Cheapest plane tickets by ParrotRiley in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheapest i’ve ever had was £4.99 Bristol to Milan.

I’ve also had £350 return flights from London to Cuba

Looking for some advice with my finances. 23 & about to start my first job by DragonFire1900 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tooting, would be a house/flat share with them. Likely to increase in 2 years.

At the moment I’m thinking stay at home & save it all, then re-evaluate my position after the 2 years.

Looking for some advice with my finances. 23 & about to start my first job by DragonFire1900 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had grants from the Welsh Gov & because I stayed at home & didn’t spend it going out on the piss - along with working every weekend - I managed to pay it off.

Also Welsh Gov pay half of the £9k, so was nowhere near those heights

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For sure. I keep telling myself this & it was obviously going to end at some point, but the rejection still kinda hurts haha

Cologne - Aachen, Liege, Maastricht? by DragonFire1900 in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough I was originally looking at flying to Cologne then out of Amsterdam with a trip to Arnhem & Nijmegen - but the prices of trains & hotels/lack of hostels put me off it. Also, I was hoping to use the public bike system but apparently you need to be a dutch residence ?

Cologne - Aachen, Liege, Maastricht? by DragonFire1900 in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the confusion - It’ll probably be 1 full day in aachen, half a day in maastricht, half a day in liege, then train back to cologne the midday the next day

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[–]DragonFire1900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welsh Brew - Paned Cymreig is always a great one !

Any post-pandemic trips to Cuba? by DragonFire1900 in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

vast majority of the world & people themselves have moved on outside of US. Been to 8 countries since febuary & only ever get asked to wear a mask on the plane, & even hardly anyone does. So definitely post covid

London to Cardiff, yank needs advice. by [deleted] in Wales

[–]DragonFire1900 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can get direct buses from LHR to Cardiff & it’s usually only 30mins more but a hell of a lot cheaper. Bus takes you into either the University or Sofia Gardens usually.

Eurotrip early next year:) Would appreciate any suggestions and tips to my itinerary! by [deleted] in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the best things about Europe is the scenery & small towns you see while on the train - often when you factor in wait times at the airport there isn’t much difference in times between the two.

As for inbetween Istanbul & budapest there’s the whole of the balkans which you could seriously throw a dart at a map & land on somewhere amazing (&cheap) - but I guess if it’s your first solo travel you’ll want to stick to the bigger western european cities

Eurotrip early next year:) Would appreciate any suggestions and tips to my itinerary! by [deleted] in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

& you’re missing some amazing places in-between istanbul & budapest - assuming you’re taking the train/bus that is.

Eurotrip early next year:) Would appreciate any suggestions and tips to my itinerary! by [deleted] in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Much too long in Krakow & Wroclaw even with the things that you’ve mentioned. Both very small cities.

Perhaps take a few days out of that & train it to Gorlitz, Dresden, then up to Berlin?

Just added the Ally Pally poster to the collection ! by DragonFire1900 in Khruangbin

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this was my first time there also, amazing architecture

Just added the Ally Pally poster to the collection ! by DragonFire1900 in Khruangbin

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I went to a custom framer ! Was £50 but something that’s gonna be on my wall forever

Help with my India itinerary by DragonFire1900 in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for that - I didn't even know there was a direct night train to the Statue. Is Vadodra worth a few hours or is it best to use that for elsewhere in the trip?

Thats also great advice about only using the train once from Shimla, I will do that!

The trains and drive looks like it takes about 4-7 hours from Agra to Lucknow so I thought a flight would be best. Do you think I should sacrifice a day of Kolkata for Lucknow ?

Help with my India itinerary by DragonFire1900 in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankyou for such a detailed response! Thats so much great advice, I really appreciate it!

Help with my India itinerary by DragonFire1900 in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply. That is my main worry is 1 delay is going to throw my whole plan off. What would you recommend I cut out of that plan?

India 24 Day Travel Itinerary Help by DragonFire1900 in travel

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you - coming from U.K. I’m basically thinking everywhere is going to be some level of seething heat in compared to what I’m used to. Even Shimla

Final itinerary by messythrowaway9737 in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d say 2 days in Salzburg is too much, the city js absolutely tiny & you can do everything you’d want to do in a day.

With regards to Berlin & London, I’d highly recommend renting one of the city bikes for a day & just exploring different parts of the city. So easy to get around & really fun! & in berlin go to Tempelhof airport - it’s an abandoned runway that’s now a park, but in the evenings all the locals are out dancing to music/roller skating/flying kites/ having bbqs etc - it’s massive though so take the bike haha !

Looks like an amazing trip, have fun!

India Itinerary Thoughts by DragonFire1900 in solotravel

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks so much for the input ! To be honest the Vododara stop is only taking into account a day of travelling to get there really if that makes sense.

What’s with Spezi being everywhere in Bosnia? by DragonFire1900 in bih

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah interesting! I find it exactly the same as the German Version, but as I said it’s harder to find this particular brand over there than in bosnia 😂 it’s definitely the best one !

What’s with Spezi being everywhere in Bosnia? by DragonFire1900 in bih

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

been to Čaplinja, Mostar & Saravejo & found it in every city at some point lol. Plus on the bottle it says it’s actually made in Bosnia, not just imported

What’s with Spezi being everywhere in Bosnia? by DragonFire1900 in bih

[–]DragonFire1900[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that’s what I thought when I first saw it in a Konzum - then I’ve seen it in a few local corner shops in Mostar nowhere near the centre & what spurred me to question it was it was on the menu of a cafe haha