Holidays

supercity88 said:
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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No worries mate, when we were there there was a lot of grabbing and trying to drag mainly women and kids off to have photos taken with their monkey, one woman just took a photo about 20/30 yards away and they stormed over trying to get her phone and made her delete it.

Tbh that was just the tip of the ice berg, went on a tour into the Atlas Mountains with a couple of guides, asked them if they thought western females were safe there, they pretty much said yes, as long as they cover up and don’t make any hassle, I said bollocks, a month or so later the two Scandinavian girls were beheaded where we’d been in the tour, that summed it up for me, maybe they’ve become a bit more civilised since.
Ps, don’t get me started on their treatment of dogs.
KnaresboroughBlue said:
Do people really go on holiday and stay inside the resort 100% of the time?

Genuinely curious as it seems the opposite of what I would think of going on holiday abroad for.
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If you turned up at your resort and the security guards had sub-machine guns, would you be put off a bit mate ?
I can imagine most would, anyway, besides that, I found our resort excellent and all we really wanted or needed.
 
KnaresboroughBlue said:
Do people really go on holiday and stay inside the resort 100% of the time?

Genuinely curious as it seems the opposite of what I would think of going on holiday abroad for.
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Everyone is different. When I go abroad it will be to a beach resort but self catering so will eat in a few nights but also get out to try as many restaurants as I can, if there are sights to see I will go but get why many want 14 days sat on the beach
 
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KnaresboroughBlue said:
Do people really go on holiday and stay inside the resort 100% of the time?

Genuinely curious as it seems the opposite of what I would think of going on holiday abroad for.
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Depends where I go. If I go to the Caribbean I will stay at the resort for most of the time (other than walking up and down the beach). The odd day trip here and there.
If I go to Europe I will only use the hotel to sleep in.
 
Dirty Harry said:
No worries mate, when we were there there was a lot of grabbing and trying to drag mainly women and kids off to have photos taken with their monkey, one woman just took a photo about 20/30 yards away and they stormed over trying to get her phone and made her delete it.

Tbh that was just the tip of the ice berg, went on a tour into the Atlas Mountains with a couple of guides, asked them if they thought western females were safe there, they pretty much said yes, as long as they cover up and don’t make any hassle, I said bollocks, a month or so later the two Scandinavian girls were beheaded where we’d been in the tour, that summed it up for me, maybe they’ve become a bit more civilised since.
Ps, don’t get me started on their treatment of dogs.

If you turned up at your resort and the security guards had sub-machine guns, would you be put off a bit mate ?
I can imagine most would, anyway, besides that, I found our resort excellent and all we really wanted or needed.
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I had my mrs and three kids with me and still got a lot of people coming over but we just kept our heads down and ignored them. Some woman ran over and tried to do a henna tattoo on my daughter which she'd have no doubt then charged us a fortune for, but I steered her away. There were local police who were making sure a lot were left alone. It's a bit of a nightmare but I had read up before I went and was ready for it. I travelled to Thailand in my early 20s and that gives me good training on how to avoid that sort of thing. What starts with an innocent conversation ends up with you in a tuk tuk on your way to buy a brand new suit! Part of the fun in my opinion, but I knew what to expect and was ready for it. Didn't see anything violent or untoward.

Just looked up those girls. They were targeted because they weren't with tour guides and beheaded. Fucking horrific.
 
If anyone wants to squeeze a ski trip in, the snow in Wyoming and Idaho is better than it was in January. Crazy deep, whitewater this summer will be huge !
 
supercity88 said:
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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Great place, more of an ordeal than a holiday, an eye opener. Kids flogging tissues, old hags grabbing you for henna tattoos, haggling in the souks, usual snake charmers, I'd like to put the fuckers up against a Cobra that had some teeth and see just how fucking charming they really are. Guides trying to rip you off....fun times if you keep your wits about you.
 
Tuearts right boot said:
Great place, more of an ordeal than a holiday, an eye opener. Kids flogging tissues, old hags grabbing you for henna tattoos, haggling in the souks, usual snake charmers, I'd like to put the fuckers up against a Cobra that had some teeth and see just how fucking charming they really are. Guides trying to rip you off....fun times if you keep your wits about you.
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Just like Manchester on a Friday night.
 
Tuearts right boot said:
Great place, more of an ordeal than a holiday, an eye opener. Kids flogging tissues, old hags grabbing you for henna tattoos, haggling in the souks, usual snake charmers, I'd like to put the fuckers up against a Cobra that had some teeth and see just how fucking charming they really are. Guides trying to rip you off....fun times if you keep your wits about you.
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Was up in one of the Berber villages and the kids were begging me for Dhiram, with their Nike trainers and tracksuits/football shirts on etc, they were better dressed than me the cheeky fuckers !
 
Went to Morocco in the seventies.
I only encountered barbarians.
Constantly propositioning the Mrs, chucking rocks at us if we ignored their begging, never left us alone trying to sell us tat, shit ourselves in the souk at Fez, even chucking rocks at Berbers when a coach trip stopped for a break. Went to a public pool and half the people had ringworm
 
Dirty Harry said:
Was up in one of the Berber villages and the kids were begging me for Dhiram, with their Nike trainers and tracksuits/football shirts on etc, they were better dressed than me the cheeky fuckers !
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and have you seen how many satalite dishes they have, the skyline of the villages looks like the deck of a Russian trawler.
 
Dirty Harry said:
No worries mate, when we were there there was a lot of grabbing and trying to drag mainly women and kids off to have photos taken with their monkey, one woman just took a photo about 20/30 yards away and they stormed over trying to get her phone and made her delete it.

Tbh that was just the tip of the ice berg, went on a tour into the Atlas Mountains with a couple of guides, asked them if they thought western females were safe there, they pretty much said yes, as long as they cover up and don’t make any hassle, I said bollocks, a month or so later the two Scandinavian girls were beheaded where we’d been in the tour, that summed it up for me, maybe they’ve become a bit more civilised since.
Ps, don’t get me started on their treatment of dogs.

If you turned up at your resort and the security guards had sub-machine guns, would you be put off a bit mate ?
I can imagine most would, anyway, besides that, I found our resort excellent and all we really wanted or needed.
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Sounds an absolute shit hole...
 
kashmir said:
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
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£10 per night .. This should be in the best ever purchase thread.
 
Stephen Ireland's pants said:
£10 per night .. This should be in the best ever purchase thread.
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A couple of years ago we paid £4 a night! Mind you it was at the top of a bloody great hill cost us more in taxis to save the walk up the hill
Always book direct with hotel don’t use booking .com or other sites and you’ll always get a great price
 
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Went to montego Bay and was advised not to leave the resort but was with the lads so it was straight to the shittest bar we could find . Went to Morocco about 20 years ago and drove from agadir to marrakesh where we stayed with the berbers for a few nights. The cops even stole our hire car to extort money from us . Not my ideal family holiday destinations now I am.older with family. Anywhere its hard to find beer or illegal to be drunk is not for me . My mate got locked up for 3 weeks in dubai . £10 a pint then a stretch in the local nick. I am sure he got bummed as he don't talk about it .
 
supercity88 said:
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).
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Much better option and i garurentee the kids will love it, the more people look away from the package holiday the sooner prices will drop.
 
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