Topic: Holidays 2023 - What's your plans?

[ToneLa]

I turn 40 in April

Iceland....

thoughts?

the puffins, man. I love them and can also see whales maybe

[Only Me]

I turn 40 in April

Iceland....

thoughts?

the puffins, man. I love them and can also see whales maybe

It’s absolutely boss but mega mega expensive.

Anger inducingly expensive.

And it’s very well named.

[rob1966]

Alarm set, 5am up for 8am flight to Tenerife 😎

[Crosby Nick]

Alarm set, 5am up for 8am flight to Tenerife 😎

Good luck with the dust storm. Hope you get there without delays.

[ToneLa]

It’s absolutely boss but mega mega expensive.

Anger inducingly expensive.

And it’s very well named.

I get the money thing, sad but true

I will drink more than eat

and go as a cold person (I love winter clothes)

can I see puffins in April?
I can see whales

[rob1966]

Good luck with the dust storm. Hope you get there without delays.

Yeah a nice on time flight would be good for once. Check-in and security was a breeze, we got taken out of the queue and fast tracked through 👌

[Crosby Nick]

Yeah a nice on time flight would be good for once. Check-in and security was a breeze, we got taken out of the queue and fast tracked through 👌

Only right for the King and Queen of The Canaries!

[Komic]

I get the money thing, sad but true

I will drink more than eat

and go as a cold person (I love winter clothes)

can I see puffins in April?
I can see whales

April might be slightly early, May through July is best to see them in the UK. I went to Farne in Northumberland in June last year and saw plenty close up as an alternative option.

[.adam]

I will drink more than eat

Alcohol is one of the more pricey purchases in Iceland.

A few of my friends have been in recent years and the advice I gave them was to take some drink with them and have a few drinks in the hotel/Airbnb before going out.

Couple of bottles of spirits in the check-in luggage/purchased from Duty Free and you'll save yourself a fortune.

[Son of Spion]

Alcohol is one of the more pricey purchases in Iceland.

A few of my friends have been in recent years and the advice I gave them was to take some drink with them and have a few drinks in the hotel/Airbnb before going out.

Couple of bottles of spirits in the check-in luggage/purchased from Duty Free and you'll save yourself a fortune.

It was £10 a pint when we were there. In our hotel it was £80 for two pints and cod and chips each for two of us.

Iceland is great, but hellishly expensive. A bloody fridge magnet for my Mum was a tenner.

[Son of Spion]

Yeah a nice on time flight would be good for once. Check-in and security was a breeze, we got taken out of the queue and fast tracked through 👌

Being the famous Rob from RAWK clearly cuts a lot of ice.

Enjoy your holiday. 😎🌞

[Nobby Reserve]

I turn 40 in April
the puffins, man. I love them

Taste like chicken?

[MrGrumpy]

When I look at the Easyjet website, I see at Sicily is good value.

Has anyone ever been, would you recommend it for a family with primary school age kids?

[.adam]

When I look at the Easyjet website, I see at Sicily is good value.

Has anyone ever been, would you recommend it for a family with primary school age kids?

I've been a couple of times. What sort of holiday do you want?

[gazzalfc]

Booked Mexico (Riviera Maya) in June. Outside of Cancun.

Totally different kind of holiday for us so very excited 

[Saltashscouse]

I get the money thing, sad but true

I will drink more than eat

and go as a cold person (I love winter clothes)

can I see puffins in April?
I can see whales

Just go to Aberdaron in Gwynedd , you can see puffins all year round and never mind see Wales you'll be in Wales 

[Buck Pete]

Check-in and security was a breeze, we got taken out of the queue and fast tracked through 👌

Security had to remove Rob for disturbing other passengers due to his screaming.  This was on account of his youngest plucking the hairs from his legs

[MrGrumpy]

I've been a couple of times. What sort of holiday do you want?

Family friendly hotel with a pool and the opportunity to do a bit of sight seeing.

[gav91v]

Anybody driven in the US before?

Hiring a car for a California Road Trip next month and not sure what I need insurance wise. It seems they have so many different options and I'm not sure what is a must have and what is an optional extra?

[.adam]

Family friendly hotel with a pool and the opportunity to do a bit of sight seeing.

If you are looking at flying to either Trapani or Palermo, have a look at staying at either San Vito Lo Capo or Cefalu. I've not been to either but understand there are resorts here and both are quite easy to get to/from Palermo.

Palermo itself is not a particularly family-friendly place - it's quite spread out and is rough around the edges. I loved it (the food is spectacular) but can't imagine people going there with a young family.

If you are thinking of flying to Catania, have a look at Taormina. This is where the recent season of White Lotus was filmed. Plenty of options for accommodation but it is the 'up market' place to stay in Sicily so prices might reflect this.

In terms of sight-seeing, Agrigento, on the south coast, is spectacular and there are a lot of interesting towns in the south-east. I'd particularly recommend Noto, Modica and Syracusa for days out. I wouldn't overly rave about the west coast so give that area a miss.

Driving is easy, we've driven across the island without any problems.

Bear in mind that it is BAKING in the summer. You could be looking at 40ish degrees. When we visited Agrigento, it was almost unbearably hot - I wouldn't fancy walking any sort of distance with young kids in that sort of heat.

[TheRedBaron]

I'm off to Bologna and Milan next month if anyone has any tips!

[SamLad]

I'm off to Bologna and Milan next month if anyone has any tips!

cheeky bugger - pay your own tips.

[MrGrumpy]

If you are looking at flying to either Trapani or Palermo, have a look at staying at either San Vito Lo Capo or Cefalu. I've not been to either but understand there are resorts here and both are quite easy to get to/from Palermo.

Palermo itself is not a particularly family-friendly place - it's quite spread out and is rough around the edges. I loved it (the food is spectacular) but can't imagine people going there with a young family.

If you are thinking of flying to Catania, have a look at Taormina. This is where the recent season of White Lotus was filmed. Plenty of options for accommodation but it is the 'up market' place to stay in Sicily so prices might reflect this.

In terms of sight-seeing, Agrigento, on the south coast, is spectacular and there are a lot of interesting towns in the south-east. I'd particularly recommend Noto, Modica and Syracusa for days out. I wouldn't overly rave about the west coast so give that area a miss.

Driving is easy, we've driven across the island without any problems.

Bear in mind that it is BAKING in the summer. You could be looking at 40ish degrees. When we visited Agrigento, it was almost unbearably hot - I wouldn't fancy walking any sort of distance with young kids in that sort of heat.

Thank you for taking the time to write this, I really appreciate it.

[Rhi]

I'm trying to book a trip to Venice and Rome and then go straight to Madrid for the second leg from Rome, but we're also trying to sell our flat at the moment, and it looks like the completion date is going to fall exactly when we have booked time off to go, so we might have to scrap Venice and just go to Rome before Madrid. I'm desperate to book the trip but I can't until we exchange contracts and lock in the completion date. It's driving me fucking mad.

[ScottScott]

Got a week in Croatia booked in July (Dubrovnik). Got a villa booked and will have 2 cars. Anyone got any places worth checking out around there? I know it was used to film Kings Landing in GoT but any suggestions would be great as never been to Croatia before

[Stubbins]

Got a week in Croatia booked in July (Dubrovnik). Got a villa booked and will have 2 cars. Anyone got any places worth checking out around there? I know it was used to film Kings Landing in GoT but any suggestions would be great as never been to Croatia before

Dubrovnik's great but can get unbearably busy in the height of summer, at least during the day when the cruise ships are in. Cavtat is a beautiful small resort about half an hour south and can be reached by water taxi. It's well worth spending the day there for a change. The recent Nick Cage film 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' was shot on location in and around Cavtat. It was supposed to be Majorca, but I'm guessing filming in Croatia was cheaper.

[rob1966]

Crete and Cyprus were new destinations for me last year so I never twigged, but seeing as I've flown out of Tenerife about 15 times, it came as a shock, once airside, to have to go through an additional passport control to get to the gates, as you have to get your exit stamp. Normally you just grab some food, then breeze up to the gate as the last few are boarding.

When we watched the Derby, missus overhead a conversation about how they were pissed off as they usually did 3 months on Tenerife in the winter, went home for a bit, then flew back, but can't do this anymore. That's similar to what I planned for retirement, rent a place off the books for winter, come home, then have other holidays abroad.

Fucking Brexit.

[.adam]

Argentina booked. Going in late September so weather should be nice and pleasant all over.

Plan is Buenos Aires -> Iguazu Falls -> Patagonia -> Mendoza -> Buenos Aires

Hoping to catch a River Plate game when we're in Buenos Aires.

Plenty of internal flights to catch and a few hours lost in a two week trip but I don't think there's much of an alternative as the country is so vast.

Really looking forward to it.

[CraigDS]

Just in Dubai after 11 nights in Maldives, doing 3 days here to split the flying up (was an hour seaplane and 4hr flight from Dubai to Maldives, so would have been 12+ hrs on a plane plus all the airport waiting around). Fly back to the UK tomorrow.

[El Lobo]

Contributing to sportswashing, boooo

[CraigDS]

Contributing to sportswashing, boooo

[Son of Spion]

Just in Dubai after 11 nights in Maldives, doing 3 days here to split the flying up (was an hour seaplane and 4hr flight from Dubai to Maldives, so would have been 12+ hrs on a plane plus all the airport waiting around). Fly back to the UK tomorrow.

Nice. I hope you had a great time. We'll be in the Maldives in a few weeks too. Can't wait.

*Dusts off snorkel*

[kavah]

Argentina booked. Going in late September so weather should be nice and pleasant all over.

Plan is Buenos Aires -> Iguazu Falls -> Patagonia -> Mendoza -> Buenos Aires

Wow what a trip. Hope you like wine and beef 

[CraigDS]

Nice. I hope you had a great time. We'll be in the Maldives in a few weeks too. Can't wait.

*Dusts off snorkel*

Maldives was something else. Been some nice places in my life but that was on another level.

[Chakan]

Maldives was something else. Been some nice places in my life but that was on another level.

Will definitely have to put it on the list. I haven't been somewhere tropical for awhile.

[The G in Gerrard]

Maldives was something else. Been some nice places in my life but that was on another level.

Went for my honeymoon. Was brilliant. Got sunburnt though. Bali and Maldives was amazing.

[CraigDS]

Went for my honeymoon. Was brilliant. Got sunburnt though. Bali and Maldives was amazing.

Bali is next on my list. My GF took her Mum last June for her Mum’s 60th and said it was amazing.

[Chakan]

Bali is next on my list. My GF took her Mum last June for her Mum’s 60th and said it was amazing.

I went to Bali about 20 years ago for a Scuba diving trip, was fantastic! The food is amazing! The scuba diving was incredible.

[I've been a good boy]

Echo the thoughts on Maldives, very unique place. Just be very careful what time of year you go. The day we arrived it was a monsoon, my heart dropped. Thankfully the rest of the days were beautiful sunshine but heard stories of people being stuck in their room the whole holiday as it never stopped raining.

[The G in Gerrard]

Bali is next on my list. My GF took her Mum last June for her Mum’s 60th and said it was amazing.

Definitely do it. The one location I could blissfully retire too. Gorgeous location. It's just perfect.