Reply to: Where to go on holiday this year (real not trolling)

[The Lone Gunman]

I found going bush in the Okavango delta to be quite stimulating.

[bobhope]

Me and the Mrs last did a winter month off to Vietnam and Cambodia, very good, good grub, suprisingly good accomo and very cheap. Vietnam is also a good place to stock up on clothes, tailor made suits at 15 quid, shirts a couple of quid, etc etc We went with empty rucksacks and came back fully loaded. You can fly direct to Saigon from London.

Another good one we did was Peru, Cusco and the Inca Trail are OK for a 2 weeker, if you are feeling adventurous tag on Bolivia but you'll need longer and its a bit rough and ready.

Now got a toddler so its a week in Gran Canaria leaving on Saturday, not quite the same !

Same here - used to do Vietnam, Mauritius, etc. Since kids - Cyprus, Kos, Corfu, etc. Gran Canaria for us next month too. Boo hoo.

[Sockpuppet]

Any other ideas or recommendations?

The Inca Trail

[cojak]

Iceland.

Country is amazing. People cheerfully anti-Establishment.

(And they're Vikings).

[jh0711]

El duder is a f*nny magnet

jesus you really are a fat geordie arent you.

do you eat pies, and wear kappa shell suits as well?

being you usual charming self again duder??

[Buffoon]

How about Colombia?

Sound like things are fine there: BBC

[el duder]

New York - a week sitting in boozers in the village

jesus you really are a fat geordie arent you.

do you eat pies, and wear kappa shell suits as well?

[Gibbon]

Were you caravanning or camping?

Static caravan with aircon, worth the extra especially with kids.

[Troll]

I won't bore you with the list of v.expensive and frankly overated resorts/hotels I've been too as reading is a strain for you . The two weeks at a campsite in Tuscany was one of the best holidays I've had. Surrounded by gorgeous scenery, culture and interest, friendly people from allover western Europe.

Were you caravanning or camping?

[Gibbon]

I stopped reading at this point

I won't bore you with the list of v.expensive and frankly overated resorts/hotels I've been too as reading is a strain for you . The two weeks at a campsite in Tuscany was one of the best holidays I've had. Surrounded by gorgeous scenery, culture and interest, friendly people from allover western Europe.

[Spacecadet]

It comes to us all - aka having your wings clipped!!

there are specialist courts that can fix that

[Troll]

Now got a toddler so its a week in Gran Canaria leaving on Saturday, not quite the same !

It comes to us all - aka having your wings clipped!!

[Troll]

Is this turning into look how far I've been type thread? I've been from Alaska to the Falklands, but for me no where beats Italy. If you haven't been to Rome then go, and later chill out in Tuscany. The sights, the food, the wine and the people when you get to know them are fantastic and not too expensive if you apply a little research beforehand. At one of the campsites in tuscany it was cheaper to eat in the resturant than buy at the local supermarket.

Italy is good for the cultural thing, totty that looks stunning ...just stunning even when dressed casually, and a very relaxed attitude, but it suffers from the "My Backyard" syndrome - same with Greece,Spain,Turkey all too close and familiar - you can even do weekend breaks to Rome ffs.
No, for annual holidays it has to be long haul to a backward nation.... & as I said before Rhyl is good

[Goya]

At one of the campsites . . .

I stopped reading at this point

[rootsnall]

If I made any kind of NY resolution it was to make sure I take some decent time out this year, whether on a contract or not.

So where do the panel suggest? My current plan is Mexico for a week of culture/exploration and a week of diving/eating/relaxing etc.

Any other ideas or recommendations?

Too old for 18-30/chav stuff but too young for saga.

Me and the Mrs last did a winter month off to Vietnam and Cambodia, very good, good grub, suprisingly good accomo and very cheap. Vietnam is also a good place to stock up on clothes, tailor made suits at 15 quid, shirts a couple of quid, etc etc We went with empty rucksacks and came back fully loaded. You can fly direct to Saigon from London.

Another good one we did was Peru, Cusco and the Inca Trail are OK for a 2 weeker, if you are feeling adventurous tag on Bolivia but you'll need longer and its a bit rough and ready.

Now got a toddler so its a week in Gran Canaria leaving on Saturday, not quite the same !