Loggy98 Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 Am going on honeymoon at the start of October but don't know where yet. We don't want anything too energetic - just a nice, relaxing (beach?) holiday somewhere. Any ideas? rhodes, greek island. 24 degrees in october soo not to hot and it seems to be quite peaceful!
MooseBreath Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 Thinking of going Thailand for New Years. Book early or you'll pay a fortune for flights. Or go in Jan when it's half the price and not so full of pissed up ozzies
Deucalion Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 Just booked Dubai - Decent! I'm changing flights there in August. I really wished I'd asked for time to leave the airport and look around. Off to Sorrento in July with the other half. Expecting good things! Sorrento is on my list of places to visit before I die. Pompeii, Vesuvius, Almalfi Coast,Italian food. Enjoy and report back !!
Tom17LCFC Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 I'm changing flights there in August. I really wished I'd asked for time to leave the airport and look around. Sorrento is on my list of places to visit before I die. Pompeii, Vesuvius, Almalfi Coast,Italian food. Enjoy and report back !! Vesuvius is amazing! We snook up there in the early hours and watched the sunrise over the bay of Naples, amazing view. The coast around there is beautiful.
Guest Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 Off to Tignes in a few weeks for some late season snowboarding. Cheap deal for 3 days out there. Thinking about driving coast to coast East to West in the states in October. Anybody done it before?
Jiggers the Fox Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 I'm changing flights there in August. I really wished I'd asked for time to leave the airport and look around. Sorrento is on my list of places to visit before I die. Pompeii, Vesuvius, Almalfi Coast,Italian food. Enjoy and report back !! Will do mate! Never been to Italy before and heard great things about Sorrento and the attractions it has on offer.
Simmo86 Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 Book early or you'll pay a fortune for flights. Or go in Jan when it's half the price and not so full of pissed up ozzies Was going to leave it late because I don't know much money doing my house up is going to cost. Can only go between Xmas and New Year do to work aswell. Not looking like a great choice at the moment thanks for the advice though.
Alexikokopops Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 I'm changing flights there in August. I really wished I'd asked for time to leave the airport and look around. I spent 3 days there as a stopover on the way to India. It was more than enough. It's a strange, soulless place. I didn't particularly enjoy it.
Libertine Dream Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 rhodes, greek island. 24 degrees in october soo not to hot and it seems to be quite peaceful! Or Santorini would be even better but it all depends if Thomson are offering anything around that time
Zingari Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 Tunisia, anyone been before?? Yes, but about 25 years ago so it's probably very different now. Young girls are (were?) targeted by street sellers who can be very intimidating by constantly putting cheap jewellery on them etc I went to Sousse and Port el Kantoui and it's brilliant if you are a going as a young single couple , but very difficult if you have young teenage blonde daughters etc . As such I have never returned , but we've reconsidered now we'd be less targeted as a pair of rattly old puffins A trip on the railway from Sousse to El Djem was well worth it . The people are ( were) extremely friendly to a point of embarrassment to our British sense of reserve. Have a good time anyway
Guest kristianity77 Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 Went Bulgaria last year and will probably go again. Theres just something about 30p a pint and about £5 for a proper slap up meal that draws me back there! Went last year for 2 weeks with the missus, and spent £400 between us in a fortnight.
Simo86 Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 Off to Gran Canaria in a couple of weeks for a week all inclusive. Can't wait to get away from this drab weather for a while!
Zingari Posted 4 April 2013 Posted 4 April 2013 Went Bulgaria last year and will probably go again. Theres just something about 30p a pint and about £5 for a proper slap up meal that draws me back there! Went last year for 2 weeks with the missus, and spent £400 between us in a fortnight. I went golden sands and sunny beach about 35 years back and it was fookin awful I might try again now though to see how much it's changed
Ozwin Posted 4 April 2013 Author Posted 4 April 2013 Off to Gran Canaria in a couple of weeks for a week all inclusive. Can't wait to get away from this drab weather for a while! Have to let me know how it is, seems to be where we're going for our lads holiday this year. Bit worried its gonna be poo.
Soar Fox Posted 5 April 2013 Posted 5 April 2013 Have to let me know how it is, seems to be where we're going for our lads holiday this year. Bit worried its gonna be poo. Never been there myself, but if your going on a lads holiday you won't go far wrong with Zante, kavos or ayia napa. I'm sure they would all be around the same price aswell.
Simo86 Posted 5 April 2013 Posted 5 April 2013 Have to let me know how it is, seems to be where we're going for our lads holiday this year. Bit worried its gonna be poo. I'm going with the missus so might not be the best comparison We opted for a cheaper holiday than the last few we had as we're getting a house together. It helps that my girlfriend gets £700 from work to put towards a holiday
cambridgefox Posted 5 April 2013 Posted 5 April 2013 I'm holidaying near FIF ( he doesn't know it yet) 8 of us going near la Palmyre ,France.
MooseBreath Posted 5 April 2013 Posted 5 April 2013 I'm holidaying near FIF ( he doesn't know it yet) 8 of us going near la Palmyre ,France. Careful, FIF2k13 - braver, tougher, more masculine is a dangerous chap.
lavrentis Posted 5 April 2013 Posted 5 April 2013 rhodes, greek island. 24 degrees in october soo not to hot and it seems to be quite peaceful! Rhodes is lovely. Enjoy
Reynard Bleu Posted 5 April 2013 Posted 5 April 2013 Have to let me know how it is, seems to be where we're going for our lads holiday this year. Bit worried its gonna be poo. Gran Canaria/Puerto Rico would suit a lads holiday, plenty of bars, clubs and cheap food outlets. Its hot in the summer, but has a cooling breeze most days. The Canaries are the jewel in the spanish colonial crown and have enjoyed plenty of governemt investment over the years. More to the island than bars and clubs though, depends what you are after, oh and you must like hills..
lavrentis Posted 5 April 2013 Posted 5 April 2013 I want to Fuerteventura 2006 time and was dissapointed. If you are looking for baron desert and not much else, it is the place for you. I hope it has changed since then.
Uncle Albert Posted 8 April 2013 Posted 8 April 2013 I tend to go where my mate organises it! I've got a friend who did two ski seasons as a rep and goes at least once a year so I'll ask him where he'd recommend. Off the top of my head you'll pay a lot more for beer etc. in France than, say, Austria. He also did Slovakia last year (sadly I couldn't make it) and while it was colder it was a lot cheaper (plus a more interesting country). No idea how lively it was though. Thanks mate, appreciated.
Alexikokopops Posted 8 April 2013 Posted 8 April 2013 Thanks mate, appreciated. Here are his exact words: “The key is to make sure you’re in an awesome, lively resort, so that you get to fully embrace the Apresski lifestyle along with the actual skiing. Obviously it depends on budget, but if I were you I’d go for the biggest and best resorts for your first time. I wouldn’t worry too much about the ski area, frankly that will be fairly irrelevant in your first week. The following resorts are recommended… Courchevel 1650/1850 (not the other Courchevels), Meribel, Val Thorens, Val d’isere, Verbier, Zermatt, St Anton. The common link between those is that they’re all on the more expensive end. If you’re looking a little bit more budget, look at Deux Alpes, Alpe d’huez, Les Arcs 1800 (and only 1800, the rest have no nightlife). There are probably a handful of other big/lively resorts, but these are definitely your best. I’d say if you can get one of these on budget, you’re laughing. My other advice would be that again, for your first time, avoid self cater. You’ll have enough to do with getting up early, learning to ski, free skiing to get better, and eating/drinking/dancing in your evening than wanting to bother cooking too. Next time/in the future, when you already love it, that’s when to save your $$$ and go self catering. Then again, that’s just me. Whilst it sounds a bit rubbish, in your research, check out “Club Med†– they include lessons and ski hire in your package, as well as a free bar for a most of the day/night (sounds too good to be true, but I’m not lying). The downside is that they’re often big hotels rather than a smaller chalet with just you guys or you and a few others, but for what you want in a good resort, they could be good value.â€
Guest MattP Posted 8 April 2013 Posted 8 April 2013 Had the blues since getting back from New Zealand. Got a week in Banus next month but going to book a week out in California I think for the summer this week.
Kenners Posted 11 April 2013 Posted 11 April 2013 Will do mate! Never been to Italy before and heard great things about Sorrento and the attractions it has on offer. Italy has to be my favourite place in the world! Stayed in sorrento for almost a week. Make sure you go Pompeii, its literally a train journey away and the train station is opposite the entrance to the ruins. If you can, hire a car and drive along the amalfi coast. Some seriously stunning scenery and the town of amalfi itself is a nice little cliffside harbour town. A trip to vesuvius is also worth it as it offers stunning views over the bay of naples! On a less cultured note, I'm going Kavos this year. Anyone been? I'm assuming they're all pretty similar.
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