The holiday thread

[Citizen's Nephew]

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Thanks CN! Knew you had Greek ancestry and some interest from posts on here in the past. If you’ve any particular recommendations please do feel free to share! I got too excited as we’re going end of July, which I imagine won’t be any cooler! Fortunately both places we’re staying have pools so hopefully braced for it!

I just checked if PAOK are playing but sadly miss a European tie by a couple of days.

Going to seek out a boat trip that goes around around Mount Athos.

1917-45! Obviously! :facepalm:

Here's a picture of the Ring of Fire at PAOK's stadium. They're crazy I tell you!

[SOXY BOY]

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We spent two weeks there in 2014. It’s a lovely City. Well worth doing a trip into Montenegro to see Kotor and Budva. Stunning scenery and great places to visit. A short ferry ride to Lokrum is also well worthwhile.

Only staying a week, but if we enjoy it, we’ll probably go again, The Lokrum plan sounds good though.

[Pearcey3]

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Only staying a week, but if we enjoy it, we’ll probably go again, The Lokrum plan sounds good though.

Lokrum is a tiny island well worth a visit. Also worth walking the city fortress walls surrounding Dubrovnik. It’s a very atmospheric place

[2b2bdoo]

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I didn’t really like Malta, maybe stayed in the wrong place, can’t even remember where we stayed now.

Gozo was an interesting trip, quite enjoyed that, getting the ferry over is very simple and saves on booking a trip. Also did a day in Valletta, hottest day I can remember but enjoyed Valletta a lot more, had a better feel about it.

[light up the darkness]

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:thumbup:

This place is worth a visit

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fl...ile-gws-wiz-hp

Thank you.
It’s now added to the list

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[Kind of Blue]

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Second largest city and by far the more laid back than Athens (which I love and where I have family) but I'd say that Thessaloniki is much less touristy and has better food and tavernas. More Balkan in feel and you'll probably want to be eating out there around 21:00 as it's a lovely temp. in the evenings. That coastline has some of the best beaches in Greece. Funnily enough, Mrs CN is doing the night half marathon there on early October so we're off later in the year - she's training for the Marathon, Marathon in 2023!. There's some great walking (but tough) in the mountains which I used to do back in the day. These days, I'd rather do the boat trip too which'll be lovely! Fresh seafood, you can't go wrong whenever you get the chance.

The history is less classical than Athens but rich and obviously, as you mentioned, Ottoman but there's Roman sites too. Even modern history of the area is fascinating though not to everyone's taste (circa 2017 - 45).

Shame about PAOK. It's a different football experience that's for sure. My ideal game would be PAOK v AEK Athens and I'd love to take that in one day. The Toumba stadium is like an Amphitheatre.

The Aegean is just gorgeous KoB, you'll love it. If I think of anything more I'll let you know.

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Fairplay to Mrs CN! That sounds incredible, all the best to her.

In the space of a few months I read a book by Robert Kaplan called ‘Balkan ghosts’ that piqued my interest, particularly the early 20th century history of the city, and another book by Owen Hatherley called ‘trans Europe express’ that had a chapter on the city. I knew of cities in Eastern Europe that had sizeable Jewish populations (Lviv, Brest, etc) but just wasn’t aware of Thessaloniki’s. Not long after those two I came across a memoir in a charity shop called ‘farewell to Salonica’ by Leon Sciaky about him growing up in that period. All made me want to visit some day so glad to now be ticking it off.

PAOK v AEK would be a tasty tie! Some of the pics from that ground look mad fairplay.

[Des Parrot]

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Going to Cyprus for 2 weeks in September. First week east, second week west. First visit so any recommendations gratefully received

[NYCBlue]

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Long Beach Island, NJ. Two hour drive. Can't beat it.