Holidays

blue b4 the moon said:
I'd recommend The Mitre for a North end of the prom beer mate just a short stroll from an amazing Indian East 4 West....which also has a boozer a couple of doors away that is cheaper and better quality than Weatherspoons.

If it's nice a walk to the end of the North Pier to the Bloom bar is also very pleasant
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Cracking afternoons at the north pier listening to maestro organists Trevor Raven and Alistair plying their trade of golden oldies, such a great shame its all come to an end. The Blooms bar itself seems pleasant enough as does the McEwans bar at the pier entrance were they have regualar live bands playing.

If weathers permitting then a great day to be had at Uncle Toms cabin Bispam with live bands on the hour featuring a great promenade beer garden and a mighty fine sea view. I'll check out the Mitre as it looks quirky.
 
ashytheblue said:
looking to get away with the family in June or July.
iv been looking at Lara beach in Turkey but the surrounding area doesn't look like it has much entertainment in the evening....more shops of fake goods.

Has anyone been that can shed light on this?.

also for the price of 5 is approx 5k for a week, had a look at Thailand and can go for the same price. Holidays are so expensive at the moment.
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Good if you like planes!
 
Echoing others with the summer holiday price issues. It's carnage. Got three kids and it's about £5k to go to shitty places in Greece/Spain/Turkey which is a joke.

Did a lot of researching over the weekend and have managed to book flights for £130pp to Rijeka in Croatia and will book a campsite or something around there and keep it to £2k. Still a lot of money but restricted to school holidays now so can't complain too much. Couldn't bring myself to pay £1000pp for Europe when you can go to the caribbean and further afield for not much more than that (and less in some cases).
 
dickie davies said:
Currently at an all inclusive in Marrakech. First time in Morocco and have to say, for a relatively inexpensive cheeky week away, it's brilliant
32° today and predicted to get hotter
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What hotel are you at out of interest? I did that last year in April, my first all inclusive experience and it was brill.
 
I’ve learnt that you should never book a holiday with a travel agent etc do it yourself.
the daughter booked a holiday in Turkey later this year before asking if I could travel (I’ve recently had a stroke) and hadn’t been given the all clear to fly so I said cancel my booking
now given the all clear to travel looked to rebook but they wanted silly amount to be put back on holiday
so did it myself what easy jet wanted £800 for I’ve done it the same holiday,same hotel same flights etc all that’s missing is the transfer from airport for the following
flight £260 inc baggage seat selection etc
hotel £10 night x 14 £140 booked direct with hotel
total cost £400 for the same holiday and the hotel will now pick me up at airport
 
supercity88 said:
What hotel are you at out of interest? I did that last year in April, my first all inclusive experience and it was brill.
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Did the ‘Rui Tikida Palmeraie’ a few years ago (temperature reached about 48 degrees on some days), that was fantastic and the food was brilliant too, just hated Marrakesh in general outside of the resort.
 
Been away twice this year already and two more booked and looking to round the year off with a couple more...

Was here 3 weeks ago-
https://www.menaiholidays.co.uk/cottage/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Llanllyfni/Fron-Oleu-1073467.html
Here the week before last, spur of the moment job a week after getting back from the first one..
https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/cottage/Anglesey-Church-BayPorth-Swtan/Yr-Orsedd-1010975.html

Cottaging gets a bad rap.. I do it all the time and have not been importuned once...:O)
 
Swordfish7 said:
Thinking of booking Cape Verde in October. Has anyone been there and offer any advice?
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only once about 10 years ago really enjoyed it although if you like sightseeing there's nothing much there on the coach to the hotel you can see both sides of the island .If you want to go and relax wonderful place had a bit of a carribean feel to it I'd try and stay near santa Maria Nice little town so you don't
get to bored. They stopped to refuel in tenerife so flight's longer don't know if they still do this like I said about 10 years ago since I last went
 
Swordfish7 said:
Thinking of booking Cape Verde in October. Has anyone been there and offer any advice?
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went in Feb'23, Island of Sal staying at RUI all inclusive resort. Very windy which meant temps dropped quite a bit in the evening, did a couple of tours but reality not a lot to see on the Island. Like many places, disparity between a 4-5 star hotel and the reality of the how the locals live. Nice people, felt safe, but not sure I'd go back.
 
Dirty Harry said:
Did you go outside the resort mate ?
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Yeah I went into Marrakech to visit the souks and walk around. I enjoyed it. Full of people trying to take your money, the best spot being where there was a cash machine and they'd just be coming up to tourists with random bits of crap knowing they were about to make a withdrawal!

Quite enjoyed how hectic it was.
 
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