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  1. battybilly avatar

    RE: parenting

    by battybilly 12 April 2012

    Thoughts to you - go out from all of us here in The North West of England.

  2. RubySoho22 avatar

    Australian just moved to the UK

    by RubySoho22 05 April 2012

    Hi there! I've just started my 2year visa for the UK. I'm currently in a small town in North West England but would like to live in Manchest…

  3. battybilly avatar

    RE: Essex vs. Manchester

    by battybilly 30 March 2012

    I'll throw in a few bits, if I may.... The difference between the two cities, is massive. Manchester is in The North West of England,…

  4. AquariusLass1991 avatar

    RE: Visiting the USA - Road trip style

    by AquariusLass1991 21 February 2012

    Hello again everybody. Ok so firstly, we have had a rethink (again! i know.. ) and we have decided with the time we have there, aswell…

  5. britmovi avatar

    Beatrix Potter tour of the Lake District

    by britmovi 06 December 2011

    Come and join the Beatrix Potter Tour of the Lake District. Take a scenic and magical journey around the picturesque National Park. …

  6. fowler9 avatar

    RE: Bolivia on a budget

    by fowler9 18 November 2011

    Fair enough mate but I just wanted to hear the opinions of people as to what they thought was a must see. The minute you come on here…

  7. Tom_Bowler avatar

    RE: SHOES!

    by Tom_Bowler 27 October 2011

    Hear hear; except Tommy Balls, purveyor of bargain shoes in the North West of England since George Formby was a lad.

  8. battybilly avatar

    RE: Security Deposits for Rental Apts

    by battybilly 12 October 2011

    A bit steep indeed, but not that unusual. My daughter here in The UK has just moved to a new rented place. It's only a small cottage…

  9. PaulEccles avatar

    Re: Anyone in Nairobi through July? Looking for someone to hang out with

    by PaulEccles 30 June 2011

    Hi Cassandra I may well be around from mid-July and up for meeting people. Currently in the North of Kenya. Unfortunately I am a boy,…

  10. piffy1489 avatar

    Running of the Bulls - Pamplona

    by piffy1489 14 January 2011

    Hi guys,I am going to the running of the bulls festival this summer, however I haven't organised any transport there or back. I am aware…

  11. billiejade avatar

    New to the forum, new to backpacking...help!

    by billiejade 02 November 2010

    Hi all, so basically I am wanting to go travelling next year (2011) but have no idea where to start or what I need to do. I would love…

  12. Copepod avatar

    RE: snowdon

    by Copepod 07 July 2010

    Off the topic, but, despite me and around 1000 others competing / marshalling the Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon last weekend, Wet…

  13. lazyexplorer avatar

    RE: Beautiful Kashmir and other Questions

    by lazyexplorer 30 April 2009

    It would appear that my post has turned into a security debate. Fourthestate should consider the size of Pakistan and that the provinces…

  14. mason101 avatar

    RE: County Tyrone

    by mason101 22 March 2009

    Family history.? You donĀ“t say.! A while back I was helping a friend trace his roots, and the search led us to Ireland (County Wicklow,)…

  15. Rena77uk avatar

    RE: What to Do in UK???

    by Rena77uk 07 April 2008

    Depends what sort of things you like seeing/doing... Bath - historic city with roman baths Stonehenge London - Buckingham Palace, Westm…

  16. Tharg avatar

    Driving Times Southampton to the Lake District

    by Tharg 21 August 2007

    We live in Chester and have driven to Poole in Dorset to catch a ferry using a mixture of A roads and Motorways. This is a bit shorter…

  17. megaera avatar

    North West England

    by megaera 12 August 2007

    Mark, Yorkshire isn't in the north west!

    More that I like: Gawthorpe Hall, the Anderton boat lift (a true wonder of the waterways),…

  18. london_mark avatar

    North West England

    by london_mark 12 August 2007

    Maybe you can get some inspiration from this section of the website I'm making: Smedder avatar

    North West England

    by Smedder 12 August 2007

    There isn't much I agree, Port Sunlight is ok, plus other reasonably interesting and fairly off the tourist trail places like Speke Hall.…

  19. Walkin_Dude avatar

    North West England

    by Walkin_Dude 11 August 2007

    Well there goes whats left of my summer I think, in between continental city breaks and the like. I cant belive there is all this and…

  20. megaera avatar

    North West England

    by megaera 11 August 2007

    Among the unsung jewels is the Haworth Gallery in (of all places) Accrington, which has the second largest collection of Tiffany glass…

  21. Euro-Traveller avatar

    North West England

    by Euro-Traveller 11 August 2007

    North West Tourist Board do a rather good job of promoting the region within UK and internationally. There are several highlights around…

  22. Walkin_Dude avatar

    North West England

    by Walkin_Dude 11 August 2007

    So, I live in this area of good ol'Blighty and recently realised that I dont know what - if any - touristy type places there are here.

  23. jimr1 avatar

    Plazzies

    by jimr1 12 May 2007

    As someone who frequently claims to be from Liverpool when in reality I live in a nice place outside, I can catagorically say that coolness…

  24. portreeslim avatar

    $$$, weddings and Manitoba 'Socials'

    by portreeslim 03 May 2007

    Someone I know runs a wedding centre for Indian and Pakistana people - religion pretty much irrelevant, I gather - in the north west of…

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