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South's nice. You could go to the east too, blatantninja. Strasbourg is quite remarkable and the region, the Alsace, is lovely with places like Riquewihr or Colmar and the Vosges Mountains. Exquisite wines.
Here it is.
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Jazzbreak, "soul & funk vormen steevast de rode draad". Mm, not exactly my cup of tea.
N8N, yes, I've heard of him, not bad, but I would not spend an entire evening listening to him, if you don't mind me saying.
Felixpakhuis though, it seems to be a place worthwhile checking out when visiting Antwerp… Thanks, Pladio!
N8N, yes, I've heard of him, not bad, but I would not spend an entire evening listening to him, if you don't mind me saying.
Felixpakhuis though, it seems to be a place worthwhile checking out when visiting Antwerp… Thanks, Pladio!
blatantninja
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Thanks! We're actually going to avoid wineries on this trip as my wife will be 5 months pregnant!
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Wise decision. Besides, wineries are only interesting in autumn, I think. But hey, the Alsace has more to offer than wine and wineries.
blatantninja
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Any specific recommendations on Provence? I went to Aix-en-Provence back in '92 and really liked it, but I don't remember much about it. We're looking for hotels now, but not sure.
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It depends on what you are looking for.... beaches and swimming, culture and good food? forests? or something else?
Cote d Azur and Grimaud is kind of interesting from a cultural perspective, I guess, because it is very old and the second city built on the water after venice. Lots of luxury and fairly exploited though..... on the other hand it also means you can live nice and luxury and have all conveniences.
Cote d Azur and Grimaud is kind of interesting from a cultural perspective, I guess, because it is very old and the second city built on the water after venice. Lots of luxury and fairly exploited though..... on the other hand it also means you can live nice and luxury and have all conveniences.
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Yeah, compared to Oz, the beaches in Europe are the pits. If Oz beaches are an 8 or 9, then Europe's are at best a 4. Only Englands were worse!!
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That depends on what kind of beaches you like. But I'd say there are some fantastic beaches in sweden. You can only use them 2-3 months a year though…. + we don't have get eaten by sharks / jellyfish / sea-stars / kangaroos / Ozzies / etc warning signs on them. Really clean water too.
Edit: There are actually some really great ones in the islands south of france too.
Edit: There are actually some really great ones in the islands south of france too.
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Well Portugal is filled with great beaches. We've a big coastline. It depends but usually people start going to the beach from April until September. Almost no sharks (I don't remember anyone dying of a shark attack) and less Ozzies.