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Flying to Moscow tomorrow for 10 days behind what's left of the Iron Curtain.

Haven't been over there since Soviet days - when I briefly passed through an emerging independent Estonia, among others - so I'm fascinated to see what's different now.

Weekend in Moscow, catching up with an old friend, then during the week I'm heading north into the Karelian countryside. Lots of forest and lakes and local colour (in a non-patronising way, if that makes sense).

Back to Moscow for a second weekend, which will feature vodka and the early stages of Euro 2004, then on to London and light drizzle.

If all goes well I'm doing the Trans-Mongolian railway next year. Moscow-Yekaterinburg-Irkutsk/Baikal-Ulaan Baatur-Beijing.

If all goes badly I'll be exiled to Novaya Zemlya and forced to eat radioactive lichen.

Other than that, I've got a weekend break planned near Salisbury - quiet country pub, real ale, good food, short stagger to bed. And if I'm (un)lucky my boss will spring for me to go watch some football in Northern Sweden.

So what's everyone else doing for summer hols? If you don't answer I'll scan my holiday snaps and post them all when I come home

hope you have a real cool time. sounds like it's gonna be fun

andymackem wrote:
If all goes well I'm doing the Trans-Mongolian railway next year. Moscow-Yekaterinburg-Irkutsk/Baikal-Ulaan Baatur-Beijing.

wow you lucky thing! i've always wanted to do that! always wanted to go to russia too! not really interested in going to spain with the blue rinse brigade and all that bollox!

Hopefully I am going to Amsterdam this summer and am looking forward to seeing Anne Franks house.

Have fun! *goes green with envy*

Today I will be mostly travelling to.....LAHNDAN

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:Hopefully I am going to Amsterdam this summer and am looking forward to seeing Anne Franks house.

Funnily enough I'm going to Amsterdamage too. Weds 7th July to Sat 10th.

The Isle of Skye for the weekend. A former work colleague wants to see this - http://www.futureforests.com/halloffame ... photos.asp

markfiend wrote:

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:Hopefully I am going to Amsterdam this summer and am looking forward to seeing Anne Franks house.

Funnily enough I'm going to Amsterdamage too. Weds 7th July to Sat 10th.

blimey we'll overlap! well kinda I should be going on July 13th or 14th

I too am going on the 12th - 14th as a superb band are playing the Paradiso!

Big Si wrote:The Isle of Skye for the weekend. A former work colleague wants to see this - http://www.futureforests.com/halloffame ... photos.asp

Probably not, one of his old friends has just died!

Turkey for two weeks on Monday

Benidorm...

nuff said???

Vancouver for 3 weeks from 5th July! Yay!

Work-Offy-Home x5
Home-Destination X-Offy-Home x1
nowhere x1

Big Si wrote:The Isle of Skye for the weekend. A former work colleague wants to see this - http://www.futureforests.com/halloffame ... photos.asp

Respect to him.

Never been to skye, but it is meant to be a mental place to go if you want to drink and drive!

Al wrote:Never been to skye, but it is meant to be a mental place to go if you want to drink and drive!

yeah what a mental idea
drinking and driving
how cool

Calm down Bride.

Why is it allways the uptight who get a bit uppity at a throwaway comment.

Hoevever, it's true. They are nuts up in the islands. not many police and not much public transport - so if you want to go to the pub, then someone has to drive.

How do people get back home?

You figure, but I bet that "boyfriend, snakes, tarantulas, scorpion, giant african land snail, nile monitor and fish" all keep their seatbelts on.

Al wrote: Why is it allways the uptight who get a bit uppity at a throwaway comment.

Yes you're correct I am uptight about drink drivers and I don't think jokes about it are funny especially when one of my best mates was killed by one.

Wasn't that you getting uppity about a throwaway comment re: potting Fat Bob, Al?

Travelling plans - bloody NOWHERE, they won't let me on the 'plane!

Thats very true Carrie, dont know why I even let that get to me last night as I can take or leave the Cure, must have been the blue label vodka.

And no, I didn't drive home.

Apologies to all.

Al wrote:

Big Si wrote:The Isle of Skye for the weekend. A former work colleague wants to see this - http://www.futureforests.com/halloffame ... photos.asp

Respect to him.

Never been to skye, but it is meant to be a mental place to go if you want to drink and drive!

Ended up eaten by midges on Loch Lomond instead!

Moscow is really cool. I was there 15 years ago, and really like to go again.

but......

Tomorrow off to Mallorca for a week, filled with sun and drinks.

Big Si wrote:

Al wrote:

Big Si wrote:The Isle of Skye for the weekend. A former work colleague wants to see this - http://www.futureforests.com/halloffame ... photos.asp

Respect to him.

Never been to skye, but it is meant to be a mental place to go if you want to drink and drive!

Ended up eaten by midges on Loch Lomond instead!

you really don't like little flying bug things do you?

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

Big Si wrote:

Al wrote: Respect to him.

Never been to skye, but it is meant to be a mental place to go if you want to drink and drive!

Ended up eaten by midges on Loch Lomond instead!

you really don't like little flying bug things do you?

You ever experienced them? But being bitten by them isn't as bad as having to listen to "The m*****n"!

Having lived and worked there in a professional capacity, my professional view is that Moscow is a dump.

Propaganda is probably still the most bearable evening establishment to frequent if you would like a relatively clean evening out with lots of pretty Russian girls who aren't too obviously interested in your passport.

Exxile makes for the best reading. Your friends will know it.

I wanna go to Antarctica