gnasher16 31,262 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 16 hours ago, mackem said: First time I ever went to Dubai there was ONE skyscraper,it’s changed a bit.My mate is frying beside the pool,said he feels like he is melting. The wife used to work for Morgan Stanley i think it was the early 2000's that the city started allowing property ownership by non nationals so they opened offices there she was back and forwards for a year or so. She rang me yesterday said she was in a bus shelter....i said dont be getting buses you idiot get a cab......no im just cooling down she says.....ice cold air conditioned bus stops....whatever next ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,262 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 15 hours ago, NEWKID said: My old man's got a couple of apartments in Crete, place called Elounda.. brilliant village, lots of good restaurants, bars etc but a lot more sedate than Malia etc... it looks out to Spinalonga Island, which is the last leper colony, interesting place to visit... we usually get a car and get out and about, but you can use buses easily for water parks etc, there's a few good pool bars that the kids loves when they were little, buy a drink and swim all day... worth a visit if your heading to Greece mate Off to Crete myself next week Chania though up the other end to Spinalonga....did a cruise that stopped at that bay a few years ago very nice,does your father live in Crete mate ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 27,413 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 I love Dubai and the Emirates, that’s probably because I lived in Saudi and just across the border into Dubai it was a lot less strict. These days Saudi is just like Dubai, but without the legal alcohol. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 28,400 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 32 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: Off to Crete myself next week Chania though up the other end to Spinalonga....did a cruise that stopped at that bay a few years ago very nice,does your father live in Crete mate ? No mate he still lives in Exeter, he's toyed with the idea of spending longer periods out there, but is a bit of a creature of habit so uses it as a holiday escape. I've not been to Chania, but heard it's nice up there, have a good one mate. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 5,100 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 2 hours ago, Pardus said: Funnily enough I almost booked there yesterday, never been Rhodes. I had my honeymoon there in Ixia, if you fancy something different look at Lesvos I stayed in a place called Eftalou. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,608 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 18 hours ago, gnasher16 said: My ol womans in Dubai at the moment i cant go there and she used to go there years ago before it was the " in " place ,so she just wanted to see how its changed....sent me these yesterday i said it looks to me like the regeneration of Canning Town ,apart from the temperature of course ....ive absolutely no desire to go there whatsoever personally. The only difference between that and Canning Town is that there are less Muslims in Dubai ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,521 Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 My sis just missed seeing a leopard this morning by around 15 minutes,someone reported one walking down a track,by the time they got there it had slipped into the jungle.Saw loads of deer,a sloth bear,elephants etc. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pardus 1,610 Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 1 minute ago, mackem said: My sis just missed seeing a leopard this morning by around 15 minutes,someone reported one walking down a track,by the time they got there it had slipped into the jungle.Saw loads of deer,a sloth bear,elephants etc. Bodmin? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,262 Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 On 28/05/2025 at 09:23, FLATTOP said: I had my honeymoon there in Ixia, if you fancy something different look at Lesvos I stayed in a place called Eftalou. Been to Lesvos a few times pretty little island....we was in Anaxos last time which is just along from Eftalou as i remember. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 5,100 Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 9 hours ago, gnasher16 said: Been to Lesvos a few times pretty little island....we was in Anaxos last time which is just along from Eftalou as i remember. Molyvos the capital is a lovely little place with all the restaurants and nice little bay I remember when I was there a good few years back George Bush senior visited and moored his luxury yacht in the bay, the two natural gulfs and natural springs are also interesting, I’m starting to sound like Alan Whicker lol… 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,521 Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 18 minutes ago, FLATTOP said: I’m starting to sound like Alan Whicker lol… Whickers World,used to love it as a kid. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 5,100 Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 2 minutes ago, mackem said: Whickers World,used to love it as a kid. I tell you what Mack if your sisters into wildlife she needs to get to Costa Rica and if you haven’t been yourself you would love it, a visit to the Monte Verde cloud forest is a must do and a nip over the border to Nicaragua is interesting to say the least lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,521 Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 11 minutes ago, FLATTOP said: I tell you what Mack if your sisters into wildlife she needs to get to Costa Rica and if you haven’t been yourself you would love it, a visit to the Monte Verde cloud forest is a must do and a nip over the border to Nicaragua is interesting to say the least lol. My sis is like a female Alan Whicker,normally has 2 or 3 decent holidays a year,she is going to the Maldives from Sri Lanka on Monday,her bloke is a boring drip,loves sitting around a pool on an all inclusive for a fortnight.She will be meeting me in Niagara in a few months time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 7,593 Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 Did Catalonia last year was great beach holiday, hired a car had a cottage I found online with pool etc but it was a lot of driving, we enjoyed , cost a fair bit. Just got back from Cornwall had good weather , got a house for the price of a caravan on Sykes , didn't have the drag of flying etc kids went on mackerel boat , crabbing was their highlight, did a river boat and beach days, had an unexpected rnli tour , lots of seafood,was fantastic tbh took both dogs . 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,262 Posted May 31 Report Share Posted May 31 (edited) On 30/05/2025 at 08:37, FLATTOP said: Molyvos the capital is a lovely little place with all the restaurants and nice little bay I remember when I was there a good few years back George Bush senior visited and moored his luxury yacht in the bay, the two natural gulfs and natural springs are also interesting, I’m starting to sound like Alan Whicker lol… Thats it mate this is from the top of Molyvos Castle....about 3 minutes before it lashed down !! My goal is to go to all of the less known islands,those that are not in the Jet2/TUI books....im probably more Judith Chalmers than Alan Whicker Edited May 31 by gnasher16 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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