Second bank holiday weekend in May. Which BA destination should I go to?
Sep 24, 2018, 4:40 am
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Hungary is a no-go zone, as much as I’d like to see Budapest.
Sep 24, 2018, 4:50 am
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Ah! I see Italy is not off the shelf!
So, you could go to Bologna, the city itself is lovely or get the train (about 90 mins I think) to a lovely seaside resort on the east coast called Censenatico.
Or, go to Naples and then down to Sorrento or the Amalfi Coast - add in a day trip to Capri
So, you could go to Bologna, the city itself is lovely or get the train (about 90 mins I think) to a lovely seaside resort on the east coast called Censenatico.
Or, go to Naples and then down to Sorrento or the Amalfi Coast - add in a day trip to Capri
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Sep 24, 2018, 4:50 am
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Sep 24, 2018, 4:58 am
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Sep 24, 2018, 5:01 am
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Ah! I see Italy/Sciliy is not off the shelf!
So, you could go to Bologna, the city itself is lovely or get the train (about 90 mins I think) to a lovely seaside resort on the east coast called Censenatico.
Or, go to Naples and then down to Sorrento or the Almalfi Coast - add in a day trip to Capri
Sicily - Palermo of course or for a much prettier feel go to Catania and down to Syracuse or up to Taormina (or both!)
So, you could go to Bologna, the city itself is lovely or get the train (about 90 mins I think) to a lovely seaside resort on the east coast called Censenatico.
Or, go to Naples and then down to Sorrento or the Almalfi Coast - add in a day trip to Capri
Sicily - Palermo of course or for a much prettier feel go to Catania and down to Syracuse or up to Taormina (or both!)
We were there for a week in October last year: Palermo, Catania, Siracusa, Taormina.Naples is an idea, however my OH has been twice already. We'd both love to go to Procida though.
Bologna is definitely an option, although I've been more than once, but it'd open up the possibility of doing some food tourism in Modena!
Sep 24, 2018, 5:02 am
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Sicily is in the exclusion list We were there for a week in October last year: Palermo, Catania, Siracusa, Taormina.
Naples is an idea, however my OH has been twice already. We'd both love to go to Procida though.
Bologna is definitely an option, although I've been more than once, but it'd open up the possibility of doing some food tourism in Modena!
We were there for a week in October last year: Palermo, Catania, Siracusa, Taormina.Naples is an idea, however my OH has been twice already. We'd both love to go to Procida though.
Bologna is definitely an option, although I've been more than once, but it'd open up the possibility of doing some food tourism in Modena!
I wouldn't go to Naples itself, it's just the arrival point
Sep 24, 2018, 5:50 am
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Sep 24, 2018, 5:55 am
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Plus, 'not feeling welcome'...if this is about LGBT rights etc, then you're speaking to the wrong person, i.e. an LGBT man living in Moscow with his husband.
Sep 24, 2018, 6:08 am
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A vote for Bilbao (BIO), I went last summer for a big birthday, I think on a recommendation that I read here on FT. Easy quick one-hop trip; the museum, long walks, day trip to San Sebastian and lots and lots of great food and very cheap wine.
Sep 24, 2018, 6:13 am
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Given that this is FT, I'm surprised that nobody has yet mentioned NQY.
It's not outside the UK. Neither good weather nor >20-degree temperatures are likely. And BA doesn't fly there.
It must be the perfect FT choice?
It's not outside the UK. Neither good weather nor >20-degree temperatures are likely. And BA doesn't fly there.
It must be the perfect FT choice?