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Started by chrisdicko, October 29, 2009, 15:44:44 PM

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Leon

Meh I dont see the problem with being in a crap cramped plane if its the cheapest option. f**k it its only for 2-3 hours anyway... Ive been stuck on buses in 30-40C heat, no air con, twice the amount of people than seats for 12 hours at a time... Thats when you can start moaning.
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Eggtastico

Quote from: CeathreamhnanThere is only one airport at or near Edinburgh Egg - or did you mean something else?

might be glasgow.. i think the actual airport it lands at is preswick or somthing

Ceathreamhnan

Yeah Prestwick is a good 3 - 4 times the distance away compared to GLA

Eggtastico

Quote from: CeathreamhnanYeah Prestwick is a good 3 - 4 times the distance away compared to GLA

yep, there are others as well... like I said, Vienna, Austria & Bratislava, Slovakia actually lands at the same airport!
Gerona is another - advertised as Barcelona.


Anyway.. as for Prague, if your looking for somwhere to stay on a budget, I recommend
http://www.salvator.cz - especially is theres a group of you.

Ive stayed in both suites & theres tons of room for upto 5 or 6.
Fantastic location as well.. come out the hotel, turn left, walk 100yds & your on the edge of the old square & about 300yds from wencleses square or whatever its called. The Bridge isnt that far either...

Beaker

Quote from: EggtasticoGerona is another - advertised as Barcelona.

I know various people who have been caught out by this, its about an hours drive!

Sam

I flew from Girona, it really is in the middle of nowhere. Easy to find though if youre driving.

Mongoose

Quote from: Beaker
Quote from: EggtasticoGerona is another - advertised as Barcelona.

I know various people who have been caught out by this, its about an hours drive!

I was almost caught by that one a couple of years ago, thankfully I was aware of the "its near there, honest" scams and was checking where the actual airports were on google maps before I booked my flight.

Beaker

Quote from: MongooseI was almost caught by that one a couple of years ago, thankfully I was aware of the "its near there, honest" scams and was checking where the actual airports were on google maps before I booked my flight.

one lass i know ignored my advice, and booked Ryanair rather than Easyjet because it was £25 cheaper, then when she got there had to spend £150ish on car hire for a car she didnt need when she got to Barcelona.  

chrisdicko

Cheers guys :)

thanks egg, I will check that hotel out as well. There is going to be about 10-12 of us I think.

Eggtastico

Quote from: chrisdickoCheers guys :)

thanks egg, I will check that hotel out as well. There is going to be about 10-12 of us I think.

grab yourselves the 2x suites & a 3rd room as a shag pad then.
IIRC the 2 suites have 2 bathrooms... You pay for the room & not per person
& an extra bed is optional.

If its just a weekend, you spend much time in the hotel, so I never see the point
of spending big on one!
Also has a pool table downstairs.. great for a largish group waiting to meet
ie get killer on the go & have a few beers while waiting for the vain ones.

Karlovy Lazne is a decent club to end up in as well..
its a rundown building converted to a night club, different types of music on each floor..
but being prague & full of foreigners, everyone ends up in the 80s cheese room getting
pissed on cocktails
http://www.karlovylazne.cz/

club lavka is pretty much next door as well
http://www.lavka.cz/index.php

both are located on the town side of St Charles Bridge (look to the right)

chrisdicko

Nice one, thanks for the pointers again!

I didnt have a clue where anything is to be honest, but Ill bookmark them and try to find them.

I went just for one night with the GF as a stop gap when we were travelling. I seem to remember there being some form of club right next to the river/famous bridge....looked quite sleazy as well which will be good. Does that sound familiar to you?

chrisdicko

Actually, the one Im thinking of is that one you linked to! Club Karlovy!



Eggtastico

i wouldnt call it sleezy.. had quite a few good nights there... at least from memory, as we usually would have been drinking all day

Lavka Bar & Club is a great all round venue (Dance Club with the Most Modern Sound & Lighting Technology, 7 Bars and 2 Dance Floors, Garden Restaurant, Gallery, Fitness) perfectly located in the city center of Prague - special open air dance floor in the garden under the Charles Bridge. On cold winter nights, Lavka is a good spot for a drink and a dance. On a hot summers evening though, this is simply one of the bests of Prague nightlife all rolled into one... The unique inside and outdoor club

Karlovy Lazne (with its 5 clubs on 5 floors) is the largest dance music club in Czech Republic and probably the biggest establishment of its type in Central Europe. Karlovy Lazne is situated in located 50 meters from the Old Town end of the Charles Bridge on the Vltava Rivers bank. Approximately EUR 4 (only EUR 2 till 9 PM!) entrance fee allows access to five floors of varying music: MC Music Cafe (with free internet access) - black music (hip-hop, rap & RnB); Discotheque (with futuristic design) - latest dance-floor disco hits; Kaleidoskop - 60s to 80s immortal music hits; Paradogs - all styles of electronic dance music (house, trance, techno) presented by the best Czech and Worlds top DJs; Chill Out - calm, relaxing downtempo music. Every floor of club features at least one bar...
Type of Events in the Karlovy Lazne Club: Discotheque, Dance Music Party, Live Acts
Music Styles in the Karlovy Lazne Club: Disco, House Music, Electro, Trance, Techno, RnB, Rap, Hip-Hop, DownTempo, Chill-Out, 60s, 70s, 80s

take from http://clubbing.guide-to-prague.be/
more fun wondering around, but you do get to the point of being so pissed you have no idea where to go.. so its always a good idea to have some clubs & not end up in brothel or worse still in Big Sister, where you shag for free - but its being streamed live on the internet with about 40 hidden cameras
^ unless your on a budget ofcourse o)

chrisdicko

Actually, yeah Im thinking of a different entrance.....

The entrance Im thinking of is near the entrance to that club, but it sort of comes off a path which is under cover, and there is loads of small, sh*t shops there selling crap.....then once you come from the under cover path if you turned directly left, the bridge would be there.....


Yeah, it is always good to have an idea where to go! Ive done that before and not had a clue and it sort of spoilt things! The Big Sister thing sounds sh*t funny!! Might try popping there  :rofl:

Eggtastico

Quote from: chrisdickoActually, yeah Im thinking of a different entrance.....

The entrance Im thinking of is near the entrance to that club, but it sort of comes off a path which is under cover, and there is loads of small, sh*t shops there selling crap.....then once you come from the under cover path if you turned directly left, the bridge would be there.....


Yeah, it is always good to have an idea where to go! Ive done that before and not had a clue and it sort of spoilt things! The Big Sister thing sounds sh*t funny!! Might try popping there  :rofl:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sister_%28brothel%29

Big Sister is a brothel and associated voyeuristic free site, located in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the only brothel where customers can use the womens services for free, subsidized by paying Internet viewers; live video and audio streams and archived videos of the activity in the brothel are available on the website for a fee.[1] These subscription fees, as well as sales of DVDs of the recorded action, represent the companys main source of income. The produced video content contains coverage of the guests with the women, as well as amateur couples that come into the house, and coverage of the shooting of adult productions that take place in the house.