I'm off to Europe on Wednesday, you guys gonna miss me?

[Realist]

Yep fly to Bangkok on Wednesday for 1 day, then fly to London arrive 6am on Friday - yeouch.

Anyone know of cheap rooms near Heathrow airport to check in for 6 hours for a sleep?

Have dinner on Friday night with mates in Notting Hill, watching Rugby on the weekend near Twickenham.

Fly to Rome on Tuesday - 7 days there - yet to book anything. Maybe a train trip to Tuscany.

Back Tuesday week in London for a couple of days then to Paris for 6 days going to rugby game at Stade de France.

Back in London for 4 days, then Bangkok for a day then back to Sydney Nov 28th.

Should be awesome.

I leave in less than 2 days, Catch ya in December....

 

[It's Snake Pliskin]

Yep fly to Bangkok on Wednesday for 1 day, then fly to London arrive 6am on Friday - yeouch.

Anyone know of cheap rooms near Heathrow airport to check in for 6 hours for a sleep?

Have dinner on Friday night with mates in Notting Hill, watching Rugby on the weekend near Twickenham.

Fly to Rome on Tuesday - 7 days there - yet to book anything. Maybe a train trip to Tuscany.

Back Tuesday week in London for a couple of days then to Paris for 6 days going to rugby game at Stade de France.

Back in London for 4 days, then Bangkok for a day then back to Sydney Nov 28th.

Should be awesome.

I leave in less than 2 days, Catch ya in December....

Don't sell anything while you are there. 30 years, 30 years, 30 years......

 

[Realist]

Don't sell anything while you are there. 30 years, 30 years, 30 years......

Haha, thanks for your love Snake.

If beer is very expensive in London I may have to sell some shares.

I'll drink Fosters and shop at Westfied, so I get my own money back, well some of it..

 

[Sean K]

You MUST go to Tuscany if you're near Rome, or Venice. Awesome. Hire a car.

Have fun Realist. Are you spending your Rinker winnings?

 

[noirua]

Yep fly to Bangkok on Wednesday for 1 day, then fly to London arrive 6am on Friday - yeouch.

Anyone know of cheap rooms near Heathrow airport to check in for 6 hours for a sleep?

Have dinner on Friday night with mates in Notting Hill, watching Rugby on the weekend near Twickenham.

Fly to Rome on Tuesday - 7 days there - yet to book anything. Maybe a train trip to Tuscany.

Back Tuesday week in London for a couple of days then to Paris for 6 days going to rugby game at Stade de France.

Back in London for 4 days, then Bangkok for a day then back to Sydney Nov 28th.

Should be awesome.

I leave in less than 2 days, Catch ya in December....

Hi realist, It's far cheaper to find yourself one of the long seats at Heathrow Airport and sleep there if you'r only wanting 6 hours sleep. You would have to take a taxi to a Hotel or B & B. If you want food it's best to go across to the BP petrol station opposite terminals 1,2 and 3 ( in the middle of the circular road ) and get coffee etc., and use their microwave - that's if you arrive very late.
You should come in at terminal 2 or 3. BA flights arrive at terminal 4 about 3 miles away from terminals 1,2 and 3.

 

[Realist]

You MUST go to Tuscany if you're near Rome, or Venice. Awesome. Hire a car.

Have fun Realist. Are you spending your Rinker winnings?

I still hold Rinker. But yes I will spend the winnings on beer!

 

[Julia]

Have a great time, Realist. Take care with those European women.
Yeah, we'll miss you! (Well, sort of.)

Julia

 

[Dukey]

Sounds nice - wish I was going. I would add tuscony to my list too - didn't get there last time.

mmmm ... Chianti, pizza, Italian gals in black on scooters - mowing down pedestrians at 60kph!!!

Just a small piece of 'realist' advice!!!... (though I'm sure you know already) - but be sure to keep an eye on your wallet and camera at all times in the touristy parts of Rome especially.


Enjoy

 

[tech/a]

B&Bs cheapest in UK other than Back packers.
There is one just off Oxford street for $20 a night.(Back packers).
Take tube from Heathrow.
Go train everywhere if you wish to save $$s.

European girls love Aussi accents even us older guys!
So you'll be the flavor of the month.

Doubt you'll come back actually.
Villas are cheap in Spain!

Have a great trip.

 

[sleeper88]

take care while crossing the road in paris and rome..crazy drivers over there

 

[Sean K]

B&Bs cheapest in UK other than Back packers.
There is one just off Oxford street for $20 a night.(Back packers).
Take tube from Heathrow.
Go train everywhere if you wish to save $$s.

European girls love Aussi accents even us older guys!
So you'll be the flavor of the month.

Doubt you'll come back actually.
Villas are cheap in Spain!

Have a great trip.

You really think Realist is going to pick up with that hair!

 

[Out Too Soon]

Lucky you I'm green with envy, but Realist, what a waste, only 1 night in Bangkok there & back?? Extend your holiday & have a couple of weeks in Thailand at least

 

[rub92me]

You really think Realist is going to pick up with that hair!

I'm sure he will. Italian guys love long blond hair!

 

[Nicks]

Say this to the Italian girls:
Ciao bella, i tuoi occhi sono belissimi, mi sembri una principessa, vieni con me al mio hotel per la sera.

Say this to the English chics:
Wanna beer and come back to my pad?

I recommend going to Tuscany (Toscana), go from Rome via train to Siena and stay there, then do a day trip to Florence (Firenze) and another to Pisa (Pisa). Pisa is quite amazing and now you can pay 15E and go up the top, which I recommend. You will regret it if you dont. There are heaps of websites where you can get accomodation, hostelworld.com, hotelworld.com, hotelreservations.it etc etc.

Dont forget to go to the Colloseum in Rome and the Church of the Capuccin Monks - truly amazing, Spanish steps, Trevi fountain. The rest is fairly ordinary, but the Vatican is a must! The museum is spectacular as is Michael Angelo's Judgement Day in the Sistine Chapel. St Peters Church is massive and like nothing you have seen. Go to both of these!!!

 

[Realist]

Lucky you I'm green with envy, but Realist, what a waste, only 1 night in Bangkok there & back?? Extend your holiday & have a couple of weeks in Thailand at least

I spent 3 weeks in Thailand a couple of years back. The stop over is merely to break the flight up a bit...

 

[Stan 101]

When in Tuscony, Bolongna is not far away and it is a truly amazing place... Also home of Ducatis, the first european university, it has two leaning towers and nobody cares you are a tourist. Pisa on the other hand is dirty and geared for tourists. It is worth a look, but it's not treasury.

Stay safe

 

[REA]

Thats good news! Stay in Pisa a couple of days and go to the Cinque Terre (one + hours on the train) The four little seaside villages are amazing and they are easy to get to the stations are right in the villages. If the boat between the villages are running make sure you catch it the views are tremendous. Maybe you should even stay in one of the villages rather than 2 nights in Pisa. Good luck.

 

[robots]

hello,

you flying business realist?

thankyou
robots

 

[Realist]

hello,

you flying business realist?

Economy always!!

I am a value investor afterall...

 

[Realist]

Well I am out of here guys, fly to Bangkok in 3 hours, see you in December!!!

Go Uranium and Nickel!