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I actually think NZ is the rip off. No standard glass size. Easily $12 a “handle” which can be anywhere from 440-500 ml
As low as 400 ml which does my nut.
Some places do the proper 568 ml though (Galbraiths I think)
I blame South Australia (425ml)
Two 'pints' in a downtown pub a few years ago. 400 ml handles. $36. FFS.
Voting with my feet next time
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
What more do you need to know how to say ?
if you're buying beer in Paris, probably
"fucking how much??!!"
London you need to pick your spot ....
Wembley is not your spot, 7.45 a pint on the weekend .... ouch! Most pubs are around 5.50-6 now, although if you do happy hours you can consistently find them for 4.50-4.90 ish.
France, like most of Central Europe, is around 3.50-4 EUR for around 400ml. You can of course pay 6-7 EUR easily in the trendy parts of the big cities. So the price is pretty much so the same.
oh really? Surely not - pints in pubs in London weren't ridiculous I don't think.
I think London is one of the cheaper places to get pissed in a boozer compared to most of the Western world honestly. You'll rarely find a spot which tries to charge you absolutely ridiculous levels.
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@MajorRage fond memories of drinking the most expensive Sam Smiths in Yorkshire at a pound 31 or something a pint. Even at $3 to the pound it was cheaper than NZ!
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@taniwharugby said in Travel:
@nzzp I remember arriving in London in 1999 when £1 was about $3.20 and a stubbie of Steinlager, Lion Red, Speights, Export Gold cost £5, which was still better than whatever they charged for a pint of Fosters!
Was that at the Sunday morning Walkabout Club?
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Off to New Caledonia for a fortnight on Saturday. Never been on my bucket list but hey it's not NZ or Oz
it is hellish expensive though. Still as it is part of Europe
no Covid restrictions at all.Haven't had to parlez Franglais since 1989
Over seas but not really overseas as part of Zealandia?
New Zealand and New Caledonia are large, isolated islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean. They have never been regarded as part of the Australian continent, although the geographic term Australasia often is used for the collective land and islands of the southwest Pacific region. In the following sections, we summarize the four key attributes of continents and assess how Zealandia meets these criteria.
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@MajorRage fond memories of drinking the most expensive Sam Smiths in Yorkshire at a pound 31 or something a pint. Even at $3 to the pound it was cheaper than NZ!
Sam Smiths is still fucking cheap compared to others, even their pubs in London.
But I still prefer to pay double to get triple the taste.
(I appreciate their concept/conceit though... it IS possible to provide quality beer for a fraction of the price that the other fluffybunnies do it) -
Hey cunce.
After umming and ahhing over where we'll go for a family holiday , we've decided yet again on NZ because why the fuck not.
As we're heading over in January, and haven't really travelled north of Auckland (Devonport doesn't count), gimme your "Shit To See & Do In Northland" list.
Looking at about 4-5 nights in Aotearoa in total (maybe another look around Auckland), and not too much driving in between. Of course if flights are crazy expensive then we might look at staying longer.
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Hey cunce.
After umming and ahhing over where we'll go for a family holiday , we've decided yet again on NZ because why the fuck not.
As we're heading over in January, and haven't really travelled north of Auckland (Devonport doesn't count), gimme your "Shit To See & Do In Northland" list.
Looking at about 4-5 nights in Aotearoa in total (maybe another look around Auckland), and not too much driving in between. Of course if flights are crazy expensive then we might look at staying longer.
What sorta stuff do you want too see/do? Coming up to the Winterless North
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@Machpants said in Travel:
What sorta stuff do you want too see/do? Coming up to the Winterless North
Touristy shit I guess.
I like to get out in nature, but also being summer we'd hit the beach and look at anything Northland specifically offers that other places don't.
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@Machpants said in Travel:
What sorta stuff do you want too see/do? Coming up to the Winterless North
Touristy shit I guess.
I like to get out in nature, but also being summer we'd hit the beach and look at anything Northland specifically offers that other places don't.
Now no one can read your posts without the mental image of you as a naturist.
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@Machpants said in Travel:
Hey cunce.
After umming and ahhing over where we'll go for a family holiday , we've decided yet again on NZ because why the fuck not.
As we're heading over in January, and haven't really travelled north of Auckland (Devonport doesn't count), gimme your "Shit To See & Do In Northland" list.
Looking at about 4-5 nights in Aotearoa in total (maybe another look around Auckland), and not too much driving in between. Of course if flights are crazy expensive then we might look at staying longer.
What sorta stuff do you want too see/do? Coming up to the Winterless North
My trip didn't live up to the marketing. It was the middle of winter though.
@NTA I did it for the first time a few years ago.
Definitely recommend driving along 90 mile beach.
Driving up the west coast to check out Tane Mahuta (big fucking tree).
Treaty grounds obviously.I expect accom will be crazy expensive at that time. It was crazy expensive in the Bay of Islands as well as having limited options in the middle of winter. So you'd best get looking now).
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@Nepia yeah I'm mentally steeled against the pricing. The flights are what will be interesting on the cost front - things are crazy right now.
If it gets too difficult, I'm going to suggest a road trip to the high country in Victoria.
Thing is we renewed the kids' passports a few months before COVID hit, with a June trip in mind to see some rugby with Redbeard. We paid for those fucking passports and want to get some use before they expire!
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@NTA I reckon start hunting now for a holiday home or two and just take day trips. It’s all about chilling at that time of year so look for somewhere close to an east coast beach. Might be a big ask but you might get lucky.
A campground cabin/unit would be ideal if you really want the summer vibe IMO. Share a few brews with the neighbours, scrounge some fresh catch etc -
@Nepia yeah I'm mentally steeled against the pricing. The flights are what will be interesting on the cost front - things are crazy right now.
If it gets too difficult, I'm going to suggest a road trip to the high country in Victoria.
Thing is we renewed the kids' passports a few months before COVID hit, with a June trip in mind to see some rugby with Redbeard. We paid for those fucking passports and want to get some use before they expire!
Yeah flights are a lottery at the moment. My Mum is going from GC to HB for $900 in November which is almost normal prices (GC-AK and then AK-HB), but a day either way and it would have been over $1300 for the exact same trip.
The prices should be coming down as other airlines start crossing the Ta$man (I think Air Asia and Lantam are starting soon and you'd expect Virgin etc to start soon too).
