Summer Holidays

[Alf Garnett's (Ex) Missus]

Are you worried about about Covid,Poirot or something else?
Always fancied doing The Nile cruise.

Sinking

[Hampshire Hammer]

We're just back from a week in Lanzarote, at times strange as you have to wear a mask pretty much everywhere but, just so nice to get away.

Now need to book trips for later this year, we will be going to France at least once, Tuscany and Rome in May/June and probably back to somewhere Spanish in September.

[ageing hammer]

France. I need to be in France, a lot, this year. Haven't been since 2018, with a spot of luck we'll get a week or two over Easter, and at least that long in the Summer. Sunshine, Atlantic coastline and French bread & wine. That's not too much to ask for, surely?

Great to see you back Dan where the heck have you been, everything ok

[dasnutnock3]

Great to see you back Dan where the heck have you been, everything ok

All good thanks, but needed to prioritise work & family for a bit, so thought I’d keep off here until the dust had settled

[ageing hammer]

All good thanks, but needed to prioritise work & family for a bit, so thought I’d keep off here until the dust had settled

well it's great to have you back mate

[Monkeybubbles]

well it's great to have you back mate

Define "great"

[EvilC]

All good thanks, but needed to prioritise work & family for a bit, so thought I’d keep off here until the dust had settled

[ageing hammer]

Define "great"

The opposite to your jokes

[Shabu]

I'm in a town called Ixtapa, Mexico and it's FULL of Canadians. The bars are all showing ice hockey & curling.

Canadian accents sound like non Americans making fun of American scents.

Unfortunately they like the same terrible Rock music as the white yanks.

I JUST WANT TO LISTEN TO MARIACHI

[Burnley Hammer]

I've just booked a holiday in Tenerife again, but not until September 2023. That keeps the monthly payments low enough so it doesn't mean I have to make too many sacrifices. I went all inclusive last year - which was also my first holiday abroad for about 20 years - and that was nice but we hardly ever left the complex. This time we're doing B&B to force us to get out more. There's also some good mountains to climb that are only a walking distance away and that was a major selling point! It doesn't interest the missus or my son but as I'm the one paying for it, I'd like something there for me too. Only took me 4 and half hours last time to summit one of them and then get back to the complex.

['Appy 'Ammer]

10 days in benidorm in April. I am dreading it.

[pablo jaye]

Booked a few days in Porto in Feb. Never been before, any recommendations as to the must do and sees?? Cheers - pablo

[btajim - mcfc]

I'm looking forward to my trip to Wales.

My home country. Whereabouts?

Poland - Germany - Netherlands triple header here in June.

[Burnley Hammer]

My home country. Whereabouts?

Poland - Germany - Netherlands triple header here in June.

I should have said 'many trips'. Snowdonia specifically for the walking. Need to start training a bit more as I'm planning to have another attempt at the Welsh 3000s challenge in the summer.

[Etonhammer]

Was looking at Thailand but BA have canned their Bangkok and KL flights until the end of the year, leaving Singapore which still has stringent entry requirements.

So we are off to Parga in the Greek mainland (opposite Corfu).

At the moment I just want some sunshine.

Flew there at XMas to reunite with the familly as it was the only place we could both fly into.

I flew KLM via Schipol and they had the one day quarantine test thing.
Worked fine, picked up from the airport by the hotel rep, stright to test centre in town and on to hotel. Some more forms at the hotel and, by then it was 18:00 - you could have food and drink brought to your room or use Foodpanda (deliveroo), could walk round the car park and have a smoke if you wanted and the results had been mailed to me by 08:00 when i woke up.

As with the UK, you had to have everything official with QRF codes on that absoutley no one checked...hard copies are fine ???

Philippines is set to open up on 12th Feb...by Easter everything should be fine and the great, and very cheap, beach resorts will be open. If you fancy it, swerve Cebu/Boracay and go to Mindanao, much cheaper and more chilled but swerve the Muslim areas...or come to my place and you can be armed for the journey

[Hampshire Hammer]

I've just booked a holiday in Tenerife again, but not until September 2023. That keeps the monthly payments low enough so it doesn't mean I have to make too many sacrifices. I went all inclusive last year - which was also my first holiday abroad for about 20 years - and that was nice but we hardly ever left the complex. This time we're doing B&B to force us to get out more. There's also some good mountains to climb that are only a walking distance away and that was a major selling point! It doesn't interest the missus or my son but as I'm the one paying for it, I'd like something there for me too. Only took me 4 and half hours last time to summit one of them and then get back to the complex.

There is some great walking in Tenerife, with well marked hiking trails, some go through lava fields which is very different scenery. The thing I liked was that there is a pretty good local bus service so you can get the bus to the start of a walk and end at another stop, so you don't need a hire car if you don't want one.

Hopefully slightly cooler in September, though the first time I went with my wife it was regularly over 30 in mid september!

[Hampshire Hammer]

We're currently looking at somewhere near Nerja in Southern Spain for late September.

France in April, driving the motorhome through WW1 battlefields and aiming towards Alsace.

Tuscany/Rome in May/June

Somerset in August

Weymouth early September.

[Shabu]

I've been lucky enough to visit over 80 countries but Zihuatanejo is up there with the very best.

Just an incredible place.

We'll definitely be back.

[westham,eggyandchips]

I JUST WANT TO LISTEN TO MARIACHI

[Monkeybubbles]

Booked a few days in Porto in Feb. Never been before, any recommendations as to the must do and sees?? Cheers - pablo

My highlight was taking the cable car up to Jardim do Morro Park to watch the sun set over the city with some wine and a picnic.

Mostly, though, Porto struck me as one of those places where its best to just mooch around like a local, eating and drinking like a Fifa delegate, rather than dash from site to site.