Has Anyone Booked a Holiday Yet?

[grobyfox1990]

Going to kosice in Slovakia for two days this week. No idea what’s there but it was like £40 each return. Still scarred from being stuck in a war zone in March so will stick to some dull inoffensive European trips over summer. 

[The Blur]

3 hours ago, kenny said:

Left it a bit late and decided Canada in June in WC year was a bit pricey.

 

So I have booked flights to Albania in a weeks time. We don't have a car or any accomodation as yet. I might do that in the airport, its a shame that Ryanair don't provide WIFI or I would use my time on the flight productively!

 

I reckon you are just trolling Foyle now with all last minute planning!

Edited 21 June by The Blur

[FoyleFox]

Albania next week, seems less of an issue last minute than Canada. 

We've done last minute ish bargain flights to smaller, more local random places. It's more manageable than a trip to Canada...

 

Post the OH's retirement, we'd hoped to do more trips like this again but, we have to book kennels for the dog, and you have to book those early, unless it's unpopular times like November.

[kenny]

8 minutes ago, FoyleFox said:

Albania next week, seems less of an issue last minute than Canada. 

We've done last minute ish bargain flights to smaller, more local random places. It's more manageable than a trip to Canada...

 

Post the OH's retirement, we'd hoped to do more trips like this again but, we have to book kennels for the dog, and you have to book those early, unless it's unpopular times like November.

Canada ended up really pricey which I assume could be world cup related. Might just be that Canada has gone really expensive, but I hope not as I really want to go again and take our boy to see the wildlife.

 

The flights to Albania ended up £300pp so weren't cheap, but at least its cheap once there.

[Sir Steve Howard]

19 hours ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Going to kosice in Slovakia for two days this week. No idea what’s there but it was like £40 each return. Still scarred from being stuck in a war zone in March so will stick to some dull inoffensive European trips over summer. 

Great place, not huge so going for a couple of days ideal. We walked to the observation tower a bit of town, would recommend if weather is good.

[Kopic]

Currently in albania. Love it. Cheap, friendly, so much to see. Roads are awful though.

 

Also its boiling at the minute, but think id rather be here in this heat than Hinckley.

Edited 22 June by Kopic

[Nalis]

Is everyone going to Albania this summer?  Friend of mine was there last week 

[FoyleFox]

2 hours ago, Nalis said:

Is everyone going to Albania this summer?  Friend of mine was there last week 

FoxesTalk summer outing. 

[Kopic]

Drove half way down Albania yesterday, **** me the scenery could rival Iceland. What a country.

 

The roads out of Tirana are some of the worst I've ever seen, genuine sinkholes on the motorway etc, but everywhere else I've been seem absolutely fine.

[Officer Doofy]

1 hour ago, Kopic said:

Drove half way down Albania yesterday, **** me the scenery could rival Iceland. What a country.

 

The roads out of Tirana are some of the worst I've ever seen, genuine sinkholes on the motorway etc, but everywhere else I've been seem absolutely fine.

Any decent non massively developed beaches? 

[grobyfox1990]

3 hours ago, Officer Doofy said:

Any decent non massively developed beaches? 

Durres. Once the happy clappers get wind of Albania they’ll turn it into another Tenerife/palma/hakidiki/albafueria/wherever it is happy clappers go to overpriced English speaking hotels. Would strongly suggest going now 

[Wakeyfox]

Thinking of going to Cypress in September, it's a toss up between Coral Bay or Protaras at the moment. Anyone been to either?

[Kopic]

12 hours ago, Officer Doofy said:

Any decent non massively developed beaches? 

Visited Vlore yesterday for the national park, on the way up noticed lots of beaches advertised so went down to one. Very nice, like a beach bar setup, good food, drinks, sunbeds, enormous clean beach and the water was very warm. ****ing love it here, kinda wish I was staying and not going to corfu tomorrow.

[grobyfox1990]

On 22/06/2026 at 16:31, Sir Steve Howard said:

Great place, not huge so going for a couple of days ideal. We walked to the observation tower a bit of town, would recommend if weather is good.

Yep good analysis. Went to the tower, steps to the top of the cathedral, various churches, the opera, a lake, botanical gardens, some decent breweries and bars. All in a perfect advert for a cheap and inoffensive Ryanair trip 

[brookfox]

Just back from Prague. What a lovely place! Beautiful architecture, nice parks and walks just outside the city, safe, clean, people were friendly and it was definitely cheaper but probably not quite the same as it was a decade ago.

[shen]

6 minutes ago, brookfox said:

Just back from Prague. What a lovely place! Beautiful architecture, nice parks and walks just outside the city, safe, clean, people were friendly and it was definitely cheaper but probably not quite the same as it was a decade ago.

Went there in October after a 10-year hiatus. It's a beautiful city, with way way way too many tourists. I found the prices to be surprisingly cheap around the center compared to what I expected (living in Copenhagen).

A decade ago the price difference between the main roads/central areas and slightly off-center cafes was mindblowing.

[bovril]

On 25/06/2026 at 06:27, Kopic said:

Drove half way down Albania yesterday, **** me the scenery could rival Iceland. What a country.

 

The whole of the Balkans is like this and there are still countless places hardly touched by tourism. Bosnia, Kosovo, Western Bulgaria and Northern Greece in particular have incredible scenery. 

Edited 28 June by bovril

[VLC86]

On 21/06/2026 at 11:48, VLC86 said:

Currently just over half way through my US World Cup trip and having a great time.

 

Boston- brilliant city, looking forward to going back tomorrow.

Houston- Bizarre, only really went for NASA and our tours were all cancelled due to storms. Strange city, wouldn’t recommend it.

Dallas- Similar to Houston but a bit more about it, helped that England played there and I had I great time for that. The stockyards in Fort Worth are great.

Terlingua- in the middle of the desert which boarders Mexico. Cool place, incredibly remote and insane view after insane view. Would thoroughly recommend this if you are into hiking, I couldn’t do any of that as I got food poisoning and it was 40 degrees.

Austin- incredible city. Live musicians playing for free everywhere and the bars down 6th street are brilliant.

 

Back to Boston tomorrow, then Cape Cod for a couple of days before finishing in NYC.

Sat at the airport waiting to fly home and what a trip, once in a lifetime stuff.

 

Cape Cod/Provincetown was a much needed couple of days on a beach and it’s a stunning place.

 

New York is probably my favourite city on the planet and never fails to deliver. A bit gutted I’ll not be out here for the next rounds of the competition but the bank balance and waistline have taken a beasting and i somehow need to return to a life that includes vegetables and work… ffs.

[FoyleFox]

Anglesey for a week in September. Self catering accommodation is a fraction of the cost compared to lots of UK destinations, especially if you're looking for dog friendly. 

It's not an area I've ever visited so, looking forward to it and it'll probably be the last opportunity to take the pooch away for a holiday. 

[ajthefox]

On 29/06/2026 at 23:07, FoyleFox said:

Anglesey for a week in September. Self catering accommodation is a fraction of the cost compared to lots of UK destinations, especially if you're looking for dog friendly. 

It's not an area I've ever visited so, looking forward to it and it'll probably be the last opportunity to take the pooch away for a holiday. 

May well be on the list anyway but if it isn't already go to Newborough. In terms of beach settings in the UK it has to be up there. Coming through the forest is stunning and the views of Eryri across the bay are fantastic.

 

I'd also recommend a place called The Stores in Trearddur (a pretty bay that feels quite busy, relatively speaking) if you go up that way. Great food there.

 

My mate recommended Mynydd Parys, unfortunately I didn't get to see it but it's an old copper mine you can walk around. 

[CosbehFox]

Flying into Slovenia - and then heading on towards Trieste/Udine. 

 

Has anyone been Slovenia? Really stuck in terms of what to do - Lake Bled, bit more remote, go to the coast. I want a good four to five days chill 

[bovril]

10 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

Flying into Slovenia - and then heading on towards Trieste/Udine. 

 

Has anyone been Slovenia? Really stuck in terms of what to do - Lake Bled, bit more remote, go to the coast. I want a good four to five days chill 

Such a great part of the world. Trieste is one of my favourite cities and upper Friuili is so beautiful and really less touristy than much of Alpine Italy. Piran and Koper in Slovenia is quite nice, and the whole of Istria. There's an amazing church in Hrastovlje on the way to the coast. 

[slymunn]

22 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

Flying into Slovenia - and then heading on towards Trieste/Udine. 

 

Has anyone been Slovenia? Really stuck in terms of what to do - Lake Bled, bit more remote, go to the coast. I want a good four to five days chill 

I would recommend a day at Bled as it is worth a visit if you are nearby (I also got married in the castle), Triglav National Park and Trieste.

 

As @bovril put above, the western side of Slovenia is a fantastic area to visit.

[FoxesDeb]

47 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

Flying into Slovenia - and then heading on towards Trieste/Udine. 

 

Has anyone been Slovenia? Really stuck in terms of what to do - Lake Bled, bit more remote, go to the coast. I want a good four to five days chill 

Ljubljana is one of our favourite cities, so pretty and a lovely vibe. Lake Bled was also stunning, it's a really fabulous country. 

[CosbehFox]

1 hour ago, slymunn said:

I would recommend a day at Bled as it is worth a visit if you are nearby (I also got married in the castle), Triglav National Park and Trieste.

 

As @bovril put above, the western side of Slovenia is a fantastic area to visit.

The plan is to have a Slovenia base for four days - then drive to Piran, before making my way off to Trieste for a couple of days, Udinese playing on the Saturday and then making the journey to Milan/Bologna for journey home