The war office and I are travelling serenely through the UK at the moment.  Having a good time but wow, is it expensive!   Petrol nearly double the price, meat is very dear and clothes are much dearer than Oz.   done the Stonehenge, Salisbury cathedral and some beaut little pubs.  Heading up to the lakes district on mondaythen bonnie Scotland.   Weather at the moment is great as well

Aussie wrote on Jun 14^th, 2015 at 9:25pm:


Thanks Aussie we will be in Edinburgh in a week and a bit.  Going to ardrossan for a few days then over to Edinburgh and Perth.

There was a guy in a Beemer with a really big hairy Greek Sheila in tow going into a swanky restraint near here,  not sure whether it was our man though

Vic wrote on Jun 14^th, 2015 at 9:33pm:


Nah.....that could not have been Hicks.  He's into far better sheet than crappy Beemers now.   You're right about the bloody expense...and the exchange rate just sucks big time.  Best way to enjoy those Village Pubs is to travel by car.  Fantastic.  You'll love it.

Is a War Office anything like a Wife?

I envy you. I've never travelled overseas and I want to so badly that sometimes it hurts. I'll do it when the kids are a bit older and finances permit, but geez it feels like such a long way off. I have so many places I want to see and the UK would be my first stop. One day...

In the meantime, have enough fun for the both of us. I hope you get to see lots of exciting places.

Are you a history buff?

Vic wrote on Jun 14^th, 2015 at 9:17pm:


We were there in 2012 and I can say there are many, many good spots to visit & look at!

On the way you may be heading, I can recommend -
1) Bath & Surrounds.
2) Snowdonia National Park - Betws-y-Coed is worth a look around
3) Liverpool - particularly the Beatles museum, in the Docks area.
4) The Lakes area is great - The towns of Keswick, Kendall & nearby Carlisle are also worth a look.
5) Prestwick & Troon are great on the coast. Troon is the home of golf.
6) Further North, the towns of Glasgow, Oban & the lochs are great! Kings Knoll Hotel @ Oban is a good place to stay & has great views out over the town.
7) Inverness is a must & the sun doesn't set until after 10pm.
8) Cairngorms National Park is also worth a look & Aviemore is a nice town.
9) Believe it or not, there is a town call Perth on route to Edinburgh.
10) Edinburgh is great, but it can be cold - Edinburgh Castle is a MUST!

We caught a flight from London to Edinburgh, so we didn't see much of the East coast, except for Dover, where we caught the ferry to Calais in France.

Cheers & enjoy!   

Oh & I still can't believe, they hauled those huge rocks, to Stonehenge!

Vic wrote on Jun 14^th, 2015 at 9:17pm:


Are you taking the piss?

Australia is double the cost of here in 90% of things!!!!

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jun 14^th, 2015 at 9:57pm:



thats crazy....I did find the quality better in England.. mind you we were not there long.. but the meat and veggies seemed better more flavor I thought..

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jun 14^th, 2015 at 9:57pm:


What?  Petrol nearly double the cost per litre,  clobber expensive, good steak 33 pounds a kilo,  beer and wine comparative, I look at the price and double it as a rough comparison, and I reckon most things over here are more than Aussie

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jun 14^th, 2015 at 10:08pm:



well whos bringing in travel.. big vic is talking cars not flying.. and distance is what its all about...with flying.

yes vic double the price is about right...

cods wrote on Jun 14^th, 2015 at 10:14pm:


You tend to use air travel a lot more now cods.
Im flying to Hannover tomorrow night for £65.
If i wanted to go to north Queensland when i was in Aus i had to pay well north of $500.

Im just saying im better off here and Australia i found pretty extortionate.
I had a mortgage of $4,400 per month and here its less than £1,900.

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Righto. I'll have to check my calendar, but I think I'm free. I'll sort my passport, you sort my tickets. Sounds fair to me   

Ally G in de UK - AY?

When I do my world tour, I will bypass the Old Dart and focus on Ireland and Scotland and Germany.. only got one English ancestor - from Portsmouth - gateway to England... could be anything.........

Got me eye on a small property in Germany for a Summer hide.......

Look up me old mates in 41 RM.....

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Now you're talking...... OI - watcher, Guv - bu' nointeen 'undred pand is abaht 4000 dollar in Auschtrylia! 

Roight you are, Guv!  (pillock).....

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jun 14^th, 2015 at 11:50pm:



I am n Basingstoke at the moment.  I was in Portsmouth for my submarine course in 1976 but would love to go back to see it again.  I was based at gosport for a couple of years and enjoyed it

We did go to hayling  island for fish and chips, pickled onions and eggs.   Looked over to Portsmouth quite fondly

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jun 14^th, 2015 at 10:21pm:


yes, summer is best..

it only rains 6 days a week instead of 7...

plus... it sometimes gets to 14* 

oh... then there's the Muslim Ghettoes , they are always good fun

Have a great time BigVic, I'm jealous....

Meat was double the price in the UK in the 1970's.

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Jun 15^th, 2015 at 8:42am:




pansi it should make us all appreciate what we have back here... but it doesnt always work like that does it???..

look at the gst look at the whingers... yet we have one of the lowest on the world...remarkable...

we should be more grateful instead of the constant hand outs we seem to be looking for all the time.

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jun 15^th, 2015 at 7:23am:


white people?

what do white people have to do with anything? 

I wouldn't mind going to Europe one day but it would be my second choice to countries like, China, India, Japan and the Mrs wants to go to Canada...

even some of the Indonesian getaways look quite attractive...

I guess I enjoy places that will give me a more of a Cultural Difference.. 

I want to go to the UK just to have cod and chip/s, want to try that just one time, just one.

Aussie wrote on Jun 14^th, 2015 at 9:25pm:



And there's the Rugby World Cup in the autumn.