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  1. aubo23 avatar

    RE: London to Scotland via Cotswolds

    by aubo23 08 May 2012

    There are few bus services from London to the Cotswolds and none from the Cotswolds to Scotland. From London you could get to Cirencester…

  2. KirstySS avatar

    RE: Which city is most representative of your country?

    by KirstySS 23 April 2012

    +Was Leeds bombed in the war? A bombed town centre with hideous post-war buildings seems a key criteria+ Bradford, Coventry, Sheffield,…

  3. ben_hanscombe avatar

    RE: Which city is most representative of your country?

    by ben_hanscombe 21 April 2012

    Coventry's too shit and York's too historic. Leeds, maybe. >if the country is England. Fair point; I meant to say that but I didn't.…

  4. Chi_Rup avatar

    RE: Which city is most representative of your country?

    by Chi_Rup 21 April 2012

    Coventry is absolutely awful. It's unique in the UK for having almost no nightlife whatsoever, quite a special problem borne from its…

  5. goldfinger avatar

    RE: Which city is most representative of your country?

    by goldfinger 21 April 2012

    Nottingham is too violent to be representative. I recently learned that even the beat cops carry guns there. I said Woking for all the…

  6. Voyager_2002 avatar

    RE: 20 Hours in London...

    by Voyager_2002 01 April 2012

    A place I sometimes stay is called the Coventry hotel. It is cheap and well-maintained, and access to/from Heathrow and central London…

  7. tribalclass avatar

    RE: Odd events at the Olympics

    by tribalclass 01 April 2012

    I often do wonder if you are sending him to Coventry, just because William has the nerve & ticker to stand up to you, Pubez?

  8. sivkoburko avatar

    RE: First jaunt around Europe

    by sivkoburko 10 March 2012

    Oh hell, the Olympics... Knew there was a reason moving to Melbourne looked quite so attractive :) It probably won't just be prices…

  9. leela3000 avatar

    RE: First fishing trip of the season

    by leela3000 07 March 2012

    No idea. Though I have a TICKET FOR THE OLYMPICS* at the beginnning of August! .*For a football match in Coventry.

  10. billthehammer avatar

    Without Pompy

    by billthehammer 02 March 2012

    Southampton 61 Reading 57 West Ham 55 Blackpool 54 Middlesborough 52 Birmingham 51 Brighton 50 Cardiff 49 Hull 48 Burnley 47 Leeds …

  11. Copepod avatar

    RE: University Exchange: Glasgow, Manchester, or Warwick?

    by Copepod 14 February 2012

    Welcome Koala_19. Massachusetts is only about 42oN, Warwick is about 52oN, Manchester is about 53oN and Glasgow is about 55oN. So, day…

  12. goldfinger avatar

    RE: Adele

    by goldfinger 13 February 2012

    ...and I only said the north because you said the south. It was a joke. The got off the M1 at Coventry and all.

  13. Tom_Bowler avatar

    RE: Why is the UK such a politically correct country?

    by Tom_Bowler 01 February 2012

    Coventry was never a good place to live.

  14. Johnny avatar

    RE: Why is the UK such a politically correct country?

    by Johnny 01 February 2012

    Well that recipe can fuck right off. I'll try pork, but I'm sure it won't be any better than what my (Coventry born) Mama used to make.…

  15. Spellmistress avatar

    RE: Just to be clear ....

    by Spellmistress 31 January 2012

    Originally from Ireland but lives in Coventry, apparently. You know, the Van Bryans from Annascaul! Lovely family. Leigh and his brothers…

  16. Captain_Courageous avatar

    Re: ask an Australian

    by Captain_Courageous 26 January 2012

    Old Blighty Female football matches in Coventry? I thought that was where naughty children were sent. Also famous because of Leofric's…

  17. callippo avatar

    RE: ask an Australian

    by callippo 21 January 2012

    great. So the women's soccer Olympics is in Coventry. Sending them to Coventry indeed. Everyone's just going to ignore it.

  18. purplepixie22 avatar

    RE: ask an Australian

    by purplepixie22 21 January 2012

    Its not all being held in London, apart from the obvious bits like sailing there are, for example, some of the female football matches…

  19. ZenKyuMaestro avatar

    Re: Manchester United vs Fulham in March

    by ZenKyuMaestro 18 January 2012

    In the past (I've been in Spain for 6 years so this is a while ago) I always wrote to the +away+ team for tickets (Fulham, in this case).…

  20. geeg avatar

    RE: University Exchange: Glasgow, Manchester, or Warwick?

    by geeg 13 January 2012

    Warwick is a campus university that's not in an actual town or city - you'll need public transport or a car to get off campus and into…

  21. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: University Exchange: Glasgow, Manchester, or Warwick?

    by Fwoggie 13 January 2012

    1) All 3 (assuming you mean Manchester Uni and not Manchester Metropolitan or Salford Uni) are good. 2) It'll be bastard cold compared…

  22. the_hames avatar

    RE: Decisions

    by the_hames 06 December 2011

    I wish I could send you to Coventry.

  23. Chi_Rup avatar

    Decisions

    by Chi_Rup 06 December 2011

    I've got a job interview today and 2 concrete offers. 1) Interview is for a great company, UK tour, up until June, decent money but manag…

  24. mrpenney avatar

    Some favorite novels

    by mrpenney 20 November 2011

    My picks. Let's hear yours, too. Favorite 18th-century novel: +Tom Jones.+ You have to skip the didactic chapters, but if you do,…

  25. n_rb avatar

    RE: Best UK route from bottom to top

    by n_rb 26 July 2011

    I've had to entertain Aussie visitors in North East Scotland (which has more castles and whisky distilleries per sq km than elsewhere…

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