Has Anyone Booked a Holiday Yet?

[Stevosevic]

On 30/05/2026 at 17:37, Unabomber said:

Has anyone done the p and o Norwegian cruise? I’ve never done a cruise or even thought it would be good but am now considering it

I haven’t heard good things about P and O. Not sure about your budget but Princess cruises through the fjords are apparently a real step up. 
 

Tuscany next week for me. Looking forward to getting out of the bleakness of the UK. 

[VLC86]

4 hours ago, Officer Doofy said:

A46 and A47 is longer but quicker than going cross country. 

 

Ultimately your call 

 

1 hour ago, Thommo said:

 

Yes ' Pick your own' fruit and veg...just check its all in season!

 

1 hour ago, bovril said:

Give us a wave in Hunstanton

It’s great banter, it really is.

[Unabomber]

1 hour ago, Stevosevic said:

I haven’t heard good things about P and O. Not sure about your budget but Princess cruises through the fjords are apparently a real step up. 
 

Tuscany next week for me. Looking forward to getting out of the bleakness of the UK. 

Cheers hadn’t looked at those. Where are you going in Tuscany?

[FoxesDeb]

19 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

Hi Deb, while it doesn't have the world-famous landmarks, Perth / WA is a lovely place to visit, and the Qantas direct or various other options via the middle east or Singapore are pretty good.

 

We live close to Freo which I would say is more interesting than staying in the city and a good base to explore. You can get the train into Perth easily when you want to for Museums, Elizabeth Quay, Kings Park - free buses (CAT) once you get into the city and the train is super cheap if you get a Smartrider card for $20 (contactless credit cards also work but more expensive).

 

In Freo the Markets, lots of bars and restaurants, ferry to Rottnest to see some Quokkas and do some snorkelling.  Nice beaches around, we like Cottesloe, Leighton to the north (both on the Freo - Perth train line) and South Beach and our home beach Coogee to the south - Cogee and Cottesloe both have a Shark net if you are concerned about swimming.

 

For Margs you need a car - we usually use Bayswater Car Hire, usually the cheapest and a good choice of cars.  The drive down is about 3hours + traffic, with some nice stop offs along the way.  Once "Down South" as the locals call anywhere past Bunbury, lots to explore.  Wineries everywhere (and plenty of Breweries too), beautiful beaches, Dunsborough, Busselton Jetty, Lighthouses, Caves. Head down to Augusta / Cape Leeuwin where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet, or even over to Albany (about 4 hours).  The Southern Ocean coast is incredibly beautiful.

 

If you head north from Perth there a few interesting towns once you get out of the suburbs, a loop to Lancelin Sand Dunes, into Cervantes Lobster shack for lunch then to the Pinnacles toward sunset the light is spooky.  If out of the suburbs you need to drive carefully from dusk onwards due to Kangaroos waking up and heading out.  You can also get a coach trip to do this.  

Thank you! That's really helpful, and confirms that we would all be really happy staying there 😊 

[Stevosevic]

13 hours ago, Unabomber said:

Cheers hadn’t looked at those. Where are you going in Tuscany?

Will be based on the outskirts of Sienna, and then have a car to drive around to different spots each day. Beautiful region.

 

Anywhere you would recommend? 

[Unabomber]

1 hour ago, Stevosevic said:

Will be based on the outskirts of Sienna, and then have a car to drive around to different spots each day. Beautiful region.

 

Anywhere you would recommend? 

Nice well we stayed in Florence which was great and then did a day trip to Sienna, didn’t go anywhere else. We had a sandwich from II Bocconcino in Sienna which was amazing. 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Couple of days into a stay in Kolympia on Rhodes. Lovely so far, warm without being unbearable and the usual Greek hospitality. Also bumped into a bar owner yesterday that spotted my Leicester t-shirt, named the 15/16 starting XI and then proceeded to tell me we're now crap because the owner "isn't his dad". The word is spreading!

[DJW1]

On 27/05/2026 at 08:20, Raj said:

Is it really as lovely as its made out to be?

Always fancied visiting.

I suppose a clever bloke like you is there for the book festival?

We were there a few years ago. The town is pleasant and you can walk along by the river.

Nearby attractions include Lord Hereford´s Knob (Twmpa in Welsh, but no so funny!), a peak in the hills from where the views are lovely (watch out for the sheep).

Also, Hay is not far from Brecon (lovely countryside) and within 30-40 miles are a number of nice towns like Leominster

[DJW1]

7 minutes ago, DJW1 said:

We were there a few years ago. The town is pleasant and you can walk along by the river.

Nearby attractions include Lord Hereford´s Knob (Twmpa in Welsh, but no so funny!), a peak in the hills from where the views are lovely (watch out for the sheep).

Also, Hay is not far from Brecon (lovely countryside) and within 30-40 miles are a number of nice towns like Leominster

I got mixed up. I´ve never been to Leominster! But Ledbury, Worcester, Tewkesbury,  Ludlow etc. are nice

[FoyleFox]

South America and Antarctica booked for 2028. I'm planning well ahead. 

[FoxesDeb]

19 hours ago, FoyleFox said:

South America and Antarctica booked for 2028. I'm planning well ahead. 

Are you going there on a cruise? You're very much a forward planner like me 

 

Our main holidays for 2027 are booked and I'm now planning 2028, so far looking at a Vietnam tour followed by the beach in Phu Quoc in March/April and then Perth in Australia in November.

 

After that our only continent to visit would be Antarctica so I'm interested in your plan

[FoxesDeb]

We're off to Puerto Pollensa in Mallorca next week for a week with my husband's parents, brother, sister and their partners. 

 

Very much looking forward to it especially as it might be the last holiday all together as a family for his parents. Not looking forward to the flight on a prop plane from Almería to Palma though 

[Raj]

34 minutes ago, FoxesDeb said:

We're off to Puerto Pollensa in Mallorca next week for a week with my husband's parents, brother, sister and their partners. 

 

Very much looking forward to it especially as it might be the last holiday all together as a family for his parents. Not looking forward to the flight on a prop plane from Almería to Palma though 

I feel abit shameful telling you about holidays, as it's like Daka telling Vardy how to score!!!😁 but we went there years ago and its gorgeously beautiful!!!

 

Have a great time 

[Jattdogg]

42 minutes ago, FoxesDeb said:

Are you going there on a cruise? You're very much a forward planner like me 

 

Our main holidays for 2027 are booked and I'm now planning 2028, so far looking at a Vietnam tour followed by the beach in Phu Quoc in March/April and then Perth in Australia in November.

 

After that our only continent to visit would be Antarctica so I'm interested in your plan

You've been to the arctic or does Canada count? Lol not that arctic is its own continent.

 

Making me feel poor with all these vacations you ballers!

 

Sounds lovely, hope to get to more continents in due time.

Edited 13 hours ago by Jattdogg

[FoyleFox]

4 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

Are you going there on a cruise? You're very much a forward planner like me 

 

Our main holidays for 2027 are booked and I'm now planning 2028, so far looking at a Vietnam tour followed by the beach in Phu Quoc in March/April and then Perth in Australia in November.

 

After that our only continent to visit would be Antarctica so I'm interested in your plan

Land and cruise for this one. We're doing a week on land in Peru, board the ship in Valparaiso, Chile sail to the Chilean Fjords, Argentina, Antarctica, Falklands, Uruguay and disembark in Buenos Aries. Fly to Iguazu, then on to Rio.

We're not doing an expedition cruise so, no hiking up glaciers or kayaking around icebergs. Although, we are on a small ship, circa 550 passengers so, we get to get nice a close to the scenery.

[kenny]

On 02/06/2026 at 22:59, FoyleFox said:

South America and Antarctica booked for 2028. I'm planning well ahead. 

I think we are going to go to Canada June 2026.

 

Not started planning or booking anything yet. I don't like getting ahead of myself.

[FoxesDeb]

34 minutes ago, FoyleFox said:

Land and cruise for this one. We're doing a week on land in Peru, board the ship in Valparaiso, Chile sail to the Chilean Fjords, Argentina, Antarctica, Falklands, Uruguay and disembark in Buenos Aries. Fly to Iguazu, then on to Rio.

We're not doing an expedition cruise so, no hiking up glaciers or kayaking around icebergs. Although, we are on a small ship, circa 550 passengers so, we get to get nice a close to the scenery.

That sounds great, please report back. Even though it is ages away 

[HighPeakFox]

7 hours ago, kenny said:

I think we are going to go to Canada June 2026.

 

Not started planning or booking anything yet. I don't like getting ahead of myself.

That sounds remarkably soon...