Riff Raff

Advantages: Beautiful location with lots to do.
Disadvantages: Can get quiet rough at night with young drinkers.

...Manly is a beautiful suburb just outside of Sydney, and is well worth a visit. There is an abundance of places to stay, eat, drink or just hang out at. The beach, like many on Australia's east coast, is very inviting and even if you aren't up for swimming, it's nice to stroll along. The Manly ferry is a great way to get to Manly, although in rough weather it is sometimes cancelled. Manly also has a few small tourist attractions, such as the aquarium, which are great for those with families. Manly is lovely through the day and early evening, but unfortunately it can be a different place late at night. The general feeling of security disappears quiet quickly as the drunks and riff raff come out of the woodworks. If you steer clear of late evenings, particularly weekends it's fine though. Overall though, Manly is a great spot for some fish... Read review

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Advantages: Very Good Hotel, great weather
Disadvantages: Chavs, football shirts, morons, too British, VERY expensive, tacky goods

...succession of Fish and Chip Restaurants, Burger Bars etc and the tacky goods on sale were a real turn-off. The locals were, with a few exceptions, quite rude, and it was impossible to stand outside a restaurant to view the menu without being harangued by the owner to come in "you no like the food - you no pay". There are some nice Cypriot restaurants but you have to hunt them out. We found one which was out of this world but I am not going to name it here - at the request of the owner - who wants to keep out the "riff-raff" (his words - not mine). Go into the surrounding hills and villages if you really want to see Cyprus. Paphos is far too British for us.... Read review

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Advantages: Get to dress up and dance!
Disadvantages: Very rude if you shock easily.

...Last night I went to watch The Rocky Horror Show and I had a blast. I went wearing French knickers, fishnet tights, black satin Basque, white pinny and French maids hat, for those of you who have no idea what The Rocky Horror Show is you must be very concerned right now so allow me to explain: What is The Rocky Horror Show? The Rocky Horror Show is a story about a young innocent couple Brad and Janet who have just got engaged, they are so excited that they want to visit Dr Scott who first introduced them. They set off to meet him when their car hits a bad storm and they enter a castle for cover. Once inside the castle the meet Dr Frank N' Furter and his team of servants Riff Raff, Magenta and Columbia. They are also introduced to Dr Frank N' Futers latest creation Rocky. They evening soon takes a different turn when Frank ensures... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful