very fine bars to sample in the evening and their is enough to see and do for a long weekend. quite a cultural city with some lovely site's

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:34 AM

That's what I'm thinking - Antwerp.

Or Fiji....

**Ianpbaker** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:36 AM

hmmm Fiji for a weekend, how the other half live

Fly there, this is Fiji airport, Fly home, that'll just about cover your weekend

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:38 AM

...or Kabul....

How about Switzerland - anyone know anything about Switzerland, bar the shiiiite cheese/clock jokes...

**DWillems** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:41 AM

Antwerp is an excellent choice. My home town, see ?

As for the Ardennes, try the region around Liège (Hoge Venen),
the deep Ardennes (around Luxemburg) or the Namur-Dinant region.
Whatever you do, stay away from Charleroi (that's trouble there

)

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:46 AM

I've been to Liège - it's not far from Maastrict... Luxembourg sounds like the answer maybe... Is the beer good in Lux?

**DWillems** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:49 AM

It's our beer innit ?

The beer's good, the food's good, the people are nice (if not somewhat dull

) and we spend half the year there (and our money too) so it can't that bad, can it ?

**crispin** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:50 AM

Cornwall.....

**beachbum** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:55 AM

I thought all the in crowd went to Blackpool?

Trivia time... DW cant answer...
What does the name Antwerp refer to?

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:57 AM

Originally posted by DWillems
It's our beer innit ?
The beer's good, the food's good, the people are nice (if not somewhat dull ) and we spend half the year there (and our money too) so it can't that bad, can it ?

No wonder your exchange rate is 60 to the pound then

Naw, sounds good, might have to get some advice from you later...

Hey Crispin

Cornwall also features in my thinking (along with York), but February is the month we'll go...

BTW, I am curently in very smelly clover

**DWillems** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 05:59 AM

Can't answer ??? Won't answer you mean

It's an urban legend anyway, nobody thr ... whoopsie, nearly said it there

**beachbum** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:02 AM

Please dont ruin urban legends with facts... I will be doubly peeved if you criticise my next post involving Elvis and a 7-11

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:03 AM

Originally posted by beachbum
I thought all the in crowd went to Blackpool?

Trivia time... DW cant answer...
What does the name Antwerp refer to?

Antwerp derives from the old Flemish medievil concatenation of a popular singer of the 1600s, Adam Ante and the sound cheap shoes make when they're wet. This was a natural coalition, as Mr Ant, being from a poor background, often sang sole music whilst working as a cobbler.
Nowdays of course, ha, Antwerp is a young, vibrant city, with expensive shoes aplenty.

Probably

**InvisibleDuncan** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:04 AM

Originally posted by beachbum
What does the name Antwerp refer to?

I think it actually means "Land of the Twerps", or "Home of the Twerps" - something like that. Am I close?

Gaff - why not try a skiing weekend? They're all the rage at the moment.

**DWillems** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:07 AM

You would've been closer if you said "Big pile of cow dung"

Adam Ante ... good one

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:18 AM

Originally posted by InvisibleDuncan
Gaff - why not try a skiing weekend? They're all the rage at the moment.

another option. If it's all hte rage, am I going to be haring the slopes with S Club 7?

**Ianpbaker** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:20 AM

*Gurgle* Racheal and Hannah *Gurgle*

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:23 AM

heheh, Ian, I just reported that post

**Ianpbaker** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:26 AM

well, your location is vulgar, rude and not very gentleman like, so I'm going to report every post

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:31 AM

Report this, mofo...

**Ianpbaker** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:33 AM

Martin, Martin, Gaffer just posted a picture of a scrotum, and I'm jealous as his is bigger than mine

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:33 AM

Nope, it's a ball bag. Looks like I have more than the usual balls in my bag...

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:36 AM

**Ianpbaker** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 06:40 AM

Originally posted by Gaffer
Nope, it's a ball bag.

Really, well

to you ......

**FATBOYPEE** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 08:05 AM

February Choices:

Scotland (highlands pref)
Madrid/Barcelona
New York Long Weekend (V.Cheap at present)
Rome
Florence
Berlin (Personal favourite)

Antwerp's kinda old-hat these days & is bladdy cold this time'o year !!! Hot chocolate is nice allright but....well......

Or even here Haf, Joints aside, its a good auld town.....

Peeman.

**Pix** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 08:08 AM

The Scottish highlands are really nice, not sure about the weather though

**InvisibleDuncan** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 08:14 AM

Good thing about the Highlands in February - no midgies.

**CyberSurfer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 08:17 AM

Although I wouldn't bother with the Highlands unless you only intend to do touristy stuff, because the nightlife is almost non-existant...

**InvisibleDuncan** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 08:21 AM

Whaddya mean? There's a pub in Dingwall...

DerFarm · Jan 23rd, 2002, 11:01 AM

Lisboa.
Great food, great wine, decent people, history out the wazoo,
culture from 300 years before France was discovered, good
exchange rate.....

**Gaffer** · Jan 23rd, 2002, 11:35 AM

excellent stuff

Peeman, Thermae2000 is my preference, maybe staying in ****** rather than Maastric this time...dunno....
Berlin is also up there on the list. Rekjavik I know is "cool", but probably by design of the people that bought into it (Damon Albarn et al...)

Der Farm - Lisbon would be fantastic, but I think it's a bugger to get to on a Thursday evening.... maybe not. ave you been?

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