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#We're all going on a...Summer holiday...#

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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2008
    Haha. Man, get rid of all those, gather your ownership rights over THAT.HUGE.HOUSE onto your own family, alone.

    As for film music geeks, you DO know we are all tremendously charming guys and hot ladies too, don't you? wink
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2008 edited
    Christodoulides wrote
    As for film music geeks, you DO know we are all tremendously charming guys and hot ladies too, don't you? wink


    HOT LADIES?!?! Ah, why didn't you say so in the first place? I've already fired up the barbecue! smile
    I am extremely serious.
  3. Hoping for a couple of days at the end of July in Bristol and then the family holiday - a couple of weeks on the Isle of Skye.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorChristoph
    • CommentTimeAug 5th 2008
    I'm back from Italy, in the case someone missed me :p .
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      CommentAuthorSouthall
    • CommentTimeAug 5th 2008
    Just back from a few excellent days in Majorca. Well, excellent apart from breaking my foot! Oops.
    http://www.movie-wave.net | http://facebook.com/moviewave
  6. Southall wrote
    Just back from a few excellent days in Majorca. Well, excellent apart from breaking my foot! Oops.

    shocked
    Damn, James!

    Did you fall or was something dropped on your foot? Hope you get better soon.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorSouthall
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2008
    I fell off the pavement onto the road - while completely sober! It hurt a lot at the time but is a bit better now (though my foot has gone purple). I'm on crutches!
    http://www.movie-wave.net | http://facebook.com/moviewave
  8. Southall wrote
    I fell off the pavement onto the road - while completely sober! It hurt a lot at the time but is a bit better now (though my foot has gone purple). I'm on crutches!

    Ouch!!

    I remember I badly sprained my ankle during the first SOCINEMAD in Madrid and spent the last day or so hobbling around. And it was when I was sat in the airport, waiting to fly home...and watching the bruise on my ankle getting larger and larger as I waited that I decided to visit the airport medical centre (where no-one spoke English, but luckily I had a great big bruise to show them).

    It's horrible being away from home when you sustain an injury!

    Anyway, enough about me...I hope that you are not laid up for too long. There should be enough beer in the fridge to see you through a couple of days. Maybe with the spare time you could tot up my sporty clips answers?
    wink
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBregje
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2008
    Southall wrote
    Just back from a few excellent days in Majorca. Well, excellent apart from breaking my foot! Oops.

    No! That's too bad. I hope it happenend at the end and not on the first day?
    The 'good' thing is it forces you to get some rest perhaps. Except if you're a restless person, then you'll go nuts.
    wink
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      CommentAuthorBregje
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2008
    Not going on a summer holiday. In may we went to Czech Republic for a week. That was the summer holiday!

    Since I have six weeks off as a teacher I must admit not going away in the summer makes it a long six weeks. The weekend in Bristol was a nice break. And we'll do fun stuff, days out, but still it means being at home all the time. With this experience I've had now after teaching for two years I think it would be wise to go away in the summer holiday next year. We'll see!
    smile
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2008
    Southall wrote
    I fell off the pavement onto the road - while completely sober! It hurt a lot at the time but is a bit better now (though my foot has gone purple). I'm on crutches!


    Ouch! I feel your pain bro slant Hope you still had a good holiday?
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2008
    Southall wrote
    I fell off the pavement onto the road - while completely sober!


    shocked shocked WHY? shocked shocked

    No, I mean, why were you sober?

    Hope it feels less painful soon! Nurofen Plus rules! Failing that, rhum.
    Be of good cheer, mate!
    wave
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2008
    Off to the beautiful beaches of Chalkidiki, Greece with my babe. August the 23 onward. punk
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
  14. In response to Bregt's request here's a few photos from our holiday on Skye. Although the photos suggest that we didn't have very good weather, we only had ~1 day of rain. It was cloudy a lot of the time but it stayed dry. Good weather for some walking.

    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 000947.jpg
    We were staying a self-catering "cottage" in Portree - the main town on the island. The cottage is a converted mill - and you can see the roof of the cottage (grey building) in the centre of the photo.

    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 000912.jpg
    The view from the cottage looking out across Portree harbour. In the distance is the island of Raasay.

    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 000923.jpg
    We spent a lot of time walking at on the island it's amazing how different the scenery can be. In this photo, and in the distance there's the pointy "Old Man of Storr". Apparently, the escarpment to the left of the Old Man is basalt lavas and over time there's been extensive land slippage as a result of the ulderlying sedimentary rocks giving way. This photo shows better the slippage:
    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 000984.jpg

    We did take a walk up to the Old Man of Storr but the closer we got the cloudier it got:
    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 010054.jpg
    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 010048.jpg
    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 010055.jpg
    All around us it was clear blue skies but the moist air coming off the sea formed clouds on top of the escarpment. By the time we got there we were in amongst the clouds. So we didn't see the view from up there but the walk up with the Old Man in the coulds was much more spectacular!!

    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 010190.jpg
    Skye is a geologists paradise and this weird weathered sandstone in Elgol is a sight that still amazes me - even though I've being going there off-and-on since I was a young boy.

    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 010166.jpg
    There's a great example of glacier-scoured landscapes at Loch Coruisk. Here the gabbro rock is great for climbing because it's very rough - but can be razor sharp.

    There was also the chance to do wonderful coastal walks. We had a great walk (and great weather) when we did a walk from Glen Brittle:
    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 010119.jpg

    And at one piont the colour of the water was just like being somewhere more tropical!
    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 010158.jpg

    Wildlife was also prevalent on our holiday. Especially when we went the the chippy. The local gulls were very experienced at getting scraps from the tourists:
    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 010112.jpg
    And I had better luck this year getting some photos of the sea eagles near Portree:
    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 000970.jpg
    And I managed to get at least one shag on the holiday:
    http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … 010099.jpg

    Overall, the holiday was great. We had some wonderful walks which even the children enjoyed. And it was my birthday when we were there and so I managed to get a £45 bottle of Talisker and was treated to a posh lunch at the Kinloch Lodge Hotel.

    Hope you like the photos!
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeSep 27th 2008
    I liked the pics Alan and particularly the "misty" one's of 'Storr', gave it a real mysterious ancient feel.

    I love Skye, a magical place indeed.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  16. Timmer wrote
    I liked the pics Alan and particularly the "misty" one's of 'Storr', gave it a real mysterious ancient feel.

    I love Skye, a magical place indeed.

    Cheers, Tim! wave
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeSep 27th 2008
    Thanks for sharing Alan. smile

    Pity some pictures are bit small, some of these views look awesome! Misty mountains, rocks appearing and disappearing, colours and lakes, ... What a nice island. I'd love to go once.

    Is that Talisker a bottle of whiskey?
    Kazoo
  18. Bregt wrote
    Thanks for sharing Alan. smile

    Pity some pictures are bit small, some of these views look awesome! Misty mountains, rocks appearing and disappearing, colours and lakes, ... What a nice island. I'd love to go once.

    Is that Talisker a bottle of whiskey?

    I can upload some larger versions of the photos if you want. Just let me know if that's what you want.

    Yes, Talisker is a bottle of whisky. http://drwhisky.blogspot.com/search/label/talisker (Malt Mission 2007, #165) lick
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2008 edited
    Awesome pictures, Alan! Looks like a spectacular place....both visually and mood-wise. I'd definitely like to visit it some time! Where is Skye, exactly?
    I am extremely serious.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2008
    Thor wrote
    Awesome pictures, Alan! Looks like a spectacular place....both visually and mood-wise. I'd definitely like to visit it some time! Where is Skye, exactly?


    Off the West coast of Scotland, nearly North enough for the midnight sun and you can see Aurora Borealis from there. ( something I've never seen but really want to )
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2008 edited
    Has anyone here ever been to Laos and Cambodia? Or traveled along/on the mighty Mekong river?
    Kazoo
  22. My brother will be there next year, in January.
    http://www.filmmusic.pl - Polish Film Music Review Website
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      CommentAuthorLSH
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2008 edited
    Bregt wrote
    Has anyone here ever been to Laos and Cambodia? Or traveled along/on the mighty Mekong river?


    No but I'd love to. Did anyone in the UK watch Charlie Boorman's (of Long Way Round) latest programme, By Any Means? He had to travel from Ireland to Sydney by any means possible. I think he must have eventually used more than 100 different forms of transport. I missed the finale episode where he arrived in Australia because... I was in Australia and couldn't watch it. dizzy Anyway, he travelled through both Cambodia and Laos and it looks like a fascinating area of the world.

    smile
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2008
    It's extremely uncomfortable for taller people when one has to travel.
    The border with Vietnam is positively teeming with drug runners, and things may get very hairy in the blink of an eye.

    ...but I'd go for the food! lick
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2008 edited
    The plan (nothing arranged or definitive) is travelling through Loas and Cambodia (entering via Thailand or Yunnan Province (China), in three weeks. Not sure if that's enough or too much. Still looking for that, so all input is welcome. I'm going to send you a PM Pawel.

    Yes, I'm looking forward to the food as well. I was so positivly surprised with the Chinese food, and they say Cambodia's even better + Laos lives on fruit juices! But I read a few times that especially the people are so memorable (in a good way that is). Obviously, we want to see Angkor Wat too, and elephants and dozens of temples. smile
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2008
    Are you made of money, Bregt!?
    I am extremely serious.
  27. My brother goes to Thailand and will visit Cambodia during the Thai trip. He'll spend 3 days there.
    http://www.filmmusic.pl - Polish Film Music Review Website
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2008 edited
    Thor wrote
    Are you made of money, Bregt!?

    Not really, but I don't spend money on lots of unnecessary things though. And I didn't threw out the money of my first paycheck, like I know some friends did. wink

    Plus, after Norway (even if that was with cheap camping!) we needed something cheap. Loas and Cambodia are very cheap! (I don't want to think about the fares to get there yet wink ) And even then, Norway was paid with all money I gathered from student jobs over several years. I think I couldn't spend it much better. smile

    PawelStroinski wrote
    My brother goes to Thailand and will visit Cambodia during the Thai trip. He'll spend 3 days there.

    Woops, perhaps not that useful then. He's going to Angkor Wat then in these 3 days?
    Kazoo
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2008
    Martijn wrote
    It's extremely uncomfortable for taller people when one has to travel.
    The border with Vietnam is positively teeming with drug runners, and things may get very hairy in the blink of an eye.

    ...but I'd go for the food! lick


    You can always take the safer option of flying from Thailand.

    I'm an idiot and would take the overland route. wink
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 21st 2009
    Anyone off travelling soon?
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt

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