We did a few days in Lassi, a few in the capital and a week in Fiscardo. All really nice.
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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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Winning tip: fin-du-monde vibes in East Yorkshire
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
Winning tip: fin-du-monde vibes in East Yorkshire
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View image in fullscreenBarmston 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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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!!!
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!!!
You could give your extra room to a homeless Den... average age 63!!!! ... a third of those homeless are over 70...
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!!!
That because Japanese hotels are all charging fortunes, generating income for their economy and a healthy amount of tax. Whereas ours…
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?
Hi DBT...Amazing city, if you've never been before....I stayed in Shinjuku for a week...Close to Yoyogi Station on the Yamamoto overland train line. It's circular and goes around the centre of the city. You can use this train line to get around as it goes to loads of interesting places like the park at Ueno, and of course Shibuya for the six way road crossing. And the place that inspired some of the settings for the movie Blade Runner.
If your interested I posted some films on Youtube...see Wallydaft..Have a great trip.
PS...I don't recall seeing any homeless but it was 12 years ago, I think.
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Our view this week in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (which may or may not be a country)
We keep coming back to this house. The guy we rent from is super easy to deal with and sorts out all the transfers and car hire for us. 5 bedrooms and a pool for £150 per night isn't to be sniffed at.
The prices here generally are pretty cheap as its turkish lira.
We keep coming back to this house. The guy we rent from is super easy to deal with and sorts out all the transfers and car hire for us. 5 bedrooms and a pool for £150 per night isn't to be sniffed at.
The prices here generally are pretty cheap as its turkish lira.
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Excellent, thanks
I’ll take a look at your YouTube stuff.
Not been before, but doing 3 weeks there so Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nara, Osaka then back to Tokyo.
After the change in hotel we’re now staying in Shibuya, close to the crazy crossing but the wedding is in Akasaka and we will be doing Shibuku too
Can’t wait
Im lucky enough to have been to well over 100 countries, but by far the most uncompromising was Japan.
My first visit was more than 20 years ago and I was stunned when the information/help desk at the airport didn't speak English!
I had a great time overall, a jet lagged visit to Tokyo fish market for a sushi breakfast, seeing mount Fuji from a bullet train, getting completely lost constantly, being the only one in the hotel restaurant not wearing the Kimono from the room, getting a jet of warm water up my arse after pressing random buttons on the bog and genuinely and honestly doing pissed up karaoke with my local agents where they put thier ties around their heads like Samurai!!!
English was limited during my visit in 2013...Though I managed to get from Narita into the centre of the city okay, and purchase a Subway ticket at the airport. English communication might be better today following the recent Olympics. I remember Takeashit Street. The equivalent of Carnaby Street in London....I did most of the sights..Recall, the sight of bullet trains coming out of buildings. I found the transport system to be the best of any major city I've visited. Plus they drive on the left, which helped. Though I did get lost on a couple of occasions. Recall the taxi drivers most of them wearing suits, shirts and ties....