Holidays who loves them or who hates them?

Oh aright then, be all cliched - Antigua Sandals - plus you have the ODI’s coming up

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The Ayatollah will book a trip abroad whenever I get a free day off - now |I am not knocking this as I have done some incredible things, however, I would love a week pottering around the house.

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I could do that but the mrs and kids would be furious

I love going on holiday but don’t really bother much nowadays.

Been single for a few years now and done plenty of travelling on my own, or tagging onto to someone else’s holiday, without it being completely satisfying.

Love em as escape from work and being able to spend real quality uninterupted time with family without distractions. Matters not whether at home or abroard (although good weather and eating outside makes it so much more relaxing) - just that WORK email is OFF and its just you and family… bring it on!

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If only there were certain countries on the planet where a single tourist could land and just rent a girlfriend by the week…

As tour guide ffs

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Love a holiday. Longer the better. Also love getting home.

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Hate the hassle of booking holidays. Mrs C_S has taken to deciding where she and the kids want to go and then bombarding me with places that she knows I wouldn’t go to so that her choice is the least worst option

Funnily enough she hadn’t chosen a dud one yet…

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That’s the thing though when you actuallly arrive and get into the holiday its fine

I just hate the traveling to get there is probably more my gripe, not the actual holiday.

We do spend a lot of time when I am at home going to different beaches and resorts which when we get to them are fine I just need a Star Trek transporter beam to get me there.

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I love holidays. I wish I had more leave. I like both the sit on the beach and chill and the go off and see lots of things ones. I don’t like coming back home. I did consider and have applied for jobs in the travel industry but never managed to get my foot in the door. Agree the search for a holiday can be a hassle and sometimes we end up going back to a place we have been when I’d like to go somewhere new.

If I had a job where travel was a large part I could see wanting to just chill at home would be your holiday.

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I always said I’d never be old enough to go on a cruise…filled me with dread.

Over the years we’ve been married (38) we’ve done quite a bit of travelling but pretty well all 1st World with a max flying time of around 12 hours (any longer would drive me mad). My better half had the misforutune to develop a serious incurable illness 6 months into our marriage but we’ve tried not to let it stop us travelling wherever takes our fancy…she’s walking wounded but we have to make concessions to it.

We’ve been to the US half a dozen times (for up to 5 weeks at a time). Caribbean, all over Europe…I like being an independant traveller…book flights, hire car and go. Had a share in a villa (with brother-in-law) in Marbella but sold my share after 10 years…too obligating.

Coming up to my wife’s 60th a few years back she wanted to try a cruise. :lou_facepalm_2: It was her 60th so I gave in and we set off from Southampton Docks on a P&O liner to do the Western Med. To cut a long story short…she had a great time and TBH I enjoyed it too. So now we cruise amongst other holidays…It’s perfect for my wife…no long treks to find and eaterie each night…no searching for a suitable hotel around 5 o’clock in the afternoon after a long drive, plus it’s a very sociable activity. We made great friends on our first cruise and we still see them several times a year…love them.

Off with them again in 2 weeks for a 14 day cruise. Cruising is whatever YOU make it…you can do as little or as much as you like. The age profile gets lower every year as people find the convenience of ticking-off places you should have visited (but never got round to it) is now affordable for nearly everyone.

A Few Myths About Cruises

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I can see where you are coming from @lifeintheslowlane but as I have spent most of my productive working life on big boats Cruises is the one thing I have said I don’t want to do, Probably a mistake on my part as I know I will not be working but a guest.

I just cannot get that thought out of my head that when the lights go out I would know more about how to fix it than the engineers in the engine room.

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Bus man’s holiday!

That’s pretty cool though, Phil. Being able to fix a boat.

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Mrs BTripz wants to do a cruies, I can think of nothing worse thanbeing cooped up in a tin can for 14 days (yeah yeah I know shore visits etc.)

Also factor in 2 very active and very into evrything 7 yr olds and you have my perfect nightmare scenario.

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I’m a bit meh about holidays. Some times when work is crazy stressful, to the point where weekends aren’t enough to unwind, then they’re a necessity. But I wouldn’t call that enjoyment - more a sun fix.

There’s something about dumping me in an unfamiliar location for a couple of weeks that I find slightly depressing. You never get beneath the surface of the place, and see it on a relatively superficial level. Feels like a short term sugar fix. Lost In Translation summed that vibe up really well.

In an ideal world I’d have the luxury of taking a couple of months off every year and transplant myself somewhere and see what happens. My motivation is usually to make friends and meet interesting people rather than sightsee. Sightseeing is boring!

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You can hide in the Lifeboat Bx3

plus when you find out the captain last commanded the Concordia you are in the right place.

I understand you perfectly Bob…they were exactly my thoughts on the subject until I did it for myself…probably why we’ve never had a holiday on Jersey or why we cut short 5 days on the Isle of Wight after 3 days.

Cooped up? Nope…you’re hardly ever in you cabin…lots to do…these are fuckin’ big ships. You won’t see your kids from dawn to dusk…they are taken off your hands and you and the missus can go exploring onshore, without the worry.

My hobby’s photography so I’m in my element exploring…lots of photo-ops onboard too.

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I have a cure for this

The Ayatollah had been bending my ear for ages about going on a cruise and I had steadfastly refused, although it was beginning to come to a head. What she did in the end was do one of those 3 day jaunts to Bruges with the girls. Those three days were enough for her to realise just just how shite two weeks on a ship would be . Best £200 I have ever spent.

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My gripes about cruises:

The affordable cabins have no windows - if you want a balcony then you probably afford 2 weeks in the maldives with business class flights

If you like drinking Johm smiths, Stella and Carling you are going to be a pig in shit

Sunbed are ten in a line all touching and one for every 3 passengers. So on the off chance that you get one, you will have to spend the day laid 6 inches away from you neighbour.

The boats themselves especially the big ones are basically Gatwick South Terminal - Costa coffe - seriously ?

Stuck on the boat with 5,000 other people - it is like the all inclusive resort from hell.

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And I have a problem being stuck on a boat with a 100 people every other month, although I have an outside cabin. I have put a blackout curtain up at the port hole as the light outside shines 24/7 because apparently I manange to keep the lights on :lou_lol: