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    Retirement

    I've had so many ideas of what I would do and when i could retire. My original dream was to retire partially at 55 and take my pension and move to Spain and work/live there as my goal. No longer as simple thanks to Brexit etc. The opportunity to live and work in 28 countries has gone. where and...
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    Travel Thread 2023

    What have you got planned for travel/holidays this year Vital Villans? I've got a couple of trips booked up so far- Got a road trip in Tunisia in March, driving around the country for 10 Days, hoping to visit some places well off the beaten path. Backpacking Egypt in April going from...
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    What are you drinking/eating tonight?

    Tonight it was homemade fish n chips. Triple cooked chips which is a lot of effort. Beer batter (Efes) for the fish. Boiled the chips, then fried at 130c, and then again at 180c. Lot of work, tasted good, but not sure worth the effort. Drank the leftover beer. X3 Wine. Which sounds very...
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    The official Travel thread

    Where all the vital villans off to this year? I've just got back from 10 days in the Balkans, visiting Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia. Bosnia in particular was stunning despite the war in the 1990's. Sarajevo and Mostar definitely worth a visit. I'm off to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia at the end of...
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    Holiday plans 2013

    What's everybody's holiday plans then, this year? I went to India in March, visiting Mumbai, Goa and Kerala. Amazing places, cheap and very hot. In April I went to Istanbul for 5 days. Interesting place, with lots of stunning buildings. Decent nightlife too. I've booked a trip in September...
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    Baboon Murder

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22927805 A baboon was shot dead after it escaped from its safari park enclosure. The animal was killed after it managed to climb over the perimeter fence at Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside at 10:15 BST. The adult male had been chased out of...
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    Travelling in India

    I'm considering going on holiday to India early next year for upto 3 weeks, doing it on a low/medium budget backpacking style. The area i'm looking at is Rajasthan (Delhi, Agra, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer) and a few nearby cities in surrounding states (Varanassi and Shilma near the Himilayas). I'm...
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