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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby johnw » Sun 11 Sep, 2022 8:40 pm

Graham51 wrote:It’s The Puffing Boto in Fiji.

Yes Graham. We did a day trip on it years ago to the beach for lunch and horse riding.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Graham51 » Mon 12 Sep, 2022 3:47 pm

Thanks John. A little bit of an internet search helped there.
Which town in UK was I in here?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Graham51 » Mon 12 Sep, 2022 9:36 pm

I was going to say the clue is in the picture but now I’ve looked more closely I’ve found the answer is in the picture.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Tue 13 Sep, 2022 10:46 am

Middle St, Padstow, Cornwall?
Looks like lots of Stein in that location...
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Graham51 » Tue 13 Sep, 2022 4:51 pm

Yes it’s Padstow. I thought Stein on the cafe door was enough clue but then I noticed the little sign on the door on the left says Padstow, Cornwall so it was a bit of a give away.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Tue 13 Sep, 2022 5:13 pm

Some walking to get to this one
So some precision required - where was I?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Tyreless » Wed 14 Sep, 2022 4:31 pm

Thanks eggs - I very much enjoyed identifying some landmarks in your photo then lining up sight lines on google earth to pinpoint the location. I’ll leave it out there for a bit to enable others to go through the same enjoyable sleuthing process. If there are no guesses within the next 24 hours I will have the answer ready.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Tyreless » Thu 15 Sep, 2022 5:46 pm

From the Eiffel tower. Sacre-coeur and Notre-Dame in view.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Thu 15 Sep, 2022 10:36 pm

Yes - we were climbing the Eiffel Tower
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Tyreless » Fri 16 Sep, 2022 7:30 am

This place has been in the news recently. Europe.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Tyreless » Sat 17 Sep, 2022 5:39 pm

The current owner inherited this property 9 days ago.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby GregR » Sat 17 Sep, 2022 8:44 pm

Very Scottish design so I'm going with Balmoral
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Tyreless » Sun 18 Sep, 2022 7:39 am

GregR wrote:Very Scottish design so I'm going with Balmoral

Correct!
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby GregR » Sun 18 Sep, 2022 4:34 pm

Thanks,

This ones also in Great Britain and the owner is also allowed to have an army just like Charlie Chuckles at Balmoral.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby johnw » Sun 18 Sep, 2022 5:02 pm

That be Blair Castle, near Blair Atholl village in Perthshire. Hame of the said private army, the ceremonial Atholl Highlanders, under the command of the Duke of Atholl.
They have a pretty good pipe band too.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby GregR » Sun 18 Sep, 2022 5:41 pm

johnw wrote:That be Blair Castle, near Blair Atholl village in Perthshire. Hame of the said private army, the ceremonial Atholl Highlanders, under the command of the Duke of Atholl.
They have a pretty good pipe band too.


that it be Boyo.

Aye, over to wee John
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby johnw » Mon 19 Sep, 2022 3:02 pm

Slàinte Mhath Greg. Probably better said with a dram of the finest whisky in my hand :).

Staying in the same hemisphere, I'll try this novelty entry from North America:
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby GregR » Wed 21 Sep, 2022 10:02 am

Skagway Alaska and I hope I'm wrong.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby johnw » Wed 21 Sep, 2022 11:15 am

GregR wrote:Skagway Alaska and I hope I'm wrong.

Right state, not too far away, but a fair bit downstream from there.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby johnw » Sun 25 Sep, 2022 9:36 am

I don't know if you can still buy them here but a once popular brand of T shirt has the same name as this town.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby johnw » Tue 27 Sep, 2022 3:45 pm

H - - - - -

The movie White Fang was filmed around here.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Last » Tue 27 Sep, 2022 4:41 pm

presumably you're referring to Haines t shirts
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby johnw » Tue 27 Sep, 2022 5:01 pm

Last wrote:presumably you're referring to Haines t shirts

Yes, and Haines, Alsaka. Over to you Last.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Last » Tue 27 Sep, 2022 7:19 pm

thanks john, next. Europe
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby creeping_moses » Thu 29 Sep, 2022 8:47 pm

On the byfjorden looking at Sandviken in Bergen?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Last » Thu 29 Sep, 2022 9:13 pm

creeping_moses wrote:On the byfjorden looking at Sandviken in Bergen?

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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby creeping_moses » Thu 29 Sep, 2022 9:22 pm

UK this time:

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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby ribuck » Fri 30 Sep, 2022 12:13 am

It could be just about anywhere in England. But ... is it Oxford?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby creeping_moses » Fri 30 Sep, 2022 1:24 am

Indeed it is. From Boar's Hill.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby ribuck » Fri 30 Sep, 2022 2:22 am

Thanks Moses.

Still in the UK, what mountain is this?
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