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  1. bokomaru avatar

    Glistening Waters - Eating options?

    by bokomaru 27 May 2012

    Planning on going to Glistening Waters tonight near Falmouth for the bio-luminescent boat ride. I've read mixed reviews of the restaurant…

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    RE: Cornwall - with bells on. Your input gratefully received

    by go_2 19 May 2012

    Thanks, Nice. After previous comments here, I've already managed to cancel one night in Falmouth, but have added it to Helston, as even…

  3. Nice_But__ avatar

    RE: Cornwall - with bells on. Your input gratefully received

    by Nice_But__ 19 May 2012

    If doing all by car, I;d cut a day at Falmouth and have it spare for Penzance area/lands End, etc, or even for the end, Jurassic coast.…

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    RE: Moving to Cornwall and could use some help, please

    by bellart1 15 May 2012

    It is that iviehoff! Cornwall is the poorest county in the country and much subsidised by the EU (probably not for much longer). Minimum…

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    RE: Where to stay -

    by bellart1 14 May 2012

    Hi Poppy - glad to see you're visiting us again! As you know, I live in Cornwall, so know it quite well. Sadly it's not the easiest count…

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    RE: Cornwall - with bells on. Your input gratefully received

    by bellart1 13 May 2012

    If you're getting the train to Truro, I'd hire a car there as you would need another train to get to Falmouth anyway. There are loads…

  7. go_2 avatar

    RE: Cornwall - with bells on. Your input gratefully received

    by go_2 13 May 2012

    Thanks to you both - that's exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping for. I've already booked places, trying to get a balance between…

  8. bellart1 avatar

    RE: Cornwall - with bells on. Your input gratefully received

    by bellart1 13 May 2012

    Well, firstly, St Michael's Mount isn't near Falmouth, it's in Mounts Bay, near Penzance - and you can see it from Penzance, The nearest…

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    RE: First Trip to England - Transportation & Pub Questions

    by Fwoggie 05 May 2012

    I think £80 return to Falmouth on that particular weekend is very good - I'm also finding the same prices as alanR. By hire car it would…

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    Re: First Trip to England - Transportation & Pub Questions

    by alanR 04 May 2012

    > {quote:title=patriciatbrogan wrote:}{quote} > Wow, I don't know where you find these cheap train fares, I went on the bestwestern train…

  11. patriciatbrogan avatar

    Re: First Trip to England - Transportation & Pub Questions

    by patriciatbrogan 04 May 2012

    Wow, I don't know where you find these cheap train fares, I went on the bestwestern train website and the comparison website (forgive…

  12. Ace1985 avatar

    Jamaica flash floods & thunderstorms?

    by Ace1985 27 April 2012

    Whatagwaan? In a week I'm leaving for Jamaica. Really counting down the days now! The last few days I was checking the weather forecast…

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    Re: 5 nights in Jamaica. Landing in Mobay.

    by damiongraves 25 April 2012

    Central is a relative term in Mo Bay....Sandals would be close to the airport (next to the runway, actually), but not much else. The Hip…

  14. vinayvaghani avatar

    5 nights in Jamaica. Landing in Mobay.

    by vinayvaghani 24 April 2012

    Hey, My wife and I will be in Jamaica for 5 days in may. We land in Mobay. I was planing on staying in negril for 2-3 nights and spend…

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    Re: Lands End to Polperro - walking

    by harrythehornet36 21 April 2012

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCmgIr-ZbV8 I'm walking from Polperro to Sennen Cove in June. 129.2 miles over 7 days. Averaging between…

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    RE: Budget hotel in Montego Bay for 2 nights

    by damiongraves 20 April 2012

    lol no, definitely not, but US $65 is usually too rich for my blood, so I personally would probably go for a $25 room downtown, J100 taxi…

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    RE: England or Ireland trip with Mom

    by bellart1 02 April 2012

    Polperro is a village IN Cornwall and very nice, but there are lots like Polperro - Fowey, Polruan, Mevagissey, Cadgwith, Mousehole -…

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    RE: Fishguard to cornwall in 3/4 days with toddler

    by bellart1 30 March 2012

    I've had a quick look at the AA route planner and it says it 279 miles or 5 hours driving from Fishguard to Bodmin (just picked Bodmin…

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    RE: Lands End to Polperro - walking

    by skoyen89 05 March 2012

    Agree with TimDog - these distances are way too long for a day especially the Falmouth to Fowey stretch which I know well. The footpath…

  20. bellart1 avatar

    RE: Trips outside of London this summer (1 free week)

    by bellart1 02 March 2012

    As a complete contrast to London, why not head to the far south west and visit Cornwall - full of art, history, myth, legend, music in…

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    Liz' Off the Beaten Track Adventures

    by ackeepod 27 February 2012

    Cockpit Mountain Adventure http://www.travelsinjamaica.com/2010/09/dornochs-head-trip-back-into-cockpit.html#!/2010/09/dornochs-head-tri…

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    RE: Where to pick up hire car

    by bellart1 22 February 2012

    Unlike some of the others, I love the drive to Cornwall, but it depends on which route you take to a certain extent. I live in Cornwall…

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    RE: Lands End to Polperro - walking

    by bellart1 21 February 2012

    First bit I'm confused about is saying you might visit Veryan before Falmouth. Veryan is on the Roseland peninsula - AFTER Falmouth, so…

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    RE: Lands End to Polperro - walking

    by timdog 21 February 2012

    Whoa mister! Those distances are +way+ too long! Mullion to Falmouth and Falmouth to Fowey in particular are really just not doable.…

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    RE: RTOT Continued, once more

    by peromyscus 18 February 2012

    once fameth Falmouth

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