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"Mike Lane" wrote in message
dia.com... There's nothing in the above eulogy that appeals to me in the slightest. I would hate the idea of having a set routine each day while on holiday. I'm leaving for France in a few days - we'll drive down to the south and hope to get to Corsica for a few days. Apart from the first night I've no idea where we'll spend each evening, which to me is what makes the travelling enjoyable. Well said. My brother and his wife love cruises - I would rather have needles stuck in my eyes than take one! Ian |
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"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message ... I can see the advantages of a cruise where the boat is used as hotel so long as you get to make an interesting daily shore trip. Just as an aside, I remember in Dubrovnik that I saw cruise ship guests coming to town by small boat, as the ships can't dock there. That wouldn't be fun for me- all the waiting etc. Some of the least happy-looking tourists I've ever met were seeing Iona by cruise ship. The ship couldn't get anywhere near a landing point so they transferred them by inflatable launches. Very elderly folks in dayglo lifejackets being bounced for miles across the North Atlantic in a high wind in autumn to look round a mediaeval graveyard. When it was time to go back to the boat they looked like they wanted to just lie down and have someone carve a knotwork stone over them. Now the large ships have tenders and they are not inflated, but small vessels that carry up to 75 or more passengers and they are not at all uncomfortable. They are only used when the harbor is not deep or large enough for a large ship to dock or a dock is not available. I have taken them several times during our 50+ cruises and only once were the seas choppy enough to make some one unhappy if they are prone to sea-sickness...You don't wear life jackets when using tenders. --Jean---leaving for Venice in the morning |
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In article . com,
Mike Lane wrote: There's nothing in the above eulogy that appeals to me in the slightest. I would hate the idea of having a set routine each day while on holiday. I'm leaving for France in a few days - we'll drive down to the south and hope to get to Corsica for a few days. Apart from the first night I've no idea where we'll spend each evening, which to me is what makes the travelling enjoyable. Well it's different if you're traveling from another continent and you're going to some of these smaller towns, you don't know what kind of accommodations would be available. Not endorsing cruises though. Used to be that only seniors took cruises. They've expanded their demographic but still, who wants to do only day trips after you've crossed the Atlantic? |
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On Sep 8, 10:04*am, poldy wrote:
In article . com, *Mike Lane wrote: There's nothing in the above eulogy that appeals to me in the slightest.. I would hate the idea of having a set routine each day while on holiday. I'm leaving for France in a few days - we'll drive down to the south and hope to get to Corsica for a few days. Apart from the first night I've no idea where we'll spend each evening, which to me is what makes the travelling enjoyable. Well it's different if you're traveling from another continent and you're going to some of these smaller towns, you don't know what kind of accommodations would be available. er.. guide books...internet.....travel groups ;-) Not endorsing cruises though. *Used to be that only seniors took cruises. *They've expanded their demographic but still, who wants to do only day trips after you've crossed the Atlantic? my parents did a cruise from UK to South Africa on the QE2, it stopped in Dakar, the arranged coach drove them all into town but nobody wanted to get off....so it dropped them back at the boat.....too much culture shock I think ;-) |
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On Sep 8, 3:02*pm, Magda wrote:
On Mon, 6 Sep 2010 09:21:55 -0700 (PDT), in rec.travel.europe, Zulus Vulva arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: *... On Sep 6, 1:47*pm, Magda wrote: *... On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 22:49:21 -0700 (PDT), in rec.travel.europe, Zulus Vulva *... arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: *... *... *... On Sep 5, 9:48*pm, "Jean O'Boyle" wrote: *... *... *... It's evident that you have not cruised...at least not lately...there are *... *... passengers of all ages and they don't line up 30 minutes before each meal as *... *... food is available all day long...there are ice shows, pools, hot tubs, spas, *... *... trivia and entertainment of all kinds. Besides, if you visit the country the *... *... ship leaves from for a few days or a week as we did London, it is indeed *... *... traveling. I don't call large staterooms with balconies as being crammed and *... *... there is nothing boring about a cruise...it is what you make it...but so is *... *... life! *... *... *... *... --Jean *... *... *... *... ...food is available all day long...there are ice shows, pools, hot *... *... tubs, spas, *... *... trivia and entertainment of all kinds... *... *... *... *... so you can spend the whole day eating.....coool! *... *... as for the rest, I can do that in my home town *... *... crammed meaning no escape from the other morons onboard *... *... Michael, it's Jean you are talking to. Try to pay attention! *... *... ===== *... It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does. *... *... a step up from runge though ;-) The jury is still out on that. ===== It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does. I like to "step down" on scRunge...as in grinding him under my heel.... ;-P -- Best Greg |
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In article ,
Martin wrote: There's nothing in the above eulogy that appeals to me in the slightest. I would hate the idea of having a set routine each day while on holiday. I'm leaving for France in a few days - we'll drive down to the south and hope to get to Corsica for a few days. Apart from the first night I've no idea where we'll spend each evening, which to me is what makes the travelling enjoyable. Well it's different if you're traveling from another continent and you're going to some of these smaller towns, you don't know what kind of accommodations would be available. er.. guide books...internet.....travel groups ;-) Tripadvisor. That's my point, people are going to do the research ahead of time, especially if they're coming a long distance. Jumping on Ryanair at the last minute to travel a few hundred miles and playing it off the cuff is a different thing than an intercontinental trip. |
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poldy wrote:
.. That's my point, people are going to do the research ahead of time, especially if they're coming a long distance. Jumping on Ryanair at the last minute to travel a few hundred miles and playing it off the cuff is a different thing than an intercontinental trip. When I plan a trip from scratch, I start researching before I even decide where I'm going. I like to know in advance where I'm going to sleep, so I choose where it will be, and it's in a place where there's more to do than I have time for so I have choices in case of unfriendly weather or its opposite. Even when I join a tour, I research destinations in advance. For me, it's part of the fun. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist |
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Hi
I see lots of information about rail passes, etc., but can someone suggest a book or website that would have relatively detailed information about train schedules in France? One issue I'm considering is whether it would be better to pay for one of the French RR passes, for three days or so, or to buy individual tickets. Thanks |
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