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  1. yesiwillyes avatar

    Does this seem OK for two weeks?

    by yesiwillyes 30 March 2012

    I'm currently planning the itinerary of a UK trip for early this summer with boyfriend and brother. We're arriving in London on May 22,…

  2. Keele13 avatar

    Re: London's best burrito?

    by Keele13 05 December 2011

    Burritos are great, but I have never had one in the UK that is a patch on even the crappest that gets served up in the US. I will have…

  3. ae123456 avatar

    RE: I'd need some help about a Vietnam trip

    by ae123456 09 October 2011

    From Hanoi: day trips to Perfune Pagoda, Ninh Binh/Tam Coc. Try also the bus from Long Bien station to Bat Trang; the Ceramic village.…

  4. aenzed1 avatar

    Re: Staffordshire hoard

    by aenzed1 31 July 2011

    Oops Stoke on Trent; we don't want a stroke on trent or anywhere else.

  5. kwkak37 avatar

    Pan-British Tour

    by kwkak37 28 May 2011

    My friends and I (or more likely just me, since my friends are reconsidering holidaying somewhere else this summer) are considering a…

  6. ae123456 avatar

    RE: Day trips from Hanoi

    by ae123456 25 May 2011

    Perfume Pagoda, Ninh Binh/Tam Coc. You could get the bus from Long Bien station to Bat Trang (the Pottery village). To be honest the…

  7. battybilly avatar

    RE: london to liverpool

    by battybilly 16 January 2011

    +Book at least 2 weeks in advance for best priced train tickets+ Not so - anymore. You can actually buy a cheapo fare on-line at the lowes…

  8. KoalasRule avatar

    RE: finding work in the UK - websites

    by KoalasRule 15 January 2011

    Agree that north of England is easier as far as cost of living goes. I used to live in Crewe and work in Manchester (an easy 45 minute…

  9. Copepod avatar

    RE: Irish crystal at a disocunt?

    by Copepod 31 July 2010

    Previous readers might have been put off by the unfortunate typo in your thread title, last 4 letters forming a swearword, seriously offensi…

  10. scaryant avatar

    RE: CANAL BOAT HOLIDAY IN THE UK

    by scaryant 22 March 2010

    No licence required. A few simple rules (eg go slow) to follow and generally the boat is very easy to use and fairly easy to manoeuvre…

  11. scaryant avatar

    RE: If You

    by scaryant 01 February 2010

    I'm surprised not to see Stoke-on-Trent or Blackpool in this list...

  12. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: London 2012

    by Fwoggie 08 September 2009

    2 hrs from London? Where are you? Stoke on Trent? Cardiff? Norwich? Dover? ;-)

  13. Keele13 avatar

    RE: CHEAP BUS TRAVEL IN ENGLAND?????

    by Keele13 20 July 2009

    Depending when you're travelling, look at the train. I regularly do Stoke-on-Trent to Exeter, and rarely pay more than £40 for a return…

  14. ryb avatar

    RE: 4 days in england

    by ryb 07 April 2009

    Yes, I've been to Silbury. HAving an historian husband, I tramped over a few wonderful places and some marshy swapms as well! When…

  15. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Family w/teens traveling to Wales

    by Fwoggie 27 January 2009

    How about a theme park? www.altontowers.com/ is the ultimate one and near Stoke On Trent, failing that www.draytonmanorlive.co.uk/ is…

  16. Keele13 avatar

    RE: Crap place names in the British Isles

    by Keele13 28 November 2008

    Stoke-on-Trent isn't too bad, but some of the parts of it (and nearby Newcastle-under-Lyme) have awful names. Fegg Heyes, Chell, Burslem,…

  17. scaryant avatar

    RE: Crap place names in the British Isles

    by scaryant 27 November 2008

    Blackpool Stoke-on-Trent

  18. Paddythered avatar

    RE: Where are the best places to live in England and why?

    by Paddythered 11 October 2008

    Mmmm, Southend. On the coast of Western Europe's most polluted stretch of sea. Good for you though. Southend has the longest pleasure…

  19. Paddythered avatar

    RE: Where are the best places to live in England and why?

    by Paddythered 11 October 2008

    Yep - but Newcastle Brown (weighing in at well under 5%) ain't a real ale.... Is it djpkemp?? Happy hangovers (when drinking ale south…

  20. Paddythered avatar

    RE: Where are the best places to live in England and why?

    by Paddythered 09 October 2008

    This is a good 1. Plenty of points to be made here. Firstly, the best place in England to live?? Each proud resident of where they live,…

  21. aroundtheworld88 avatar

    RE: Hi

    by aroundtheworld88 10 September 2008

    "I've also been told that you simply must visit Stoke-on-Trent, my colleagues say that you can swim in the pristine, heated canals during…

  22. scaryant avatar

    RE: Hi

    by scaryant 08 September 2008

    I've also been told that you simply must visit Stoke-on-Trent, my colleagues say that you can swim in the pristine, heated canals during…

  23. scaryant avatar

    canal boat rental

    by scaryant 25 July 2007

    Unfortunately it is rather expensive, we did our trip in Easter which is really low season so the weather wasn't great, it was cool and…

  24. Keele13 avatar

    House Prices

    by Keele13 09 May 2007

    As #9 says, house prices in some parts of Stoke-on-Trent are very cheap. But you wouldn't really want to live there. I live in the town…

  25. Keele13 avatar

    I'm fed up...

    by Keele13 08 May 2007

    I live near Stoke-on-Trent. I've got baseball caps, and a cowboy hat (from a proper shop in Texas so it's actually the right size), but…

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