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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Chazz Rheinhold, May 10, 2022.

  1. Kempton tiger

    Kempton tiger Well-Known Member

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    We did a few days in Lassi, a few in the capital and a week in Fiscardo. All really nice.
     
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    If you need to know when a family member's fallen down a well, there's probably nobody better.
     
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    <laugh><laugh>
     
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  4. originalminority

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    I would, lovely sandy beach called Makris Gialos, plenty of excellent tavernas, plenty of trips and hire cars, bus into Argostoli, not a clubbing place but I'm past that now.
     
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  5. Gone For A Walk

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    Sounds perfect :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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  6. Chazz Rheinhold

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    https://www.theguardian.com/travel/...lphins-readers-highlights-of-the-uk-coastline

    Winning tip: fin-du-monde vibes in East Yorkshire
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    Barmston Beach, near Bridlington. Photograph: Imagebroker/Alamy
    When, as a child, I read Z For Zachariah, I imagined a landscape with the exact fin-du-monde energy of the East Yorkshire beach from Ulrome to Bridlington. On this stretch of Holderness, you’ll find neither the Norfolk chalk boards of iced latte and shakshuka nor the monastic ghosts of farther north. But if six miles of uninterrupted beach walk – in the company of nothing more glamorous than pure air, weather and proper decay (not the genteel sort) – is your thing, this is a place you should visit. Morcheeba soundtrack optional. Tired legs and a cleansed soul guaranteed.
    Eliza Ainley
     
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  7. TwoWrights

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    Leonard Sachs lives. :emoticon-0138-think


    The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
     
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  8. dennisboothstash

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    Fannying about tweaking hotel bookings for a Japan trip in October.

    I’d booked a few early with free cancellation, but wanted to slide one along a day due to stopping somewhere else first. Had a look and the already expensive price went up about 40% overall to still stay for 4 nights but arrive a day later!
    Not to worry I’ll just cancel the first night instead.
    Of course you can Sir. We’ll chop a day off for you and do you 3 nights instead of 4…that will still cost you 20% more than staying for the 4 you’ve already booked though.


    Err…Leave it for now then. Cheaper to have 2 hotels for one night then!!!
     
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    You could give your extra room to a homeless Den... average age 63!!!! ... a third of those homeless are over 70...
     
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  11. dennisboothstash

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    Actually we’d discussed seeing whether someone else wanted it (probably from the Japanese side of the family…we’re going to a family wedding in Tokyo)
    But I ended up cancelling it completely and booking a different hotel on the dates we wanted.
    However you got me wondering about homelessness in Japan.
    I don’t know what their average age is, but I do know that there’s not many of them! (officially anyway)
    66 million population in UK - More than 350,000 homeless
    125 million population in Japan - Less than 3000 homeless.

    No zeros were missed in the drafting this post!!!
     
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  12. Amin Arrears

    Amin Arrears Well-Known Member

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    That because Japanese hotels are all charging fortunes, generating income for their economy and a healthy amount of tax. Whereas ours…
     
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  13. dennisboothstash

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    Some are expensive, but not all.

    In fact I’d say the prices are broadly similar to here.

    What they do is charge a city tax, which other areas in the UK are starting to, which will put some cash back into the local services.

    I think families tend to live together with different generations though which might affect homelessness?
     
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