The Travel Thread

ryno_ wrote:Dont spend too much time in LA. Its a shithole. Same for Hollywood, outside of the boulevard, its a deadset slum. If you do spend time in the area, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills are much nicer. The nightlife in Hollywood is pretty good tho.
San Diego is a cool place but it feels like Brisbane tbh - big country town with not much to do. Best selling point is its close to a good zoo and the beaches. For some reason they have really good sushi though. Weird.

my tv broke wrote:

Pretty much this, from my experiences.

I was in La Jolla in October last year for a wedding, which is a town on the northern coast of San Diego. Super chill, really liked the vibe there. Good little bars, friendly people.

We hired a car (hire a Mustang, heaps of fun) for 4 days for coming back from Vegas back to San Diego. Drove out through Death Valley, really cool scenery, up to Santa Barbaba, another chilled out beach town. I enjoy driving, so I guess it depends. People say driving through LA is a nightmare, but I like doing that kind of shit. Get a good feel for the city that way.

ryno_ wrote:

Think The OC meets Noosa.

Revraiser wrote:@multiple.scoregasms

From Ur 2023 trip what would u recommend or say is a must, or any general advice / tips for food, hotels etc. Spill the beans. The good oil as some say.

Milchcow wrote:
Enjoy the trip Rev

Mrs Cow and I have booked in long service leave this year. 5 and 1/2 weeks in Europe. Going to go through Italy and Croatia before heading to England (mostly to see family)

Milchcow wrote:
Enjoy the trip Rev

Mrs Cow and I have booked in long service leave this year. 5 and 1/2 weeks in Europe. Going to go through Italy and Croatia before heading to England (mostly to see family)

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

We did 3 weeks in Japan split between Tokyo, Hiroshima, Osaka and Kyoto. These were all repeat destinations for me but first time for the wife

Tokyo - Atleast 7 days to see most of the big ticket items

Stayed in Shinjuku area at Washington Hotel. Location was fantastic but one of the worst hotels I've ever stayed in. Would recommend staying somewhere around Tokyo station/Imperial palace. Close enough to major train lines that you can get anywhere you want relatively quickly, but also quiet enough you can have some peace. The area also has handy links to Narita airport via bus and train.

Attractions - The popular ones I recommend are Akihabara, Imperial Palace, Asakusa, Shibuya/Shinjuku, Harajuku. If Disney is your thing you could comfortably do a day each at Disneyland/Disney Sea. Recommend Tokyo Metro Government building observation deck rather than the other options like Sky Tree. Day trip to Fuji is also possible if you don't plan on staying in the area.

Kyoto- 2-3 days should be enough to see everything
Stayed at ANA Crowne Plaza opposite Nijo-jo Castle. Got a free upgrade to a suite by saying it was honeymoon. Excellent hotel with some nice restaurants on site. Not a lot of alternatives outside the onsite restaurants.

Attractions Gion, Fushimi inari Shrine, Arashiyama bamboo grove are the big ones. Take your pick from hundreds of shrines if you want to visit one

Hiroshima- Would probably recommend 1-2 days with 3 absolute max
Stayed at Crowne Plaza near the Peace Park. Location was great for walking. Plenty of food choices nearby

Attractions Day trip to Miyajima is well worth it. Peace Park/museum/bomb domb are all in the same kind of area and highly recommended.

Osaka- 3-5 days wouldn't be out of place

Stayed at Holiday Inn Namba which is about 1 minute walk from Dotonburi. The best location of the trip by far. Would highly recommend picking a hotel around this area

Attractions Dotonburi for food, drinks etc. Osaka castle is worth a trip. Day trips to Nara and Kobe are well worth it. Universal studios if that is your thing


Overall you can't really go wrong with food. You can get world class meals for <$20 pretty much all over the country

Revraiser wrote:Anyone have any thoughts on the 'single seat' at the back of a plane ? If it's extra small or a no go zone comfort wise

Revraiser wrote:

Thanks MS,  that's a gr8 rundown

We got to pick a few spots and things we ant to do as its a ten dayer. Will be googling like mad from the above advice

Milchcow wrote:
We'll be travelling overland from Rome to Dubrovnik, so a stop off in Slovenia is on the cards.
Might also stop off in Paris for a few days on the way to England, because the kids haven't been and its a city worth visiting. (so slightly more rushed than original post made it sound - will be 3.5 weeks in Italy/Croatia and 2 weeks in Paris/England)

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Some great options in Slovenia without getting too far off the track on the way to Dubrovnik

Ljubljana is a fun little city with a very walkable old town. Been a few years now but they also used to do a food market in one of the main squares every couple of days. You can get a horse burger from a number of places if "weird" food is your thing. Might be your best chance to have a burger without canibalism

Lake Bled and surrounds are picturesque and well worth a day or two. Vintgar Gorg is a very kid friendly hike with amazing scenary

Further south you have Predjama Castle and Postojna Caves as great locations to break up a car trip.

I've heard very good things about Piran on the coast but didn't make it that far myself