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JustTheTip

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1,035 posts

265 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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Any ideas on a realtively inexpensive, out of the country getaway this weekend? It's a surprise birthday treat for a lady......

As it has to be out of the uk, and it's for a lady, there shall be no trips to the Oxo tower (vixpy1!).

Was thinking of Amsterdam or Rome, but I can't seem to find the cheap-as-chips flights that a lot of my mates go on about all the time.

TIA

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diddyman

3,646 posts

270 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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Bruges is very nice, and you can drive it or take the Eurostar

lotuslad

5,253 posts

283 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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Wales?












vetteheadracer

8,273 posts

282 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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Where do you want to fly from?

That would help if you told us that as a starting point......

Migsy

531 posts

266 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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Well, the women's mags are recommending Turin at the moment at £90 for a weekend for 2 (www.newwoman.co.uk)

Flights - www.ryanair.com - start at £27.42 inc. tax (Stanstead to Torino Caselle Airport)

Hotel - chic and cheap - www.hotelpiemontese.it - £62 for a double per night. In the heart of city centre, close to Via Roma, main shopping area. Italian shoes oh

To do - National Museum of Cinema, Holy Shroud, the Piazza Costello fountains, local speciality non-alcoholic drink (Bicerin) of coffee, chocolate and cream

Might be worth investigating further.

JustTheTip

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1,035 posts

265 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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Thanks a lot Migsy - I'll have a delve into that....

I'd be flying from either Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead or City....

vixpy1

42,699 posts

293 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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JustTheTip said:


and it's for a lady, there shall be no trips to the Oxo tower (vixpy1!).



Oh, its the ladies who enjoy it the most!

JustTheTip

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1,035 posts

265 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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vixpy1 said:



Oh, its my kind of ladies who enjoy it the most!


zcacogp

11,239 posts

273 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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vixpy1 said:


Oh, its the lady-boys who enjoy it the most!

anonymous-user

83 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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You could try Martin Lewis' cheap flight checker to see what it comes up with.

www.moneysavingexpert.com/flightchecker/

birdbrain

1,564 posts

268 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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What about Lisbon? I've heard you can get some excellent weekend breaks there?

Plotloss

67,280 posts

299 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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Amsterdam

Flights should be around £60, hotel for 3 nights about £150

Job done.

Davel

8,982 posts

287 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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Nice?

or Prague!

ledger

1,063 posts

312 months

Tuesday 15th March 2005
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diddyman said:
Bruges is very nice, and you can drive it or take the Eurostar


agreed, very nice.