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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #80 on: January 17, 2024, 09:23:07 pm »
Actually had a look at a few days away end of Feb or early March and was pleasantly surprised at some prices, especially for Portugal. 

Doubt we'll go anywhere but that's the first time I've looked for holidays abroad for probably over 5yrs 😁

Planning on going down to my sister's in Carmarthenshire next month to help her move house though 👍

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #81 on: January 17, 2024, 11:08:35 pm »
Hamburg for a few days with my mate in March. We both lived there for a year on a uni year abroad, used to go annually but not been since 2019, looking forward to seeing how much more of the historic Reeperbahn they've flattened to build hotels.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #82 on: January 18, 2024, 05:09:01 pm »
just got back from five weeks away - had to beg a little to get that much time off in a consecutive period

3 weeks india: varanasi, amritsar, delhi, vadodara, ahmedabad and kerala (kerala is incredible)
few days in kuala lumpur
2 weeks in bali
few days in singapore

was an incredible trip.

the 'popular' parts of bali seems completely oversaturated with tourists and digital nomads, though. actually feels almost to the point it might be at a breaking point one day. there's a few areas with basically minimal-to-no remnants of balinese culture (beyond the superficial) which is pretty sad. don't get me wrong though, an amazing place to visit with lots of... interesting... characters everywhere.


i's like to go mexico in november for day of the dead. has anyone been? thinking maybe a flight to mexico city and a return from oaxaca for a trip of about 10 days or so.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #83 on: January 18, 2024, 08:16:23 pm »
just got back from five weeks away - had to beg a little to get that much time off in a consecutive period

3 weeks india: varanasi, amritsar, delhi, vadodara, ahmedabad and kerala (kerala is incredible)
few days in kuala lumpur
2 weeks in bali
few days in singapore

was an incredible trip.

the 'popular' parts of bali seems completely oversaturated with tourists and digital nomads, though. actually feels almost to the point it might be at a breaking point one day. there's a few areas with basically minimal-to-no remnants of balinese culture (beyond the superficial) which is pretty sad. don't get me wrong though, an amazing place to visit with lots of... interesting... characters everywhere.


i's like to go mexico in november for day of the dead. has anyone been? thinking maybe a flight to mexico city and a return from oaxaca for a trip of about 10 days or so.

The Canaries is like that, there has been graffiti sprayed saying "tourists and digital nomads go home" and protests in Tenerife.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #84 on: January 18, 2024, 09:15:48 pm »
just got back from five weeks away - had to beg a little to get that much time off in a consecutive period

3 weeks india: varanasi, amritsar, delhi, vadodara, ahmedabad and kerala (kerala is incredible)
few days in kuala lumpur
2 weeks in bali
few days in singapore

was an incredible trip.

the 'popular' parts of bali seems completely oversaturated with tourists and digital nomads, though. actually feels almost to the point it might be at a breaking point one day. there's a few areas with basically minimal-to-no remnants of balinese culture (beyond the superficial) which is pretty sad. don't get me wrong though, an amazing place to visit with lots of... interesting... characters everywhere.


i's like to go mexico in november for day of the dead. has anyone been? thinking maybe a flight to mexico city and a return from oaxaca for a trip of about 10 days or so.

the best thing Bali could do at this point- similar to other over-visited places - is to increase the cost of visas by 100% and put limits on the digital nomad types by taxing what they earn in Indonesia.

yes it'd piss off a lot of ppl but in some parts the place is going from heaven on earth to - well not hell, but something less than pleasant.

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #85 on: January 19, 2024, 09:49:56 am »
Hamburg for a few days with my mate in March. We both lived there for a year on a uni year abroad, used to go annually but not been since 2019, looking forward to seeing how much more of the historic Reeperbahn they've flattened to build hotels.

I went twice two years on the spin in 2016 and 2017.  Didn't realise they were flattening parts of it.

This year we are looking at a long break late in the year. Brisbane (I have family and a uni friend over there then the real reason is combining a trip to Manila and Singapore.


My partner was born in Manila and we are both runners so are running the rock and roll race then Singapore for more of the same.

We've called off an earlier trip in the year for personal reasons, but I don't know if we'll get away outside of that.

Well in saying that I do have my flights and hotel booked mid May for Dublin. £100 return from Birmingham so I'm going either way

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #86 on: January 19, 2024, 12:09:54 pm »
just got back from five weeks away - had to beg a little to get that much time off in a consecutive period

3 weeks india: varanasi

Wow - great trip.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #87 on: February 7, 2024, 11:22:10 am »
I've just read about an elderly couple being scammed for visas to Australia. Admittedly it's about 15 years since I went, but don't recall sorting one. To save me googling, does anyone know if we do need one?

Both are UK citizens with seven or so years left on the passport

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #88 on: February 7, 2024, 11:29:09 am »
Always use the Foreign Office website when checking visa requirements for UK citizens.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/australia/entry-requirements

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- Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) via the iOS App or Android App. There is no visa application charge, but a service fee of A$20 may apply
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #89 on: February 7, 2024, 11:59:38 am »
Thanks. Yeah I use the links in the Foreign Office website as I know someone who got stung with the US esta a while back

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #90 on: February 7, 2024, 04:02:56 pm »
just got back from five weeks away - had to beg a little to get that much time off in a consecutive period

3 weeks india: varanasi, amritsar, delhi, vadodara, ahmedabad and kerala (kerala is incredible)
few days in kuala lumpur
2 weeks in bali
few days in singapore

was an incredible trip.

the 'popular' parts of bali seems completely oversaturated with tourists and digital nomads, though. actually feels almost to the point it might be at a breaking point one day. there's a few areas with basically minimal-to-no remnants of balinese culture (beyond the superficial) which is pretty sad. don't get me wrong though, an amazing place to visit with lots of... interesting... characters everywhere.


i's like to go mexico in november for day of the dead. has anyone been? thinking maybe a flight to mexico city and a return from oaxaca for a trip of about 10 days or so.

Been to Kerala and got to agree that it's an amazing holiday destination. Can do loads of different thing there -  city (Cochin), back waters, western ghats for wildlife, kovalam beach.

I agree on the Bali bit as well. It was 10-15 years since I went and it was overly touristy then. I didn't like it at all. Far better places to go in the Far East in my opinion.

Quite liked Singapore and Kuala Lumpar when I went. Thought KL was the better and more interesting place though. What did you think of them?

Got 3 holidays booked for 2024 so fat - Madeira, Miami/Orlando and Maldives. Spread out throughout the year so I can get a break every 4 months or so.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #91 on: February 13, 2024, 02:18:18 pm »
the best thing Bali could do at this point- similar to other over-visited places - is to increase the cost of visas by 100% and put limits on the digital nomad types by taxing what they earn in Indonesia.

yes it'd piss off a lot of ppl but in some parts the place is going from heaven on earth to - well not hell, but something less than pleasant.

There is no real saving the digital nomad / party areas but thankfully it’s a big island so very easy to avoid those areas and still have an authentic experience. Although these days it’s best to use Bali as a connection to the islands further east like Sumba, Lombok, Flores etc for a much more enjoyable and unique experience.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #92 on: February 13, 2024, 06:30:59 pm »
Had a cruise booked for 8 of us in April form Dubai to Southampton visiting Oman , Jordan , transit through the suez then a few stops in Europe , was cancelled due to the Middle East situation a few weeks back . Got a really good deal for the same dates in April so now flying to capetown and heading back to Southampton via Wavis bay , Canary isles and Lisbon .

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #93 on: February 15, 2024, 09:37:21 pm »
Has anyone been to Malaga and got recommendations on where to stay?

We had a terrible Air B n B experience last year so prefer to stay in hotel.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #94 on: February 16, 2024, 11:07:29 am »
Has anyone been to Malaga and got recommendations on where to stay?

We had a terrible Air B n B experience last year so prefer to stay in hotel.

Ha i'm looking at AirBNB there for this year so this gives nerves....with 3 year old in tow need apartment not hotel.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #95 on: February 17, 2024, 08:00:07 pm »
Went to Malaga last year, stayed at Apartamentos Libere Malaga Teatro Romano and Nono Charming Stay either side of going to Granada. I would recommend both of them, both had a kitchen with an induction hob and a fridge as well.

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #96 on: February 18, 2024, 03:36:06 am »
I also did an apartment in Malaga last year - a really great City, one of the best holidays I've ever had, pretty much did the same thing every day, brekkie for a couple of euros from Los Valle**, go the beach for a swim, and finish off with a sweet wine or Vemouth in the Old Guard wine-house*, them pitufo (smurf-bread  ;D) ham and cheese rolls are bloddy lovely, and the churros  :lickin, the Canyon hike and the Hammam are also amazing, great place - dinner at 11:00pm - siesta - the lot, would love to retire there in Southern Spain.

must be a thousand bars and restaurants in the centre, you can eat and drink for < 10 euro to $$$ - it's a great place.


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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #97 on: February 18, 2024, 08:45:05 am »
Malaga’s brilliant isn’t it. Went a couple of years ago just after Christmas and it warm enough to sit outdoors on the beach in t-shirts eating sardines. So many good bars and restaurants.

We stayed at the Hotel California (yeah I know ;D) and to be honest I wouldn’t recommend it. The walls were very thin and you could hear the couple in the next room’s antics in horrendously clear detail. And jeez did he have some stamina :o  Made me feel thoroughly inadequate ;D

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #98 on: February 20, 2024, 04:36:40 pm »
Got back from our week there yesterday, had a great week, weather was the best we’ve ever had at this time of the year, 25c to 29c every day, clear blue skies, warm nights. Only let down was Siam Park, I didn’t know they had closed the wave pool for a full refurb and this involved closing the beach, everyone was sat on the pathways in metal deck chairs, we spent 4 hours sat in chairs outside one of the café’s, kids did 4 rides in 3.5 hours, the place was rammed – annoyed the fuck out of us all.

As soon as our youngest's Prom weekend is over, we're off to Tenerife, staying at the Iberostar Selection Anthelia.

There’s a street called Calle Londres, runs from the roundabout near your hotel and parallel with the beach – about half way down is a restaurant on the corner called Hawai, the street that is on has a few restaurants on it, we had a really nice meal at a place called Leonardos which was half way down the street, cost about 100 euros for the 4 of us.

At the bottom of the hill is Azars, staff are miserable fuckers but the Dorada is 1.50 a pint 10am to 6pm. Waxy ONeils on the beach promenade had loads of screens for the footy, Testarossa does a 3 course deal for 11.50 pp, not huge portions, but the food was lovely, beer was 1.50. Da Angelos about 800yds further down does great deals on Tapas, me and the lad shared 6 dishes, cost 18 Euros. There’s a place called Blue Cactus just down from there, we went in there 3 nights for bevvies as there were live bands on. Missus liked the Elvis Bar as it had Karaoke and tribute acts, kids liked it as the pool table was always free and was only 1 euro

We also ate at a place called Marfil, out near the Bouganville Hotel, think it was 15 euros for the 3 course deal, again lovely and the next time I had mixed paella, cost 15 euros and it was ace
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #99 on: February 20, 2024, 04:50:26 pm »
Lisbon for a weekend booked so far but not main holiday. I've got flights booked and a cancellable hotel so if anyone can recommend a hotel near Bairroo Alto with a pool give me a shout  hotel I have looks a bit out the way towards Parque Eduardo

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #100 on: February 20, 2024, 05:45:58 pm »
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #101 on: February 20, 2024, 11:14:13 pm »
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #102 on: February 21, 2024, 08:13:18 am »
Criccieth, Ullswater (Lakes), fishing in west France, Corfu, stag do in Budapest, Aberystwyth and Filey (North Yorkshire) in the diary so far. Looking at going up to the Highlands too at some point again this year.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #103 on: February 21, 2024, 10:17:43 am »
Bit of time in Northern Ireland for me in the summer, and hoping we might squeeze a week in the Canaries in October. Will be calling on Rob for advice no doubt!

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #104 on: February 21, 2024, 10:24:03 am »
Hoping to get down to Llandysul to see my sister for a few days next month. 

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #105 on: February 21, 2024, 10:28:06 am »
Bit of time in Northern Ireland for me in the summer, and hoping we might squeeze a week in the Canaries in October. Will be calling on Rob for advice no doubt!

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #106 on: February 21, 2024, 11:06:01 am »
Just back from a last min trip to Barcelona. Has been years since we'd been having had 2 trips cancelled during covid. Enjoyed it every bit as I always - great weather for early Feb, and plenty of good food, drink and people watching!

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« Reply #107 on: February 21, 2024, 11:24:57 am »
Just back from a last min trip to Barcelona. Has been years since we'd been having had 2 trips cancelled during covid. Enjoyed it every bit as I always - great weather for early Feb, and plenty of good food, drink and people watching!

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #108 on: February 21, 2024, 11:50:50 am »
Off to Cuidad Quesada near Torrevieja , Spain in April for a week  to visit friends who moved there from Liverpool last year .
We visited similar time last year and the weather was fantastic, its a working town so most things ( bars and restaurants ) open all year round
We visited a great beach resort Guardamar and managed to get into the sea
Hopefully the weather will be as kind this time we visit , they had the hottest winter ever last year apparently.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #109 on: February 21, 2024, 12:03:00 pm »
Going to Sardinia at the end of May, Santa Margherita di Pula.  First time going and looking forward to it.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #110 on: February 21, 2024, 01:16:19 pm »
Looking to book Cape Verde at the end of the month for late April, has anybody ever been?

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #111 on: February 21, 2024, 02:01:21 pm »
Going to Sardinia at the end of May, Santa Margherita di Pula.  First time going and looking forward to it.
We went to Pittulongu, near Olbia on the North Eastern side of Sardinia. It was beautiful. Great snorkelling too.

I hope you enjoy it.  8)
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #112 on: February 21, 2024, 02:03:06 pm »
Missus took me to Barcelona in March 2009, 1st anniversary present and I was surprised how warm it was, it was in the 70's
Same one November when we were there. T-shirt weather even at night.
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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #113 on: February 21, 2024, 02:24:01 pm »
Looking to book Cape Verde at the end of the month for late April, has anybody ever been?

Been to Boa Vista, was quite a few years ago now but really liked it, sea was rough as fuck but weather was great. Parents are going for the first time next month.

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #114 on: February 21, 2024, 03:53:55 pm »
Been to Boa Vista, was quite a few years ago now but really liked it, sea was rough as fuck but weather was great. Parents are going for the first time next month.

Also been to Boa Vista late last year - seems to be warm all year round like was 90 end of Oct/early November last year so imagine same in April. Sea was rough red flag all time but could have a swim but loads of rocks to knock into. Would recommend it over canaries.

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #115 on: February 22, 2024, 01:17:49 pm »
Cheers guys - was there much to do there other than lounge by the pool / beach and have a bite to eat in the evening?

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #116 on: February 22, 2024, 01:18:41 pm »
Off to Japan a month today.

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #117 on: February 22, 2024, 02:19:16 pm »
Off to Japan a month today.

Jealous.

Where in Japan are you going?

It’s on my list of potential 2025 destinations. Biggest drawback is that I’ve heard it’s not great to visit in our summer months (due to weather and how busy it is)
I think Jookie might just be the best fisherman on this thread.

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #118 on: February 22, 2024, 02:33:06 pm »
Cheers guys - was there much to do there other than lounge by the pool / beach and have a bite to eat in the evening?

No - we although never left the hotel  except for a walk down the beach. theres a small town with a few restaurants but hotel was that good and the weather we just stayed in it. First time I've done it usually go stir crazy in those types of all inclusive resorts but this was quite chilled out.

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Re: Holidays 2024 - What's your plans?
« Reply #119 on: February 24, 2024, 09:24:04 am »
Off to Japan a month today.
Hugely jealous. I’m setting aside money for a ‘big’ trip next year, but we’re wrestling between Japan and Vietnam alongside Cambodia.

For me, 4 nights in Berlin coming up which has become a logistical nightmare due to the footy fixtures. I was stupid really, Liverpool v City was never going to be a Saturday 15:00, but I didn’t think it would be moved to the slot it has, completely forgetting the Europa League. As such, because we had separate bookings, I’ve cancelled my flight, my partner will still head to Berlin on our Sunday morning flight, while I race from Anfield to Manchester airport in order to follow her out there. Should be fine, we’ve done similar stuff before.

Then Costa Brava in July for a week for a friend’s wedding. Hopefully can fit another City break or quick winter sun in before the end of the year.
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