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

Postby johnw » Mon 19 Apr, 2021 9:16 pm

GregG wrote:Yes John, on the grounds of Thornton Abbey in Lincolnshire, I think the pictured ruin was part of the Chapter House. Over to you.

Thanks Greg. I haven't been there, we bypassed and headed further north many years ago, but that last clue was a great help.

To celebrate today's reopening of travel across the ditch, here's one from NZ:
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Lake Wanaka from the Makarora-Lake Hawea Rd, south of Makarora, Otago New Zealand
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby commando » Mon 19 Apr, 2021 11:04 pm

Lake Wanaka
Haast Pass-Makarora Rd
Makarora, Otago
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby johnw » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 12:10 am

commando wrote:Lake Wanaka
Haast Pass-Makarora Rd
Makarora, Otago

That's it commando. I'm to the south of Makarora township. Pulled over for a photo en route to Fox Glacier.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby commando » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 1:09 am

Thanks John
Something special about the Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea area.
Keeping the wheels turning over also in NZ
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby keithj » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 8:37 am

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

Postby commando » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 12:00 pm

keithj wrote:Sefton Hut

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

Postby keithj » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 12:07 pm

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

Postby commando » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 1:41 pm

keithj wrote:Sefton Bivouac

Of course.
Over to you Keith
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby keithj » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 3:38 pm

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Where did I stay last night ?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby commando » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 4:07 pm

Looks like the Minarets
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby CBee » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 4:26 pm

A Hill station in Gokyo valley? (everest region)?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby commando » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 4:30 pm

For the game if its not labelled as an area it has to be in NZ as a follow on.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby keithj » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 4:44 pm

CBee wrote:A Hill station in Gokyo valley? (everest region)?

Very close CBee.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby commando » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 5:06 pm

Your out of bounds. If the Aussie Where am i one has to name the individual state then you have to
name the country first.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 9:58 pm

Calm down Commando....


Is that Gorakshep?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby GregG » Tue 20 Apr, 2021 10:57 pm

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

Postby keithj » Wed 21 Apr, 2021 6:57 am

icefest wrote:Calm down Commando....


Is that Gorakshep?

It sure is.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Thu 22 Apr, 2021 8:53 pm

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

Postby eggs » Thu 22 Apr, 2021 9:23 pm

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

Postby icefest » Thu 22 Apr, 2021 9:25 pm

eggs wrote:Mt Kinabalu?


Waaaay tooo far north!
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Thu 22 Apr, 2021 9:33 pm

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

Postby icefest » Thu 22 Apr, 2021 9:39 pm

eggs wrote:Ellsworth Mountains?


Now we've overshot a fair amount. One ocean North.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Thu 22 Apr, 2021 11:04 pm

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

Postby icefest » Sun 25 Apr, 2021 7:33 am

This is in NZ
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Sun 25 Apr, 2021 8:54 am

Its nice to know the country or region at the start..

Atuatumoe Stream on the Coromandel Peninsula?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Sun 25 Apr, 2021 6:21 pm

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

Postby eggs » Sun 25 Apr, 2021 7:49 pm

Looks like a fantastic spot.

For this one, happy for just the country in the Middle East.
We were on a tour..
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Dune tour out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [UAE]
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Sun 25 Apr, 2021 7:51 pm

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

Postby CBee » Sun 25 Apr, 2021 8:22 pm

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

Postby eggs » Sun 25 Apr, 2021 8:52 pm

Not Iran.
You might be onto something CBee, are you Spanish? :)
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EAU Emiratos Árabes Unidos (Spanish: United Arab Emirates)
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