Travel

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 3:17 pm

Hey all..

I'm heading off to the UK for a couple of months towards the end of the year to stay with my bro who's working there ...

Anyone got any places etc they recommend that I visit while I'm there ??

Thought this might be a good spot to swap travel stories etc (Unless there's already a thread like this ?)

I can tell you anything about Japan if anyones interested in going or working there ?

prez · Post by **prez** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 3:25 pm

just spoke to mark b and i said that it was really warm here today and he said 'same here, it got to 16. the snows melted that fell yesterday'.
no idea.

nhd · Post by **nhd** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 3:38 pm

ive got my sights set on Japan at the end of the year (the cold doesnt bother me too much), i have 4 months off from uni.
tell me all you know!! if i can get work over there thats a bonus. ive allready got one contact in tokyo.

london, ive only been there for 4 days, when i was 16. Did the millennium dome finally close down ? if not dont bother going there. Fear the mighty chavs !

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:15 pm

well mate obviously...u got fabric,the end,camden palace,bagleys if u wanan do the whole clubbing thing....or u can go just outa london and stay in somewhere like Reading to save a bit of money...aint too much 2 get into london if u wanna

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:27 pm

Cool ! It's a spin out of a place..

Start off by havin a read of these if you haven't already :

Part 1 : http://www.inthemix.com.au/life/features/10749/

Part 2: http://www.inthemix.com.au/life/features/11520/

Part 3: http://www.inthemix.com.au/life/features/12663/

Part 4: http://www.inthemix.com.au/life/features/14256/

Part 5: http://www.inthemix.com.au/life/features/16102/

Part 6: http://www.inthemix.com.au/life/features/17765/

Part 7 : http://www.inthemix.com.au/life/features/20358/

They'll give you a good idea of what to expect!

I lived in Nagoya, Osaka, Hokkaido, Sapporo and a few small country towns here and there..

Didn't spend a huge amount of time in Tokyo so hopefully your mate is pretty clued up about there..

Does your mate speak Japanese ? (It really helps)

What sort of stuff do you wanna know ?

Nightlife, Clubs ?? Temples & stuf ?? (There's a shitload of them, you get over them after you've seen a few, at least I did anyway, so I'd try and limit it to 5-10 Big ones, you get the idea after that, There are a few good ones in Tokyo)

nhd · Post by **nhd** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:32 pm

My Mates japanese national !
ill also have another mate there who recently left for a year stay teaching vocational english! haha

ill want to be a bit of a tourist, but also just blend in and explore.
cheers for the links. ive only done 2 years of japanese back in yr5&6, hardly remember any of it now. i really should brush up eh

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:34 pm

leejay83 wrote:well mate obviously...u got fabric,the end,camden palace,bagleys if u wanan do the whole clubbing thing....or u can go just outa london and stay in somewhere like Reading to save a bit of money...aint too much 2 get into london if u wanna

Cheers lj

my bro (who i'm satyin with) ain't into it at all so gotta do my homework b4 I go.

Fabric already on the list

got free accomodation in london & manchester, so will be close to the action

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:55 pm

nhd wrote:My Mates japanese national !
ill also have another mate there who recently left for a year stay teaching vocational english! haha

ill want to be a bit of a tourist, but also just blend in and explore.
cheers for the links. ive only done 2 years of japanese back in yr5&6, hardly remember any of it now. i really should brush up eh

Thats good that u know a few people over there !

It was pretty freaky going over there by myself

I was an english teacher too

! I taught kids (3yo - 15yo). Pretty cool experience. Japanese kids are wicked!

I studied it a h.s for 4 years (forgot alot of it by the time i went there). I was almost fluent when I left.

Spent alot of time in pubs

etc with the old dictionary & picked up heaps (Make sure u take one of these, Both Jap 2 english and vise versa) !!

Do you wanna travel around Japan ? My cousin just came back and he told me about a railpass for the shinkansen (bullet train) which sounded pretty sweet & saves u a bit! (It's available from the Japan Travel Bureau in the city) I'll get the details for u .

nhd · Post by **nhd** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:02 pm

depending on how much money i can save up is the major factor in how long ill be staying there and where i travel to and from.

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:49 pm

Planning on going to the US (Chicago) over Xmas and New Years, i've never had a white Xmas so it should be wicked.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:34 pm

camden palace is no more! closed down to make way for another pants club. camden is a great place though. could wander round the markets all day. i'll just say that if you're on a budget then go to the food stalls under the main market thing at the end of the day for a really cheap and tasty meal for about 2squid.

i really loved london and wish i could have been able to afford to live and work there for a bit, but it really is rediculously expensive. if you want to employ a tour guide my hand is up.

gks · Post by **gks** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:02 am

I really loved London too! i like the fast paced city. I was there for almost two weeks. Its a big big city with so much to offer. London itself will take u at least a week to see.
I enjoyed walking around more and getting lost in the city and when u do get lost u will find some excellent restaurants cafes record shops.

Make sure u do all the touristy things St Pauls Cathedral (got sum MAD photos from the top, 400 steps to climb up though) Picadilly Circus etc. Oxford St has all the major fashion shops very busy indeed! Im sure ur brother will show u around. Ask him to take u to the markets which are situated outside of the city. Camden Market???

If u get a chance go to Brighton for a day

And clubs well pick up a copy of Time Out, it lists most big clubs in London. While i was there i went to Fabric on Friday night which is breaks hip hop and drum and bass, got to see Jazzy Jeff, Scratch Perverts, Grooverider, Andy C, Dillinja. While Saturday is tekno galore that features big internationals but a very different crowd from Friday. U will find that there is so much on and will be having a hard time trying to decide what to do

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:13 pm

ive been to china!

that is all.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:03 pm

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:ive been to china!

that is all.

Cool .. What's China like A[]O ?

we're u there long ?

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:25 pm

its amazing. i was there for just under a month. riding a bike around the country.

have some wicked pics of me on a bike riding along the Great Wall.

must do again.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:48 pm

I am going overseas.

That is all.

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:03 pm

Post by **lynt** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:00 pm

I found this ....

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:02 pm

lynt wrote:I found this ....

hahahahaha fuk u crack me up mate.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:24 pm

Whose up for chipping in the get ADD in this supposed trip... I want him OUT OF HERE!!!

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:29 pm

DBoy wrote:Whose up for chipping in the get ADD in this supposed trip... I want him OUT OF HERE!!!

Post by **fooishbar** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:35 pm

if you're going UK, Cambridge is pretty rad. wales FTW in terms of scenery, scotland has some rad old stuff too.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:28 pm

Luke, u got my number.. between D & I im sure we can give you the wordly highlights

I swap u for Japan info.. gonna book my ticket next month

kronz · Post by **kronz** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:55 pm

I'm going to Thailand in Feb.
Has anyone got any good stories, places to go etc.

nhd · Post by **nhd** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:10 pm

Ohhh i wouldnt mind Japan info aswell!!
i want to go there in feb before i start uni again, not for long, bout 2 weeks. going to have to make bookings real soon.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:36 pm

Fi & nhd. No probs!

exploited · Post by **exploited** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:17 pm

London will almost certainly have anything you want, and the best of it. It will also have a whole heap of shit that you don't want, and won't ever want to see again once you've gone.

the above touristy suggestions are good ones, especially if you only have a limited amount of time, the only glaring ommission I can see is all the wicked art gallery's which are probably the highlight of the whole city for me - Tate (modern and Britain), V&A, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery etc etc all have mind blowing collections / pieces.

For travel outside the UK, definately check out Budapest and Vienna (only a 4 hour cheap train ride apart from each other), the first for some amazing history the second for beauty that shits all over Paris.

oh, and Amsterdam if you're the smoking type, and Berlin which is one of the coolest places I've been.

a tip too, when visiting the end, take some ear plugs, it took about four days until the ringing was gone after last friday night...

if your bro aint into the beats drop me a PM and I'll happily escort you to Fabric or The end or some other night, of which there are plenty...

FOREST LIAM · Post by **FOREST LIAM** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:55 pm

Nottingham Forest Football Club

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:49 am

kronz wrote:I'm going to Thailand in Feb.
Has anyone got any good stories, places to go etc.

yep, spent a month there. heaven.

pm me

Post by **lynt** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:59 am

kronz wrote:I'm going to Thailand in Feb.
Has anyone got any good stories, places to go etc.

shepherd started a thread about Thailand earlier this year.. it's good for a read.

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:22 pm

I might have to have a look. We want to go OS next year for a short break but can't decide on Thailand, malaysia, or where?!

I'd like to go back to Vietnam again and do the bits I didn't do last time.