Resort holidays spent in a compound with people you would rather avoid if you were back home.
I’m with you there, some friends have been to Mexico, Egypt, Bulgaria etc etc, never leave the resort through fear of bandits or whatever – you might as well go to Spain if all you want it Sun and cheap Booze.
Now then….
To counter this view…
Before kids and a busy job I used to criticise and hold exactly this view.
I used to do teh travel thing – bikepacking and sight seeing.
However, I’ve kinda changed my mentality.
I’m tired. When holiday time comes around, I’m quite honest with myself – I want somewhere to chill out, eat good food without hunting around for little tavernas with the kids, and to be able to spend most of the day in swim shorts, oogling at my wife/your wife/his wife in a bikini, whilst the kids splash in a pool…
Good booze brought to me whilst in said shorts is a bonus.
Yes, recently we went to Mexico and only did one day trip out in 2 weeks, but you know what – I don’t tell others how to spend their days back here in the UK (well, I kinda do..but you get my drift) so I can kinda do what I want on holiday…
I’ve always said, If Bognor had a posh resort with top shelf booze and quality food, AND sunshine in May, I’d go there for my 2 week break.
But… you kinda need to go afar for those things..
Lacking culture – definitely.
DrP enjoying his hard earned (not true – I don’t work that hard!) holiday with teh family how he wants to – definitely..
Plus..my kids are mental, and we’d lose them if there weren’t security keeping them IN!!
DrP