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But Roo
Do you know the four items in the Liverpool statue?!
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Or anywhere else you want to googleIf you don’t count Ukraine
No. Shall I google it?But Roo
Do you know the four items in the Liverpool statue?!
Well I thought it was interesting.. but thats just meOr anywhere else you want to google
No. Shall I google it?
We were told the Beatles had probably never visited Kazakhstan, which made the instalment even more bizarre/ unexpected.That's the one I had visited! They told us "it was probably the only one with all 4, except maybe Liverpool"
Something in common with Borat!We were told the Beatles had probably never visited Kazakhstan, which made the instalment even more bizarre/ unexpected.
+ Maldives in June, popping down there at the end of the trip.This one slipped me by...... current bookings for 2025 are:
Plans to be nutted out still for Georgia and Sri Lanka, thinking of maybe hiring a car in Sri Lanka and road tripping but need to see how viable that is.
- Jan - finishing off Christmas in Lake Tahoe trip and arriving in Spain (was cheaper to end there) on NYE, then off on a road trip for a few days
- Jan - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay (IYKYK)
- Feb/Mar - Perth (and the far surrounds)
- April - Georgia
- May/Jun - Sri Lanka
- August - Greenland (expedition cruise)
Squeezed in an early May family trip to spend time with my 5yo niece in Hong Kong via plentiful QF redemptions on the MEL-HKG route (and a side day-trip to Shenzhen on a food safari with brother in law). Will be the first time I’ve been back since the infamous protests. Very keen to see how HKG has changed since then - hope there’s at least still some signs of life left in LKF / Soho / Noho! The food scene used to be amazing there…Pretty full on 2025 planned, but very much looking forward to it all…
March/April work trip: london, madrid, barcelona, new york, toronto
May/June work trip: washington dc, hamburg, munich, new york, chicago
June-August 40th birthday trip (2 x SQ F, 2 x SQ J, 1 x AF J - all redemptions): paris, málaga, torremolinos, sevilla, granada, córdoba, madrid, bilbao, san sebastián, barcelona, sitges, valencia, berlin, zurich
September work trip: baltimore
October/November work trip: prague, amsterdam, berlin, chicago
Xmas family trip: sydney
Forgot about this until I was going through some photos tonight
No idea about aerobus but the pricing for the BCN pass seems a tad on the exy side - unless the bus ticket is for 48 hours instead of 24. Depends where you’re staying, having an extra day of the bus might be handy if you’re going up to Montjuïc for the national art gallery and Miro museum. But you can really do the bus in half a day if you’re not going up the mountain (two routes from memory). The only other place the bus is good for is Park Guell (Sagrada is very accessible around Eixample). So buying the single items you only need separately could work out to be cheaper especially if you don’t want to be forced into two days of the bus (go to the official sites for sagrada and park guell instead of the third party tourist ticketing sites and tally up the costs for comparison). The Museum of the History of Catalonia next to the marina is also an underrated gem that most tourists seem to overlook and so it can be a very quiet enjoyable experience of BCN’s storied and long history dating back to roman and medieval times…my 2 cents…We are doing a quick trip to Spain in early March, on way to visit family Norway.
Itinerary is:
Day 1: fly into Barcelona 7am
Day 2: Barcelona
Day 3: Travel to Madrid on train 7-9.35am
Day 4: Travel to Malaga via train 8.30-11.30am
Day 5 to 10: Tour Andalucia using YourAndalusia local tour company
Day 11: flight to Norway from Malaga
Is Aerobus best way to get from airport into Barcelona?
IS Barcelona pass worthwhile getting and where is best place to purchase?
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The Museum of the History of Catalonia next to the marina is also an underrated gem
Thanks for your thoughtsNo idea about aerobus but the pricing for the BCN pass seems a tad on the exy side - unless the bus ticket is for 48 hours instead of 24. Depends where you’re staying, having an extra day of the bus might be handy if you’re going up to Montjuïc for the national art gallery and Miro museum. But you can really do the bus in half a day if you’re not going up the mountain (two routes from memory). The only other place the bus is good for is Park Guell (Sagrada is very accessible around Eixample). So buying the single items you only need separately could work out to be cheaper especially if you don’t want to be forced into two days of the bus (go to the official sites for sagrada and park guell instead of the third party tourist ticketing sites and tally up the costs for comparison). The Museum of the History of Catalonia next to the marina is also an underrated gem that most tourists seem to overlook and so it can be a very quiet enjoyable experience of BCN’s storied and long history dating back to roman and medieval times…my 2 cents…
Thanks Ron. That is very helpful. What areas would you recommend to stay. I have a few IHG points but not wedded to any hotel scheme in particular.I think it is good value. Just looked up the 2 parks, the bus turistico for 24 hours plus the aerobus 1 way and it came to ~160 euro ie $A250.
Sagrada and Parc Guell are must dos IMHO. We also got the Bus turistico as we were staying at the hilton diagonal a fair way out of the centre but a bus stop near by. with their ticket we got a few other discounts.
And if you do the touristy thing and walk down Las Ramblas becareful of the pick pockets. They are constant but again IMHO they are pretty clumsy.
This might give you some useful ideas Where to Stay in Barcelona: Best Areas & Neighbourhoods - Barcelona LowdownThanks Ron. That is very helpful. What areas would you recommend to stay. I have a few IHG points but not wedded to any hotel scheme in particular.
Thanks for that. A great website for BarcelonaThis might give you some useful ideas Where to Stay in Barcelona: Best Areas & Neighbourhoods - Barcelona Lowdown
Looks like a very interesting place.The last time we stayed in Barcelona was before getting on a cruise so we stayed close to the port. so i am not sure where you would be best to stay. However on our last stay there we visited an Art noveau hospital which was completed in 1930. it closed a few years ago and I think only available to visit since the Pandemic. It is an amazing place and well worth seeing. Not far from the Sagrada familia.
Recinte Modernista Sant Pau Barcelona | Web Oficial
El Recinte de Sant Pau de Barcelona és una joia Modernista i Patrimoni Mundial des del 1997. Escull entre visita lliure, guiada o de grup.santpaubarcelona.org