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Hanechdene
 


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Post #76268816th Feb 2011 8:44 pm
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There are so many places to go to.

Also different ways of doing it, solo vehicle, a few friends, tag along convoy (some get large, look at their pricing structure!) some do the cooking for you (Waypoint Tours)

What are your language skills like?

Scandinavia is not as expensive as some people think if done sensibly. Little in way of security problems and you do not need to ask if shop assistant speaks English! Great scenery, active local L R clubs.

Baltic countries, great place to go, relative safe, English spoken in some places, otherwise smile and be patient

Eastern Europe, less safe, English not so widely spoken, cheaper, great place to go.

Australia, fantastic place to go,English not spoken, but local lingo understanable with some quaint phrases. Awesome scenery, large distances.

Spain, Portugal, English not so widely spoken away from the Costas. North better then South

Enough ideas?



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Post #76625723rd Feb 2011 11:43 pm
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leeds wrote:
SNIP
Australia, SNIP English not spoken, but local lingo understanable (sic) with some quaint phrases. SNIP

Brendan


See what we have to put up with!

b Censored d ! Wink

Best Wishes,
Peter
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Bushwanderer wrote:
leeds wrote:
SNIP
Australia, SNIP English not spoken, but local lingo understanable (sic) with some quaint phrases. SNIP

Brendan


See what we have to put up with!

b Censored d ! Wink

Best Wishes,
Peter



It is the quaint way the letter O any Y is used i.e. rego and tinny

Nice expressions like off bitumen, dunny etc.

I do have a dictionary from Aussie to English Thumbs Up

Also to make our convict descendent feel less hurt the citizens of the USA do not actually speak English and Sinaporeans admit they speak Singenglish.

So Peter I hope you don't encounter too many drop bears today Rolling with laughter

Brendan

PS I apologise about slight typo error. These responds were done on an iPad
  
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leeds wrote:
relative safe English spoken in some places, [...]
Brendan

Safe English?
My command of the English language is not so good, I have been known to pm members on here asking what they mean by words or expressions, but 'safe english'?
Can somebody enlighten me here?

Laughing regards,
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Hi Leeds,
Surely you realise that we truncate words in order to minimise the number of flies entering our mouths while speaking. Shocked

Can you tell me the repository of English in the UK? From the number of Yorkshire cricketers that have played for the MCC, I can't see it being there. Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter

As for drop bears, I'm "experienced" enough for them not to cause me any difficulty. (They mainly prey on tourists anyhow.)

Best Wishes,
Peter
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leeds wrote:
Scandinavia is not as expensive as rumpled would have OT if done sensibly. Little in way of security problems and you do not need to ask if shop assistant speaks English! Great scenery, active local L R clubs.
Brendan


Read that a bit wrong first time round;

"Little in way of security problems, you do need to ask if shop assistant speaks English"

Dodgy shop keepers not speaking english!! hmmm. Think your getting confused with Leeds..... Laughing Laughing

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Wiljo,
I apologise, brain is mashed after talking to a few hundred people at the NEC all day.I missed a comma out and it should have read


Baltic countries, great place to go, relative safe, English spoken in some places,

Chocolademan you will probably find more dodgy shopkeepers with a lack of English in certain areas of Bradford or Leicester then in northern Sweden


Peter I also managed to avoid the drop bears, spiders and snakes. The flies, sand and sun were a bit harder to avoid however. Some roos, sheep, ostrich and wedge tail eagle did not manage to avoid a 110 however

Brendan
  
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leeds wrote:

Chocolademan you will probably find more dodgy shopkeepers with a lack of English in certain areas of Bradford or Leicester then in northern Sweden
Brendan


Sorry about that leeds.... It was early and I think I was overtired after working all night. Have to admit Bradford is worse seeing as thats where I am from. Embarassed

As for Norway, just drop a note if you want any tips for sight seeing....... 8)
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Cman are you still in Bradford? Despite my login in name I live in Mountain which has a BD13 code.

Have had a few trips around Scandinavia and love the place. Barbara gave a talk on Scandinavia and Eastern Europe at last years RGS Overland weekend whilst I gave one on Australia


Brendan

PS I wrote my reply at whatever o'clock after my brain was mashed and knees playing up so no need for an apology.
  
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leeds wrote:
Cman are you still in Bradford? Despite my login in name I live in Mountain which has a BD13 code.
Have had a few trips around Scandinavia and love the place.


Nope not still in Bradford, managed to escape to Oslo Smile Bit expensive here in the capital but I love the place too! No looking back.
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leeds wrote:
Wiljo,
SNIP
Some roos, sheep, ostrich and wedge tail eagle did not manage to avoid a 110 however

Brendan


Hi Brendan,
I hope that your 110 didn't suffer too much, although you seemed to find quite a selection.

For ostrich, I guess that you mean emu. They are big, fast and not very bright. I wouldn't like to see one heading for my windscreen. Shocked

The wedge-tailed eagle (wedgy Wink ) are quite large and don't really have any predators. This means that they don't keep an eye out when feeding on road kill. When they eventually recognise the danger, their take off is lumbering.

Best Wishes,
Peter
PS: Sorry about the sun and sand, we are cursed with a lot of that. Wink
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Yes it was emu. Had 4 of them running down the track in front of me. Three went off one side fourth the other side before changed it's mind and become an ex emu.

The wedge did most damage. It managed to bend one of the aerials before limping off.

Sheep and Roos went underneath with no damage to vehicle. Luckily no big greys.


Brendan
  
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Moab, Utah - going back for another taste of it this July. Can't beat it.
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