Blackduck59 Posted August 27 Author #8451 Share Posted August 27 @Heidi13 Hi Andy. I thought I would introduce you to my "different" thread. I started this years ago to ask my down under friends for tips about Oz. Over the years it has become a shoot the breeze place for anyone who knows about it, As luck would have it I am fortunate to have found many regulkars and will be visiting a number of them when we finally get down there. I got your message on the other board and tried again to email you and it was again "undeliverable" I think I may have given the wrong email over there. Please email me at lyle.duck at shaw.ca we look forward to hearing from you. Retirement came a few days early so I'm happily free for any social events. Cheers, Lyle & Lynn 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted August 28 #8452 Share Posted August 28 4 hours ago, Blackduck59 said: @Heidi13 Hi Andy. I thought I would introduce you to my "different" thread. I started this years ago to ask my down under friends for tips about Oz. Over the years it has become a shoot the breeze place for anyone who knows about it, As luck would have it I am fortunate to have found many regulkars and will be visiting a number of them when we finally get down there. I got your message on the other board and tried again to email you and it was again "undeliverable" I think I may have given the wrong email over there. Please email me at lyle.duck at shaw.ca we look forward to hearing from you. Retirement came a few days early so I'm happily free for any social events. Cheers, Lyle & Lynn thanks Lyle - resent to shaw address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted September 3 Author #8453 Share Posted September 3 So we had a nice visit with Andy @Heidi13 and his wife Judi on Friday. It was nice to see Andy again and to meet Judi (unfortunately she wasn't feeling well last year) Good food, good beer and great conversation. Then yesterday we met Rich and his friend Sue (from Georgia and LA respectively) at their ship and showed them a local's view of our town. That was another great time. We dropped them off back at the Westerdam (the same ship we will be on next year) and bid them fair winds and a trailing sea. They are on a 50+ day voyage to Japan via Alaska with a return via Hawaii. We have certainly enjoyed our visits with CC people whose posts reveal a sence of humour and pleasant nature. We hope to continue to welcome new friends whenever they are in our area. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted Sunday at 07:21 PM Author #8454 Share Posted Sunday at 07:21 PM So big congratulations to young Australian Oscar Piastri for a very entertaining win Azerbaijan today. I'm thankful that neither Sergio Perez nor Carlos Sainz were injured in their shunt, which was I believe rightly ruled as a "Racing Incident" with no further action. Of course seeing Lando in front of Verstappen makes me happy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted Monday at 12:17 AM #8455 Share Posted Monday at 12:17 AM Is that a car racing or a star wars reference ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted Monday at 12:39 AM Author #8456 Share Posted Monday at 12:39 AM 15 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: Is that a car racing or a star wars reference ? Did I use a "Star Wars" reference? Not so much. I saw the original in theatres once when it came out. I'm not big on Sci Fi in General. As it turns out several of the buildings in Baku are pretty futuristic. It was quite a race, very entertaining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted Monday at 01:07 PM #8457 Share Posted Monday at 01:07 PM 17 hours ago, Blackduck59 said: So big congratulations to young Australian Oscar Piastri for a very entertaining win Azerbaijan today. I'm thankful that neither Sergio Perez nor Carlos Sainz were injured in their shunt, which was I believe rightly ruled as a "Racing Incident" with no further action. Of course seeing Lando in front of Verstappen makes me happy. Another young Aussie is joining the circus next year. Jack Doohan, son of five time 500cc grand prix motorcycle champ Mick Doohan. I just hope the Alpine is a bit more competitive for his rookie season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted Tuesday at 01:42 AM #8458 Share Posted Tuesday at 01:42 AM Not completely different, but off the beaten track. I am looking at picking a London hotel and think I have narrowed it to a handful of possibilities. Does anyone have a standout location or hotel from past experiences in London & the UK? I am not looking at cheap, quirky, trendy or luxury, but a good location, comfortable with a moderate price. A nice view would be a bonus. We are in via Heathrow and heading out to Southampton after a 6-night stint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted Tuesday at 10:23 AM #8459 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:23 AM 8 hours ago, arxcards said: Not completely different, but off the beaten track. I am looking at picking a London hotel and think I have narrowed it to a handful of possibilities. Does anyone have a standout location or hotel from past experiences in London & the UK? I am not looking at cheap, quirky, trendy or luxury, but a good location, comfortable with a moderate price. A nice view would be a bonus. We are in via Heathrow and heading out to Southampton after a 6-night stint. Have a look at the Grange Hotels in Bloomsbury. They are mostly in gorgeous Georgian terraces. I've stayed in a couple of the ones in Bedford Place. They were very comfortable. I liked the location and the two nearest Underground stations are on the Waterloo line which links to Heathrow. I can't remember exactly which of their hotels I stayed in - I think one was the Clarendon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbeh Posted 19 hours ago #8460 Share Posted 19 hours ago On 9/17/2024 at 9:42 AM, arxcards said: Not completely different, but off the beaten track. I am looking at picking a London hotel and think I have narrowed it to a handful of possibilities. Does anyone have a standout location or hotel from past experiences in London & the UK? I am not looking at cheap, quirky, trendy or luxury, but a good location, comfortable with a moderate price. A nice view would be a bonus. We are in via Heathrow and heading out to Southampton after a 6-night stint. Whatever you do don't stay at Melia Whitehouse in London. We stayed there in 2015 in a room too small to fit our suitcases in (I kid you not, we had to leave 2 in the corridor and climb over the rest to get the door open), right next to a service corridor where the banging and crashing all night of trolleys etc meant little sleep, not to mention the piped music into the service area and staff who decided we weren't the sort of guest they preferred (don't think they much cared for Australians as the rest of the guests were either upper crust poms or rich Arabs) and treated us like the poor relation and all of this for the gob-smacking cost of $830AUD per night! My fault really, we'd have been better at a Holiday Inn or similar. This hotel was booked by our TA and I obviously didn't read the Itinerary properly and probably thought that was the cost for our stay rather than per night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted 18 hours ago #8461 Share Posted 18 hours ago 21 minutes ago, Bubbeh said: Whatever you do don't stay at Melia Whitehouse in London. We stayed there in 2015 in a room too small to fit our suitcases in (I kid you not, we had to leave 2 in the corridor and climb over the rest to get the door open), right next to a service corridor where the banging and crashing all night of trolleys etc meant little sleep, not to mention the piped music into the service area and staff who decided we weren't the sort of guest they preferred (don't think they much cared for Australians as the rest of the guests were either upper crust poms or rich Arabs) and treated us like the poor relation and all of this for the gob-smacking cost of $830AUD per night! My fault really, we'd have been better at a Holiday Inn or similar. This hotel was booked by our TA and I obviously didn't read the Itinerary properly and probably thought that was the cost for our stay rather than per night. This one is currently on the top of our shortlist. The only snag is they have surge pricing on one of our nights, which is preventing me from jumping in and making a booking there. Just on the Waterloo side of the Westminster Bridge, it ticks all the boxes of being easy to get in, get out, and easy to get to key tube stops to make our way around. I am closely watching the pricing on quite a few hotels in the Waterloo/Lambeth North area. If we want to pay the few extra bucks, the views look amazing, and we will see the river & bridges lit up on the Saturday night. Rooms | Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London I am still keen to learn from personal experiences, so thanks for making sure I skip that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted 6 hours ago #8462 Share Posted 6 hours ago 12 hours ago, arxcards said: This one is currently on the top of our shortlist. The only snag is they have surge pricing on one of our nights, which is preventing me from jumping in and making a booking there. Just on the Waterloo side of the Westminster Bridge, it ticks all the boxes of being easy to get in, get out, and easy to get to key tube stops to make our way around. I am closely watching the pricing on quite a few hotels in the Waterloo/Lambeth North area. If we want to pay the few extra bucks, the views look amazing, and we will see the river & bridges lit up on the Saturday night. Rooms | Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London I am still keen to learn from personal experiences, so thanks for making sure I skip that one. We have stayed there but it was back in 2010, very well located. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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