Try the Hotel Splendid in Nice. About a 2hr flight from Luton/Stansted. 20 mins by bus from Cote d'Azur airport. Hire a car, take Mrs Nines to Grasse, which is the birthplace of perfume. Monaco, St Tropez, Cannes, medieval town of Eze. Great restaurant in the foothills of the Alps Auberge de la vignette haute. http://en.vignettehaute.com/index.php?page=main She'll love it!!!
Looks like you get really good value for your money in Prague. I see your 3 star Atlantic Hotel is only C$81 per night and the other 5 star selections are also very well priced for the added luxury. With 5 kids to support we don't get to vacation anywhere very exotic (same summer vacation by the ocean for 25 years now), but perhaps a package trip to Prague would offer great food, beer & wine selections, plus many historic sites which I always enjoy visiting, and not break the bank in the process. What time of year would recommend? http://www.hotels.com/hotel/details...rivalDate=09/09/2012&departureDate=10/09/2012
With the boys Vegas With the wife Boston First one self explanatary but Boston is a great walking city, top restaurants and lovely relaxed vibe
Paris - as mentioned before, a simply wonderful city to walk round, with sights around every corner. Barcelona - the contrast between old and new is great Bruges - loved the weekend I spent there a few years back further afield, New York every time. Aside from London, it's my favorite city and possibly the only place outside the UK I'd ever want to live.
If i can put my two cents in.....Santander/Bilbao an hour or so from each other in Northern Spain, both really pleasant places to chill for a few days. Bergan or Tromso in Norway for something different. Colmar in France right next door to some of the finest vineyards in France
A long way off for a few days or long weekend but have a go at San Francisco. Alcatraz and the seafood by the bay, Golden Gate Bridge and the parks around it are nice too. Chinatown is ok but get someone's opinion on where to eat and don't do what we did and chance the first place you see (had better take aways here). The trams are touristy but fun and you get to see the locations for a thousand car chase movies. Many people say SF is very European but this maybe because it is a bit more relaxed than other US cities. Not many places that I have been where I'd like to go back but I could happily spend another few days in Frisco.
My favourite city in the States. Would say when you visit Alcatraz do the late tour as you stay there as it gets dark and it's very spooky.
sorry for breaking cover.... For a short stay and an "impressive / brownie popint thing" You cannot beat New York..I've travelled most of our planet and my fav's are Florence, Rome, Sydney and London (at night)... New york has it all..stay in the Lexington Hotel on Central Park..Mrs nines will love you forever and the sex will be out of this world..overlooking Central Park... i Garuntee you!! Happy travels mate..!
Place is a ****ing warzone. Their mayor was threatening to call the army in the other week. I think Berlin's the best place I've visited, city wise. Been to Paris, London, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, but IMO none of them touch it for culture and individuality. I can imagine Prague, Sarajevo and Vienna are incredible places too though.
Very true. Speaking of Sheffield, when I look at a map, its not all that North at all. Would it be fair to say that Sheffield is where the north begins and below that you're still in the North / Upper Midlands?
Yeah, Yorkshire ends at the southern extremity of Sheffield and the East Midlands start at Dronfield, just down the road from there. Most Yorkshire accents are actually seen as 'Northern Midlands accents' rather than 'Northern accents' (Geordie-sounding ones), but the Sheffield one contains the most similarities with how they speak in Derby and Nottingham. It's a border town.
