Family Holiday safe zones

[FishFluff]

People seem to believe they must go abroad to have a holiday and it's really not true at all. We'll go abroad if it's somewhere really special but paying 2-3k for an average hotel in the middle of Spain and enduring a flight isn't great value.

If that's what you're paying for a holiday in Spain then someone, somewhere is pulling your pants down.

Plus it's not *just* the weather. It's nice to see other parts of the world. I've had plenty of UK holidays, I've seen pretty much every area of the country. There's a whole wide world to explore beyond our tiny island.

 

[richthomuk]

Statistically you're much more likely to get attacked by a mugging, or die in the taxi on the way to the airport.

Exactly... So we should all just holiday at home

 

[jamoor]

Exactly... So we should all just holiday at home

Well you will have to get somewhere somehow, which will be a lot more dangerous than flying.

If you drive yourself to Cornwall, thats far more dangerous than a train or a bus.

 

[No1newts]

If that's what you're paying for a holiday in Spain then someone, somewhere is pulling your pants down.

Plus it's not *just* the weather. It's nice to see other parts of the world. I've had plenty of UK holidays, I've seen pretty much every area of the country. There's a whole wide world to explore beyond our tiny island.

Oh please, you are either deliberately missing my point or incredibly niave.

If you think a resort in a tourist town is seeing the world then you have been, and continue to be, sheltered. I've travelled the world and seen a lot and the package holidays I've been on since having the kids is not exploring the world.

Mentioning Spain is merely an illustration but price wise for a family of 4 for all inclusive which is what the OP mentioned 2-3k is about par for course unless if you are looking at good hotels in a decent resort.

 

[richthomuk]

Well you will have to get somewhere somehow, which will be a lot more dangerous than flying.

If you drive yourself to Cornwall, thats far more dangerous than a train or a bus.

No I mean at HOME, like... your house.

 

[Amp34]

FCO seems to be a bit OTT most of the time.

Take this from someone who prides themselves on their international exposure and has travelled a lot

True, they are overly cautious, but for a thread about family travel that's not unreasonable. It also means you can still go on normal insurance.

 

[[TFU] Thegoon84]

Cheers all! I'm thinking Kos might be an option... We'll see.

As for people suggestion UK holidays, we've done the works. I've got no intention of going to center parks for a main holiday. The wife and I truly like to just walk in the heat along the beech front in the evenings!

 

[jamoor]

Cheers all! I'm thinking Kos might be an option... We'll see.

As for people suggestion UK holidays, we've done the works. I've got no intention of going to center parks for a main holiday. The wife and I truly like to just walk in the heat along the beech front in the evenings!

How about Croatia?
That place is amazing.

 

[FishFluff]

Cheers all! I'm thinking Kos might be an option... We'll see.

As for people suggestion UK holidays, we've done the works. I've got no intention of going to center parks for a main holiday. The wife and I truly like to just walk in the heat along the beech front in the evenings!

Enjoy being a traitor and an enemy of the people*


*according to OCUK

 

[richthomuk]

How about Croatia?
That place is amazing.

Ooo I dont know, Croatia is only about 2500km from Aleppo, in around 1 day Muslims from Syria could drive to your hotel... that might be too close to the Islamic World for some people on here

 

[craptakular]

Ooo I dont know, Croatia is only about 2500km from Aleppo, in around 1 day Muslims from Syria could drive to your hotel... that might be too close to the Islamic World for some people on here

Travelling on your own and taking kids and a wife are completely different. I wouldn't risk a Muslim holiday.

 

[richthomuk]

Travelling on your own and taking kids and a wife are completely different. I wouldn't risk a Muslim holiday.

lmao

 

[Orionaut]

Thanks to the joys of global warming you can have a week almost anywhere in the U.K. In august and it is redhot.

3 years running we've went to various destinations in the lakes in august for between 10-14 days and had 2 days rain. Red hot, loads to do, quicker, cheaper it's perfect.

People seem to believe they must go abroad to have a holiday and it's really not true at all. We'll go abroad if it's somewhere really special but paying 2-3k for an average hotel in the middle of Spain and enduring a flight isn't great value.

Exactly.

While I can understand the value and interest in travelling to foreign parts specifically to explore. (I have got to go to Barcelona again some time. I managed to make the catastrophic mistake last time of failing to visit the Sagrada Família, This error must be rectified before I die! )

But I really do not get the, enduring airports, being rammed into economy for several hours, (The only way you would get me into an aircraft would be if it was private charter out of my local airport (Not so unrealistic an option as you might think )) and spending a week/fortnight sitting by the pool of some sort of generic resort concrete box hotel doing nothing apart from getting Drunk, Fat and Sunburned! (Something that the Vast majority of people who go "Abroad" for holiday actually end up doing, despite all the waffle about seeing new places and new people) Really I dont, I'd rather save my money and spend a week playing Steam games.

I would love to go and see places like Petra and Ankor but would rather do so on my own rather than part of a package.(Probably not the Pyramids however, for personal reasons) but sadly, for several reasons, it will probably never happen

(Chernobyl, North Korea and Cuba all sound interesting too. But most of the places I would like to go to are wayy beyond my budget (Especially given the way I would want to do it) regardless of any "Other Issues" )

But hey, there is loads to do here in the UK and the weather really isn't that bad.

 

[chroniclard]

Thanks to the joys of global warming you can have a week almost anywhere in the U.K. In august and it is redhot.

3 years running we've went to various destinations in the lakes in august for between 10-14 days and had 2 days rain. Red hot, loads to do, quicker, cheaper it's perfect.

People seem to believe they must go abroad to have a holiday and it's really not true at all. We'll go abroad if it's somewhere really special but paying 2-3k for an average hotel in the middle of Spain and enduring a flight isn't great value.

Its not though is it, its nothing like being abroad(not talking Benidorm).

 

[jamoor]

Travelling on your own and taking kids and a wife are completely different. I wouldn't risk a Muslim holiday.

Don't you mean muslamic?

 

[peige]

Much as I get the theory of travelling and being snooty about poolside holidays when you have kids and you work hard you want a holiday where the kids are happy and your not being rained on.
poolside all inclusive does that perfectly, hunting round back streets for the perfect local restaurant isn't fun with hungry children, its hell!

 

[wedrum]

I miss sharm got some right bargains over the years.

 

[neil_g]

I wouldn't risk a Muslim holiday.

The mind boggles.

 

[richthomuk]

The mind boggles.

To be fair if he cant spot his level of bigotry then its probably wise not to visit anywhere other than the place he is from for fear of causing offence