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12-10-2013, 07:15 PM
The title says it all. I'm close enough for a 2 day trip to work out really well but from the looks of it online I can't tell if this is a happening place or a dead city.
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12-10-2013, 07:30 PM
I once met an Irish dude who claimed he was stabbed there, lol. He said it's ok, but to use common sense and avoid dark areas alone.
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12-10-2013, 07:53 PM
I haven't been stabbed yet (can't imagine why). hopefully my luck holds. I'll go there some time just because but the sense of urgency that I need to use to get down there is debatable. I know a bunch of these navy folks go down there to get married because a divorce is easier from there for some reason.
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12-11-2013, 04:44 AM
I used to live and work in Gibraltar, it's worth a quick visit but I would not spent 2 days there, you can see it all in a few hours.
Here's a quick run down:
Nightlife
The majority of the bars and pubs are in Casemates square, this seems to be the busiest area. They were not very interesting, crap music, bad food and full of teenagers.
Since I left there has been quite alot of development around the marina and I hear there are some higher end bars and restaurants.
Women
The locals are quite tough to crack because they have a tight knit social circle, not very good looking either. There are loads of expats working there due to the number of online gaming companies, however, they usually live over the border in Spain (La Linea/Algecerias/Puerto Duquesa/Sotogrande) so you wont see them out at night.
Things to do/see
Rock of Gibraltar and the southern most tip, you can see Morocco on a clear day. There are two beaches but they are both dirty.
That's about it, booze, cigarettes, jewelry are cheap so you could stop over for that if interested. Gibraltar has been in the news quite a bit at the moment due to border restrictions so it can take up to an hour to cross over from Spain.
To summarize, it's dull, there are plenty of nearby places in Spain within an hour or two which are much nicer such as Tarifa, Marbella, Ronda, Malaga and Seville. You could even get the ferry over from Algecerias to Morocco.
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12-11-2013, 05:16 AM
It's kind of sleepy and expensive, but worth a day trip to see the rock and the town. I didn't see the apes, but would have liked to.
I recommend walking into it from La Linea de la Concepcion, the Spanish town on the border - you walk across the Gibraltar airport runway.
Stay in La Linea, the hotels/pensions/CHs are much cheaper, as is the food.
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12-11-2013, 10:23 AM
Definitely worth a day trip. Went earlier this year. Pretty cool to be in British territory while technically in Spain. Didn't get to see any monkeys because of the rain. As far as women, I literally didn't see one attractive one while there. I'd just go there to say I had been to get back across the border to all those beautiful Spanish girls.
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12-11-2013, 10:47 AM
Thanks for the intel guys. My plan was to crash a hostel in Spain already so good point. would it take an hour to get in if I went in by foot? Then it's settled do a 2 day there grab some cubans and kick rocks.
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12-13-2013, 11:39 AM
So maybe party la linea and just poke my head in to see the rock and the monkeys? is la linear where they have all the custom leather shoes?
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03-24-2015, 03:56 PM
Bumping this.
Have possible job offer - would be living in La Linea. A girl I know said I should definitely take the job, as it's close to the summer season and it's apparently awesome then.
I'm still hesitant though. What's it like day to day? Daygame wise, nightlife etc.
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03-24-2015, 05:34 PM
I was there a few years ago during the day. I didn't get a chance to go out gaming so can't speak to that side of the island. I did quite like it as a historical location for a day trip though. Would recommend it for that with no hesitation.
Its quite small though, I could imagine it getting fairly claustrophobic if you were actually living there. Then again you might be getting enough tax perks to make it worthwhile to do for 12 months? It probably depends on your remuneration package.