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Title: Where's This?
Post by: Globalrider on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 01:30 AM
First to get it! gets a pint with Helga!
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Blubber on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 02:46 AM
Lake tekapo, nz :cheers:
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Post by: daveh on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 02:52 AM
Across the road from Ronnie place.
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Post by: Tug on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 04:04 AM
Grimsby
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Post by: Globalrider on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 04:11 AM
Very Gd! Blubber - Helga Line 'em up!
I guess that was too easy!
:hat:
Stan
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Blubber on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 04:31 AM
Quote from: Globalrider on Tuesday, 21 March  2017, 04:11 AM
Very Gd! Blubber - Helga Line 'em up!
I guess that was too easy!
:hat:
Stan

As easy as lifting a glass of beer from the bar.   :imrgreen:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: VladTepes on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 08:01 AM
Lets keep this going.  Blubber your turn to post...
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Post by: Mick_J on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 05:14 PM
Is that Rolf Harris, thought he was in the chokey  :whistling:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 06:58 PM

Stan AKA Rolf!!    :rofl2:




New forum name here,   Rolf!     (we already got Ted instead of Red)
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: gsxbarmy on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 07:59 PM
Maybe this thread should have been entitled "Can you guess where this is yet"  :rofl2: :rofl2:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Blubber on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 08:13 PM
(https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi712.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww128%2Frichard_visser%2FGSX1100ESD%2F100_5734.jpg&hash=b727033055c4ebf9aacada2e2247cc317dd92632) (http://s712.photobucket.com/user/richard_visser/media/GSX1100ESD/100_5734.jpg.html)


Gotha @VladTepes
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Blubber on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 08:14 PM
there is a hint in the picture  :lol:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Blubber on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 08:34 PM
on a more serious note:

here is the real picture:



Attention @Rynglieder - Keep the ball rolling  :mwink:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Globalrider on Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 02:08 AM
Now that is hard! UK or Germany?
:computer_type:
Stan aka Rolf aka Shred - the last one I was awarded for running a tyre to the canvas in the middle of Montana! - not a bike shop anywhere. A guy passed me doing a 1000 miles an hour as I was limping along trying desperately not to blow the tyre. He lived in the next town and had a race tyre that fitted my 1200 Bandit - I made it home on that one!! - no sides but middle was good!
:jack:
 
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Monarchjock on Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 02:12 AM
Colditz?
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Post by: VladTepes on Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 04:40 PM
I'm sure I've seen a scenery very much like that in Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
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Post by: seth on Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 04:59 PM
vianden in Luxembourg
that's the Our river the restaurant on the bank is very good .

place me and emma went on our 1st date
was sunny when we we're there
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Blubber on Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 08:35 PM
Quote from: seth on Wednesday, 22 March  2017, 04:59 PM
vianden in Luxembourg
that's the Our river the restaurant on the bank is very good .

place me and emma went on our 1st date
was sunny when we we're there

we have a winner   :)

we ate in the restaurant on the lower right  :onya:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: seth on Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 10:57 PM
fantastic place we go as often as we can  :cheers:
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Post by: Blubber on Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 11:37 PM
Quote from: seth on Wednesday, 22 March  2017, 10:57 PM
fantastic place we ho as often as we can  :cheers:

@seth , you are up next for the "guess where ? "  :boogie:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: seth on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 02:18 AM
ok where is this
i want the name of the castle
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Post by: ezza on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 03:31 AM
duntottar castle , stonehaven ?
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Post by: seth on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 03:38 AM
great but not right :whatever:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Rynglieder on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 06:17 AM
Quote from: Blubber on Tuesday, 21 March  2017, 08:34 PM
on a more serious note:

here is the real picture:



Attention @Rynglieder - Keep the ball rolling  :mwink:

Sorry mate, missed that 'cos I was busy planning this year's trips last night instead of keeping an eye on the Org!

Yep, I'd have got that, we were only a couple of days apart in visiting it as I recall.

I'll be close by again in May / June this year as Wifey has granted me an extra week on the bike in Europe this year :) :) :)
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Blubber on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 06:29 AM
Don't sweat it.

I am near Winterberg 23,24,25June


And seth...dunluce castle?
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: seth on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 07:39 AM
no blubber

try closer to home for me

here's a clue
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: gsxbarmy on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 08:37 AM
Fawlty Towers  :rofl2:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Globalrider on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 09:42 AM
Tantallion Castle?
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: VladTepes on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 11:17 AM
I have no idea but @seth that picture with the river and castle is absolutely BRILLIANT !  Well done !
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: seth on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 04:23 PM
no one right yet
not a river vlad its the sea and cliffs

i wish I'd taken the firsy pic but i cant claim the credit .

2nd pic was me lol

:cheers:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: KiwiCol on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 05:10 PM
Looks cold & draughty anyway,  not even a lid on it FFS!   :confused1:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: seth on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 05:12 PM
the roof only came off in 1906
just over the bay from where bram stoker wrote a famous story
not in England  :stir:
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Post by: KiwiCol on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 05:13 PM
Dracula's castle ya mean?
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Post by: Mick_J on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 06:30 PM
Slains Castle, Cruden Bay.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: seth on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 09:36 PM
well done mjgt
just along from your old work.  :clapping:

i think you have to post one now
:cheers:


Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: VladTepes on Thursday, 23 March 2017, 10:13 PM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 23 March  2017, 05:13 PM
Dracula's castle ya mean?

Nope the remains of that are ion Turgoviste, Romania.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: seth on Friday, 24 March 2017, 12:28 AM
slaines castle is what bram stoker used for the british castle in the story as he had a holiday home on the south side of the bay
the castle was changed in the final draft to whitby as a Russian schooner ran a ground just as he was finishing the book.
:cheers:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Kiwifruit on Friday, 24 March 2017, 05:57 AM
Don't they have concerts at Slaine Castle ?
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: seth on Friday, 24 March 2017, 09:54 AM
not in the 30 years I've lived near there
the old peterhead prison does now
and many years ago the outdoor swimming pool next to macduff used to have a music festival.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Mick_J on Friday, 24 March 2017, 06:22 PM
When did the prison close? my wife used to work there.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Mick_J on Friday, 24 March 2017, 06:24 PM
So this is my entry.

Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: seth on Friday, 24 March 2017, 06:28 PM
the prison closed a few years ago
its now a museum and used for concerts/film locations .
a new prison hmp grampian was build next door (overlooking asco's base) and that also replaced aberdeen prison  their building houses and flats on that site .

all change up north

right your turn to post a where is this picture  :onya:

Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: KiwiCol on Friday, 24 March 2017, 07:51 PM

My pic is your front lawn mjgt.  Nice view you've got too.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: KiwiCol on Friday, 24 March 2017, 07:53 PM
Looks like some bloke is giving himself an enema!
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: gsxbarmy on Friday, 24 March 2017, 08:56 PM
Quote from: mjgt on Friday, 24 March  2017, 06:24 PM
So this is my entry.

Fovant, Wiltshire - is that one of the Royal Corps of Signals Hill Figures???
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Mick_J on Friday, 24 March 2017, 09:14 PM
Well done Barmy, you win.

Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: gsxbarmy on Saturday, 25 March 2017, 12:56 AM
Woohoo - ok - so here's my entry for you to guess.....all I'll say is that these are a tourist attraction  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Globalrider on Saturday, 25 March 2017, 01:00 AM
Tintagel?
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: gsxbarmy on Saturday, 25 March 2017, 02:43 AM
Nope
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Post by: Rynglieder on Saturday, 25 March 2017, 07:17 PM
Duncansby Head?

(Not sure about the building on the end though)
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Post by: seth on Saturday, 25 March 2017, 07:37 PM
kinbane castle on the amtrim coast road ?
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Post by: gsxbarmy on Saturday, 25 March 2017, 08:14 PM
Nope and Nope. I'll give a clue - its along the Wild Atlantic Way  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Tonyb on Saturday, 25 March 2017, 11:41 PM
The first and last place you got your 14 wet and dirty.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Globalrider on Sunday, 26 March 2017, 12:57 AM
Cliffs Of Moher Walk?
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: gsxbarmy on Sunday, 26 March 2017, 03:04 AM
Quote from: Globalrider on Sunday, 26 March  2017, 12:57 AM
Cliffs Of Moher Walk?

Well done Stan, bang on!!!!

(Actually Tony it got even filthier after that!!!!)

Back to you Stan for the next one please
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Post by: daveh on Sunday, 26 March 2017, 06:12 PM
Quote from: mjgt on Friday, 24 March  2017, 09:14 PM
Well done Barmy, you win.

Thread hijack, does the short screen remove the buffeting?
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: gsxbarmy on Sunday, 26 March 2017, 07:06 PM
Quote from: daveh on Sunday, 26 March  2017, 06:12 PM
Quote from: mjgt on Friday, 24 March  2017, 09:14 PM
Well done Barmy, you win.

Thread hijack, does the short screen remove the buffeting?

Depends on the screen daveh and your height - the adjustable screens you can angle so the air flow moves more to the top of your helmet when riding to reduce buffeting. On things like fixed screens and cockpit fairings, then you are constrained by the angle set by the manufacturer.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Globalrider on Monday, 27 March 2017, 12:32 AM
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Sunday, 26 March  2017, 03:04 AM
Quote from: Globalrider on Sunday, 26 March  2017, 12:57 AM
Cliffs Of Moher Walk?

Well done Stan, bang on!!!!

(Actually Tony it got even filthier after that!!!!)

Back to you Stan for the next one please
I did that Ireland tour a while back - the roads are something to behold! Many of them are built on peat bogs so are pretty lumpy - great scenery!
Here's the next one - its going to be really hard and I don't think Any1 will get it !
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: seth on Monday, 27 March 2017, 01:50 AM
ayers rock now know as uluru

that do hard  :cheers:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: gsxbarmy on Monday, 27 March 2017, 03:07 AM
I'm going there later this year  :onya:

Back to you Seth!
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: seth on Monday, 27 March 2017, 03:26 AM
that'll be great dave
get one if those upside down folk to sort out a beer or 2 when there

ok next spot is
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Post by: gsxbarmy on Monday, 27 March 2017, 07:47 AM
Nurburgring?
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Post by: seth on Monday, 27 March 2017, 08:02 AM
to short for the green hell barmy
but i did ride the bike to here  :stir:
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Post by: Sweaty on Monday, 27 March 2017, 09:20 AM
Looks like Mugello circuit to me seth. Tuscany, Italy
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Post by: Sweaty on Monday, 27 March 2017, 09:31 AM
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Monday, 27 March  2017, 03:07 AM
I'm going there later this year  :onya:

Back to you Seth!

You will be in the middle of Oz Barmy, so only up the road. Come for a ride to Sydney on the east coast, only a 2850km ride away.
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Post by: KiwiCol on Monday, 27 March 2017, 03:42 PM
Is that how far it is from Sydney to Ayres Rock?
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Post by: VladTepes on Monday, 27 March 2017, 04:05 PM
Yep.
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Post by: seth on Monday, 27 March 2017, 04:08 PM
correct sweaty  :cheers:
your go put a pic up see if we can guess it  :stir:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: KiwiCol on Monday, 27 March 2017, 05:12 PM
Quote from: VladTepes on Monday, 27 March  2017, 04:05 PM
Yep.

@VladTepes

Bloody hell, that's 9 or 10 tanks of gas just to get there!!!  You'd be wanting an H2R then!

Our whole thing is only about 1600k long & 2850 is only half of it!

Do they have lots of gas stations along the main roads? Like how far would you need to go between fills?
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: VladTepes on Monday, 27 March 2017, 05:23 PM
Never ridden out there mate - couldn't tell you.

Yep on the size thing...  http://gsx1400owners.org/forum_test/index.php?topic=871.0

Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Endless on Sunday, 09 April 2017, 04:52 PM
Barmy you should inbox me, have a beer - I'm in Alice. I've done the Alice to Syd ride a number of times, plenty of fuel along the way. Did it on a gsxr600 a few times, got close to empty. Was a bit more of an issue when the open speed limits were in play.. The 14 is fine. From here down to Port Augusta is cruising in a straight line, big open country for a day or two depending on your focus and appetite for eating miles (1200 odd kays). Can get bloody windy too, I once wore the tyres off one side from leaning to the right for a whole day to compensate. A throttle lock thing is handy. Gets good heading east from there with the flinders ranges.
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Post by: VladTepes on Monday, 10 April 2017, 09:33 PM
OPK who has another where's this challenge to post?  can be anything doesn't need to have been on a 1400 trip or anything.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Globalrider on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 12:15 AM
Where is this and what is the Wheel called?
:hat:
Stan
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Post by: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 02:36 AM
Looks like the Ducking Chair - out Leeston way?
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Post by: Notty on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 02:48 AM
Great Laxey Wheel ? Isle of Man ?  :smile2:
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Post by: gsxbarmy on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 03:42 AM
I'd absolutely agree with Notty - Laxey Wheel in IoM!
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Post by: Globalrider on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 05:03 AM
Ah toooooo easy!! - Isabel is its name if I remember correctly!
Your turn Notty!
:hat:
Stan
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: lawrie on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 06:14 AM
Quote from: Globalrider on Tuesday, 11 April  2017, 05:03 AM
Ah toooooo easy!! - Isabel is its name if I remember correctly!
Your turn Notty!
:hat:
Stan

'Lady Isabella' is the full name, I only know cos I took a piccy of it. :laugh:


Here's one of a handsome young (me at 37) man in his work-attire at his work-site in the early 80's.  BUT where????
Clue, it hit 51c that day!!
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: VladTepes on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 10:13 AM
Dubai
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Post by: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 10:19 AM
Somalia  :stir:
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Post by: Notty on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 08:23 PM
This train has travelled 3,075,200 kilometres on this track
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Post by: Mick_J on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 08:36 PM
Is that Yr Wyddfa Notty?
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Post by: gsxbarmy on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 08:44 PM
Pyrenees?
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Post by: lawrie on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 09:05 PM
Quote from: VladTepes on Tuesday, 11 April  2017, 10:13 AM
Dubai

Next door, Jebel ali super tanker port, between Dubai & abu Dhabi, well done that man. :onya:
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Post by: Notty on Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 09:40 PM
Quote from: mjgt on Tuesday, 11 April  2017, 08:36 PM
Is that Yr Wyddfa Notty?

:clapping: :clapping: :clapping: built in 1896 - eight kilometres of track up a one-in-seven gradient to the top of a mountain - another example of Victorians' fascination with solving complex engineering problems  :smile2:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Mick_J on Saturday, 15 April 2017, 05:55 PM
Me at work taking a delivery of food, but where am I?

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Post by: gsxbarmy on Saturday, 15 April 2017, 07:14 PM
Afghanistan?
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Post by: Mick_J on Saturday, 15 April 2017, 07:30 PM
No, a little cooler.
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Post by: lawrie on Saturday, 15 April 2017, 11:02 PM
Early 80's in the Falklands?
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Post by: Globalrider on Sunday, 16 April 2017, 02:44 AM
Birmingham! :lol:
Stan
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Post by: VladTepes on Sunday, 16 April 2017, 01:12 PM
Dunno but Chinooks are awesome !
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Post by: Mick_J on Sunday, 16 April 2017, 05:26 PM
Quote from: lawrie on Saturday, 15 April  2017, 11:02 PM
Early 80's in the Falklands?

Close enough, it's mount Kent radar site on east Falkland in 1987, the temp dropped to -35 and froze the diesel oil in the storage tanks so we had no power for 4 days, bloody cold.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: VladTepes on Tuesday, 18 April 2017, 03:20 PM
Did you light a  fire under the storage tanks? Should work....
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Post by: Mick_J on Tuesday, 18 April 2017, 04:22 PM
Yes, we did but we also added a lot of antifreeze.  Lucky for us the cook had gas so he became a very popular guy and we had hot food and drinks.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Rynglieder on Thursday, 29 June 2017, 04:56 AM
This thread seems to have stuttered which is a bit of a shame.

Here's an easy one for you:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: saggy0000 on Thursday, 29 June 2017, 05:50 AM
is it LEICESTER, :whistling:
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Post by: daveh on Thursday, 29 June 2017, 05:51 AM
Down by the river.
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Post by: Rynglieder on Thursday, 29 June 2017, 06:09 AM
Quote from: saggy0000 on Thursday, 29 June  2017, 05:50 AM
is it LEICESTER, :whistling:

Nah, Richard III was the only person to find a parking place in Leicester.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Notty on Thursday, 29 June 2017, 07:21 AM
Hungary ? :smile2:
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Post by: Gra Har on Thursday, 29 June 2017, 07:33 AM
Buildinngs with funny round things attached on top has to be in Russia, maybe  Moscow, Vladivostok :P
Not in a land down under, that's for sure :facepalm:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Sweaty on Thursday, 29 June 2017, 08:05 AM
Europe  :tongue: :grin:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Globalrider on Thursday, 29 June 2017, 03:07 PM
That looks Just like my bike as I have the same bags! :happy1:
Stan
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Rynglieder on Friday, 30 June 2017, 04:03 AM
Quote from: Notty on Thursday, 29 June  2017, 07:21 AM
Hungary ? :smile2:

Well done that man!

Yep, that is the parliament building in Budapest in the background.

Now your turn - post one up of your bike somewhere. If you haven't got one of your  bike, a scantily clad woman with something interesting in the background would be acceptable to me :)
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: KiwiCol on Friday, 30 June 2017, 04:25 AM
No need for a background for Pete . . .   :whistling:
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Globalrider on Saturday, 01 July 2017, 01:53 AM
OK - Where is this?
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Post by: KiwiCol on Saturday, 01 July 2017, 03:16 AM

At a 'guess' I'd say outside a lifeboat shed, RNLI to be more specific. 11 The Parade, Walton on the Naze Co 14 UK? 
Just random like . . .



Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: KiwiCol on Saturday, 01 July 2017, 03:21 AM

The flag tells you it's UK, the doors tell you it's a boat shed, download Stan's pic, enlarge it & you can see RNLI Shop above the door to the right, google that & bingo we have an answer.


Not really the way it's done though, so disqualified.
Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: SheepDog on Saturday, 08 July 2017, 10:38 PM

Came across this thread and saw GSXBaarmy and his 'Çliffs of Moher Walk''. Thought I would share one.

I''ll like the overseas guys to tell me where is this, no Aussies or Kiwis OK (maybe you Tasmanian's can have a go  :cool: )

It was in 1980 and easily accessible.

Title: Re: Where's This?
Post by: Andre on Sunday, 09 July 2017, 03:33 AM
Pretty sure I saw this on a mini series about australian history. Should be south coast, but I am beat when it comes to longitude and latitude  :whatever: Easily accessible  :doh: tell that to your ancestor who couldn't land their boat there  :rofl2: