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Summer Holidays - 2013

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  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,418
    edited August 2013
    In Nicaragua now. Beautiful, interesting country. The drive out from the capital Managua to the Pacific coast was a feast on the eyes and not necessarily all in a good way.

    Pamela Anderson is staying in our hotel and earlier she literally walked right past me with a bikini on. A Paparazzi would have had a stiffy at the thought.....
  • bazjonster
    bazjonster Posts: 2,875
    palarsehater said:

    off to vegas for the 1st time in september

    Awesome! More surreal than I ever thought it would be, quite unbelievable! If you can, get out to the Grand Canyon and do some hiking or rafting, unreal.

  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    Just had a long weekend at haven, leisure park, allhallows, rochester. A holiday within our budget. The kids loved it.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Two gloriously self indulgent weeks in Jamaica for me - missing Doncaster and Barnsley (and after seeing us put 6 past them last season, doubt if I'd have ever gone to Oakwell again anyway!)
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,413
    Just had a lovely week in South Wales. Weather was fantastic, and only a minute walk from a half empty beautiful beach.
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    edited August 2013
    My daughter picked up a bug in Egypt that went on for weeks /months nasty cramping etc at Easter

    Currently in my mums house in South of France, shes lived there for some years now house sitting and renting. Its hot, no pool or ac, loads of bugs and flies and not an awful lot to do. Went to Avignon on the way which was great. Now in the Pyrenees, nowhere village called Saint-Marsal.

    We bought her a 3m inflatable pool, but no level piece of garden big enough. Have put up loads of insect guards, nets but the beggars still get in.

    Had to drive up this crazy very long road not really wide enough for 2 cars or 1 in some places, steep drops everywhere - such fun when left hand driving..

    To top it all we have to switch the pump over down the track to fill the water tanks once a day.

    Mum has hurt her ankle meaning we cant do much.

    Thank the lord for angry birds..


    Off to Croatia on Sat all inclusive, better be a lot better than this :)


  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    Oh ok the wife fancies leaving early and stay in a castle in montpelier..
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,705
    Just back from a long weekend at Chessington.
    Great fun but the food in the theme park is shite.
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    johnny73 said:

    Just had a long weekend at haven, leisure park, allhallows, rochester. A holiday within our budget. The kids loved it.

    Good on yer Johnny, can't understand it when parents drag their kids half way round the world (especially when they are very young) when they can enjoy the place you went to just as much if not more.....friends of ours come down to the Haven down here and their kids love it.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,705
    Hastingsaddick said:

    johnny73 said:

    Just had a long weekend at haven, leisure park, allhallows, rochester. A holiday within our budget. The kids loved it.

    Good on yer Johnny, can't understand it when parents drag their kids half way round the world (especially when they are very young) when they can enjoy the place you went to just as much if not more.....friends of ours come down to the Haven down here and their kids love it.

    agree with those sentiments, St margarets bay is good for a chalet holiday. Camber is ok if you don't mind tripping over the staffs tied to caravans.

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  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,325
    EastTerrace said:

    Just back from http://www.valedecarros.com/hotel-overview.html
    near Açoteias in the Algarve. We had a lovely week away with the children.

    Just up the road from us - should have popped over to say hello! :-)
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,460
    3 down 1 to go... its been an expensive year!

    Vegas April- 6/7 days- lost a day
    Tenerife Mid July- 8 days with La Family
    Weekend after above France- Mates wedding Long weekend

    Marbella first week of September another long weekend 24 of us going for a stag do, cant wait!
  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    PopIcon said:

    any recommendations for the first week of October, ideally European, has to be hot.

    You will get good value in Cyprus, somewhere like Paphos or Coral Bay. Temperatures will be ideal. Sicily should also still be warm enough.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,945
    always do a weekend at the Haven in Hastings every year with the kids, they think it's fantastic - normally one of the sun £9.50 jobs, bargain
  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    What is it about Egypt so many stories i've heard of people going and being ill.

    Was hoping to take the family and my Mum to see my sister who has just moved to Holland , currently put on hold as my Mum has cancer scare stuff hanging over her at the moment , so not sure she will be fit to travel , and not too sure i'd feel happy leaving her on her own, life eh.

    I've got cast iron guts, and used an anti bacterial wash after touching anything, but still got the shits. Missus is more delicate and she caught it with vengeance. Nice climate, but constant hassle and scams and completely filthy, I'd not advise it particularly if your mum is recovering.
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    shirty5 said:

    Just had a lovely week in South Wales. Weather was fantastic, and only a minute walk from a half empty beautiful beach.

    Shirty were you camping? I'm heading to South Wales next weekend in a campervan. Gower peninsula looks really lovely. Just need to get my plan together.

  • sirjohnhumphrey
    sirjohnhumphrey Posts: 1,878
    edited August 2013
    Currently holidaying in Serignan Plage, nr Beziers in the south of France. Beautiful campsite, barely seen the kids who have made friends and are in the pool all day and lovely weather.
  • Jints
    Jints Posts: 3,525
    Off to the Dordogne on our annual group holiday. 13 adults, 10 kids and a dog. Spending a couple of days getting there and a couple getting back with stop overs in Nomrnady and the Loire Valley.
  • blackheathaddick
    blackheathaddick Posts: 1,405
    Off to Kerala, India this November to take the little one on her first visit to her motherland. First holiday in over two years as well so can't wait.
  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,573
    In-laws went there last year and loved it . Best you check with HastingsAddick first though

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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,119
    sounds like your having a great time @Razil !!!
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 12,012
    Stuart the Red said:

    3 weeks in Santa Cruz, California house/cat sitting for friends.

    I used to live in Santa Cruz and still have friends there. A real laid back Californian seaside town in the old tradition. Lots of good surfing there. You should try to check it out if you get a chance to get away from the cats.
  • richie8
    richie8 Posts: 1,205
    Ive been to a caravan park in Rhyl and am off to Florida at the end of the month.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    got home sunday from a weekend in sunny newcastle
  • Stuart_the_Red
    Stuart_the_Red Posts: 1,913
    Rob said:

    Stuart the Red said:

    3 weeks in Santa Cruz, California house/cat sitting for friends.

    I used to live in Santa Cruz and still have friends there. A real laid back Californian seaside town in the old tradition. Lots of good surfing there. You should try to check it out if you get a chance to get away from the cats.
    Sorry mate, but there is no way I'm squeezing my gut into a wetsuit.

    I'll be the one up on the cliff at Steamer Lane with the camera!
  • Bourneaddick
    Bourneaddick Posts: 115
    just back from 10 days in Oludeniz Turkey... so hot 48 one day
  • The_Organiser
    The_Organiser Posts: 3,999
    Girlfriend is currently in Corfu with her mate. I'm jealous as fuck, with a potentially dodgy trip to Ukraine to watch England in Sept, being my next 'treat'.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,325
    The Organiser said:

    Girlfriend is currently in Corfu with her mate. I'm jealous as fuck, with a potentially dodgy trip to Ukraine to watch England in Sept, being my next 'treat'.

    Stop moaning - weather in Gib was cracking... :-D

  • Addickforlife
    Addickforlife Posts: 2,101
    Off to Kalkan, Turkey on Saturday. Cannot wait to get away
  • diamondaddick
    diamondaddick Posts: 102
    Had 3 weeks in south west France in June - rain like you have never seen. A week cruising the Norway fiords to celebrate my 70th in July - yet more rain whilst heat-wave in UK. Do yourself a favour and steer clear of Florida for the 3 weeks starting 20th November

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