JustMike Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 where are people going this year? im looking to take the kids away but not sure where yet. Any suggestions? Been looking into villas but not sure they work out much cheaper, if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 You looking to go abroad or remain in England? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 3 February, 2010 Author Share Posted 3 February, 2010 You looking to go abroad or remain in England? abroad mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 We'll be holidaying in the UK again I think. Maybe Snowdonia and with the children and grandchildren. We had a great week in Dorset last year with them all. But Mr TF and I will also have a week on our own somewhere - in the UK - but we haven't decided where. Somewhere with lots of local interest. Alternatively we might consider a rail trip to somewhere in Europe. Just seen your post Mike - so this will be of absolutely no interest to you whatsoever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Keith Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 (edited) we just booked somewhere in turkey. 4 star, all inclusive, was the same price we paid 2 years ago for 3 star self catering in kos. £1650, for 4 of us. how the **** does that work:confused: Edited 3 February, 2010 by Saint Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Nothing planned yet this year. Not sure what i'll be doing, may just save the money, over stretched a little last year during the recession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 abroad mate Unable to help you then, the only country i've ever been to is Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightysaints Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Try Bulgaria....4 of us (family groups) have booked vllas with own pools sky etc for £350 for 2 weeks. Went there last year and had a great time. Throw in a cheap airfair and its great value. Had our 1st villa holiday 3 years ago and would never go back to Hotels or a complex. Try looking at Villa Owners direct web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 3 February, 2010 Author Share Posted 3 February, 2010 We'll be holidaying in the UK again I think. Maybe Snowdonia and with the children and grandchildren. We had a great week in Dorset last year with them all. But Mr TF and I will also have a week on our own somewhere - in the UK - but we haven't decided where. Somewhere with lots of local interest. Alternatively we might consider a rail trip to somewhere in Europe. Just seen your post Mike - so this will be of absolutely no interest to you whatsoever haha thanks BTF, its of high interest, always on the look out for places to goto in this country too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 3 February, 2010 Author Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Unable to help you then, the only country i've ever been to is Wales. IOW? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 nothing planned still paying for last years trip to Orlando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 3 February, 2010 Author Share Posted 3 February, 2010 nothing planned still paying for last years trip to Orlando yeah i can imagine! I looked into it ad it would cost over £1000 just for the weekly theme park tickets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 My planned route: Krakow ~ ***** Miami ~ ***** and fishing Munich ~ beer, ***** Portugal ~ fishing, ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 IOW? ;-) Haven't even been there, don't have a passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 3 February, 2010 Author Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Haven't even been there, don't have a passport. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 My planned route: Krakow ~ ***** Miami ~ ***** and fishing Munich ~ beer, ***** Portugal ~ fishing, ***** You could do all this in Poopey - for a fraction of the cost. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 3 February, 2010 Author Share Posted 3 February, 2010 You could do all this in Poopey - for a fraction of the cost. HTH except he would catch something wrong..literally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonRichards Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Not booked yet, the master plan is.. 3 nights in Prague/Krakow/Amsterdam (stag weekend) 3 nights in Sardinia (with the wife) 2 weeks in Majorca/ minorca/spain (with the kids) 3/4 night in Ancona, Italy (with friends) Maybe France before xmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 You could do all this in Poopey - for a fraction of the cost. HTH Shark fishing in poopey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 3 February, 2010 Author Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Not booked yet, the master plan is.. 3 nights in Prague/Krakow/Amsterdam (stag weekend) 3 nights in Sardinia (with the wife) 2 weeks in Majorca/ minorca/spain (with the kids) 3/4 night in Ancona, Italy (with friends) Maybe France before xmas thats not a bad list!! where abouts in Majorca / minorca? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Shark fishing in poopey? Plenty of sharks at FP from all accounts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shearer Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Frankfurt but a stag do and not a holiday. Woohoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 I'm always on holiday. I like to go away for two weeks work every year.... But seriously, this year Krakow (meet the GF's folks) with maybe a stopover with a mate in Zurich or son in Frakfurt For the best vacation on the planet do a 10 day tour of Vietnam (sort of following the Top Gear route but end up in Hanoi) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 3 February, 2010 Author Share Posted 3 February, 2010 I'm always on holiday. I like to go away for two weeks work every year.... But seriously, this year Krakow (meet the GF's folks) with maybe a stopover with a mate in Zurich or son in Frakfurt For the best vacation on the planet do a 10 day tour of Vietnam (sort of following the Top Gear route but end up in Hanoi) must admit that did look awesome, maybe one for when the kids are older and can go without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 3 February, 2010 Author Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Try Bulgaria....4 of us (family groups) have booked vllas with own pools sky etc for £350 for 2 weeks. Went there last year and had a great time. Throw in a cheap airfair and its great value. Had our 1st villa holiday 3 years ago and would never go back to Hotels or a complex. Try looking at Villa Owners direct web site. looking into this and have found a couple of nice villas, having trouble with flights though, no-one seems to go there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary r Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 well im off to the maldives on friday cannot wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_saint Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Got back from Egypt (Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh) on Sunday. Absolutley fantastic. Great weather, Good food and drink, Fantstic snorkeling and scuba diving. Stayed at a water park hotel called Aqua Blu. Totally recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Hanoi mmmmmmmm Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Just been skiing in France, may go again in Austria in a couple of weeks. Might go to Sharm El Sheik again after the British Grand Prix and somewhere in the med after the Belgian Grand Prix. If you're looking for good cheap sun Mike, try Sharm on http://www.teletextholidays.com very cheap deals, even at the last minute. Or you can get to the Canaries very cheap from Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Cyprus. My olds have owned a couple of properties out there for about 8 years and I'm the only one in my entire family (extended family too, and their friends) that hasn't yet been. (Laziness, expense, passport issues etc etc) This year though, my girlfriend and I will be jetting off to Paphos, as my Dad says he's selling up next year. Might as well enjoy it while they have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 well im off to the maldives on friday cannot wait We're there in a couple of weeks. I shall miss Walsall and Huddersfield at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 3 February, 2010 Share Posted 3 February, 2010 Depends how old your kids are. If 10 or under Menorca is fantastic - great beaches and fly with Easyjet from Gatwick for around £100 in Aug. Stayed here and it was very good. Get half board for 2adults and two kids for £114 per night in Aug http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g658911-d565623-Reviews-Paradise_Club_Spa_ApartHotel-Cala_n_Bosch_Minorca_Balearic_Islands.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightysaints Posted 4 February, 2010 Share Posted 4 February, 2010 WizzAir and BA fly to Bulgaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 4 February, 2010 Share Posted 4 February, 2010 I reckon it should be law that people should take at least one UK holiday pe ryear. Me and mrs h are off on the narrowboat at the end of this month, Allhallows at the end of March, narrowboat again with 2 x GK's and a spare cook again in May, hopefully Espana (Mijas) for a freebie at MIL's flat, St Ives in October. Plus a couple of City breaks in between. btw Mike, my nipper managed to get 2 weeks in a Disney hotel, flights, and passes for 2 adults and two kids (11 and 7) for about £3,500. I think it is an obscene amount just to see a six foot man in a mouse costume but apparently it's a good deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmm Donuts Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 Orlando in March in a villa with all the family. Got a cheap all inclusive deal for Egypt in October, hope it's good as never been before. Got £500 knocked off the web price by going in to TC, thought the web was always cheaper? Will try and get a last minute deal for a caravan or cottage in the summer hols as we like to stay at home then. Had a lovely place in Burley last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channon's Sideburns Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 Kefalonia's nice. Stayed in Skala once..lovely place. Southern Sweden is good...and warmer than here most of the summer. North Devon's good...bit of surfing planned for later in the year near Croyde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Albert Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 Concur with the Vietnam suggestion. Did Hanoi,Haiphong,Halong Bay,Da Nang,Hoi An and Saigon in 2 weeks. Historically,culturally awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.comsaint Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 Malta for me & the missus. Love the place - the people - and the sun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 Malta for me & the missus. Love the place - the people - and the sun! Just got back last night. Fantastic time and place. Will certainly go again. Planning on going to a showjumping competition with the family in Germany at the end of July followed by a sailing competition in Lage Garda in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.comsaint Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 Just got back last night. Fantastic time and place. Will certainly go again... Jammy bugger! Went there year before last & had a fab time. Hired a car for the whole duration & took it across to Gozo for the day. Wonderful island. Boat trips a-plenty. I love the mix in Malta of old & new - the buildings, etc. My old man was stationed there in the RN many years ago I was born there in the military hospital at Mtarfa. I therefore have a Maltese and a British birth certificates. Not sure why I am therefore living here in the UK?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 I like the fact that you can go into a perfectly ordinary, even down-market bar for a few glasses of Cisk without realising that you are sitting in somewhere built by the Knights five hundred years ago. If it were in the UK, it would have barbed wire around it and English Heritage would charge you a fortune just to look inside whilst letting it fall to pieces. Buildings are living things and need to be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.comsaint Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 I like the fact that you can go into a perfectly ordinary, even down-market bar for a few glasses of Cisk without realising that you are sitting in somewhere built by the Knights five hundred years ago. If it were in the UK, it would have barbed wire around it and English Heritage would charge you a fortune just to look inside whilst letting it fall to pieces. Buildings are living things and need to be used. Indeed. And a few parts of Malta look like the Luftwaffe had just paid them a visit the day before rather than 60-odd years ago! But that's why I love the place. It's 'honest' - and doesn't pretend to be something it's not. The people are very proud & friendly and everyone I met went out of their way for you. As well as old British connections - It's got a good sprinkling of Italian & North African influence (especially restaurant-wise) and I loved my day visit to the WWII museum/caves that the inhabitants sheltered in during the war. Marvellous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombletomble Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 My holiday this year is oging to be my honeymoon. We are going to be going to Paris and Rome. Does anyone have any recomendations of any good hotels in either city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red&White Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 Kalkan in Turkey is a really good holiday people are nice good food etc, it is a bit on the hilly side though and the transfer is nearly 2 hours. Have been there a few times now like to dive and do boat trips never been disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 5 February, 2010 Author Share Posted 5 February, 2010 I reckon it should be law that people should take at least one UK holiday pe ryear. Me and mrs h are off on the narrowboat at the end of this month, Allhallows at the end of March, narrowboat again with 2 x GK's and a spare cook again in May, hopefully Espana (Mijas) for a freebie at MIL's flat, St Ives in October. Plus a couple of City breaks in between. btw Mike, my nipper managed to get 2 weeks in a Disney hotel, flights, and passes for 2 adults and two kids (11 and 7) for about £3,500. I think it is an obscene amount just to see a six foot man in a mouse costume but apparently it's a good deal! haha yes i see your point, its going to be £5500 min for me and my tribe :-( oooo 4000 posts! woot :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnersaint Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 Going back to Egypt in August. Staying at the Sunrise Royal Makadi Bay Hotel. Excellent AI plus free a-la-carte (bookable in advance) restaurants. Going back to do a few of the things we didn't get around to doing this year. Boat trip, camel ride in desert etc. Very relaxing. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297550-d594132-Reviews-Sunrise_Royal_Makadi_Resort-Makadi_Bay_Red_Sea_and_Sinai.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 My holiday this year is oging to be my honeymoon. We are going to be going to Paris and Rome. Does anyone have any recomendations of any good hotels in either city? http://www.boscolohotels.com/eng/hotels/exedra/luxury-hotel-rome.htm?gclid=CNjV2_rd258CFUYB4wodpDNdGQ Stayed here with the missus - nice roof top swimming pool. Oh, was also in Oceans 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 I reckon it should be law that people should take at least one UK holiday pe ryear. Me and mrs h are off on the narrowboat at the end of this month, Allhallows at the end of March, narrowboat again with 2 x GK's and a spare cook again in May, hopefully Espana (Mijas) for a freebie at MIL's flat, St Ives in October. Plus a couple of City breaks in between. btw Mike, my nipper managed to get 2 weeks in a Disney hotel, flights, and passes for 2 adults and two kids (11 and 7) for about £3,500. I think it is an obscene amount just to see a six foot man in a mouse costume but apparently it's a good deal! Oh I'm so very jealous! We've done loads of narrow boating - most of the canals in the UK and the Canal du Midi a couple of years ago too. Which canal(s) do you do? I think my favourite is the Llangollen canal but I have a very soft spot for the Oxford canal - the first one we ever did when the children were little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 My holiday this year is oging to be my honeymoon. We are going to be going to Paris and Rome. Does anyone have any recomendations of any good hotels in either city? Do you know when, and in which parts of the city you would prefer to stay? I have contacts in both who can advise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 5 February, 2010 Share Posted 5 February, 2010 Going to Side in Turkey. The hotel has been recomended so fingers crossed it's alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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