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[ilikeanswers]

Tromso Arctic Cathedral

[vada_9]

That’s the place. Your turn.

[ilikeanswers]

Name this steamy place:

[qbay46]

It reminds me of the hot baths at Moree

[ilikeanswers]

3 hours ago, qbay46 said:

It reminds me of the hot baths at Moree

 

You're not too far off. The one on the photo is a little more west 😉

Edited November 12, 2020 by ilikeanswers

[qbay46]

Lightning Ridge, artesian baths

[ilikeanswers]

21 minutes ago, qbay46 said:

Lightning Ridge, artesian baths

 

Nailed it 👏 Unlike Moree they haven't been commercialised. The locals have fought against any attempts to place entry fees or turn it into a hydrotherapy waterpark😂. It is a wonderful experience to be outside under the stars while soaking in the hot water. Lighting Ridge is by far my favourite of the Artesian baths. Having travelled through Europe, Costa Rica and Japan you realise how lucky we are that we have places like this for free at all. 

Edited November 13, 2020 by ilikeanswers

[MicCanberra]

21 minutes ago, qbay46 said:

Lightning Ridge, artesian baths

Yes, 

[qbay46]

9 minutes ago, ilikeanswers said:

 

Nailed it 👏 Unlike Moree they haven't been commercialised. The locals have fought against any attempts to place entry fees or turn it into a hydrotherapy waterpark😂. It is a wonderful experience to be outside under the stars while soaking in the hot water. Lighting Ridge is by far my favourite of the Artesian baths. Having travelled through Europe, Costa Rica and Japan you realise how lucky we are that we have places like this for free at all. 

 

    Our experience at Moree we would like to forget, had a lovely time in the pools at one of the caravan parks, in the middle of the night some not so nice people kicked the door in while we where sleeping in one of the cabins and rushed in grabbed the wifes hand bag and took off, they must have got a fright when i took off after them stark naked chasing them around the park but when they went over the fence that was the end for me.So never been back to Moree again

[qbay46]

Where was i when i took this pic

[OzKiwiJJ]

30 minutes ago, ilikeanswers said:

 

Nailed it 👏 Unlike Moree they haven't been commercialised. The locals have fought against any attempts to place entry fees or turn it into a hydrotherapy waterpark😂. It is a wonderful experience to be outside under the stars while soaking in the hot water. Lighting Ridge is by far my favourite of the Artesian baths. Having travelled through Europe, Costa Rica and Japan you realise how lucky we are that we have places like this for free at all. 

That's one thing I miss coming from NZ. I used to do a lot of work in Rotorua and often stayed in motels that had their own hot pools, often one per unit. I'd come back from work, have a soak, then go out to dinner and have another soak when I got back. Bliss!

[ilikeanswers]

24 minutes ago, qbay46 said:

Our experience at Moree we would like to forget, had a lovely time in the pools at one of the caravan parks, in the middle of the night some not so nice people kicked the door in while we where sleeping in one of the cabins and rushed in grabbed the wifes hand bag and took off, they must have got a fright when i took off after them stark naked chasing them around the park but when they went over the fence that was the end for me.So never been back to Moree again

 

Oh that is so sad 😞. I have heard about Moree's problems. So far we have stayed in Moree about five times and nothing has happened yet. I don't know if we have just been lucky or maybe things are improving. 

[qbay46]

I should have known something was a miss when i looked at the fence around the park instead of just a 1.8mt high fence they had put sheets of concrete reo steel all around the external fence which made it 2.4 mts high, they still went over that when i was chasing them

[NSWP]

41 minutes ago, qbay46 said:

 

    Our experience at Moree we would like to forget, had a lovely time in the pools at one of the caravan parks, in the middle of the night some not so nice people kicked the door in while we where sleeping in one of the cabins and rushed in grabbed the wifes hand bag and took off, they must have got a fright when i took off after them stark naked chasing them around the park but when they went over the fence that was the end for me.So never been back to Moree again

It is unfortunate some of the locals out west are not the choicest citizens, without being racist. I did a little bit of 👮‍♂️out there in the 80's, not Moree, but not far from there, I don't think it has changed much, the social issues will be around for a long time.

Edited November 13, 2020 by NSWP

[qbay46]

1 minute ago, NSWP said:

Yes, some of the locals out west are not the choicest citizens, without being racist.

 

   Well it stopped us from going back, we did enjoy the hot pools though

[NSWP]

2 minutes ago, qbay46 said:

 

   Well it stopped us from going back, we did enjoy the hot pools though

I would not go back either, unless I had my Glock, lol.  Yes the hot pools are nice and the beer is served icy cold.

 

You were lucky you still had the wheels on your car the next morning.

Edited November 13, 2020 by NSWP

[qbay46]

9 minutes ago, NSWP said:

I would not go back either, unless I had my Glock, lol.  Yes the hot pools are nice and the beer is served icy cold.

 

You were lucky you still had the wheels on your car the next morning.

 

  Yes i agree, we where even luckier that the keys to the car weren't in her bag like we normally do

[vada_9]

1 hour ago, qbay46 said:

Where was i when i took this pic

The Dubai fountain

[Blackduck59]

2 hours ago, qbay46 said:

Where was i when i took this pic

 

I'll go with the Bellagio in Las Vegas

[qbay46]

30 minutes ago, vada_9 said:

The Dubai fountain

 Correct

[vada_9]

What is on the marble slabs? and where are we?

[vada_9]

Another view, and here are the slabs

Edited November 13, 2020 by vada_9

[MicCanberra]

Sanda Muni Pagoda, Mandalay Hill, Myanmar.

[vada_9]

13 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Sanda Muni Pagoda, Mandalay Hill, Myanmar.

We are in Mandalay, that is the hill in background, I think you have the right name. so will pass over to you. Looks like there are 2 pagodas very similar.

Edited November 13, 2020 by vada_9

[MicCanberra]

3 minutes ago, vada_9 said:

We are in Mandalay, that is the hill in background, but not this pagoda, but very near. The marble tablets are the key.

Kuthodaw Pagoda