Haven't been to Tromsø, but my brother lives there, says he sees the northern lights quite a lot. However, I'd imagine Reykjavik has much more activities to do than Tromsø. Reykjavik has become quite a popular tourist destination.
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QuincyAbeyie You are Norwegian but haven't been to Tromso? Is it really that out of the way?
Seen many people say its too far to visit so if we go there we better spend at least a week to make it worth while etc...
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@Clrnc if you do visit Dublin give me a shout and I'll buy you a beer (if I'm in town, I am travelling myself late Feb/early Mar). I can't comment on which city is more worth visiting as I haven't been to Belfast in over 20 years and I'm not really up on touristy stuff anyway. Any tourists I talk to seem to really enjoy Dublin, but they could just be humouring me 
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Clrnc it's about 1200 km from where I live, so I actually live closer to London than Tromsø. 
Pepe LeFrits Sure mate I will hit you up. I will probably visit in late march, just realised the euros qualis are on as well. Ireland vs France seems like a good idea while visiting Dublin.
Annual European holiday.
Give me a year of your life.
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Can validate that Dublin is a good city, albeit I experienced it through the lens of a 40 person hen/stag do so there was only a little bit of culture!
In terms of the UK, it friend what you're after but loads of places I'd recommend outside of London (albeit London is obviously the best).
MistaT Where did you catch them from?
Great photos!
Don Pacifico Sure, where will you recommend? I am coming down from Liverpool > Manchester ..... then London. I am in London annually to catch Arsenal so won't really spend much time there, if you have cities and stuffs to recommend in between it will be great
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Clrnc Sure, where will you recommend? I am coming down from Liverpool > Manchester ..... then London. I am in London annually to catch Arsenal so won't really spend much time there, if you have cities and stuffs to recommend in between it will be great
Manchester is a great city now. Had serious investment in the last 15 years or so, thanks to the Abu Dhabi group largely, but has also kept its feel of culture and history. Lots of excellent options for food/drink, great nightlife, bars and music venues. National Football Museum also worth a visit.
Always quite envious of the life my brother in law has there.
Bristol always has a lot going on, very relaxed vibe, vibrant music and arts scene and generally a very friendly city.
I'd say Brighton is pretty similar too in that respect. Can even head over to Margate if you're feeling a tad more hipster. Both will probably bemissing a little off their charm in the winter without warm weather but still got stuff going on and places to visit.
You've also got Oxford/Cambridge if you're after a 'classical' English city - lots of beautiful old buildings and nice eateries.
Alternatively, if you're looking for a break from cities Lake District, Cotswolds, Cornwall (etc.) would all provide some great landscapes and nice village-y pubs.
But yeah, depends what you're looking to spend your time doing.
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@Clrnc Copenhagen is immense, spent a good while there right before the pandemic. Stayed in a nice apartment Airbnb in Nørrebro, but I think any of the "inner" areas connected by road to the centre would be fine. The whole city is quite flat and has great bikeshares and bike infrastructure, so that's how I got around.
Public spaces are great fun—lots of good parks, bridges, harbourside places to sit etc. I recommend the little off-harbour swimming café spots if it's not cold. Hiring a boat for a three hour boozy picnic was great fun. The club scene was pretty jaw-dropping for me. Very classy, friendly and hyperactive nightclubs. The Louisiana art museum is cool and the couple of "new Nordic" dining experiences I had were excellent.
Don Pacifico Bristol seems like a good idea in combination with a day trip to bath.
Brighton seems a little out of the way, passing by London first.
Any idea if Cardiff is any fun?
MistaT Seeing the Northern Lights was one of the most magical experiences of my life - and I've seen Dennis Bergkamp play for the Arsenal. Nearly ten years ago, and I still get goosebumps when I think of it.
Clrnc I run an office in Cardiff, but, apart from a trip to the Millennium stadium to watch Arsenal batter United in 2003, I've pretty much only ever walked from the station to it and then back again. But one of my team tells me it's beautiful. However, I appreciate you might not heed such third party advice!
That's a good shout doing Bristol and Bath together.
Don't know much about Cardiff - have heard it's a good night out but not sure if there's loads to see...happy to be proven incorrect!
Claudius maybe just the holiday bit. I’ll be burnt out watching the amount of football he does in a year lol
Anyone been to Portsmouth?