mental cost of accommodation in the UK
Is the reason we're driving to Italy again.
14 nights on a huge campsite on the edge of lake Garda in a air-conditioned chalet = 2500EUR
Have you seen how much 2 weeks in a house/mobile home in Devon costs in the School hols?
Absolutely - and why we're considering abroad next year. Theres a great house in Braunton we stayed at the summer before Covid. Was £1600ish for the week (slept 7, split between 2 familes it was ideal). Its now over £3k for the same week in the summer hols and looking at the bookings, I don't think they have any free weeks...
My persistent aviaphobia is keeping me in the UK for the 17th year on the bounce. Heading to woolacombe for a week and will be interested to see if it’s a bit less busy than last year due to more peeps heading abroad.
I loathe flying and have trained to Spain,or ferried to Spain without cars.
I just think the uk weather is erratic and the pricing high.
3x to Bude this year almost purely by accident!
We’ve got free holidays in Bude should we so desire, wife’s daughter lives there. 😎
10 nights in Dorset is costing us circa £350 plus fuel and spends, but obviously we are dragging our own accomodation with us
14 nights all inclusive on Rhodes island staying at a nice hotel in a room with a swim-up infinity pool and unbroken sea views. It's not exactly the flashiest hotel in the world, but it looks pretty decent. I can't wait.
We’ve got free holidays in Bude should we so desire, wife’s daughter lives there.
We've looked at buying somewhere down there. Its great Bude... big enough to have everything you need close by, ace beaches and surf, decent places to eat but some half decent riding and fishing etc if you're into that kinda thing. Place seems to have a nice little vibe.
relaxing of travel restrictions and the mental cost of accommodation in the UK since Covid has meant people have flocked abroad.
Indeed. Even after a 22 hour, £750 ferry and 600 mile drive, our fortnight in Spain will be cheaper than our Hebridean holiday last year.
And fingers crossed our accommodation wont be as shonky, ill prepared and dirty as the £1200 a week cottage we had on Harris last year...
We’ve looked at buying somewhere down there
Watch this space. Her & her husband aren’t getting along. I can see a house coming up for sale before long.
She keeps badgering us to go down, my Mrs worked down there years ago & we called in a few years back whilst on holiday near Port Isaac. Trouble is we have no desire to return to Cornwall. Very overrated In our opinion.
Each to their own though.
We have finally arrived at Lake Lugano on the first leg of the bike trip
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It's been a longtime coming as we moved all the booking on from June 2020. Figured at the time it was best to let the campsites keep the monies rather than refund. The risk was they could have folded but if our bit helped them through the hard times the risk was wort it.
Tunnel was via Tesco vouchers. Main meals are all precooked and frozen so no messing about after a day in the mountains.
The only extra is the difference in fuel prices compared to 2 years ago
Centreparks for weekend - wife and son are bickering already 🤣 And that's before we pick up daughter from school and then meet up with in-laws.
Happy days!
Nowhere as usual, will be trying to keep the kids entertained locally which will be fun.
Did just about manage a few days just before Easter, they missed some school but it is what it is. Even that was a stretch and pretty stressful for me. Apart from that I can't remember the last time we had a holiday.
Never been abroad either so wouldn't know where to start even if I had the chance. Some of the holidays mentioned look and sound great though
Centreparks for weekend – wife and son are bickering already 🤣 And that’s before we pick up daughter from school and then meet up with in-laws.
That sounds like a very expensive way to be miserable and not much in the way of an actual holiday 😭😂
Never been abroad either
How old are you?
I never managed to get abroad until I was 41. Too tied up being self employed.
Hey @gnusmas ! I’ve not had a passport for years and don’t seem to be any the worse for it! We’ve found lots of places to go in Britain, and been practicing enjoying where we are, which is why I started the positivity thread. Lots of people can’t afford to go anywhere or have the time, I know there’s a lot of people on here doing some very expensive and exotic stuff - I hope they’re not bragging but just excited! I intend introducing my grandson, when he’s a bit older, to picnics and camping in the garden, pond dipping and making dens. The best holidays come with love mate!! I’m sure your children know that.
@esselgruntfuttock I'm 45
@wheelsonfire1 yeah I know what you mean. I've taken all the comments as excitement and something to look forward to. Hopefully I'll be able to have some days out with them doing something and give them some enjoyment
Argentina, mainly Patagonia and Iguazu Falls before flying home from Rio. Any advice welcome as we're just trying to plan out the Patagonia part. First time going out of Europe for about 4 years.
Also off to Copenhagen for a weekend, mainly chosen as the only place with reasonable times and prices on the bank holiday weekend and car hire not needed. We couldn't stomach paying £500 for 3 days car rental in Cork.
@gnusmas those days out will be memorable to the kids. If I remember you're in S Wales? That's holidays ready made! A day out at Southerdown is wonderful.
As a household of teachers, it'll be our usual school summer break road trip in the van with the dog. This year's plan is...
Jedburgh.
Kilmartin Glen for some prehistory shenanigans.
Glencoe (taking in biking at Aonach Mor and Laggan).
Craster.
Then home for results days.
Hoping for a few days at Rhayader at the end of the six weeks too.
For us it’s the Lakes x 2: 12 nights in a cottage in Far Sawrey at the end of July, plus a week at Great Langdale campsite at the end of August. The first one is based around my OH who is doing the Lakeland 50; the second has become a bit of a family tradition - it’s the week between the birthday of my eldest child and the start of school and it started as a way for him to have some one on one parent time after our youngest was born.
After years of log cabins in N Wales, this week we are having a change and rented a lakeside house in Coniston.
So far it’s wanged it down and looks like to be doing so until we go home on Friday.
Should have stayed at home!
Are you made of sugar? Good cumbrian liquid sunshine, this. Get yer waterproof on and get out.
First day in our usual neck of the woods !
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I've got a week of camping in Cornwall booked for the end of July. I'll have another week camping somewhere in September when the kids go back to school. It will be just me, my surfboards, bikes and SUP.
Is anyone getting a ferry to Normandy ports in the summer?
We’ve not booked yet but I’m getting a little twitchy about potential interruptions/Brexit/queues etc.
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Yep. Portsmouth to Caen on Sunday. Motorcycle with rider and pillion. I’m a little twitchy myself, but all fingers and toes crossed!
Currently halfway across the channel. Zero delays or hassle.
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We arrived at Lake Garda today on the second leg of our trip. I've wanted to ride here for so long but it's never managed to fit in. Shuttle uplift is booked for tomorrow. Excited yet apprehensive
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I thought I would resurrect this, as there are some good ideas from last year, rather than start a new one.
We needed to use up some tesco vouchers so two trips booked.
First one in June July to start in the Leogang then travelling back through Austria and Northern Italy and finishing up hopefully in Verbier. Just need to plan some stops in-between for riding so open to suggestions. Will be taking the Enduro and Turbo Levo.
Second one will be back to Finale in late September and then touring South East France looking for some good riding as we travel back up.
Will hopefully get some time for some long weekends in the UK in between.
At some point once the parts arrive the camper will need to go in to be repaired for the wild fire damage from last summer.
What's everyone else got planned
Nothing at all.
Completely given up on holidays and doing stuff.
Just back from 2 weeks Enduro riding in Spain, cycle touring Hebrides in May, Dolomites in September for via ferrata stuff and day on roady bikes. Just also become Irish so may be doing very long trip to Europe!
Going to my mum's place in Cyprus in July as it only costs us the flights. Can't afford to do anything else this year; Morzine trip cancelled, Scotland trip cancelled and no city breaks with my wife.
Not going too heavy on biking holidays this year. Heading to Briancon for 2 weeks at the end of July/beginning of August to go explore some of the less well known bike parks and the promising backcountry around them, bit of Via Ferrata and some SUPing.
Easter is going to be a bit of a mix of activities in S Wales but with a BPW uplift day and an Afan day in there, maybe with some exploring on the Gower for the 1st time in 20+ years.
A couple of long weekends for WRT, King Alfred's Way and maybe a loop on the ferries to the west of Glasgow.
Be good to hear what you think of Briancon as it's on our radar to visit at some point
Currently in Cornwall. Managed to get mrs zip’s cold so have been recuperating instead of holidaying.
Stereotypical fat bike picture taken 2 metres from the car park.
Orkney in a week or so....
Got 10 days booked near Padstow at the end of July in the Caravan, but could really do with getting abroad this year
Got 12 days in Tuscany next month, bikepacking, for our 10th wedding anniversary. Todays Strade Bianche is helping the buzz. Don’t know for the summer. Imagine the van in the UK as there as been some mission creep on Italy. Haha.
Working in Holland, so a couple of days in Amsterdam, followed by working in Chicago, so a couple of days there, finally, working in Islay, so a couple of days there! Not sure about a proper holiday though.
Got some flights to Toulouse booked for early June. Plan is to head over to the Med for some beach time then down to Girona for a few days then into the Central Pyrenees & Luchon then back to Toulouse.
I'm dithering about whether to take the gravel bike or road bike...
Off to the Alps in the camper for 2 weeks, Eurotunnel booked for Monday afternoon, van all packed, big coat bought for the dog & just one more nightshift to get through. Still not sure where we’re headed, will check the snow forecast before we leave Calais. Looks like we might have picked a good time to go 🤞
Verbier for a week in July for my 40th in a chalet with guiding / uplift.
And a fortnight in August. Undecided where, likely to stay in Scotland but it’ll involve some walking & bikes, maybe even a decent length bikepacking trip for a week.
Saved for ages to take my wife to Iceland for her 60th birthday as she had always wanted to go, great trip and we did see the northern lights however not as good as they were when we got back home, bloody typical!!!
Looks like we might have picked a good time to go 🤞
Perfect if you like skiing in sleet, snow and rain. The weather changes on Tuesday.
Cycle paths in Brittany, Holland and Germany for us.
Cycle paths in Brittany, Holland and Germany for us.
Holy crap! I'd rather be at work! 🤣
I don't work.
And if I were you I'd get a job just so I could avoid that!
