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Title: How do you holiday?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 09 September 2006, 21:45:36
So how do you holiday - multiple choice and I have run out so no other option sorry [smiley=bath.gif]
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: tunnie on 09 September 2006, 22:52:38
My uncle works at United Airlines, so i get dirt cheap flights to the states.

So far one elcheap tickets done:

New York
Washington DC
Miami
Key West
Boston
Rhode Island
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
San Franscisco
Chicago

To give you an idea of how cheap, i got a return flight to New York for £110........          BUSINESS CLASS!!  :)

I am 6ft4 and had plenty of room, when sat down if i lean forward i could not touch the seat in front, i had to get up and walk!

They give you loads of free boooze, champers the lot, I got pissed on champers before we even got to Ireland, passed out and woke up over Canada!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 09 September 2006, 22:55:15
Sounds good Mark - however do you wonder who went to the prison camp!
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: tunnie on 09 September 2006, 23:04:55
hehe, it is a bit dangerous getting drunk on the plane. I was fine getting on, but the fact of having no dinner did't help!

I was travelling on my own, so i just got drunk on my own and was quiet as a mouse!

Good job i got my trips to the states when i did, its harder to fly standby now with these baggage issues.
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 10 September 2006, 18:52:42
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hehe, it is a bit dangerous getting drunk on the plane. I was fine getting on, but the fact of having no dinner did't help!

I was travelling on my own, so i just got drunk on my own and was quiet as a mouse!

Good job i got my trips to the states when i did, its harder to fly standby now with these baggage issues.

Thats usually my method  ;D

I went to Boston a few years ago.....11 hour flight....and im a smoker  :(
No other option really other than to get drunk on the plane fall asleep and wake up just in time for the landing  ;D

Short haul flights 2/3/4 hours and i can get by ok  ;)
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: tunnie on 10 September 2006, 20:08:42
i got used to flying with United, i soon found how different some the crews are.  Some pilots say nothing, were others explain how everything works!

Sometimes when comming into land, they all come around and force the seat back ect, but sometimes they don't bother!

Once i was comming into land on a 747 in business class, i was reclined in my seat, drinking some red wine and watching a film.

Felt a slight bump, thought huh? Looked out the window and we had landed!!  :o :o
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Auto Addict on 10 September 2006, 20:10:41
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hehe, it is a bit dangerous getting drunk on the plane. I was fine getting on, but the fact of having no dinner did't help!

I was travelling on my own, so i just got drunk on my own and was quiet as a mouse!

Good job i got my trips to the states when i did, its harder to fly standby now with these baggage issues.

Thats usually my method  ;D

I went to Boston a few years ago.....11 hour flight....and im a smoker  :(
No other option really other than to get drunk on the plane fall asleep and wake up just in time for the landing  ;D

Short haul flights 2/3/4 hours and i can get by ok  ;)

I would have guessed you were a smoker, Silk Cut or Mayfair?
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 10 September 2006, 20:14:51
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hehe, it is a bit dangerous getting drunk on the plane. I was fine getting on, but the fact of having no dinner did't help!

I was travelling on my own, so i just got drunk on my own and was quiet as a mouse!

Good job i got my trips to the states when i did, its harder to fly standby now with these baggage issues.

Thats usually my method  ;D

I went to Boston a few years ago.....11 hour flight....and im a smoker  :(
No other option really other than to get drunk on the plane fall asleep and wake up just in time for the landing  ;D

Short haul flights 2/3/4 hours and i can get by ok  ;)

I would have guessed you were a smoker, Silk Cut or Mayfair?

Pah...none of that lightweight stuff AA  ;D

Plus do you know the price of Silk Cut ......plus its like sucking straws  ;D

Usually JPS Red.......though if my source runs out....not often....then i pay full price for Marlboro lights  :(
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Bo Bo on 11 September 2006, 12:47:33
My brother lives in Ireland so I just get a cheap flight & use his place as a base, I usually manage to get over there 4 or 5 times a year  :)
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Elite Pete on 11 September 2006, 12:58:41
I try to get abroad at least once a year if work permits preferably France (will live there on day) as I dont like the heat too much and me and the misses go in a National Trust Cottage in the winter. Ive been going to these twice a year in the winter for the last six years and they've all been very cheap, well furnished, clean, most with log fires and we pick ones within walking distance of a pub. What more can one ask for  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: bob.dent on 11 September 2006, 14:45:26
I normally go to Ibiza as a friend of mine lets as use his villa very cheaply and flights with Sleazy Jet are pretty cheap. I really can't see the point of having a holiday in the UK anymore because it works out so much more expensive :(
When I went to Ibiza for 11 days in June, I paid £100 for the villa and £95 for return flight from Stansted. Compare this the cost of my recent weekend in Cornwall. Fuel £130.00 and accommodation in a very basic B&B was £50 per night for a twin room (£25 per person). So an 11 day stay here would cost me £250 (10 nights) and probably another £100 or so in fuel. With decent hotels much dearer still, it's no great surprise that more people choose to go abroad.
Then of course, there's the weather..............mmmmm nuff said :-?

Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Markie on 11 September 2006, 15:20:59
Q - How do i holiday....

A - Not enough and not recently .....
but North Europe by car  :) Belgium, Holland, Germany, Berr in every country.
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 11 September 2006, 15:23:40
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I normally go to Ibiza as a friend of mine lets as use his villa very cheaply and flights with Sleazy Jet are pretty cheap. I really can't see the point of having a holiday in the UK anymore because it works out so much more expensive :(
When I went to Ibiza for 11 days in June, I paid £100 for the villa and £95 for return flight from Stansted. Compare this the cost of my recent weekend in Cornwall. Fuel £130.00 and accommodation in a very basic B&B was £50 per night for a twin room (£25 per person). So an 11 day stay here would cost me £250 (10 nights) and probably another £100 or so in fuel. With decent hotels much dearer still, it's no great surprise that more people choose to go abroad.
Then of course, there's the weather..............mmmmm nuff said :-?


Last holiday in Cornwall - accomodation free (Uncles garden), fuel total holiday around £150 for over 1000 miles including towing. Weather was good, and it was Cornwall! [smiley=beer.gif]
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: bob.dent on 11 September 2006, 17:14:33
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I normally go to Ibiza as a friend of mine lets as use his villa very cheaply and flights with Sleazy Jet are pretty cheap. I really can't see the point of having a holiday in the UK anymore because it works out so much more expensive :(
When I went to Ibiza for 11 days in June, I paid £100 for the villa and £95 for return flight from Stansted. Compare this the cost of my recent weekend in Cornwall. Fuel £130.00 and accommodation in a very basic B&B was £50 per night for a twin room (£25 per person). So an 11 day stay here would cost me £250 (10 nights) and probably another £100 or so in fuel. With decent hotels much dearer still, it's no great surprise that more people choose to go abroad.
Then of course, there's the weather..............mmmmm nuff said :-?


Last holiday in Cornwall - accomodation free (Uncles garden), fuel total holiday around £150 for over 1000 miles including towing. Weather was good, and it was Cornwall! [smiley=beer.gif]

I'm definitely not knocking Cornwall - I love it and one of my best mates lives there [smiley=thumbsup.gif] Just saying that it's generally damn expensive to holiday in the UK (unless you've got an Uncle who lets you have free accommodation ;D) You certainly have to take pot luck with the weather - when I was in Perranporth a couple of years ago, most of the UK was bathing in sweltering hot sunshine except the coastal areas of Cornwall where we had bl**dy thick fog all day >:(
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 11 September 2006, 17:46:29
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I normally go to Ibiza as a friend of mine lets as use his villa very cheaply and flights with Sleazy Jet are pretty cheap. I really can't see the point of having a holiday in the UK anymore because it works out so much more expensive :(
When I went to Ibiza for 11 days in June, I paid £100 for the villa and £95 for return flight from Stansted. Compare this the cost of my recent weekend in Cornwall. Fuel £130.00 and accommodation in a very basic B&B was £50 per night for a twin room (£25 per person). So an 11 day stay here would cost me £250 (10 nights) and probably another £100 or so in fuel. With decent hotels much dearer still, it's no great surprise that more people choose to go abroad.
Then of course, there's the weather..............mmmmm nuff said :-?


I would agree there.....if i didnt have a dog.....ok yes i could get a pet passport....but my brother has been down this route with his dog.....he reckoned it was just too much hassle.

I have found Dorset very dog friendly......static van owners dont mind you bringing the dog.....pubs except them....havent found one pub yet that said sorry no dogs....you just have to check out which beaches you can take them on......so Dorset get my vote  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

I'd be interested to hear of other coastal areas of the UK that are also very dog friendly....its sometimes nice to go somewhere different
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 11 September 2006, 18:56:27
Ok Dave say what you like and I'll have a think, scenary, pub type ect
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 11 September 2006, 20:34:04
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Ok Dave say what you like and I'll have a think, scenary, pub type ect

Well Martin.....i like to stay on the coast...where im staying next week is a field away from the beach....i enjoy taking my dog for coastal/beach walks where she can go swimming in the sea....i like visiting/walking to fishing villages....i like watching boats/trawlers.

Pubs.....as long as they serve good food and my dog is welcome i dont mind.....shes a black lab that usually doesnt cause a prob in pubs and just goes to sleep under the table.

Tho last year.....the owner of a pub told me to let her off her lead so she could play with another dog in the bar.....so i did....she then made an immediate beeline for the kitchen out the back!  ;D Labs and food  ;D
I had to go and retrieve her  ;D
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Timbuk on 11 September 2006, 20:41:15
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I had to go and retrieve her  ;D

Blimey TD, how long did it take you to think of that :-?
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 11 September 2006, 20:47:41
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I had to go and retrieve her  ;D

Blimey TD, how long did it take you to think of that :-?

I waited until i thought she had got a free meal from the kitchen  ;D
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 11 September 2006, 21:48:21
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Ok Dave say what you like and I'll have a think, scenary, pub type ect

Well Martin.....i like to stay on the coast...where im staying next week is a field away from the beach....i enjoy taking my dog for coastal/beach walks where she can go swimming in the sea....i like visiting/walking to fishing villages....i like watching boats/trawlers.

Pubs.....as long as they serve good food and my dog is welcome i dont mind.....shes a black lab that usually doesnt cause a prob in pubs and just goes to sleep under the table.

Tho last year.....the owner of a pub told me to let her off her lead so she could play with another dog in the bar.....so i did....she then made an immediate beeline for the kitchen out the back!  ;D Labs and food  ;D
I had to go and retrieve her  ;D


Hmm boats rules out Minehead to Ilfracombe except  for pleasure craft and biguns to and from Avonmouth - scenic though, some small villages and a few pubs.

I'd suggest Lizard to Helford, great coastal views, quite a few pubs, lots of ships on the English Channel from Lizzard Point, round a bit and you get stuff in and out of Falmouth - a large natural harbour.

Welsh coast sounds good - where we went there is a good walking area along the edge and you can see Dolphins, bit quite though - everything is spread out.

I'll keep thinking but west side is my speciality, however you will need to drive a bit unless 5 mile walks are your speciality
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: smutty nutty on 11 September 2006, 23:29:46
camping for us  :)and sometimes Static caravan :)
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 12 September 2006, 04:57:46
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Ok Dave say what you like and I'll have a think, scenary, pub type ect

Well Martin.....i like to stay on the coast...where im staying next week is a field away from the beach....i enjoy taking my dog for coastal/beach walks where she can go swimming in the sea....i like visiting/walking to fishing villages....i like watching boats/trawlers.

Pubs.....as long as they serve good food and my dog is welcome i dont mind.....shes a black lab that usually doesnt cause a prob in pubs and just goes to sleep under the table.

Tho last year.....the owner of a pub told me to let her off her lead so she could play with another dog in the bar.....so i did....she then made an immediate beeline for the kitchen out the back!  ;D Labs and food  ;D
I had to go and retrieve her  ;D


Hmm boats rules out Minehead to Ilfracombe except  for pleasure craft and biguns to and from Avonmouth - scenic though, some small villages and a few pubs.

I'd suggest Lizard to Helford, great coastal views, quite a few pubs, lots of ships on the English Channel from Lizzard Point, round a bit and you get stuff in and out of Falmouth - a large natural harbour.

Welsh coast sounds good - where we went there is a good walking area along the edge and you can see Dolphins, bit quite though - everything is spread out.

I'll keep thinking but west side is my speciality, however you will need to drive a bit unless 5 mile walks are your speciality
Cheers Martin, that gives me something to think about  [smiley=thumbup.gif]
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: nixoro on 12 September 2006, 10:19:18
I am going to be the sad one and say on my Holidays I tend to stay at home and chill out saves on travel and living expenses plus with two youngsters the agony of driving whilst getting in your ear are we there yet?

Walk down the pub, no problem sorted  :)

Went to yarmouth last year, Hopton we stayed at nice place but not really the best.

Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Phil on 12 September 2006, 10:38:04
What no option for spending it on a boat???

Last year it was a trip from the Essex coast to Ijmuiden, up the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam, then 2 weeks down the dutch canals out the end at Flushing acrsoss to Oostende then sail back to Essex.

Every year the sailing club i belong to has a week of racing during the day and socials in the evening so i do that most years.

This year it was a week in Gurnsey, then week at sailing club, been to Oostende couple of times for long weekends and going again in few weeks also having a week at home finishing my conservatory and garage.
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: omegaV6CD on 12 September 2006, 11:07:13
Fortunately or unfortunately we have to do 2 holidays a year which are split as follows, 1 week in easter and 3 weeks in summer. The holiday destinations are basically 2: Lebanon because my wifes family lives there and Greece because my family lives there. We usually fly unless we are spending the 3 week holiday ion Greece where i prefer to drive down there while stopping on the way in places that we like. Sometimes if there is a bank holiday we can escape to another place either abroad or within UK.
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 12 September 2006, 13:07:45
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What no option for spending it on a boat???

Last year it was a trip from the Essex coast to Ijmuiden, up the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam, then 2 weeks down the dutch canals out the end at Flushing acrsoss to Oostende then sail back to Essex.

Every year the sailing club i belong to has a week of racing during the day and socials in the evening so i do that most years.

This year it was a week in Gurnsey, then week at sailing club, been to Oostende couple of times for long weekends and going again in few weeks also having a week at home finishing my conservatory and garage.

Ran out of options!
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Goonlord on 12 September 2006, 16:28:41
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hehe, it is a bit dangerous getting drunk on the plane. I was fine getting on, but the fact of having no dinner did't help!

I was travelling on my own, so i just got drunk on my own and was quiet as a mouse!

Good job i got my trips to the states when i did, its harder to fly standby now with these baggage issues.

Thats usually my method  ;D

I went to Boston a few years ago.....11 hour flight....and im a smoker  :(
No other option really other than to get drunk on the plane fall asleep and wake up just in time for the landing  ;D

Short haul flights 2/3/4 hours and i can get by ok  ;)
 

An 11 Hour flight to Boston!!!!!!!!!!!
What did you fly in a Tiger Moth
The last time I flew to Boston it was 5 Hours
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 12 September 2006, 16:58:00
I have always wanted to go on Concorde - no hope now :'(
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Goonlord on 12 September 2006, 17:14:58
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I have always wanted to go on Concorde - no hope now :'(

You could allways go an sit in the one they have on show at Manchester airport
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: Timbuk on 12 September 2006, 17:18:29
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I have always wanted to go on Concorde - no hope now :'(

You could allways go an sit in the one they have on show at Manchester airport

My brother won a trip on concorde a few years ago , jammy git :(
Title: Re: How do you holiday?
Post by: bob.dent on 12 September 2006, 17:27:57
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I have always wanted to go on Concorde - no hope now :'(

You could allways go an sit in the one they have on show at Manchester airport

My brother won a trip on concorde a few years ago , jammy git :(

Talk about jammy gits, my brother works in London specialising in business travel for large corporates - he flew on Concord several times for nowt, the lucky bu**er!!