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21-01-2006, 13:46
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i really liked amsterdam but not for obviuos reasons.
i really didnt like the red light district. thought the shows were boring, and all the ******s in the windown not that exciting.
that being said, i just like the city, overall. loved the museums, the laid back attitude, the smoking cafes, easy to find clean cheap accom, and just the layout of the city in general
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im with you on that one marc,and honestly, ive been there 10+times(45 min flight from london)ive never done a pro,maybe im to w@nkered all the time,never got round to it,maybe next time,a trip is due
"my hotel is down by that canal,near the heiniken sign ,where all them bikes are parked up outside" 
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21-01-2006, 18:48
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im with you on that one marc,and honestly, ive been there 10+times(45 min flight from london)ive never done a pro,maybe im to w@nkered all the time,never got round to it,maybe next time,a trip is due
"my hotel is down by that canal,near the heiniken sign ,where all them bikes are parked up outside" 
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Top place Amsterdam, been about 6 times now and always done a pro; all part of my experience there. I love the Red Light district too, best bars and reasonable beer prices. Never been to a show though, not my thing.
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21-01-2006, 18:51
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"my hotel is down by that canal,near the heiniken sign ,where all them bikes are parked up outside" 
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It's called the 'Stadhouderskade'. Yep, lot's of bikes ...
Cities on my wishlist are definately Cape Town, Bejing and I heard pretty good things of Barcelona. Places I've been I liked were San Francisco and Sydney.
I'll never return to Riyadh or visit cities like Bombay or Calcutta. 
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21-01-2006, 19:30
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Been there , done that , got the "Exit Only" visa , would never go back , am "persona non grata". 
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21-01-2006, 19:44
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Sounds like Prague
From the sounds of things the city that I have not visited and is worth a look is Prague.
Of the cities I have seen the ones that stand out are:
Sydney
Buenos Aires
London.
I have visited many cities but these 3, to me, have the most to offer as far as history, culture, museums, and food goes.
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21-01-2006, 21:27
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Been there , done that , got the "Exit Only" visa , would never go back , am "persona non grata". 
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Hmmm ...."Persona non grata" ..... what can I say beside the fact you are a very lucky man, Faulty. For the "Exit Only" visa take my advise and treassure it. Nevertheless I'm sure you got it safely tucked away in a safe somewhere ... 
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22-01-2006, 02:42
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a little here and a little there
Seen sofar.
USA : boston,new york,philladelphia,baltimore,norfolk,morehead city,savannah
miami,tampa,mobile,new orleans,houston,los angeles,san fransisco,
san diego,portland.seattle,detroit,chicago
CANADA : halifax,st.john,vancouver,montreal,port alfred,quebec,three rivers.
MEXICO: tampico,vera cruz,
CARRIBBIAN: kingston,santa domingo,st.lucia,hamilton,freetown,st.john,
SOUTH (CENTRAL) AMERICA: la guaira,callao,lima,georgestown,carracas
AFRICA:durban,port elisabeth,cape town,douala,lagos,abidjan,tama,takoradi
alger. las palmas,tenerife,suez\port said
EUROPE:genoa,naples,gibraltar,porto,bilbao,antwerp ,rotterdam,amsterdam
hamburg,bremen,kiel,luebeck.turku,wasa,,,plus several locations in
scandinavia, finland,iceland.
ASIA. karachi,bombay(mumbai)madras(chenai)cochin,colombo
penang,singapore,jakarta,surabaya,padang,palembang ,
pandjang,belawan,medan,manilla,keeling,kaoshong,ho ngkong
shanghai.bangkok,phuket
AUSTRALIA: townswille,bing-bong
RED SEA\ARABIAN GULF: jeddah,oman,dubai,abu dhabi,bahrain,kuwait
khorramshar
LIKE TO SEE...probably rio de janeiro and santos in Brazil.
However Patong still ok to have on the schedule until totally damaged by
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22-01-2006, 03:35
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Been to
Greek Isles
Ibiza
Portugal
Florida
UAE (Dubai &Abu Dhabi)
Oman
LOS
France
Spain
Singapore
Zanzibar
Tanzania
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Sydney
Shanghai
Vietnam (Saigon)
Rio
Norway (Northern Lights)
Italy(Florence & Rome)
Seville
Prague
Baghdad (in peacetime if it ever happens)
Burma
Tokyo
Dublin (The Irish are a great craic)
Phillipines
Never want to see again
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Ibiza
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22-01-2006, 05:06
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I've always wanted to see Tokyo but LOS is priority number #1
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22-01-2006, 05:09
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Been all over the world apart from S America & Africa
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Japan
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22-01-2006, 05:09
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im with you on that one marc,and honestly, ive been there 10+times(45 min flight from london)ive never done a pro,maybe im to w@nkered all the time,never got round to it,maybe next time,a trip is due
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funny you menton the bikes. god, i hated all those bikes, almost got run over like 40 times in 4 days
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22-01-2006, 06:59
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Zanzibar
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Been to Kenya myself many years ago and I loved it, so what's wrong with Tanzania? A lion ate your pants off? 
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22-01-2006, 08:39
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Wow there are some good ones in here. Good replies from BM.
I want to go everywhere but only seemed to get to LOS.
1)Vietnam
2)Philipines
3)London
4)Tahiti
5)Greece
6)Germany
7)Russia
8)Prague
9)Italy
10)Brazil
Not quite sure about the order but you get the idea.
cheers,
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22-01-2006, 17:55
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dijbouti (affars & issas)
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22-01-2006, 21:05
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Been to Kenya myself many years ago and I loved it, so what's wrong with Tanzania? A lion ate your pants off? 
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I had one day in Kenya (Mombassa) and that was nice,but Tanzania (Nairobi) is something else. The corruption is at such a grand scale and to be honest its not a city I ever felt safe in.
There were riots on the day I left and I was pleased to out of there.
Even Kilimanjaro couldnt make up for Nairobi 
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Top place Amsterdam, been about 6 times now and always done a pro; all part of my experience there. I love the Red Light district too, best bars and reasonable beer prices. Never been to a show though, not my thing.
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Iv'e been Amsterdam too, 4 times and once to Rotterdam.
Love the laid back atmosphere, lovely Heineken in those large glasses and have smoked enough gear to stone a whale. Oh yeah..there's some culture to see too 5555.
Went there for the first time with a rugby tour from my home town, wasn't a player myself but there was a seat going, so I had the chance to tag along. The uk lads here will know how mad that was. 
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23-01-2006, 01:45
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I had one day in Kenya (Mombassa) and that was nice,but Tanzania (Nairobi) is something else. The corruption is at such a grand scale and to be honest its not a city I ever felt safe in.
There were riots on the day I left and I was pleased to out of there.
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Ah Mombasa and Kilindini Road. Is Sunshine bar stil there?
And Florida bar when you passed town?
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Ah Mombasa and Kilindini Road. Is Sunshine bar stil there?
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I remember Sunshine Bar but cant recall Florida Bar Captain.
It was 4yrs ago now 
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Iv'e been Amsterdam too, 4 times and once to Rotterdam.
Love the laid back atmosphere, lovely Heineken in those large glasses and have smoked enough gear to stone a whale. Oh yeah..there's some culture to see too 5555.
Went there for the first time with a rugby tour from my home town, wasn't a player myself but there was a seat going, so I had the chance to tag along. The uk lads here will know how mad that was. 
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Was in Amsterdam back in 95 for 2 months lived in the red light district because we got cheap digs but wasn't really into the pro scene meet up with some dutch girls and it was all on, spent more than a few nights at the legendary Escape ahh the good old days.
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I remember Sunshine Bar but cant recall Florida Bar Captain.
It was 4yrs ago now 
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Last time there for me was 77
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What,77yrs ago or 1977 
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I had one day in Kenya (Mombassa) and that was nice,but Tanzania (Nairobi) is something else. The corruption is at such a grand scale and to be honest its not a city I ever felt safe in.
There were riots on the day I left and I was pleased to out of there.
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Arrived in the morning and left Nairobi the next day for a safaritrip. I do recall when taking a left or a right on a luxurious main street we would walk straight into REAL poverty. Besides that all I remember of Nairobi is the Kenyatta memorial. The last week we spend in Mombasa, which was excellent. One of the best beaches I've ever seen. Nice waves ...
psssst .... Dawsey! I wont tell anyone but Nairobi is Kenya ;0)
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Can't recall those bars as well. I was not allowed to drink in those days ..... something to do with age. 1981 
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1977.
Florida was a nightclub with a swimming pool. A bit more upscale than Sunshine.
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