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Holidays 2024
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PrincessFiona said:DaveMehmet said:sirjohnhumphrey said:Holidaying with my wife and youngest son (18).
Something a bit different this year. Berlin for four nights and then the train to Prague where we will spend 3 nights and then the train to Budapest for four nights.
Really looking forward to it. (Thanks to @PragueAddick for his help and recommendations.)
My experience of Budapest is that it's difficult to find a bad restaurant, but perhaps I've been fortunate. Make sure you do plenty of walking or you'll come back 50% heavier! But district 5 is a great place to start.
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EastTerrace said:Just got back from 10 days in sunny Croatia0
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mendonca said:Any recommendations for Cancun? Would be for a first-timer in Jan/Feb.
I've noticed the Govt site advise against all but essential travel at the moment.
We're off to Mexico at Oct half term. so in about 7 weeks I think it is now. We last went almost 10 years ago, done 5 nights at the Moon Palace in 'Cancun' (read on a massive complex off the side of a motorway between Cancun and Playa Del Carmen) and 5 nights at the sister hotel in Playa Del Carmen, the Playacar Palace. I much preferred Playa Del Carmen as you could leave the hotel whenever you wanted, walk into the town etc. Where as the Moon Palace you felt a little held captive if that makes sense.
Anyway, this time, we're staying at Puerto Adventuras, the resort about 15 mins south of Playa Del Carmen. Dreams Aventuras. Don't know a lot about it as the wife and sister-in-laws have booked it (see earlier in the thread - there's just the 17 of us going!) My one concern is being held captive again. I don't want to be stuck on an all inclusive complex for two weeks, I'll go stir crazy just sitting by the pool and beach. I need to be doing something.
Anyway, some suggestions from my last time there...
Historical stuff. Go see Chichen Itza, a reasonably long coach ride there, hottest place on earth but amazing to see it in the flesh. Then the excursion will normally take in a Cenote on the way back to help you cool down. Some of the Cenotes are unbelievable.
If you've got kids, Dolphin Discovery is worth a visit. You get to swim with the Dolphins but bare in mind they are effectively held captive if you have issues with that sort of thing. They take care of them but bare that in mind. The price of the photographs stings a bit from memory.
Go on a snorkeling excursion. You'll visit underground caves with crystal clear water. Then you'll get to do some open ocean stuff.
Nightlife. Coco Bongo. There was one in Cancun and one in Playa Del Carmen. Cabaret/Dance Show & Nightclub sort of thing. Was a good laugh but far too many people and we left early. I drank so much Corona I proposed to my now wife on the way home lol.
The last time we was there there was a michelin star restaurant in one of the hotels in Cancun and it was ridiculously cheap. Around £80 for the two of us for their tasting menu. Insane value for money but has since shut down. I'd advise doing some research before you go to see if there's anything similar open now.
Its my job to do some research for everyone in the next few weeks, I'll report back on the restaurant front.
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PrincessFiona said:DaveMehmet said:sirjohnhumphrey said:Holidaying with my wife and youngest son (18).
Something a bit different this year. Berlin for four nights and then the train to Prague where we will spend 3 nights and then the train to Budapest for four nights.
Really looking forward to it. (Thanks to @PragueAddick for his help and recommendations.)
Two restaurants I’d highly recommend are:
https://mazeltov.hu/
https://oinos.hu/
Happy to recommend some other places to see/things to do. Let me know.2 -
Flying back from mainland Greece today, close to Thessaloniki.
Stayed at an Ikos hotel - spoilt and pampered is an understatement.
Put on a shit ton of wait, but that’ll be the Mud Slide cocktails on the beach!Back in time for Reading away COYR0 -
CheshireAddick said:Loving the holiday thread.
I'm off to Riga for 5 days in September. Any suggestions on places to visit, bars, restaurants etc?.
One trip I've found is to a USSR nuclear launch pad and bunker!, sounds like fun 😅.
Cheers
There is also a lovely central park in Riga which you should stroll around and i think we went to a good restaurant located there, but since it was pre-Covid, I would get some up-to-date tips.
When it comes to the night-life, two things from our last visit come to mind. We hadn't fully realised how segregated the large Russian minority is from the mainstream population. In the afternoon we got talking to a pleasant young couple and asked them for bar tips - we had a few names but when we ran one name past them the girl slightly scowled and said "yeah but that's a Russian place". Also on one of the afternoons some of my mates (London-based) went off to find a place to watch some FAPL game. The bar was pretty empty but a really nasty piece of work (they heard he was Russian) took an irrational dislike to them. Nothing else like that happened but there is that edge, like if you would go into the wrong bar on Friday night in Middlesbrough or somewhere like that. Same precautions apply0 -
mendonca said:Any recommendations for Cancun? Would be for a first-timer in Jan/Feb.
I've noticed the Govt site advise against all but essential travel at the moment.0 -
sirjohnhumphrey said:PrincessFiona said:DaveMehmet said:sirjohnhumphrey said:Holidaying with my wife and youngest son (18).
Something a bit different this year. Berlin for four nights and then the train to Prague where we will spend 3 nights and then the train to Budapest for four nights.
Really looking forward to it. (Thanks to @PragueAddick for his help and recommendations.)
Two restaurants I’d highly recommend are:
https://mazeltov.hu/
https://oinos.hu/
Happy to recommend some other places to see/things to do. Let me know.0 -
PrincessFiona said:mendonca said:Any recommendations for Cancun? Would be for a first-timer in Jan/Feb.
I've noticed the Govt site advise against all but essential travel at the moment.1 -
Had a cracking bank holiday weekend in Isle of Wight for the scooter rally
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MuttleyCAFC said:PrincessFiona said:mendonca said:Any recommendations for Cancun? Would be for a first-timer in Jan/Feb.
I've noticed the Govt site advise against all but essential travel at the moment.1 -
Elthamaddick said:
Back from 2 and a bit weeks in the south of France on the dordogne, loved it - great weather. Calais was a nightmare getting home on the ferry though on Sunday
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I misread it, so apologies for that. The usual quick panic after getting semi-excited for a potential new holiday destination. Thanks all, handy tips.1
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JohnBoyUK said:mendonca said:Any recommendations for Cancun? Would be for a first-timer in Jan/Feb.
I've noticed the Govt site advise against all but essential travel at the moment.
We're off to Mexico at Oct half term. so in about 7 weeks I think it is now. We last went almost 10 years ago, done 5 nights at the Moon Palace in 'Cancun' (read on a massive complex off the side of a motorway between Cancun and Playa Del Carmen) and 5 nights at the sister hotel in Playa Del Carmen, the Playacar Palace. I much preferred Playa Del Carmen as you could leave the hotel whenever you wanted, walk into the town etc. Where as the Moon Palace you felt a little held captive if that makes sense.
Anyway, this time, we're staying at Puerto Adventuras, the resort about 15 mins south of Playa Del Carmen. Dreams Aventuras. Don't know a lot about it as the wife and sister-in-laws have booked it (see earlier in the thread - there's just the 17 of us going!) My one concern is being held captive again. I don't want to be stuck on an all inclusive complex for two weeks, I'll go stir crazy just sitting by the pool and beach. I need to be doing something.
Anyway, some suggestions from my last time there...
Historical stuff. Go see Chichen Itza, a reasonably long coach ride there, hottest place on earth but amazing to see it in the flesh. Then the excursion will normally take in a Cenote on the way back to help you cool down. Some of the Cenotes are unbelievable.
If you've got kids, Dolphin Discovery is worth a visit. You get to swim with the Dolphins but bare in mind they are effectively held captive if you have issues with that sort of thing. They take care of them but bare that in mind. The price of the photographs stings a bit from memory.
Go on a snorkeling excursion. You'll visit underground caves with crystal clear water. Then you'll get to do some open ocean stuff.
Nightlife. Coco Bongo. There was one in Cancun and one in Playa Del Carmen. Cabaret/Dance Show & Nightclub sort of thing. Was a good laugh but far too many people and we left early. I drank so much Corona I proposed to my now wife on the way home lol.
The last time we was there there was a michelin star restaurant in one of the hotels in Cancun and it was ridiculously cheap. Around £80 for the two of us for their tasting menu. Insane value for money but has since shut down. I'd advise doing some research before you go to see if there's anything similar open now.
Its my job to do some research for everyone in the next few weeks, I'll report back on the restaurant front.0 -
MuttleyCAFC said:PrincessFiona said:mendonca said:Any recommendations for Cancun? Would be for a first-timer in Jan/Feb.
I've noticed the Govt site advise against all but essential travel at the moment.0 -
CAFCTrev said:MuttleyCAFC said:PrincessFiona said:mendonca said:Any recommendations for Cancun? Would be for a first-timer in Jan/Feb.
I've noticed the Govt site advise against all but essential travel at the moment.1 -
Any Lifers been to the south of france.. Antibes to be exact...considering going in a few weeks. Any thoughts recommendations as they're seems to be a good few places around to visit. Cheers1
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peterreeves said:Any Lifers been to the south of france.. Antibes to be exact...considering going in a few weeks. Any thoughts recommendations as they're seems to be a good few places around to visit. Cheers1
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If there are any specific hotel recommendations for this side of Mexico that would be great. Preferably adults only. I can see a box to untick "Loud American groups" so will have to roll with that one.
Just doing some reading about Cancun ('Hotel Zone'), Playa Del Carmen and Riviera Maya. If a passionate lifer fancies writing a summary, that would be welcomed as warmly as 3 points this weekend.
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northstandsteve said:Had a cracking bank holiday weekend in Isle of Wight for the scooter rally
Looks like you all had a great time 👍0 - Sponsored links:
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mendonca said:If there are any specific hotel recommendations for this side of Mexico that would be great. Preferably adults only. I can see a box to untick "Loud American groups" so will have to roll with that one.
Just doing some reading about Cancun ('Hotel Zone'), Playa Del Carmen and Riviera Maya. If a passionate lifer fancies writing a summary, that would be welcomed as warmly as 3 points this weekend.
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mendonca said:If there are any specific hotel recommendations for this side of Mexico that would be great. Preferably adults only. I can see a box to untick "Loud American groups" so will have to roll with that one.
Just doing some reading about Cancun ('Hotel Zone'), Playa Del Carmen and Riviera Maya. If a passionate lifer fancies writing a summary, that would be welcomed as warmly as 3 points this weekend.1 -
blackpool72 said:northstandsteve said:Had a cracking bank holiday weekend in Isle of Wight for the scooter rally
Looks like you all had a great time 👍
It was messy mate but all in all a fantastic time, we all re booked for next year before we left.
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I have booked to go Mexico the end of March next year Bahia Principle Luxury Akamal, if anyone has been let me know what it is like.
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Got back last week after 4 weeks out the country - Japan / Tokyo, Sydney, New Zealand (north and south island) and Singapore on the way home. Japan was the CLEANEST country I have ever been to..... literally you would eat your dinner off the floor of the tube trains. When I got on the Underground at home, it made me realise what a shit pit our country is turning in to. Japan was unbelievable. Singapore was similar but not quite as advanced - although you still get a $1,500 fine for eating on the train.
You get on the underground and frankly its embarrassing how disgusting it is.
Then NZ just blew me away. The scenery driving around the south island was like something out of a movie. No wonder every ex pat I spoke to out there said they have no intention of ever coming home. It is a mindblowing country:6 -
JohnBoyUK said:mendonca said:If there are any specific hotel recommendations for this side of Mexico that would be great. Preferably adults only. I can see a box to untick "Loud American groups" so will have to roll with that one.
Just doing some reading about Cancun ('Hotel Zone'), Playa Del Carmen and Riviera Maya. If a passionate lifer fancies writing a summary, that would be welcomed as warmly as 3 points this weekend.0 -
Not a holiday exactly, but I’m enjoying a can of Burning Sky “Arise” in the Gatwick ‘Spoons waiting for my flight to Norway for my daughter’s wedding on Saturday. It’s in Son, a beautiful coastal town around an hour or so from Oslo.5
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Killarahales said:Not a holiday exactly, but I’m enjoying a can of Burning Sky “Arise” in the Gatwick ‘Spoons waiting for my flight to Norway for my daughter’s wedding on Saturday. It’s in Son, a beautiful coastal town around an hour or so from Oslo.0
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PragueAddick said:EastTerrace said:Just got back from 10 days in sunny Croatia1
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HastingsRed said:peterreeves said:Any Lifers been to the south of france.. Antibes to be exact...considering going in a few weeks. Any thoughts recommendations as they're seems to be a good few places around to visit. Cheers2