Eastern Europe Stag Do?
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As per the title, sometime this summer, to somewhere suitably Eastern Eastern Europe for a Friday to Sunday stag do.
Current issue is flights - trying to find a non stop & cheap flight to one of the cities out there is proving a headache. Just finding a city, checking stuff to do to confirm suitability, then sorting flight details is proving time consuming. Always a stopper such as awkard flight times, or having to have a short layover somewhere.
To short cut it - can anyone on Pistonheads recommend a good city that ticks the above? I had mine in Riga which was perfect, but now need an equivalent city! Looking at Krakow or Tallinn etc but both are shot to pieces with duff flights.
Early Friday morning flight out, any midlands/north london airport - returning Sunday afternoon, cirque £130-150?
Any ideas?
Thanks very much
Current issue is flights - trying to find a non stop & cheap flight to one of the cities out there is proving a headache. Just finding a city, checking stuff to do to confirm suitability, then sorting flight details is proving time consuming. Always a stopper such as awkard flight times, or having to have a short layover somewhere.
To short cut it - can anyone on Pistonheads recommend a good city that ticks the above? I had mine in Riga which was perfect, but now need an equivalent city! Looking at Krakow or Tallinn etc but both are shot to pieces with duff flights.
Early Friday morning flight out, any midlands/north london airport - returning Sunday afternoon, cirque £130-150?
Any ideas?
Thanks very much
Edited by Andehh on Friday 24th February 11:47
We've done....
Riga
Budapest
Wraclaw
Bratislava
Krakow
Benidorm (not eatern europe I know)
Dublin
Hamburg
and Bucharest
The only two that I didn't really enjoy was Krakow & Hamburg
All of them have been Friday early departures from East Mids / Manchester / Liverpool / Leeds Bradford except Bucharest which was Stanstead.
We did come back on the Monday though from both Wraclaw & Hamburg
Riga
Budapest
Wraclaw
Bratislava
Krakow
Benidorm (not eatern europe I know)
Dublin
Hamburg
and Bucharest
The only two that I didn't really enjoy was Krakow & Hamburg
All of them have been Friday early departures from East Mids / Manchester / Liverpool / Leeds Bradford except Bucharest which was Stanstead.
We did come back on the Monday though from both Wraclaw & Hamburg
Edited by Dan_1981 on Friday 24th February 12:51
Have a look on that new feature on Kayak where you input your budget and dates and it says where you can fly too.
https://www.kayak.co.uk/explore/LON
https://www.kayak.co.uk/explore/LON
Done a fair few city breaks with mates in Eastern Europe and Germany over the years, personal experience is flying back on a Sunday bumps the price up so try Friday-Monday. If you want the cheapest flights then Warsaw always seems hard to beat, Bucharest and Sofia also often pop up for <£80 return
For smaller lively cities try Gdansk and Brno which also have frequent cheap flights
For smaller lively cities try Gdansk and Brno which also have frequent cheap flights
silobass said:
Have a look on that new feature on Kayak where you input your budget and dates and it says where you can fly too.
https://www.kayak.co.uk/explore/LON
Thanks very much mate, that's proving really helpful!https://www.kayak.co.uk/explore/LON
Still struggling, Cracow price goes up £100 for a flight if you are not happy with flying late friday to early sunday...
Really frustrating finding a good option, then having to tweak it and watch the prices sky rocket. Airlines know what they're doing here...
Whatever happened to all the lads going to their local pubs for a good session, for their stag do?
When did it get all global and complicated? Is it another American fad we have copied? Who bankrolls it? Is there now a social stigma that you have to do a stag thus?
Seems that between stag night, hen night, wedding day and honeymoon, a decent sized maison could have been purchased.
When did it get all global and complicated? Is it another American fad we have copied? Who bankrolls it? Is there now a social stigma that you have to do a stag thus?
Seems that between stag night, hen night, wedding day and honeymoon, a decent sized maison could have been purchased.
King Herald said:
Whatever happened to all the lads going to their local pubs for a good session, for their stag do?
When did it get all global and complicated? Is it another American fad we have copied? Who bankrolls it? Is there now a social stigma that you have to do a stag thus?
Seems that between stag night, hen night, wedding day and honeymoon, a decent sized maison could have been purchased.
You only live once. I had mine in Riga and the stories from those 2 night will stay with me/us forever (in a good way I hasten to add) - the £350 for those memories is entirely insignificant. Mediocre efforts, mediocre memories. When did it get all global and complicated? Is it another American fad we have copied? Who bankrolls it? Is there now a social stigma that you have to do a stag thus?
Seems that between stag night, hen night, wedding day and honeymoon, a decent sized maison could have been purchased.
edit: As for the cost of the wedding, I do agree with you - they can be insanely expensive for the sake of 'tradition' and 'expectations' but again, can be justified/written off as a once in a lifetime event....
Edited by Andehh on Monday 27th February 10:23
King Herald said:
Whatever happened to all the lads going to their local pubs for a good session, for their stag do?
When did it get all global and complicated? Is it another American fad we have copied? Who bankrolls it? Is there now a social stigma that you have to do a stag thus?
Seems that between stag night, hen night, wedding day and honeymoon, a decent sized maison could have been purchased.
When did it get all global and complicated? Is it another American fad we have copied? Who bankrolls it? Is there now a social stigma that you have to do a stag thus?
Seems that between stag night, hen night, wedding day and honeymoon, a decent sized maison could have been purchased.
yawn.I don't see any appeal in going to the pub and just drinking, much prefer going to do some fun activities in a new city. As the OP said himself, you'll get stories that stay with you forever.
Didn't have any trouble in Wroclaw and there were 20 of us. It's slightly less stag infested than some of the other Polish cities I think.
Budapest is fantastic in the summer when the outdoor clubs open.
If you want frequent flights then Amsterdam is always an option.
Andehh said:
Thanks very much mate, that's proving really helpful!
Still struggling, Cracow price goes up £100 for a flight if you are not happy with flying late friday to early sunday...
Really frustrating finding a good option, then having to tweak it and watch the prices sky rocket. Airlines know what they're doing here...
Are you flying in the school holidays? We have always been able to get good flight prices by using Sky scanner where it gives you the option to see the prices for the whole month, Warsaw Sofia and Bucharest should all be easy to get a weekend return for under £70. It is also worth looking into flying back on the Monday Still struggling, Cracow price goes up £100 for a flight if you are not happy with flying late friday to early sunday...
Really frustrating finding a good option, then having to tweak it and watch the prices sky rocket. Airlines know what they're doing here...
I've been to Tallinn 5 times, mainly in winter but summer is nice too.
Ryan air and Easyjet both fly there. Food and beer is cheap if you keep away from the usual tourist traps, I can recommend a few good places to eat and drink.
The main square has lots of bars around which are good for "people watching". I do remember hearing stories of football fans singing "is she really going out with him" to some of the couples going by.
Shooting was fun but extremely intimidating, first time handling a gun.
Helsinki is a boat ride away if you wanted a "day off" the beer, trip over is cheap but food / drink expensive once there.
Go in June and it's daylight all day and night.
Ryan air and Easyjet both fly there. Food and beer is cheap if you keep away from the usual tourist traps, I can recommend a few good places to eat and drink.
The main square has lots of bars around which are good for "people watching". I do remember hearing stories of football fans singing "is she really going out with him" to some of the couples going by.
Shooting was fun but extremely intimidating, first time handling a gun.
Helsinki is a boat ride away if you wanted a "day off" the beer, trip over is cheap but food / drink expensive once there.
Go in June and it's daylight all day and night.
Has your mate said why he hated Sofia? to be honest i have never been but i understand most of it is ugly communist style buildings but do not let that put you off, i know someone who is a pilot for BA and Bucharest is his favourite city in Europe (can only fly short haul) even though he admits most of it is abit of a dump it has a charming old town which is very lively and cheap
If the more popular cities such as Budapest and Krakow are looking too expensive with flights then i would much rather be in Romania or Bulgaria on a stag do. The weather will be much better and food/drink/hotel MUCH cheaper compared to over here
I would still suggest Gdansk is worth a look, lively seaside Polish city
If the more popular cities such as Budapest and Krakow are looking too expensive with flights then i would much rather be in Romania or Bulgaria on a stag do. The weather will be much better and food/drink/hotel MUCH cheaper compared to over here
I would still suggest Gdansk is worth a look, lively seaside Polish city
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