Where is the best place in the world to forget your woes?

emmabrighton

How quickly could you set up a shiny new life abroad, how much would be the bare minimum you would need to get started and where would it be?

What i mean is, in how many days could you be standing in a pub drinking a pint in some far flung part of the world thinking.... "jaysus this time last insert timespan here, i was stuck in rainy auld Ireland in a s*itty job I hate and now im in insert place here and loving every second!"

p.s. im having a rubbish day in work!

chin_grin

Reminds me of the phrase "wherever you go, there you are".

You can't physically go some place and forget everything. Although a change of scenery helps calm, that's all it does. Help.

Killer Wench

Honestly? Answering the title question. On the john with a good book.

But, if I was to go abroad, it would be to Jamaica or some place with nice beaches, blue water, and good looking dudes.

FatherLen

chin_grin wrote: »

You can't physically go some place and forget everything.

the pub!

af_thefragile

Mosul, Iraq.

billybudd

more importanly why are toilets refered to john?

chin_grin

FatherLen wrote: »

the pub!

Ah but you still get those "creeper" memories coming back the next day. And the "you've been tagged" facebook emails.

Why do I have a?............what did I do with the? Oh f*ck.

kfallon

Where's the best place to forget your woes? The jax!!

Unless your woes are a dose of the ould trotting disorder

smash

Lapellos

gargleblaster

In bed with the OH of course.

drdeadlift

plane spotting or fishing

Killer Wench

billybudd wrote: »

more importanly why are toilets refered to john?

Imagine my surprise when speaking to a Navy officer who turned to me and said, "So how about that head?".

Like a vacuum is called a Hoover after its inventor, I think a toilet is called a John after its inventor.

billybudd

john harrington

dandelionmind

In before "Copper's"

4leto

I have a thing for water, I am drawn to it, so beaches, rivers/canal, lakes.

Oh yeah and the pub

chin_grin

4leto wrote: »

I have a thing for water, I am drawn to it, so beaches, rivers/canal, lakes.

Oh yeah and the pub

You're always the desi then? :pac:

Abi

4leto wrote: »

I have a thing for water, I am drawn to it, so beaches, rivers/canal, lakes.

Oh yeah and the pub

Exact same, on both counts

py2006

Michael Jackson had this big tree in his garden that he used to climb up to forget his woes.

I wish I had a tree..

Wattle

The Gilli Islands Indonesia. Tropical paradise. Great seafood and they sell magic mushrooms. Try it out sometime

chin_grin

py2006 wrote: »

Michael Jackson had this big tree in his garden that he used to climb up to forget his woes.

I wish I had a tree..

That's where all the kids hid from him. So they knew that after the exertion of climbing the tree he was too fatigued to give them a sneaky finger.

Dangerous Man

emmabrighton wrote: »

How quickly could you set up a shiny new life abroad, how much would be the bare minimum you would need to get started and where would it be?

What i mean is, in how many days could you be standing in a pub drinking a pint in some far flung part of the world thinking.... "jaysus this time last insert timespan here, i was stuck in rainy auld Ireland in a s*itty job I hate and now im in insert place here and loving every second!"

p.s. im having a rubbish day in work!

The grass is always greener and so on. I did pretty much did what you described and while I think on the whole I'm happier - I still miss Ireland, and my friends and some of my family. And my dogs. And my stuff.

anto2

Wattle wrote: »

The Gilli Islands Indonesia. Tropical paradise. Great seafood and they sell magic mushrooms. Try it out sometime

I was there 3 years ago .OK for a Holiday and looks stunning but its another thing to live there full time .
I now live in Chiang Mai Thailand full time .Quite a nice place ,but not as exciting as Pattaya ,where i also lived .:D

daithimacgroin

dirty perv.
i'd say the phillipines, but ya'd wanna have ur wits about ya

previous user

chin_grin wrote: »

Reminds me of the phrase "wherever you go, there you are".

You can't physically go some place and forget everything. Although a change of scenery helps calm, that's all it does. Help.

I disagree with that completely.