I'm planning a trip to the Channel Islands

Go somewhere else?

I am jealous, OP!

[quote]Any recommendations for what else I can do there?

Die.

Walk in the footsteps of Nazis?

Yes R4, the Nazis occupied the Channel Islands.

Duwwell!

Heaven. Enjoy OP.

Actually, YES! I am envious . . .

If you haven't already, read Sybil Hathaway's autobiography Dame of Sark: An Autobiography

r8: That's a MAN, baby!

R9 - YEP!! She stood up to the Nazis, looked them straight in the eye, and WON with grace and dignity. Amazing person!

Read this book, OP:

Sounds nice but i cant be jealous of someone who knows much less wants to vist) what is Henry Cavill’s place of birth. Or listens to Enya.

R12, you can just sail away to another thread.

There's a nice national park there, OP.

Well bitches I've booked.

In just a few months time I'll be relaxing in Cobo and having a nice cocktail

Is there any gay nightlife there?

I hope not R16

Sounds like a day trip that will quickly turn into boredom. Sark, that is. Guernsey and Jersey should be interesting.

I would like to do that one day.

Offshore banking fun, OP?

I've been to Jersey in August and the sea is freezing. Too cold to swim. We had rain for a couple of days too.

[quote]Sounds like a day trip that will quickly turn into boredom

There are some lovely scenic coastal walks and lots of places to stop for food and drink.

I plan to and spend a few days there at a later point and experience Enya's dark sky and sail away sail away sail away and do some kayaking, biking and swimming.

One of the Boston TV channels put together a montage of some of the horror footage of 9-11 around the time it was happening and backed it with Enya. Since that time, Enya has always made me think of 9-11, and likely always will. I can't listen to Enya.

Sail Away OP.

OP, I’d suggest that you take possession of Brecqhou (and the most hideous castle in Europe), and attempt to declare its independence from Sark. Then, when that fails, you can dedicate a decade or two to making life a misery for all those who thwart your will.

I had a tremendous time. Highly recommended.

In just 3 weeks I shall be on Guernsey!

Visit Whitechapel and recreate one of the Ripper's victims, you whore.

Call on Ebenezer Le Page

Oh, darling, how charming. It sounds like you’ve got quite the itinerary of clichés lined up. Maybe while you’re at it, you could also try blending in with the ghosts of British TV dramas and daydream about being discovered by a distant relative of Henry Cavill. Just make sure your potato peel pie experience is as authentic as your attempts to solve mysteries - because nothing says “fascinating trip” quite like following in the footsteps of Nazis. Enjoy your over-hyped adventure in the land of long-forgotten celebrities and tourist traps!

OP, ignore r28, who is obviously consumed with envy as he contemplates a lonesome evening with only his own toxic personality for company.

Enjoy your time on the Channel Islands. They are beautiful. You will have a great time.

Op is living in a fantasy island

I"d like to be in Sark.

OP, are you going to try to meet the Seigneur of Sark?

I went to Jersey in August and the sea was freezing.

I had friends who visited earlier this year, and they said the ice cream was extraordinarily delicious.

Must be those cows.

[quote] Must be those cows.

Guernsey Silverbacked Cows.

I don't get the "walking in the footsteps of Nazis" thing.

R36, the Nazis occupied the Channel Islands during the Second World War.

R37 They also occupied France and the Netherlands, but who goes there to walk in their footsteps?

Maybe just a poor choice of words.

[quote] They also occupied France and the Netherlands, but who goes there to walk in their footsteps?

Holland and France aren’t part of what was the British Empire.

Guernsey and Jersey are and were the only part of the British Empire to be occupied by Nazi Germany.

[quote]Is there any gay nightlife there?

There used to be some in St Helier when I worked there back in the 2000s. It was a fairly conservative town, but like most places with lots of money plenty of tastes were catered for.

Some good-looking, young Portuguese men who worked in the hotels in St Helier were always looking for a good time. Some of the women were a bit cunty though. The unspoiled parts of the islands are gorgeous.

R25 I must correct you! The proper phrase is "in Guernsey" as opposed to "on Guernsey".

Whatever you do, when you're in the Channel Islands, don't refer to them as being in the UK. They're not and many Channel Islanders get upset at the mere suggestion. (Mary!)

They're great to visit, though. A mixture of Cornwall and France. Lovely coastal line, beautiful towns. Can get busy in the height of the season. You could even do a day trip to St Malo in France if you felt so inclined.

Don’t forget Alderney, home to ‘2000 drunks clinging to a rock’ as the saying goes.

R40 I don't subscribe to Bloomberg News, the article is paywalled.

R41 Then I guess I would prefer to walk in the footsteps of the heroic people of Guernsey and Jersey who fought the Nazis, not in the footsteps of the Nazis.

Crown dependents.

TOMORROW

TOMORROW

I go to the Channel Islands tomorrow

IT'S ONLY A DAY AWAY

Is this a cruise? Is it a nice one?

Have a pina colada for me!

[Quote] Sounds like a day trip that will quickly turn into boredom.

R18:

If you’re a retired Prime Minister looking for a yacht to dump a body off or an orphanage to bury a corpse then it’s the place for you!

Report back OP. I want to hear all about your trip!

Don't miss Sarkhenge!

[quote]Is this a cruise? Is it a nice one?

It's not a cruise, I've booked it all myself.

I fly in to Guernsey Wednesday afternoon and have 4 nights there. Friday is the day trip to Sark. On Sunday I take the ferry to Jersey for 3 nights and fly back Wednesday afternoon!

Thank you for all the good wishes.

I want to call OP the Dame of Sark.

Great offshore banking, please say "Hello" to my accounts in Guernsey& Jersey. Have to go back soon!!

OP if you should run into Henry Cavill...say hi and give him a hug from me. Thanks.

You’re on the wrong ferry, dumbshit!

Senior Ditch Day in Catalina was the thing at local high schools in the 60s and 70s

Sark has always intrigued me. I’d love to go but it seems so sleepy and hard to get to. I imagine it’s hard to move there but, in theory, seems like paradise.

Perhaps you'll meet the likes of people like these, OP. Or all the other ones on the Sark tourist tractor.

I’ll cut that Sark!

I’m not a fan of Cutty Sark.

Update: I’m on the coach waiting to go to the airport.

I’ve had an email from the ferry company saying I have to be there SEVENTY MINUTES before departure. 70 mins!

verificatia of size meat

Would be smarter to go here

The horror stories I’ve heard about island hopping could fill a bucket. Literally. Choppy seas + tourists = non stop vomitus. I don’t think I could stand it.

Fun fact: Sark is the last remaining fiefdom in Europe. Beaumont (the chieftain) is the only Sark resident permitted to keep pigeons or an unspayed bitch.

Update: all checked in and waiting in departures for the flight which leaves in 25 mins. There are some awfully common people at the airport and those taking children on holiday during school term are *exactly* the type pf person you’d expect.

Having been obsessively checking the weather it still looks clear from rain except for a couple of showers tomorrow evening.

R68, not really. Sark’s government was overhauled about 15 years ago to make it acceptable to the EU Court of Human Rights and most, if not all, of the special rights of the Seigneur of Sark have been expanded to everyone on the island.

Haven’t you gone on that fucking trip yet???

I have arrived safely! Flight was delayed because the airport didn’t arrange to send assistance to the two elderly passengers needing to get off the flight. But the flight only took 40 minutes, my bag was third off the carousel and I jumped straight on a bus outside the hotel which took me to St Peter Port and the jumped straight onto another bus which took me to the hotel.

I won’t say which hotel as I don’t want to be stalked but they have complimentary Biscoffs in the room.

Now to get another bus to see the marvellous Cobo sunset!

That biscuit could be the only highlight of your trip

#culturaldesert

I've been to Anacapa, Santa Cruz, and, of course, Santa Catalina.

Cobo Bay, an hour before sunset

There were cold winds, the tide was moving in and there were shivers in the salty air

Have you been to Mexico?

Your hotel room will be visited by an uneasy spirit tonight.

Blithe Spirit.

I've only been to Catalina but I am curious about Santa Cruz and Anacapa and Santa Rosa. Lots of sea lions

R73 #culturaldessert

Cobo or Cabo? Aren't they the same thing?

Enya's had a harrowing time of it. People trying to kidnap her all the time. That she became the soundtrack for 9/11 is a downer and a turnoff, personally, but it's your vacay. As for me, I want to spend a few weeks basking on beautiful Howland Island.

Say hi to Coco for me.

These threads always make me laugh. I'm from the UK and have never heard of anyone going on holiday to the Channel Islands. There's absolutely nothing to see or do there.

Also, OP, maybe get some friends or a blog. You seem so lonely.

Thanks for the pity R85 x

OP, they’re all gna laugh at you.

R81 #comfortdesserts

Hey queens.

Back at the harbour waiting for the boat back to Guernsey from Sark.

A beautiful place to visit, worth the trip. Amazing scenery, great walks, no puffins spotted but so many butterflies.

Did you see the Seigneur?

Did you go to Senor Frog?

OP may I travel with you. I’ll do all your cooking and cleaning. I’ll even sometimes be a whore.

“Sometimes”.

Agreed on the day trip to St. Malo. I took the ricketiest small airplane I've ever been on from Guernsey to St. Malo once upon a time. I swear the airplane's exterior looked like it was made of canvas and the seats were benches, like in a dinghy.

Any Jersey Lillie-related tourism going on, OP?

Is there a separate island for CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox?

[quote] Did you see the Seigneur?

No, but I saw the ugly castle on Brecqhou as mentioned by R24

I’d love to go back and spend a few days doing all the different trails and kayaking around but living there would drive me mad.

I might go to Herm tomorrow.

On Guernsey there seems to be a major issue with jobs and skills. So many service staff are non white and the bus drivers I’ve had have been Scottish and Northern Irish. There’s bus driver adverts everywhere but house prices are ridiculous.

The Macarena originated in Sark.

You have to get wiki wacked at Luau Larry's in Avalon, Catalina. You get a straw hat!

Herm.

Worst travel plans ever.

[quote]Guernsey and Jersey are and were the only part of the British Empire to be occupied by Nazi Germany.

What a source of pride!

Well, Herm was just darling.

Beautiful beaches with some lovely nooks and crannies (few crooks and trannies thankfully) and I expected to come across Diana Rigg, dead under a sun hat.

Will you be speaking Guernésiais, OP?

Can you swim there?

Yes R104. There was one group swam out around one of the boats and back again.

No current there, just clear water.

I walked in the water but didn’t swim.

Is it as great as Lake Michigan?

This was the Cobo sunset tonight after a beautiful sunny clear day

Do British people pronounce Herm as Hum?

Did you hear about Laverne? She was planning a trip to Herm but picked up a nasty germ when she swallowed her hairdresser’s sperm during her perm. We always thought he was gay.

Girl you chose a freezing cold week to visit the Channel Islands. Temps at night in the south of the UK are in the 30s and Guernsey is the same.

The sea temperature in Guernsey is 64f which is freezing!

OP, if you'd just flown south for another hour you'd be on the beautiful Spanish island of Menorca, where sea temperature today is 78f and air temp in the low 80s.

I’ve been to Menorca (and Majorca) and don’t want to go somewhere I’ve already been.

Guernsey, Herm and Sark have been a great visit, beautiful scenery, comfortable temperatures (20 max) and plenty to see and do.

My ferry to Jersey is boarding IMMINENTLY.

The Guernsey staff here don’t take any shit from French speakers.

Have you been to Georgia or California? Have you been to Nice and the Isle of Greece?

Oh, I've been to Neath And to Tenerife When I sniffed my socks on the beach

And I’ve been to Paris where I danced like Kamala Harris and drank iced tea flavoured with peach

I’ve been undressed by tops with humungous cocks and done things that some think niche

I’ve been to Guernsey but I’ve never been to Aberdeen

64°F is cold but not so cold as to make swimming impossible. With a wet suit all warmed up with the wearer’s piss it would even be pleasant.

Tonight’s sunset.

This is across St Aubin’s Bay

At breakfast and there is a woman who looks like Sharon Strzelecki who has put 5 - FIVE - hash browns on her plate and topped them with baked beans. She took all the hash browns. All of them. Five hash browns!

The straps on Sharon’s sandals are cutting in to her fat feet.

Wonder if OP is selling any of her shitty paintings? The old farts in the Channel Islands seem like they would be a fantastic target market for a photorealistic Capri Sun packet.

So cutting R118

Cutting enough for a response between wanks to Farage's image, dear.

You’re lucky to have clear skies. Beautiful pictures. I visited the Channel Jslands, Cornwall and the Ring of Kerry in Ireland all on grey, cloudy days! And all in July so maybe I have really bad vacation weather luck. I look at your pictures and marketing photos and I could deny that I was there because under a grey sky it looks so different. Depressing, empty, bleak, harsh. Under the blue sky it looks so inviting.

R121 I’ve come to Mont Orgueil today, it’s overcast and grey which is nice after the sunshine and warmth of the last few days, but still beautiful.

But yes the clear sky does make everything brighter and the sea bluer.

But you went to these lovely historic places which most people will never get the chance to do.

And I don’t understand the attempted but unsuccessful spit of venom from R120. Why would an imaginary little Englander go to islands full of French place names with French signs everywhere? Such an odd little person. Probably the kind of chap who wears a blue beret with gold stars on it.

On our cruise they had their own private island.

Most people live on a lonely island

Lost in the middle of a foggy sea

Most people long for another island

One where they know they would like to be

Another glorious orange sunset last night which was countered with a lovely lilac sky in the east as the moon almost full. The photo doesn’t really pick up the colour but quite beautiful

Beautiful pic, R125.

What type of sandwiches are available?

R127, wouldn’t that question be better asked in a thread about the Sandwich Islands?

As OP of this thread about which channels are on tv there.

R128 Hmm...

I'm not shore, you sea.

AsK OP of this thread about which channels are on tv there.

TV channels are the same as the UK it seems - had a quick flick (not of my bean LOL) and it was BBC1, BBC2, ITV, C4, C5.

Today I’m getting the bus to the Jersey War Tunnel museum to learn about the Nazi occupation.

Who knew tax evasion that short-changes the weakest of us could be so fun?

OP, tax evasion & offshore bank accounts are important to the world economy. How is the shopping, did you buy any sweaters with hot fishermen still wearing it?

[quote] Who knew tax evasion that short-changes the weakest of us could be so fun?

Considering the amount of money laundered through London would you refuse a trip to the glittering West End on principle?

So the war tunnels was a great museum and I felt quite emotional seeing all the stories about the occupation. The unfinished tunnels are quite distressing.

The ugly concrete Nazi gun towers on the harbour walls have not been demolished but have been turned into grassy knolls with seating.

I walked down to St Aubin Beach across the sand with bare feet to the fort and then up and down to St Brelade where I’ve had a relaxing lunch and will get the bus back to St Helier.

R131 They are indeed. I don't suppose the Channel Islands could really afford to run their own TV channels.

That said, ITV has its own region there ('Channel'), which has local news bulletins, and each island has its own local BBC radio station (BBC Radio Jersey and BBC Radio Guernsey). I think BBC1 just shoehorns the Channel Islands into its south-west UK coverage, though.

And that was no doubt far more information than you wanted or needed!

Had a little jaunt to Ouaisne Bay (pronounced way nay bay) and a little jaunt back to wait for Le Bus.

It is glorious here and like Herm I wish I’d bought swimming shorts and a towel so I could have a dip deeper than the knee.

R137 Why not take a moonlit dip?

R137 Can't you just swim naked there? Are these islanders really such prudes? I thought the women were always topless, or wearing bras made from coconut shells?

There are no nude beaches in Jersey it seems. I thought I saw a topless woman on Sunday evening but it was an obese boy of about 12 getting some exercise.

Yesterday afternoon the beach at St Brelade was so quiet as the tide was so far out it would have been quite easy to slip off your knickers and not have anyone know you were recreating the Nevermind album cover.

Back home today. I’m knackered to be honest - my phone tells me I’ve walked an average of 10.4 miles over the last 6 days so today’s walking will just be hotel to bus station, airport stuff, then walk from train station to home. I’ll hopefully be home for 8pm.

But sitting around can be more knackering than a long walk.

R140 Is everyone obese there or just the children?

I didn’t see a huge number of fatties to be honest. Some old fatties on mobility scooters, like the woman on the Guernsey to Jersey Ferry who could barely walk but bought a shitload of cigarettes duty free.

[quote]I thought I saw a topless woman on Sunday evening but it was an obese boy of about 12 getting some exercise.

Future Datalounger (except for the exercise thing.)