building on some comments from Milltown Row in the "leaving" thread.
Where would you like to travel to, but in reality you'll probably never make it.
For me
Iran
Armenia
Madagascar
Lurgan
Afganistan.
QuoteLurgan
Afganistan.
Would you not aim for two dissimilar places?
Heaven
Gortin
Aghyaran
Positive Equity.
The winner's enclosure at Cheltenham.
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Madagascar
Boy I work with went there. He wasn't impressed. They stole his gutties.
Quote from: hardstation on January 15, 2011, 01:26:11 AM
Quote from: Ulick on January 15, 2011, 01:16:27 AM
Aghyaran
I have been. Stand in Aghayaran and look up at the Blue Stacks. It's a decent spot.
Gortin is a lovely wee place too.
I can't think of a place in the north that I haven't been. Of the worst - Larne, Draperstown and the Moy.
Have you ever been to Annaghmore?
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Have you ever been to Annaghmore?
Ach it's not that bad now. The wife and I were near moving there as a compromise because we couldn't agree on anywhere else. Kind of reminds me of Holland, without the strippers, the drink or the ganja.
Sorry, didn't mean it in that way, just that it's so hard to find. And it's nowhere near Derryhirk you're thinking of Aghagallon.
Worst place I've ever been is Glenanne.
Would really like to visit Ardboe but I probably won't.
Quote from: fitzroyalty on January 15, 2011, 01:57:18 AM
Would really like to visit Ardboe but I probably won't.
Fcuk I thought it was compulsory or something that everyone from north Armagh had to go pay homage at the Ardboe cross.
I was unaware of this North Armagh ritual...I may indeed venture up.
HS - duly noted.
Quote from: hardstation on January 15, 2011, 02:04:22 AM
crap since they cut down the 2p tree.
You're kidding! When did this happen?
Unst and maybe Siberia, the Faroes.
Bethlehem,Jerusalem,Babylon,Galapagos islands,Kilimanjaro National Park
& this beach http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U-HbDckqgE
Keep 'er low round Ardboe!
New Zealand
Croke Park... for a Derry game! :( :(
Greenland
The City Ground .... for a Premiership game! :( :(
Japan
Vietnam
India
Rio, Christmas Island, Necker Island, North Pole and top of Everest.
Galapagos, Bhutan/Nepal/Tibet, Altai Mountains, Victoria Falls
Places I really want to go to and reckon I will: Borneo, Patagonia, Costa Rica
Oktahatko
Madoko Dam
Anahanahana
Pap
I've already seen Navan.
Quote from: leaveherinsir on January 15, 2011, 08:06:14 AM
New Zealand
Croke Park... for a Derry game! :( :(
Greenland
The City Ground .... for a Premiership game! :( :(
keep the faith, on both accounts. We could be doing the both come September !
Quote from: Hardy on January 15, 2011, 11:55:30 AM
Oktahatko
Madoko Dam
Anahanahana
Pap
I've already seen Navan.
you wouldnt know if you were coming or going.
Scarlett Johansson's bosom
Would love to go to Rat Island near Alaska. Or even Alaska. Also Iceland and Greenland.
Always planned to settle in Canada.
Detroit
Papua New Guinea
Quote from: ONeill on January 15, 2011, 01:01:53 PM
Would love to go to Rat Island near Alaska. Or even Alaska. Also Iceland and Greenland.
Always planned to settle in Canada.
A calling to the Great Outdoors (and the coul)? I'd like to visit Greenland and Iceland too. A few friends have been to both and the photos look amazing.
There will be direct flights to Iceland from Belfast this year I think.
Alice Springs
Anchorage
Baffin Bay
New Zealand
NYC on St Patrick's Day
South Africa
Machu Picchu
Chichen Itza
The Apple Store in Victoria Square, Belfast.
Quote from: ziggysego on January 15, 2011, 02:54:54 PM
Machu Picchu
Stunning. You can do it by pony as well Zigs or you could hire porters to help with the chair.
Quote from: Ulick on January 15, 2011, 05:41:39 PM
Quote from: ziggysego on January 15, 2011, 02:54:54 PM
Machu Picchu
Stunning. You can do it by pony as well Zigs or you could hire porters to help with the chair.
Unfortunately too high for me, so I'll never get to see it in person.
Great thread for holiday ideas lads keep them coming.
Obvious ones, pyramids, taj mahal, oz
Wouldn't mind going to Sweden either but not really sure why
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Quote from: ONeill on January 15, 2011, 01:01:53 PM
Would love to go to Rat Island near Alaska. Or even Alaska. Also Iceland and Greenland.
Always planned to settle in Canada.
A calling to the Great Outdoors (and the coul)? I'd like to visit Greenland and Iceland too. A few friends have been to both and the photos look amazing.
There will be direct flights to Iceland from Belfast this year I think.
Yea, the cold air attracts me too. Apparently deadly women in Iceland too.
Quote from: Canalman on January 15, 2011, 02:43:33 PM
New Zealand
NYC on St Patrick's Day
South Africa
Why wont you make a Paddy's Day in New York? Best place in the world to celebrate it but it clashes with Cheltenham ??? :o
Some good deals on offer if you get it booked early enough
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 15, 2011, 06:44:16 PM
Quote from: Canalman on January 15, 2011, 02:43:33 PM
New Zealand
NYC on St Patrick's Day
South Africa
Why wont you make a Paddy's Day in New York? Best place in the world to celebrate it but it clashes with Cheltenham ??? :o
Some good deals on offer if you get it booked early enough
I did NYC on St Patrick's Day in 2004 was blizzard like conditions & ruined a good camcorder trying to film some of the parade.
Quote from: hardstation on January 15, 2011, 12:57:30 AM
The highlands and islands of Scotland. Other than that, nowhere.
you still could you HS, these are very achievable places to visit.
Quote from: Bogball XV on January 15, 2011, 07:01:56 PM
Quote from: hardstation on January 15, 2011, 12:57:30 AM
The highlands and islands of Scotland. Other than that, nowhere.
you still could you HS, these are very achievable places to visit.
Have done large parts of the Scottish Highlands and Islands over the years and they are absolutely stunning. The aerial photos of Torridon on Men of Rock the other night on BBC2 were unreal.
Cork.
Does anyone know how long it is on train from dublin to cork city?
About 3hrs
Has anyone been to Skellig Michael? i understand one of only three World Heritage Sites in the island of Ireland.
The others would be Newgrange & Giant's causeways which I'm sure most have been too.
Quote from: ross4life on January 15, 2011, 06:49:04 PM
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 15, 2011, 06:44:16 PM
Quote from: Canalman on January 15, 2011, 02:43:33 PM
New Zealand
NYC on St Patrick's Day
South Africa
Why wont you make a Paddy's Day in New York? Best place in the world to celebrate it but it clashes with Cheltenham ??? :o
Some good deals on offer if you get it booked early enough
I did NYC on St Patrick's Day in 2004 was blizzard like conditions & ruined a good camcorder trying to film some of the parade.
Done 5 years in a row, you can get snow or a sun tan on Paddy's in New York.
the island of Madeira it looks like something special
Anywhere where I can see the Northern Lights in the depths of winter. Been planning it for about ten years and am no further along than the day I started.
Tromso, Norway is suppose to be one of the best places to see the Northern lights & in the Summer they have 24hr brightness.
Only did the bottom half of Norway so will have to return for Northern lights/summer sunshine
There should be a wiki reference to all your posts!
Quote from: gallsman on January 15, 2011, 09:05:35 PM
Anywhere where I can see the Northern Lights in the depths of winter. Been planning it for about ten years and am no further along than the day I started.
I took this in Alta, Norway a few years back.
(http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/niallquinn_2008/north.jpg)
i've been to cairo and found it amazing. visited the egyptian museum, a papyrus factory, the sphinx and the pyramids - it was an amazing day that i'd recommend to everyone and anyone. the funeral mask of tutankhamun is brilliant to see although air conditioning hasn't made it to cairo yet so the museum was sticky to say the least.
I've always fancied alaska and kodiak island would be an ideal destination. I'd like to get to india and a rugby weekend in rome would be on my wish list, plenty to see apart from sport
Like O'Neill I'm mostly attracted to wide open spaces so would love to go to Greenland, Canada, Siberia, Mongolia, Montana in USA. Have seen a good bit of India but little of the north so would like to visit there too.
Grand Canyon. Holy Land.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 16, 2011, 02:16:48 PM
Grand Canyon. Holy Lands.
On St Patrick's Day!! Bottle of cider, hurling stick and some fire works!!! biggest tourist attraction in the North
Quote from: I SHOT JR on January 15, 2011, 10:27:51 PM
i've been to cairo and found it amazing. visited the egyptian museum, a papyrus factory, the sphinx and the pyramids - it was an amazing day that i'd recommend to everyone and anyone. the funeral mask of tutankhamun is brilliant to see although air conditioning hasn't made it to cairo yet so the museum was sticky to say the least.
Was there myself and wasn't overly impressed.
Was very disappointed with the Pyramids,I didn't like that they built Cairo's version of Ballymun right beside them,also didn't like some of the locals who hassle you while there.
The Museum was impressive but as a whole I didn't like Cairo at all.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on January 16, 2011, 02:20:14 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 16, 2011, 02:16:48 PM
Grand Canyon. Holy Land.
Aye Grand Canyon for me too.
Have been,nothing special IMHO.
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 16, 2011, 03:04:32 PM
Quote from: I SHOT JR on January 15, 2011, 10:27:51 PM
i've been to cairo and found it amazing. visited the egyptian museum, a papyrus factory, the sphinx and the pyramids - it was an amazing day that i'd recommend to everyone and anyone. the funeral mask of tutankhamun is brilliant to see although air conditioning hasn't made it to cairo yet so the museum was sticky to say the least.
Was there myself and wasn't overly impressed.
Was very disappointed with the Pyramids,I didn't like that they built Cairo's version of Ballymun right beside them,also didn't like some of the locals who hassle you while there.
The Museum was impressive but as a whole I didn't like Cairo at all.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on January 16, 2011, 02:20:14 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 16, 2011, 02:16:48 PM
Grand Canyon. Holy Land.
Aye Grand Canyon for me too.
Have been,nothing special IMHO.
Did you go to Grand Canyon on a cloudy day? or do one of those helicopter tours missing out on the hike down.
Doing Cairo in a few weeks know all about the locals hassling people having been to the Morocco and Canaries islands shouldn't take away from the spectacular sites i can imagine?
Quote from: andoireabu on January 16, 2011, 03:25:58 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on January 16, 2011, 02:20:14 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 16, 2011, 02:16:48 PM
Grand Canyon. Holy Land.
Aye Grand Canyon for me too.
Going there this summer. Doing vegas before that. Can't wait
Did this trip a couple of years ago, my only advise is to give yourself a couple of days in the grand canyon. I spent to much time in vegas and short changed myself on the trip to the grand canyon. Unreal spot to see.
Quote from: ross4life on January 16, 2011, 03:16:48 PM
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 16, 2011, 03:04:32 PM
Quote from: I SHOT JR on January 15, 2011, 10:27:51 PM
i've been to cairo and found it amazing. visited the egyptian museum, a papyrus factory, the sphinx and the pyramids - it was an amazing day that i'd recommend to everyone and anyone. the funeral mask of tutankhamun is brilliant to see although air conditioning hasn't made it to cairo yet so the museum was sticky to say the least.
Was there myself and wasn't overly impressed.
Was very disappointed with the Pyramids,I didn't like that they built Cairo's version of Ballymun right beside them,also didn't like some of the locals who hassle you while there.
The Museum was impressive but as a whole I didn't like Cairo at all.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on January 16, 2011, 02:20:14 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 16, 2011, 02:16:48 PM
Grand Canyon. Holy Land.
Aye Grand Canyon for me too.
Have been,nothing special IMHO.
Did you go to Grand Canyon on a cloudy day? or do one of those helicopter tours missing out on the hike down.
Doing Cairo in a few weeks know all about the locals hassling people having been to the Morocco and Canaries islands shouldn't take away from the spectacular sites i can imagine?
Maybe we went to the wrong spot,we went to the Skywalk part but I have read since that there are better parts to view it.
I was actually more impressed with the Hoover Dam if I'm honest.
I wasn't blown away by the Grand Canyon at all,same as the Pyramids though maybe I expect too much.
Compared to other places I have been like the Great Ocean Rd drive in Australia or Milford Sound in New Zealand the Grand Canyon was no where near those for an experience in my opinion anyways
The Pyramids experience was ruined for me by the fact I believed they were way out in the middle of the desert,I didn't expect as I said Ballymun flats to be a stones throw away or being able to take a photo of the Pyramids and the Sphinx with KFC and Maccy D's in the background.Plus we were hassled from the moment we got off the bus by locals.
My mate went to the Pyramids too. He wasn't too impressed with it either. Plus, he said it was a dirty kip.
Have been told the Skywalk part is a tourist trap with a poor view & we have our own Great Ocean Rd drive in Achill island i'm sure the Mayo guys will be along shortly to talk it up.
Hassling is a problem all right what where they selling this time sunglasses or crappy watches?
I have been to Skellig Michael. Well worth doing. Stayed here afterwards.
http://www.iskeroon.com/caherdaniel.htm
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 16, 2011, 04:45:25 PM
Quote from: ross4life on January 16, 2011, 03:16:48 PM
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 16, 2011, 03:04:32 PM
Quote from: I SHOT JR on January 15, 2011, 10:27:51 PM
i've been to cairo and found it amazing. visited the egyptian museum, a papyrus factory, the sphinx and the pyramids - it was an amazing day that i'd recommend to everyone and anyone. the funeral mask of tutankhamun is brilliant to see although air conditioning hasn't made it to cairo yet so the museum was sticky to say the least.
Was there myself and wasn't overly impressed.
Was very disappointed with the Pyramids,I didn't like that they built Cairo's version of Ballymun right beside them,also didn't like some of the locals who hassle you while there.
The Museum was impressive but as a whole I didn't like Cairo at all.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on January 16, 2011, 02:20:14 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 16, 2011, 02:16:48 PM
Grand Canyon. Holy Land.
Aye Grand Canyon for me too.
Have been,nothing special IMHO.
Did you go to Grand Canyon on a cloudy day? or do one of those helicopter tours missing out on the hike down.
Doing Cairo in a few weeks know all about the locals hassling people having been to the Morocco and Canaries islands shouldn't take away from the spectacular sites i can imagine?
Maybe we went to the wrong spot,we went to the Skywalk part but I have read since that there are better parts to view it.
I was actually more impressed with the Hoover Dam if I'm honest.
I wasn't blown away by the Grand Canyon at all,same as the Pyramids though maybe I expect too much.
Compared to other places I have been like the Great Ocean Rd drive in Australia or Milford Sound in New Zealand the Grand Canyon was no where near those for an experience in my opinion anyways
The Pyramids experience was ruined for me by the fact I believed they were way out in the middle of the desert,I didn't expect as I said Ballymun flats to be a stones throw away or being able to take a photo of the Pyramids and the Sphinx with KFC and Maccy D's in the background.Plus we were hassled from the moment we got off the bus by locals.
Milford Sound is brilliant, did that on a sunny winter's day, did Doubtful Sound the day before on a bleak, rainy, misty day. Incredible altogether. Want to go to the Norwegian fjords.
Mine isn't actually a place more a happening, always wanted to witness a total eclipse but I suppose it'd be cool to see it somewhere exotic. Below is a list of the ones for next 25 years.
•July 11, 2010 – South Pacific Ocean including Easter Island and the southern tip of South America
•November 13, 2012 – Australia and the Pacific Ocean
•November 3, 2013 – Atlantic Ocean and central Africa
•March 20, 2015 – North Atlantic Ocean, Norwegian Sea, Svalbard and the Faroe Islands
•March 9, 2016 – Indonesia including Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi, and the north Pacific Ocean
•August 21, 2017 – United States from Oregon to South Carolina
•July 2, 2019 – South Pacific Ocean, Chile and Argentina
•December 14, 2020 – Chile and Argentina
•December 4, 2021 – Antarctica
•April 20, 2023 – Indonesia
•April 8, 2024 – Mexico, United States and Canada
•August 12, 2026 – Greenland, Iceland and Spain
•August 2, 2027 – Gibraltar, North Africa and Saudi Arabia
•July 22, 2028 – Indian Ocean, Australia and New Zealand
•November 25, 2030 – South Africa, Indian Ocean and Australia
•November 14, 2031 – Pacific Ocean
•March 30, 2033 – Alaska and the Arctic Ocean
•March 20, 2034 – Central Africa and the Middle East
•September 2, 2035 – China, North Korea, Japan and the Pacific Ocean
Aye stick to the thread title please, or Dougal will be out with his dick measuring device!!
Going to Italy for the first time this year, Tuscany place near Pisa. That's one place on my list. would like to go to Rome also but too far from were we will be staying, so will have to wait >:(.
Want to go to Moscow also.
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on January 16, 2011, 07:23:09 PM
Why is it that threads like this one and the pimp up your photography one very quickly turn into dick measuring contests as posters try to outdo each other in an ' I've been to loads of great places competition' Lister to yourselves - I've been to NYC 5 times, how come you cant go, I've just been to the south of Norway, Oh, well I've been to the north and seen the northern lights blah blah blah, actually no blow blow blow is more appropriate in the circumstances
You've been to the Eurovision.
And the mainland. Never again
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on January 16, 2011, 07:23:09 PM
Why is it that threads like this one and the pimp up your photography one very quickly turn into dick measuring contests as posters try to outdo each other in an ' I've been to loads of great places competition' Lister to yourselves - I've been to NYC 5 times, how come you cant go, I've just been to the south of Norway, Oh, well I've been to the north and seen the northern lights blah blah blah, actually no blow blow blow is more appropriate in the circumstances
It's not the size but how you use it as they say...
Going back to CiKe piece on the Norwegian fjords, it's all about getting a good sunny day & that part of Norway rains more than here.
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on January 16, 2011, 07:23:09 PM
Why is it that threads like this one and the pimp up your photography one very quickly turn into dick measuring contests as posters try to outdo each other in an ' I've been to loads of great places competition' Lister to yourselves - I've been to NYC 5 times, how come you cant go, I've just been to the south of Norway, Oh, well I've been to the north and seen the northern lights blah blah blah, actually no blow blow blow is more appropriate in the circumstances
Dougal, I am rather well endowed
now you mention it but apart from that, places you will never go.... As awesome as the city is, New York is hardly somewhere not that accessible or somewhere you couldn't save up to go compared to all these other places mentioned that I have barely even heard of but I know the point you make when you highlight it in such a fashion
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on January 16, 2011, 07:23:09 PM
Why is it that threads like this one and the pimp up your photography one very quickly turn into dick measuring contests as posters try to outdo each other in an ' I've been to loads of great places competition' Lister to yourselves - I've been to NYC 5 times, how come you cant go, I've just been to the south of Norway, Oh, well I've been to the north and seen the northern lights blah blah blah, actually no blow blow blow is more appropriate in the circumstances
Couldnt agree more.
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 08:34:24 PM
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on January 16, 2011, 07:23:09 PM
Why is it that threads like this one and the pimp up your photography one very quickly turn into dick measuring contests as posters try to outdo each other in an ' I've been to loads of great places competition' Lister to yourselves - I've been to NYC 5 times, how come you cant go, I've just been to the south of Norway, Oh, well I've been to the north and seen the northern lights blah blah blah, actually no blow blow blow is more appropriate in the circumstances
Dougal, I am rather well endowed now you mention it but apart from that, places you will never go.... As awesome as the city is, New York is hardly somewhere not that accessible or somewhere you couldn't save up to go compared to all these other places mentioned that I have barely even heard of but I know the point you make when you highlight it in such a fashion
Do you ever get sick of bragging and blowing :D
There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold;
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
I cremated Sam McGee.
Now Sam McGee was from Tennessee, where the cotton blooms and blows.
Why he left his home in the South to roam 'round the Pole, God only knows.
He was always cold, but the land of gold seemed to hold him like a spell;
Though he'd often say in his homely way that he'd "sooner live in hell".
On a Christmas Day we were mushing our way over the Dawson trail.
Talk of your cold! through the parka's fold it stabbed like a driven nail.
If our eyes we'd close, then the lashes froze till sometimes we couldn't see;
It wasn't much fun, but the only one to whimper was Sam McGee.
And that very night, as we lay packed tight in our robes beneath the snow,
And the dogs were fed, and the stars o'erhead were dancing heel and toe,
He turned to me, and "Cap," says he, "I'll cash in this trip, I guess;
And if I do, I'm asking that you won't refuse my last request."
Well, he seemed so low that I couldn't say no; then he says with a sort of moan:
"It's the cursed cold, and it's got right hold till I'm chilled clean through to the bone.
Yet 'tain't being dead -- it's my awful dread of the icy grave that pains;
So I want you to swear that, foul or fair, you'll cremate my last remains."
A pal's last need is a thing to heed, so I swore I would not fail;
And we started on at the streak of dawn; but God! he looked ghastly pale.
He crouched on the sleigh, and he raved all day of his home in Tennessee;
And before nightfall a corpse was all that was left of Sam McGee.
There wasn't a breath in that land of death, and I hurried, horror-driven,
With a corpse half hid that I couldn't get rid, because of a promise given;
It was lashed to the sleigh, and it seemed to say:
"You may tax your brawn and brains,
But you promised true, and it's up to you to cremate those last remains."
Now a promise made is a debt unpaid, and the trail has its own stern code.
In the days to come, though my lips were dumb, in my heart how I cursed that load.
In the long, long night, by the lone firelight, while the huskies, round in a ring,
Howled out their woes to the homeless snows -- O God! how I loathed the thing.
And every day that quiet clay seemed to heavy and heavier grow;
And on I went, though the dogs were spent and the grub was getting low;
The trail was bad, and I felt half mad, but I swore I would not give in;
And I'd often sing to the hateful thing, and it hearkened with a grin.
Till I came to the marge of Lake Lebarge, and a derelict there lay;
It was jammed in the ice, but I saw in a trice it was called the "Alice May".
And I looked at it, and I thought a bit, and I looked at my frozen chum;
Then "Here," said I, with a sudden cry, "is my cre-ma-tor-eum."
Some planks I tore from the cabin floor, and I lit the boiler fire;
Some coal I found that was lying around, and I heaped the fuel higher;
The flames just soared, and the furnace roared -- such a blaze you seldom see;
And I burrowed a hole in the glowing coal, and I stuffed in Sam McGee.
Then I made a hike, for I didn't like to hear him sizzle so;
And the heavens scowled, and the huskies howled, and the wind began to blow.
It was icy cold, but the hot sweat rolled down my cheeks, and I don't know why;
And the greasy smoke in an inky cloak went streaking down the sky.
I do not know how long in the snow I wrestled with grisly fear;
But the stars came out and they danced about ere again I ventured near;
I was sick with dread, but I bravely said: "I'll just take a peep inside.
I guess he's cooked, and it's time I looked"; . . . then the door I opened wide.
And there sat Sam, looking cool and calm, in the heart of the furnace roar;
And he wore a smile you could see a mile, and he said: "Please close that door.
It's fine in here, but I greatly fear you'll let in the cold and storm --
Since I left Plumtree, down in Tennessee, it's the first time I've been warm."
There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold;
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
I cremated Sam McGee.
Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 16, 2011, 08:44:03 PM
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on January 16, 2011, 07:23:09 PM
Why is it that threads like this one and the pimp up your photography one very quickly turn into dick measuring contests as posters try to outdo each other in an ' I've been to loads of great places competition' Lister to yourselves - I've been to NYC 5 times, how come you cant go, I've just been to the south of Norway, Oh, well I've been to the north and seen the northern lights blah blah blah, actually no blow blow blow is more appropriate in the circumstances
Couldnt agree more.
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 08:34:24 PM
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on January 16, 2011, 07:23:09 PM
Why is it that threads like this one and the pimp up your photography one very quickly turn into dick measuring contests as posters try to outdo each other in an ' I've been to loads of great places competition' Lister to yourselves - I've been to NYC 5 times, how come you cant go, I've just been to the south of Norway, Oh, well I've been to the north and seen the northern lights blah blah blah, actually no blow blow blow is more appropriate in the circumstances
Dougal, I am rather well endowed now you mention it but apart from that, places you will never go.... As awesome as the city is, New York is hardly somewhere not that accessible or somewhere you couldn't save up to go compared to all these other places mentioned that I have barely even heard of but I know the point you make when you highlight it in such a fashion
Do you ever get sick of bragging and blowing :D
do you ever get sick of spouting shite all the time on here? obviously not - I love you too by the way (its been a few months since we had a bit of banter) :-* :-* :'( :'(
Seriously though, I've always wondered with people like you, what is it, is it an insecurity or do you even know you're doing it?
To be fair, you're not on your own.
Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 16, 2011, 09:21:13 PM
Seriously though, I've always wondered with people like you, what is it, is it an insecurity or do you even know you're doing it?
To be fair, you're not on your own.
I am shocking insecure so I have to blow and brag like mad, its the only way I can deal with it.
I was bullied at school for my Linford bodily parts!! :o So any craic with ye, how did you get the festive season over you and the folks?
Rio De Janeiro, looks fantastic but the CRIME keeps me away.
Quote from: DrinkingHarp on January 16, 2011, 09:38:26 PM
Rio De Janeiro, looks fantastic but the CRIME keeps me away.
I have the same opinion about Joburg
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 09:39:58 PM
Quote from: DrinkingHarp on January 16, 2011, 09:38:26 PM
Rio De Janeiro, looks fantastic but the CRIME keeps me away.
I have the same opinion about Joburg
I'd love to say I was in one of those places but it might seem like I'm boasting ::)
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 16, 2011, 09:46:34 PM
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 09:39:58 PM
Quote from: DrinkingHarp on January 16, 2011, 09:38:26 PM
Rio De Janeiro, looks fantastic but the CRIME keeps me away.
I have the same opinion about Joburg
I'd love to say I was in one of those places but it might seem like I'm boasting ::)
Don't be at the eyes, you are another one ;)
But we are all anonymous POG so is it not rather fruitless blowing behind an alias?
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 09:51:03 PM
But we are all anonymous POG so is it not rather fruitless blowing behind an alias?
You would think!
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 09:51:03 PM
But we are all anonymous POG so is it not rather fruitless blowing behind an alias?
Maybe POG needs to travel more..
I don't think anyone was boasting on this thread,I actually found it quite interesting hearing of where people would like to go and places they have been,gives me ideas of places to go to..
Would never dream of going to places like Norway but hearing others experiences of them places would make you want to go and its always nice to go to unusual places on hols rather than the usual Spain etc etc
Good man, Niall Quinn.
What I'd really like to do but definitely won't is to time-travel. There's hardly any period in the past that wouldn't be fascinating to experience. As long as you could avoid plagues and massacres and bad smells.
Strangely enough, I'd have no interest in visiting the future at all. You wouldn't understand any of it and it would probably be a big disappointment. All the things that were predicted in the past that we're now experiencing have turned out to be no big deal. Mainly I'd be afraid of the future because with the way things are going it's nearly certain the future will be run by women and that men (those that are not exterminated at birth) will be enslaved.
The Coolest Hotel in the World.........http://www.icehotel.com/
Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 16, 2011, 09:53:56 PM
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 09:51:03 PM
But we are all anonymous POG so is it not rather fruitless blowing behind an alias?
You would think!
If I wanted to blow I would blabber on about where I stayed and what I got up to when I was there and rabbit on about a few other
places I have been to too.... Did I do that? I just said I would like to see Rio and the North Pole but probably won't happen. As for not getting to NYC on Paddy's Day, one solid year of good saving and it could be the trip of a lifetime
Quote from: Hardy on January 16, 2011, 09:56:32 PM
Good man, Niall Quinn.
What I'd really like to do but definitely won't is to time-travel. There's hardly any period in the past that wouldn't be fascinating to experience. As long as you could avoid plagues and massacres and bad smells.
Strangely enough, I'd have no interest in visiting the future at all. You wouldn't understand any of it and it would probably be a big disappointment. All the things that were predicted in the past that we're now experiencing have turned out to be no big deal. Mainly I'd be afraid of the future because with the way things are going it's nearly certain the future will be run by women and men (those that are not exterminated at birth) will be enslaved.
I've been there, here's some pics...
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I'll post some more later...
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 10:02:50 PM
Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 16, 2011, 09:53:56 PM
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 09:51:03 PM
But we are all anonymous POG so is it not rather fruitless blowing behind an alias?
You would think!
If I wanted to blow I would blabber on about where I stayed and what I got up to when I was there and rabbit on about a few other places I have been to too.... Did I do that? I just said I would like to see Rio and the North Pole but probably won't happen. As for not getting to NYC on Paddy's Day, one solid year of good saving and it could be the trip of a lifetime
Not everyone has spare cash to put away for trips to new york on st paddy's day you know.
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 16, 2011, 09:54:49 PM
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 09:51:03 PM
But we are all anonymous POG so is it not rather fruitless blowing behind an alias?
Maybe POG needs to travel more..
I don't think anyone was boasting on this thread,I actually found it quite interesting hearing of where people would like to go and places they have been,gives me ideas of places to go to..
Would never dream of going to places like Norway but hearing others experiences of them places would make you want to go and its always nice to go to unusual places on hols rather than the usual Spain etc etc
You and Ross4life could hit Norway together. Check if Minder wants to tag along.
Most people should see fifty or sixty St Patricks Days if they are lucky enough. It does not have to be the next one. You could plan to go on your 50th birthday, or is that too late?
Quote from: Tony Baloney on January 16, 2011, 10:09:25 PM
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 16, 2011, 09:54:49 PM
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 09:51:03 PM
But we are all anonymous POG so is it not rather fruitless blowing behind an alias?
Maybe POG needs to travel more..
I don't think anyone was boasting on this thread,I actually found it quite interesting hearing of where people would like to go and places they have been,gives me ideas of places to go to..
Would never dream of going to places like Norway but hearing others experiences of them places would make you want to go and its always nice to go to unusual places on hols rather than the usual Spain etc etc
You and Ross4life could hit Norway together. Check if Minder wants to tag along.
Who would mind ross when meself and Minder hit the tittybars?
Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 16, 2011, 10:07:04 PM
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 10:02:50 PM
Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 16, 2011, 09:53:56 PM
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 09:51:03 PM
But we are all anonymous POG so is it not rather fruitless blowing behind an alias?
You would think!
If I wanted to blow I would blabber on about where I stayed and what I got up to when I was there and rabbit on about a few other places I have been to too.... Did I do that? I just said I would like to see Rio and the North Pole but probably won't happen. As for not getting to NYC on Paddy's Day, one solid year of good saving and it could be the trip of a lifetime
Not everyone has spare cash to put away for trips to new york on st paddy's day you know.
If you stopped buying 24packs of crusty rolls from the supermarket you wouldn't be long saving up
Quote from: Tony Baloney on January 16, 2011, 10:09:25 PM
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 16, 2011, 09:54:49 PM
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 09:51:03 PM
But we are all anonymous POG so is it not rather fruitless blowing behind an alias?
Maybe POG needs to travel more..
I don't think anyone was boasting on this thread,I actually found it quite interesting hearing of where people would like to go and places they have been,gives me ideas of places to go to..
Would never dream of going to places like Norway but hearing others experiences of them places would make you want to go and its always nice to go to unusual places on hols rather than the usual Spain etc etc
You and Ross4life could hit Norway together. Check if Minder wants to tag along.
IMO Best looking blonde women in the World reason enough to travel? but traveling with RLL minder common now :D
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 16, 2011, 10:11:54 PM
Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 16, 2011, 10:07:04 PM
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 10:02:50 PM
Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 16, 2011, 09:53:56 PM
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 09:51:03 PM
But we are all anonymous POG so is it not rather fruitless blowing behind an alias?
You would think!
If I wanted to blow I would blabber on about where I stayed and what I got up to when I was there and rabbit on about a few other places I have been to too.... Did I do that? I just said I would like to see Rio and the North Pole but probably won't happen. As for not getting to NYC on Paddy's Day, one solid year of good saving and it could be the trip of a lifetime
Not everyone has spare cash to put away for trips to new york on st paddy's day you know.
If you stopped buying 24packs of crusty rolls from the supermarket you wouldn't be long saving up
It's not me that wants to go ???
They have the Internet in America and Norway too so you would not have to put up with any withdrawal symptoms from your pals on here if you fancied taking a trip outside your front door ;D
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 16, 2011, 10:17:56 PM
They have the Internet in America and Norway too so you would not have to put up with any withdrawal symptoms from your pals on here if you fancied taking a trip outside your front door ;D
Yeah, definitely a self confidence problem you have.
You'll soon be at 13,000 posts POG. That is some going. I'll be the first to congratulate you, and wish you a happy 50th if it falls around the same time
Reading through this thread I just realised that I`ve never been to the Giants Causeway. Is it worth the drive or is it as drab as it looks on TV?
Quote from: All of a Sludden on January 16, 2011, 11:37:58 PM
Reading through this thread I just realised that I`ve never been to the Giants Causeway. Is it worth the drive or is it as drab as it looks on TV?
Balls.
In terms of sport:
Want to attend an Athletic Bilbao home game
Want to attend a St Pauli home game
Want to attend a Roma home game
Want to attend a Chargers home game.
Just to turn the topic on its head, Place i probably will visit but don't really want to. Herself is dying to go to las vegas but for some reason i can't think of anything worse. Not sure why i've such a dislikefor a place. If anyone can convince me otherwise i intend to propose soon and the honeymoon will be a hot topic
Good stuff O'Neill
Mayweather vs Pacquiao (if it ever takes place)
UFC main event in Las Vegas
Superbowl in New York/Jersey (would need to wrap up warm)
World cup in Brazil
El Clasico
NBA final (deciding game)
I would love to visit the Ka'aba in Mecca but unless there is a Vatican 2 in Islam it will remain off limits.
There is a transgender temple in Tamil Nadu in India that looks very interesting.
Another one somewhere in India is full of rats but I don't think the kids would like it.
The playground of the bunscoil in Leitir Meallain was used as one of the locations for the recording of Gugalai Gug
and I would love to visit sometime.
The Moon.
Ulan Bator
Gualin- China
Machu Picchu
Buenos Aires
Angkor Wat
Libya
Cape Town
Vietnam
I might get to one of these, with Cape Town being the most likely.
The grand canyon is surely more impressive than Milford Sound. I was at Milford Sound on a misty cloudy day and haven't been to the grand Canyons. Milford Sound has some nice sea scenery but the Grand Canyon is unique, a mile deep or something like that. It is surely worth a watch.
If you judge the Grand Canyon by the view from the Skywalk, then you do it a disservice. Far better places to catch the panoramic view than there. Evening time, when the sun begins to set over the canyon is one of those magical moments and would highly recommend it. You don't realise the scale of the place until you look at one of the photos at the lookout points and you realise that the rock you are looking at in the distance is actually 40km away.
Would love to visit Alaska and the whole wilderness thing going on up that direction, don't know why but it interests me.
And of course, Australia, followed by Buenos Aires.
Have never been to Milford Sound but looking at the pictures it looks similar to the Norwegian fjords & I agree the Grand Canyon is unique, though make sure you don't do the skywalk tour as looking at the pictures/videos it's a poor view.
My next door neighbour's knickers
On a serious side it would prob be New Zealand and a few of the South American countries...
For some reason the Asian countries do not appeal to me at all
Quote from: gallsman on January 15, 2011, 09:05:35 PM
Anywhere where I can see the Northern Lights in the depths of winter. Been planning it for about ten years and am no further along than the day I started.
I am sure I heard that the northern lights will be seen as far south as Rome in 2012, so find some dark wee spot up the north and you should have a good view of them.
Quote from: Goldengreen on January 17, 2011, 06:28:27 PM
Quote from: gallsman on January 15, 2011, 09:05:35 PM
Anywhere where I can see the Northern Lights in the depths of winter. Been planning it for about ten years and am no further along than the day I started.
I am sure I heard that the northern lights will be seen as far south as Rome in 2012, so find some dark wee spot up the north and you should have a good view of them.
http://mediacentre.canada.travel/content/travel_story_ideas/aurora_2012 (http://mediacentre.canada.travel/content/travel_story_ideas/aurora_2012)
To catch this brilliant swirl of shimmering colours in the night sky, head north—to Canada.
by Suzanne Morphet 6 November 2009
Have you seen the Northern Lights? I mean really seen them, in all their glory as they swirl over the night sky, colouring it red, green and purple?
If you're guilty of putting off that trip north—maybe spending time outdoors in minus 40 degrees C (-40 degrees F) isn't your idea of fun!—don't wait much longer. Beginning about 2012, the aurora borealis will be at its best in a long time.
The lights will be more brilliant, more frequent, more amazing than any time in the last decade—maybe even the last century.
Why? The short answer is "solar maximum." Sounds scientific, and it is, but the simple explanation is that between 2012 and 2013, the sun will be going through an intense period of activity, producing lots of charged particles. When these hit the earth's atmosphere, look out! Or rather, look up. If you're in the right place, you'll see a fantastic show of lights.
And, where's the right place? Yellowknife, NWT, for a couple reasons. It's at 62 degrees latitude, and if you know anything about the earth's magnetic field, you know that 62 degrees is directly under a dominant magnetic line. Plus, Yellowknife skies are usually clear, with no clouds impeding your view.
Rent a parka, drive a dog team (or snowmobile) away from the city lights. Or visit Aurora Village and stay warm in a traditional tipi.
Yes, it can be mighty cold up there, but the night sky is sizzling hot.
Quote from: Schofield on January 17, 2011, 12:58:42 AM
Just to turn the topic on its head, Place i probably will visit but don't really want to. Herself is dying to go to las vegas but for some reason i can't think of anything worse. Not sure why i've such a dislikefor a place. If anyone can convince me otherwise i intend to propose soon and the honeymoon will be a hot topic
I was there on honeymoon,I'd like to tell you more but it might sound like boasting
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-zJIWlGXCOo/TSX-csBu2yI/AAAAAAAABUs/wehbex5K8kY/s320/OldLadyShocked.png)
Quote from: ONeill on January 16, 2011, 11:46:04 PM
Quote from: All of a Sludden on January 16, 2011, 11:37:58 PM
Reading through this thread I just realised that I`ve never been to the Giants Causeway. Is it worth the drive or is it as drab as it looks on TV?
Balls.
Not worth the drive then?
We've been to the pyramids. Pyramids like the museum are spectacular but kinda let down by Cairo itself.
On the list for want to go places:
Ayres Rock
Grand canyon
Machu picchu
Any part of the great wall of china
Quote from: All of a Sludden on January 17, 2011, 11:38:02 PM
Quote from: ONeill on January 16, 2011, 11:46:04 PM
Quote from: All of a Sludden on January 16, 2011, 11:37:58 PM
Reading through this thread I just realised that I`ve never been to the Giants Causeway. Is it worth the drive or is it as drab as it looks on TV?
Balls.
Not worth the drive then?
No, It's rubbish. The missus wanted to take a look a couple of years back so we drove up from Belfast for a look, it would have been the biggest waste of a day ever only we drove back along the coast road and that was very impressive. Drive the coast road and don't bother yourselves going down to see a few 'oul rocks
I've never been to Scotland or Wales, and there are a bunch of places in Ireland I've yet to see, and with living abroad and the time it takes to see all the family and friends when you get home - I doubt I'll get to see them all.
Quote from: Puckoon on January 17, 2011, 11:49:48 PM
I've never been to Scotland or Wales, and there are a bunch of places in Ireland I've yet to see, and with living abroad and the time it takes to see all the family and friends when you get home - I doubt I'll get to see them all.
I`ve always liked Scotland, even more so if you avoid Glasgow, especially at the weekends. The Highlands are beautiful, fantastic scenery, lovely people, its very like the west of Ireland.
Wales on the other hand. Avoid. Downtrodden little Englanders. Dont go there, especially Holyhead.
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on January 17, 2011, 11:09:48 PM
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 17, 2011, 09:23:23 PM
Quote from: Schofield on January 17, 2011, 12:58:42 AM
Just to turn the topic on its head, Place i probably will visit but don't really want to. Herself is dying to go to las vegas but for some reason i can't think of anything worse. Not sure why i've such a dislikefor a place. If anyone can convince me otherwise i intend to propose soon and the honeymoon will be a hot topic
I was there on honeymoon,I'd like to tell you more but it might sound like boasting
Ach go ahead and tell the fella more. After all since Christmas you've told us that you've been to Australia New Zealand, Egypt, and the USA, you spend hundreds on camera lenses, you've a Ping G15 golf driver, you've played Portmarnock and Druids Glen golf courses and you're getting a 3D telly. Sure after all that one more little boast is neither here nor there.
Since he can afford all that, he must have did alright in Vegas.
When i did the Causeway it was one of those bus tours things that included Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge & a tour of the Bushmills distillery.
Agree Holyhead is a awful place though the scenery around Anglesey is perhaps the best in Wales
Quote from: ross4life on January 18, 2011, 12:20:54 AM
When i did the Causeway it was one of those bus tours things that included Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge & a tour of the Bushmills distillery.
Agree Holyhead is a awful place though the scenery around Anglesey is perhaps the best in Wales
Is that not like judging France on Calais or Scotland on Stranraer?
Wouldn't judge Wales on just Holyhead, just agreeing it's not the best of towns.
Pyongyang
Bhutan
Top of Mt.Everest
Bottom of the Marianas Trench
Tierra del Fuego
Heaven
Hell.
Quote from: Aerlik on January 18, 2011, 02:04:26 AM
Heaven
Hell.
Go to Achill Island of a Summers evening, that's heaven
Go to Roscommon of any 'oul evening, that's hell
(http://jamiedubs.com/fuckflickr/data/i%20see%20what%20you%20did%20there/see-owl2.jpg)
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 16, 2011, 02:16:48 PM
Grand Canyon. Holy Land.
Kerry Mike's going there on his honeymoon.
QuoteKerry Mike's going there on his honeymoon.
Bring it on....
Quote from: Kerry Mike on January 18, 2011, 11:37:39 AM
QuoteKerry Mike's going there on his honeymoon.
Bring it on....
Are you not going to Mt. Carmel?
Boom, boom.
now now keep it country
Cuba
Moscow
Vietnam
Cheryl Coles bedroom ;) ;)
Not necessarily in that order though
Quote from: MR99 on January 18, 2011, 02:38:26 PM
Cuba
Moscow
Vietnam
Cheryl Coles bedroom ;) ;)
Not necessarily in that order though
a very similar list to what i was thinking :D
Me I always wanted to go to Japan,would like to go to Hong Kong as well and will hopefully make it some day.
I think the Faroe Islands be a class joint as well.
Every state in the USA!
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 18, 2011, 05:15:29 PM
Me I always wanted to go to Japan,would like to go to Hong Kong as well and will hopefully make it some day.
I think the Faroe Islands be a class joint as well.
2 words explain this - Japanese schoolgirls.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll Llantysiliogogogoch
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukaka pikimaunga horonukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
Krungthepmahanakornamornratanakosinmahintarayutthayamahadilokphop
nopparatrajathaniburiromudomrajaniwesmahasatharn
amornphimarnavatarnsathitsakkattiyavisanukamprasit
Quote from: ross4life on January 18, 2011, 06:33:47 PM
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll Llantysiliogogogoch
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukaka pikimaunga horonukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
Krungthepmahanakornamornratanakosinmahintarayutthayamahadilokphop
nopparatrajathaniburiromudomrajaniwesmahasatharn
amornphimarnavatarnsathitsakkattiyavisanukamprasit
Tuam?
The Ros dressing room in Croker some September when we win Sam ;D
Quote from: Rossfan on January 18, 2011, 06:50:27 PM
The Ros dressing room in Croker some September when we win Sam ;D
Would certainly top the Mchale park dressing room last July :)
Actually we were sitting behind a family from Roscommon in Croke Park on the day of the National League final. I got talking to the mother and she was rather disappointed that the Croke Park shop hadn't any Roscommon gear on sale as she'd hoped to buy something for her 2 young kids. I reminded her of the times when Armagh were no hopers and told her not to despair as one day Roscommon would come good. Hope they were back in Croker for the AI quarter final
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on January 18, 2011, 07:14:45 PM
Actually we were sitting behind a family from Roscommon in Croke Park on the day of the National League final. I got talking to the mother and she was rather disappointed that the Croke Park shop hadn't any Roscommon gear on sale as she'd hoped to buy something for her 2 young kids. I reminded her of the times when Armagh were no hopers and told her not to despair as one day Roscommon would come good. Hope they were back in Croker for the AI quarter final
You would think the shop at Croke Park would have the 32 counties well covered plus the exiles in terms of merchandise.
Yup. They really were very cut up about it and rightly so