Christmas this year will be in the Douro valley

[DimPrawn]

Perhaps you should book another Center Parcs trip, you sad chav.

I'm with you on that one. I hate Center Parcs but the wife and lad like it. Horrible place.

[Arturo Bassick]

As I have been on contract in Southern Germany and not able to get home much I am spending Christmas at the family pile in Cumbria.

[Mich the Tester]

Sounds excellent, although Christmas still feels weird in a hot place. Sadly junior SAS precludes long flights.
Make sue you drink plenty of the local brew.

We usually go somewhere warm for christmas and new year so now we're getting used to it; I think Istanbul was the coldest place we visited in winter for the last ten years or so, and that was about 15 degrees with sunshine all day. Buenos Aires was the best trip yet though.

For a shorter flight, Sicily's pretty good and can be around 20 degrees in winter.

[shaunbhoy]

Im doing 3 days at Butlins week before xmas.

That will all change when the in-laws invite you to their caravan again though MF. Chin up!

[sasguru]

We usually go somewhere warm for christmas and new year so now we're getting used to it; I think Istanbul was the coldest place we visited in winter for the last ten years or so, and that was about 15 degrees with sunshine all day. Buenos Aires was the best trip yet though.

For a shorter flight, Sicily's pretty good and can be around 20 degrees in winter.

Well now we've bought the place in Portugal, it's going to be a holiday staple, interspersed with trips to more medium-haul destinations.
Great wines there.

[darmstadt]

The rarely seen m'Bwarsana tribe of Lower Cumbria have introduced a form of Petanque into serving their evening meal which causes no end of amusement for visiting architects.

HTH, UKIP

[sasguru]

HTH, UKIP

Great I've got my very own stalker
I must be important, since he puts in so much effort.

[MarillionFan]

That will all change when the in-laws invite you to their caravan again though MF. Chin up!

Actually...

The Butlins Xmas weekend at Bognor is fantastic value, good fun with lots to do for the kids, plus by the time they hit the evening show (which has got X Factor stars and a guest appearance by some people from Towie) they'll be to knackered to run around so I can have a couple of beers with some nice geezers from Essex.

Sorted.

Plus the in-laws are going away to New Zealand for 6 weeks. Supposed to be 'back packing it'. He came back from the travel agent yesterday, he'd paid £24000 for 6 weeks. Their backpacking / flights are all busness class, plus 5 star hotels. Fooking backpacking my arse.

[DimPrawn]

I've posted this on UK Burglars Forum.

Wandsworth, Christmas, Toast Rack, Aygo and Mazda 6 outside, tacky shed in the garden, fill yer boots!

I seem to be quite a hit!

[Mich the Tester]

Actually...

The Butlins Xmas weekend at Bognor is fantastic value, good fun with lots to do for the kids, plus by the time they hit the evening show (which has got X Factor stars and a guest appearance by some people from Towie) they'll be to knackered to run around so I can have a couple of beers with some nice geezers from Essex.

Sorted.

Plus the in-laws are going away to New Zealand for 6 weeks. Supposed to be 'back packing it'. He came back from the travel agent yesterday, he'd paid £24000 for 6 weeks. Their backpacking / flights are all busness class, plus 5 star hotels. Fooking backpacking my arse.

Given these options I'd go on holiday with the in-laws.