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DimPrawn replied

10 June 2016, 18:23
Originally posted by minestrone View Post

Who the feck would go to Bulgaria for a holiday?

People who missed out on communist Russia in the 1970's and want a holiday to recreate that feeling of severe austerity.

And if you can't be bothered to go to Bulgaria, you can vote for Korbyn at the next general election, and get it at home....
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minestrone replied

10 June 2016, 17:48
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

The Wombles.

Have your in-laws got a luxury caravan there?
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MarillionFan replied

10 June 2016, 17:46
Originally posted by minestrone View Post

Who the feck would go to Bulgaria for a holiday?

The Wombles.
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northernladuk replied

10 June 2016, 17:45
Originally posted by minestrone View Post

Who the feck would go to Bulgaria for a holiday?

I did
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minestrone replied

10 June 2016, 17:44
Who the feck would go to Bulgaria for a holiday?
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LondonManc replied

10 June 2016, 17:34
Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View Post

Then I bet you'd been to Bradford

He said "diving" not "a dive"
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Mordac replied

10 June 2016, 17:34
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Looking at the map, at least Syria, Palestine, Jordan and Israel are okay.

So the words "Tourist Hotspots" weren't written in big enough crayon for you...
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FatLazyContractor replied

10 June 2016, 17:04
Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View Post

Agreed, been to a few dodgy places, including Pakistan in my life, however wouldn't go there, or Egypt now and I love diving.

Then I bet you'd been to Bradford
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minestrone replied

10 June 2016, 16:46
Sadly I think the football is going to be successfully targeted.
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MrMarkyMark replied

10 June 2016, 16:39
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Yeah but how do you find out? Sharm was perfectly safe... Until someone bombed it in 2005.

You would have thought Djeser-Djeseru in Luxor was safe because it's in the middle of no where but it wasn't very safe in 1997.

Agreed, been to a few dodgy places, including Pakistan in my life, however wouldn't go there, or Egypt now and I love diving.
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AtW replied

10 June 2016, 16:33
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Looking at the map, at least Syria, Palestine, Jordan and Israel are okay.

It was too dangerous for FCO to get there and evaluate risks properly...
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northernladuk replied

10 June 2016, 16:26
Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

On the other hand, if you read the FCO advice, you get to find out which bits of Egypt are to be avoided, and which bits are perfectly safe . But why has Luton been missed off that map - I mean that SY01 chap... always seemed super dodgy to me.

Since the CEO came along with us, I'd imagine it wasn't an employee reduction program. He didn't like it - too hot for the poor dear.

Yeah but how do you find out? Sharm was perfectly safe... Until someone bombed it in 2005.

You would have thought Djeser-Djeseru in Luxor was safe because it's in the middle of no where but it wasn't very safe in 1997.
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DimPrawn replied

10 June 2016, 16:24
Looking at the map, at least Syria, Palestine, Jordan and Israel are okay.
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NotAllThere replied

10 June 2016, 16:19
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Just avoid these places and it will be fine.

Thank you Frau Merkel for your open border policy....

On the other hand, if you read the FCO advice, you get to find out which bits of Egypt are to be avoided, and which bits are perfectly safe. But why has Luton been missed off that map - I mean that SY01 chap... always seemed super dodgy to me.

Since the CEO came along with us, I'd imagine it wasn't an employee reduction program. He didn't like it - too hot for the poor dear.
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Mordac replied

10 June 2016, 13:20
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

Whats the big white area in the middle? That looks safe.

Not safe for you matey, what with all them Japanese whaling ships out there...
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