The holiday 2023 thread (6 Viewers)

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Where in the world is everyone going this year then ?

We were going to go to a villa on Spain for 10 days in July but have decided on a cruise in August starting in Florida and going into St Turks and Caicos, The Dominican , St. Louis 2 nights in New York and Miami . Can’t wait , we were supposed to go to New York and Boston as we went into lockdown in 2020 and haven’t been away since , we have had a bit go on with work and family stuff so we both thought balls to it your a long time dead . Our daughter is in zante for 10 days and comes home 2 days before we all go on the cruise bloody students they have a great time

 

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[fernandopartridge]

Malta for 2 weeks in August. Might try and get another in for a week somewhere.

 

[Tommo1993]

Las Vegas and New York for four nights in both. 10 weeks tomorrow, but who’s counting?

 

[Blind-Faith]

1 week cruise around the Norwegian Fjords in July , 2 week cruise round the canaries in October

 

[no_loyalty]

Benidorm for 10 nights in May.

 

[Sick Boy]

Went to New York in January, Rome for a couple of days in March, Aruba in April.

 

[LastGarrison]

Had 4 days in Dubai last week that I tagged onto the end of working there before flying into Bangkok for 5 nights (Bangkok in a suit is not fun!).

Got a lads weekend in Frankfurt in May and meant to be having a bit of a family gathering/piss up in the Dorm at some point as well.

Then I want to tick a couple of countries off the list that I haven’t been to so looking at Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro but doubt I’ll get to all of them.

Also, will be going out in China for work late March/early April and is another country I’ve never been to so looking forward to that as well!

 

[shepardo01]

1 week cruise around the Norwegian Fjords in July , 2 week cruise round the canaries in October

14 night Med Cruise in the summer. Can't wait!

 

[Astute]

Nothing booked as such. I finally go and join my wife and kids in France next month. Our children finish school end of June and go back start of September. We're buying a motorhome and starting in Spain. Take in Portugal. South Coast of France then on to Italy. Next on the list is Croatia. Would be rude not to stop in Slovenia on the way.

Then it depends on how long we have left if we do manage to get that far.

 

[Tommo1993]

Nothing booked as such. I finally go and join my wife and kids in France next month. Our children finish school end of June and go back start of September. We're buying a motorhome and starting in Spain. Take in Portugal. South Coast of France then on to Italy. Next on the list is Croatia. Would be rude not to stop in Slovenia on the way.

Then it depends on how long we have left if we do manage to get that far.

Would really like to do something like that!

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Spent a few days in Paris this week, nowhere else planned this year except a week in Brighton in the summer.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Three days at centre Parcs towards the end of the year I think that’s about the same price as a round the world cruise.

 

[Astute]

Would really like to do something like that!

Been our plan for years. Hoping the kids don't want to go when they're older Just the wife and I spending about 4 months of the year travelling.

 

[Flying Fokker]

1 week St. Ives, 1 week Normandy, 1 Week Lyme Regis, I week Yorkshire.

 

[Tommo1993]

Been our plan for years. Hoping the kids don't want to go when they're older Just the wife and I spending about 4 months of the year travelling.

What sort of ball park are you looking at to do something like that?

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

1 week cruise around the Norwegian Fjords in July , 2 week cruise round the canaries in October

All I'm getting from that is you were watching Monty Python while thinking about destinations.

 

[Astute]

What sort of ball park are you looking at to do something like that?

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Depends which country. But much cheaper than a normal holiday. For instance in France you get free places for motorhomes all over to bring people into the area. €40 a day average should cover all costs.

 

[Otis]

Where in the world is everyone going this year then ?

We were going to go to a villa on Spain for 10 days in July but have decided on a cruise in August starting in Florida and going into St Turks and Caicos, The Dominican , St. Louis 2 nights in New York and Miami . Can’t wait , we were supposed to go to New York and Boston as we went into lockdown in 2020 and haven’t been away since , we have had a bit go on with work and family stuff so we both thought balls to it your a long time dead . Our daughter is in zante for 10 days and comes home 2 days before we all go on the cruise bloody students they have a great time

Nowt this year. Divorce has cost many thousands, so it's a summer of just staying at home.

Never been on a cruise, but would love to get one. Let us know how you get on, Daz. Would love to hear about it.

 

[Kneeza]

I've booked a ferry to the Hook, but no plans from there on. Will just drift from park-up to park-up and see where we end up. Will likely get to northern Italy via Germany, Czech and Austria then back via eastern France as we usually end up doing the west coast, so it ahould be a nice change.
That sees off April, May, and a bit of June. No idea what we'll do after that, but maybe some Somerset/Wiltshire/Dorset for a few weeks in late summer.
Undecided whether to go in the autumn or not, but if we do it'll probably be just Brittany and Normandy for a few weeks.

 

[chiefdave]

Nowt this year. Divorce has cost many thousands, so it's a summer of just staying at home.

Been there, not a pleasant thing to go through especially when you look at your bank balance.

 

[chiefdave]

no cost of living crisis on SBT! my last holiday was September 2013, some of you must be a lot richer than me

 

[Kneeza]

Depends which country. But much cheaper than a normal holiday. For instance in France you get free places for motorhomes all over to bring people into the area. €40 a day average should cover all costs.

We did a mix last Autumn. French Camping-Car Parks (low cost moho sites with water/grey and black dumps. Some with free showers/washing up/washing facilities etc) and some similar in Spain, plus free Aires and car parks in both countries. Also used France Passion park-ups (free, but out of politeness you buy goods from the owner. Often these are wineries or cheesemakers. Bought some lovely produce! We also spent around 12 nights in full facility campsites, for a total of around £60 per day.
This includes two ferries (Newhaven out, Caen back) and all fuel (3500 miles worth at 27mpg), food, entertainment, wi-fi/Firestick costs, lpg, gifts etc etc.
You can do it cheaper by only 'wilding' or using free Aires but it's nice to have a few facilities some of the time.

 

[Kneeza]

no cost of living crisis on SBT! my last holiday was September 2013, some of you must be a lot richer than me

Retired, and sold my late parents' house, paid off the mortgage and bought the moho with some of the proceeds.
Reasonable pension, but that has to cover both of us as the dragon doesn't have one (or any kind of income!).
I know, I'm very lucky, but we had very few holidays for forty years so we're determined to make up for it somewhat before we croak.
I still struggle to believe we can do it.

 

[Kneeza]

Nowt this year. Divorce has cost many thousands, so it's a summer of just staying at home.

Been there, done that - over forty years ago.
It's shit, but should get better.

 

[shepardo01]

no cost of living crisis on SBT! my last holiday was September 2013, some of you must be a lot richer than me

Made over 2k selling old footy shirts (mostly CCFC) to fund this year's family hols!!!

 

[Astute]

We did a mix last Autumn. French Camping-Car Parks (low cost moho sites with water/grey and black dumps. Some with free showers/washing up/washing facilities etc) and some similar in Spain, plus free Aires and car parks in both countries. Also used France Passion park-ups (free, but out of politeness you buy goods from the owner. Often these are wineries or cheesemakers. Bought some lovely produce! We also spent around 12 nights in full facility campsites, for a total of around £60 per day.
This includes two ferries (Newhaven out, Caen back) and all fuel (3500 miles worth at 27mpg), food, entertainment, wi-fi/Firestick costs, lpg, gifts etc etc.
You can do it cheaper by only 'wilding' or using free Aires but it's nice to have a few facilities some of the time.

I have my own winery. She will be sitting in the passenger seat

Sounds excellent. The sort of way we will be doing it. We are about 2 and a half hours north of Bordeaux so 3 hours from Spain. Will do the campsites for the kids, wine/food places for wife and try and get close to good fishing places for me. Would love to get my first 40lb carp. Hoping not to hit a monster catfish as too old for them now.

Food in France costs a lot more than in the UK but the quality makes it worth it as you will know. Still trying to get out of my large portion meals so I can enjoy the several courses of small dishes.

If you do it again give me a shout. Our garden will be just over half an acre so plenty of room to park up. And we will have a large part of the house for guests for creature comfort. It is an extension on the back with a door to the house as well as a door at each end. Should move in May/June time. Local bar is great and we are in the second sunniest part of France.

And my lad already has ifollow to watch the games if during the football season

 

[Astute]

no cost of living crisis on SBT! my last holiday was September 2013, some of you must be a lot richer than me

Most of my holidays have been France for the last 37 years. Love the place. And it is cheaper in France than the UK. Either take your car or get a flight each way for less than £20 each way if you can keep away from school holiday times. Camping?

10 years without a holiday? You need a break. Get to Limoges airport and I'll pick you up. Just need a little spending money. Just like what you would need in the UK. Just beware it gets hot. Had 42 degrees a few times but just high 20's mid 30's most of the summer. So lots of liquid refreshments are needed We always have plenty in.

 

[Otis]

Been there, not a pleasant thing to go through especially when you look at your bank balance.

I try not to.

 

[robbiekeane]

lisbon, UK, tazmania, adelaide, gold coast so far, korea in a couple of weeks.

Won't tell you the rest of the year...it's not great for building rapport

 

[Kneeza]

Two and a half hours north of Bordeaux and three hours from Spain? Lordy me, it took us about a week from Irun to Bordeaux. Ok, we stopped a fair few times, but I'm sure I couldn’t have done it in half an hour!
Highlights in France last year were - on the way down - Confolens (dragon's cousin lives near there so we spent a night on his drive then a couple more at the municipal campsite literally on the river bank. Lovely little town).
Then another site within a short walk of Carcassonne citadel and city. Both lovely).
On the way back up, some of the beaches between the border and Bordeaux, although the countryside is rather drab, flat forests.
Then east of Bordeaux in a France Passion Auberge surrounded by vineyards. She stocked up on excellent cheap wines, and I stocked up on the best grape juice I've ever tasted.
Perigeuex next. Probably my favourite French city. We then just bimbled up the coast and via Quimper (lovely. Three nights here) and back via Normandy inland for a couple of nights, then a coastal Aire at Hermanville on Sword beach, coincidentally on November 11th. They take Armistice Day very seriously there!

 

[rob9872]

Cheers for all the tips lads, I've decided to stay at home and rob your houses whilst you're away

 

[Kneeza]

Cheers for all the tips lads, I've decided to stay at home and rob your houses whilst you're away

You won't find much in ours. We had to pay the extortionate amount for the moho somehow.

 

[ovduk78]

Got a week in Lincolnshire in August, hopefully it coincides with 1st home game of the season. I'm also going to try & convince my wife that moving from Scotland to Lincolnshire is a great idea!

 

[Robinshio]

Got a week in Lincolnshire in August, hopefully it coincides with 1st home game of the season. I'm also going to try & convince my wife that moving from Scotland to Lincolnshire is a great idea!

Forest , Leeds or Sheff United will be closest to lincolnshire (assuming Leeds dont come down and Sheff U go up with us)

 

[Otis]

Cheers for all the tips lads, I've decided to stay at home and rob your houses whilst you're away

I did always wonder if the rob of your username was part of your actual name, or just a lifestyle choice.