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Has Anyone Booked a Holiday Yet?

By Thommo, in General Chat

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StanSP

StanSP

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8 hours ago, Raj said:

Went to alvor a few days ago wearing my Walkers Crisps retro top.

Had a good looking indian bloke following me around everywhere.

If i=only i wasnt happily married...:wub:

Hahaha touché. Sadly it was the light blue FBS away shirt and the white/ice kings away shirt they had lol

 

You'd have known it was me if I saw you :ph34r:

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FoxesDeb

FoxesDeb

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We definitely have the cruising bug. We still have 8 months to go until our Asia cruise and we've just booked for winter 2027. Leaving from the Dominican to visit the ABC islands, the US and British Virgin islands, and Puerto Rico. @FoyleFox any must see or avoid places? I'm guessing you've stopped in at least some of these ports, if not all :)

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FoyleFox

FoyleFox

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8 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

We definitely have the cruising bug. We still have 8 months to go until our Asia cruise and we've just booked for winter 2027. Leaving from the Dominican to visit the ABC islands, the US and British Virgin islands, and Puerto Rico. @FoyleFox any must see or avoid places? I'm guessing you've stopped in at least some of these ports, if not all :)

One of our first cruises, way back,  went to Dominican, Puerto Rico, US and BVI. Unfortunately, I can't really recall what we did. I know we loved Puerto Rico. We did a coffee tour and walked the walls. I think we're going to one of the ABC on our November trip. 

We're currently away so, I can't check back on the itinerary plans. We were meant to be in Toronto yesterday and at Niagra Falls today, unfortunately, we're in a Seattle hospital, the OH has been unwell. Praying the travel insurance is robust :unsure:

 

 

FoxesDeb

FoxesDeb

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3 hours ago, FoyleFox said:

One of our first cruises, way back,  went to Dominican, Puerto Rico, US and BVI. Unfortunately, I can't really recall what we did. I know we loved Puerto Rico. We did a coffee tour and walked the walls. I think we're going to one of the ABC on our November trip. 

We're currently away so, I can't check back on the itinerary plans. We were meant to be in Toronto yesterday and at Niagra Falls today, unfortunately, we're in a Seattle hospital, the OH has been unwell. Praying the travel insurance is robust :unsure:

 

 

Oh no, fingers crossed they recover well and you can carry on with your trip! Keep us updated and good luck 

TeamRocket

TeamRocket

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Does anyone use esims When they go on holidays? Am asking only cos am going morocco for the first time and normally I just leave my phone at home and not worry about it but the Mrs wants us to get esims. So anyways wanted to what people thoughts and whats would  be the best one? For 7 day holiday.  Also how does the roaming thingy me bob work? Thanks

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FoyleFox

FoyleFox

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20 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

Oh no, fingers crossed they recover well and you can carry on with your trip! Keep us updated and good luck 

Thanks. Discharged from hospital today. Just need to get home now. Hopefully Air Canada are sorting our flights for Saturday now. 

 

ETA we're booked to fly Seattle/Toronto and then London on Saturday :)

Assuming no further medical issues! I do have to say the US ER and then general hospital were very, very efficient. I dread to think of the treatment costs though. 

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FoyleFox

FoyleFox

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4 minutes ago, TeamRocket said:

Does anyone use esims When they go on holidays? Am asking only cos am going morocco for the first time and normally I just leave my phone at home and not worry about it but the Mrs wants us to get esims. So anyways wanted to what people thoughts and whats would  be the best one? For 7 day holiday.  Also how does the roaming thingy me bob work? Thanks

Yes, I've used an Airalo one a couple of times. Basically, you install it before you travel and then in your phone settings, once you arrive you tell your phone to use the esim for data. There's instructions here.

https://www.airalo.com/blog/why-airalo-what-our-users-are-saying-about-us

 

I've bought the set amount on data ones but other companies do unlimited ones, which are more expensive. 

 

We went to Senegal in February,  the esim was expensive so we bought a local sim card at the airport. You could always do that. 

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Stuntman_Mike

Stuntman_Mike

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Had an amazing week in Dorset last week!

 

We stayed near Weymouth and did plenty of walking along the coast from Lulworth Cove, past Durdle Door and back to our site.

 

Loved our walk to Isle of Portland too, the scenery along the Jurassic Coast and Chesil Beach was stunning. 

 

You just can't beat English holidays when they feel like they properly come together. Great weather, really relaxed, good pubs/food and only 3+ hours from home.

 

I'll definitely be looking at Weymouth's fixtures for August.

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VLC86

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On 20/05/2026 at 14:55, Fathead1981 said:

just booked 10 days in Santorini in Mid October, anyone any must visit locations as cant say i know anything about the place!

 

 

Santorini isnt huge but i enjoyed my time there, incredible views from so many places.

 

Ola and Fira are the 2 main towns, they’ll be the ones you see on the pictures with the white buildings and blue roofs. 
 

I went to a village called Purgos which was really nice. I stayed on the southern tip which has got a lighthouse with great sunset views. There is a museum down that was of a buried city.

 

Nice place, hasn’t got the best beaches mind.

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SemperEadem

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1 hour ago, Samilktray said:

Has anyone got any nice restaurants recommendations for Wells next to the sea?

Not quite what you are asking but the pizza place there is very very good.

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TeamRocket

TeamRocket

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On 22/05/2026 at 01:06, FoyleFox said:

Yes, I've used an Airalo one a couple of times. Basically, you install it before you travel and then in your phone settings, once you arrive you tell your phone to use the esim for data. There's instructions here.

https://www.airalo.com/blog/why-airalo-what-our-users-are-saying-about-us

 

I've bought the set amount on data ones but other companies do unlimited ones, which are more expensive. 

 

We went to Senegal in February,  the esim was expensive so we bought a local sim card at the airport. You could always do that. 

Oh cool thanks il defo look into that thanks

JonnyBoy

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7 hours ago, Samilktray said:

Has anyone got any nice restaurants recommendations for Wells next to the sea?

 

French's fish and chips decent, people rave about it but i've definitely had better - 8/10

 

expect to queue peak times out the shop for 20-30 minutes 

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Unabomber

Unabomber

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10 hours ago, Samilktray said:

Has anyone got any nice restaurants recommendations for Wells next to the sea?

Are you going to be going to any of the surrounding places? The Dun Cow in Salthouse is great as is the Village Inn West Renton.

Raj

Raj

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15 hours ago, Zear0 said:

Having a good few days in Hay-on-Wye for the festival. Don’t want to mention the weather…

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?

Zear0

Zear0

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45 minutes ago, 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?

Yeah for the festival. We go every year as it’s good for the family and there’s something for everyone. Craft stuff for the 3 y/o, pizza workshops for the 6 y/o and history lectures for boring twats like me.

 

Went to a few talks from James Holland, Ben Macintyre and David Olusoga yesterday and some more events on Thursday and Friday.

 

It is a book festival in name and that is a big part of it, but it’s such a chill place to visit and lots of things for anyone to do. You only pay for the events you attend too so you can attend for nothing if you wanted to. Defo encourage people to give it a bash at least once.

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grobyfox1990

grobyfox1990

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On 26/05/2026 at 08:07, VLC86 said:

Santorini isnt huge but i enjoyed my time there, incredible views from so many places.

 

Ola and Fira are the 2 main towns, they’ll be the ones you see on the pictures with the white buildings and blue roofs. 
 

I went to a village called Purgos which was really nice. I stayed on the southern tip which has got a lighthouse with great sunset views. There is a museum down that was of a buried city.

 

Nice place, hasn’t got the best beaches mind.

I think for 10 days you will get very bored in Santorini. Yeh the views etc are nice but after 10 days I think that will wear thin. Also ofc it is a place overrun by Western tourists and all authenticness is gone, hence overwhlemigly overpriced, bring a sturdy credit card if you're gonna be there for 10 days 

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grobyfox1990

grobyfox1990

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1 hour ago, Zear0 said:

Yeah for the festival. We go every year as it’s good for the family and there’s something for everyone. Craft stuff for the 3 y/o, pizza workshops for the 6 y/o and history lectures for boring twats like me.

 

Went to a few talks from James Holland, Ben Macintyre and David Olusoga yesterday and some more events on Thursday and Friday.

 

It is a book festival in name and that is a big part of it, but it’s such a chill place to visit and lots of things for anyone to do. You only pay for the events you attend too so you can attend for nothing if you wanted to. Defo encourage people to give it a bash at least once.

Great tip - will have a look at this

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FoxesDeb

FoxesDeb

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Thinking of a trip to Australia but avoiding the long flight time to Sydney so considering Perth.  We'd have around 16 nights and thinking of staying in Fremantle and Margaret River, anyone been? I think @Jon the Hat might have some insight?

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