Holidays

[MCFC Wirral]

Just booked a week in Matagorda in Lanzarote in April. School hols so cost a bomb but hey ho! I need some sun!

One of the girls at work was gutted as a holiday for her, husband and the three girls was near £5000 and they just couldn’t afford it.

It’s obscene but that’s business.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

One of the girls at work was gutted as a holiday for her, husband and the three girls was near £5000 and they just couldn’t afford it.

It’s obscene but that’s business.

It's bad news when you cant afford a £5k holiday. What is happening to the world ???

 

[Thaksins Love Child]

Just booked a week in Matagorda in Lanzarote in April. School hols so cost a bomb but hey ho! I need some sun!

We are in Costa Teguise 10 nights over Easter. All inclusive for just over 3k. 2 adults 2 kids.

 

[MCFC Wirral]

It's bad news when you cant afford a £5k holiday. What is happening to the world ???

You know what I mean. You’d expect to pay far less.

When mum took my sister and I to Florida, she’d been saving for years.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Just booked a week in Matagorda in Lanzarote in April. School hols so cost a bomb but hey ho! I need some sun!

Chatting with the wife about this as our daughter enters secondary school this year, schools can basically choose their own holidays these days why the fuck don’t they stagger them so us and the teachers can get better deals and fuck the companies over, no one needs 6 weeks in summer have two weeks in June go back for 4 weeks then have 4 off, same goes for half terms etc. if we get a really good deal I’ll take the fine it can save thousands, might have probkens with the school but I’d fight my corner, especially after the shit show that was Covid

 

[cpa]

We've just booked 2 weeks in Malaysia in June, few nights in Kuala Lumpur then Penang and maybe Langkawi, can't wait. Direct flights from Heathrow for both at £1,250 all in.

Just got back from Penang,Ferringhi beach.
Loved the place,the hotel was amazing and the food so cheap outside the hotel.
The beach area is shrinking tho due to tidal erosion
Make sure you only bring in the right amount of duty free as they were scanning every case at the time and we got fined for having 2.5 litres.
Not sure in June if its not a bit humid and rainy tho.
@radcliffe rick was very helpful as hes a frequent visitor.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Chatting with the wife about this as our daughter enters secondary school this year, schools can basically choose their own holidays these days why the fuck don’t they stagger them so us and the teachers can get better deals and fuck the companies over, no one needs 6 weeks in summer have two weeks in June go back for 4 weeks then have 4 off, same goes for half terms etc. if we get a really good deal I’ll take the fine it can save thousands, might have probkens with the school but I’d fight my corner, especially after the shit show that was Covid

Yeah I would too if my wife wasn’t a teacher! :-)

 

[blue cigar]

Just got back from Penang,Ferringhi beach.
Loved the place,the hotel was amazing and the food so cheap outside the hotel.
The beach area is shrinking tho due to tidal erosion
Make sure you only bring in the right amount of duty free as they were scanning every case at the time and we got fined for having 2.5 litres.
Not sure in June if its not a bit humid and rainy tho.
@radcliffe rick was very helpful as hes a frequent visitor.

Cheers for that, always good to get more info. Which hotel did you stay in at Penang pal?

 

[hammocity]

I had 2 nights in Blackpool (golf trip) and 2 nights in Istanbul last year, that was it. This year i was hoping to do a Far East trip, either travelling by internal flights/trains or a Cruise. However the costs, just like everything else are just increasing at a ridiculous rate. I’ll have to reverse my retirement if things get much worse.

I’m not one for lying on a sun lounger or beach so my options are limited, any recommendations for decently priced holidays?

 

[cpa]

Cheers for that, always good to get more info. Which hotel did you stay in at Penang pal?

Shangri la Rasa Sayang
Really nice and we got a good late deal on it.
You have to apply for an e-gate visa now not more than 3 days before in case you hadnt seen it.
Only started this year I think , easy enough tho .

 

[Two Gun Bob]

I had 2 nights in Blackpool (golf trip) and 2 nights in Istanbul last year, that was it. This year i was hoping to do a Far East trip, either travelling by internal flights/trains or a Cruise. However the costs, just like everything else are just increasing at a ridiculous rate. I’ll have to reverse my retirement if things get much worse.

I’m not one for lying on a sun lounger or beach so my options are limited, any recommendations for decently priced holidays?

We currently have four Haven short break four nighter's booked, and one ten nighter for the back end of September at Porthmadog. Porthmadog looks a really nice resort and is at the gateway to the Snowdonia national park (the Welsh have now renamed it in their own tongue just to be awkward .. but hey ho and nay mither). Caravans booked range from Silver to Gold with wrap around balconys and in more scenic/pleasant part of their parks.

Great value holidays for staycations and some lovely areas of the countryside to visit. The Devon Cliffs site is Par-Excellent set just outside the beautiful town of Exmouth.

Tenerife on the cards for May, as its the best value time to visit. Its when the so called pensioner snowbirds return back home after their long winter vacation, so good deals abound.

As your a golfer I can highly recommend Golf De Sur just a 20 minute bus ride up the road from Cristianos. A very nice course and a very nice resort, but no actual beach persay. Los Abrigos next door is magical for dining out.

 

[hammocity]

We currently have four Haven short break four nighters booked and one ten nighter for the back end of September at Porthmadog. Porthmadog looks a really nice resort and is at the gateway to the Snowdonia national park (the Welsh have now renamed it in their own tongue just to be awkward .. but hey ho and nay mither). Caravans booked all range from Silver to Gold with wrap around balconys and in more scenic/pleasant part of their parks.

Great value holidays for staycations and some lovely areas of the countryside to visit. The Devon Cliffs site is Par-Excellent set just outside the beautiful town of Exmouth.

Tenerife on the cards for May, as its the best value time to visit. Its when the so called pensioner snowbirds return back home after their long winter vacation, so good deals abound.

As your a golfer I can heartily recommend Golf De Sur just a 20 minute bus ride up the road from Cristianos. A very nice course and a very nice resort but no actual beach persay. Los Abrigos next door is magical for dining out.

Much appreciated, thank you.

 

[bobmcfc]

Anyone with any recommendations for any 5 star All Inclusive resorts in either Mexico, Dom Rep or Europe? Going with two kids (7 and 3) probably end of May.

Narrowed it down to about 5 choices, but then you go on trip advisor and all of them have bad reviews of some sort which put you off (I know this will be the case wherever we choose), so just seeing if anyone on here has had some great holidays?

Going to Catalonia playa maroma in Mexico in June. Great reviews

 

[Two Gun Bob]

Tribute bands in the Dorm are alive and well even in January, with a full house in the Western Saloon for an early door session to watch Liam Gallagher. A really great set from the lad.


Can you imagine, just for a second, that there was no Beni, and all a tourist could do was visit run down ancient ruins and bombed out buildings. It doesn't bear thinking about : /

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Tribute bands in the Dorm are alive and well even in January, with a full house in the Western Saloon for an early door session to watch Liam Gallagher perform.. a really great set from the lad.


Can you imagine, just for a second, that there was no Beni, and all a tourist could do was visit run down ancient ruins and bombed out buildings. It doesn't bear thinking about : /

Christ. If I ended up there I'd have thought I had died and been sent downstairs.

 

[bluemonkey71]

Tribute bands in the Dorm are alive and well even in January, with a full house in the Western Saloon for an early door session to watch Liam Gallagher perform.. a great set from the lad.


Can you imagine, just for a second, that there was no Beni, and all a tourist could do was visit run down ancient ruins and bombed out buildings. It doesn't bear thinking about : /

We should play that song at the end of a derby match after smacking them

 

[chris85mcfc]

Anyone with any recommendations for any 5 star All Inclusive resorts in either Mexico, Dom Rep or Europe? Going with two kids (7 and 3) probably end of May.

Narrowed it down to about 5 choices, but then you go on trip advisor and all of them have bad reviews of some sort which put you off (I know this will be the case wherever we choose), so just seeing if anyone on here has had some great holidays?

We've stayed at the Bahia Principe resort in Mexico on the Riviera Maya.

They had 4 hotels on the resort, and we stayed at the Akumal resort.

Couldn't recommend it enough we had an amazing time on both occasions.

Not sure if there are better hotels than this that might be a bit more kid-friendly but there were plenty of kids around.

 

[Maccblue]

Tribute bands in the Dorm are alive and well even in January, with a full house in the Western Saloon for an early door session to watch Liam Gallagher perform.. a great set from the lad.


Can you imagine, just for a second, that there was no Beni, and all a tourist could do was visit run down ancient ruins and bombed out buildings. It doesn't bear thinking about : /

Western Saloon has finally reopened then?
Last time I heard it had been demolished and rebuilding was taking forever
Covid might have been a large contributing factor
Love Beni for 3/4 nights

 

[smevchenko]

We've stayed at the Bahia Principe resort in Mexico on the Riviera Maya.

They had 4 hotels on the resort, and we stayed at the Akumal resort.

Couldn't recommend it enough we had an amazing time on both occasions.

Not sure if there are better hotels than this that might be a bit more kid-friendly but there were plenty of kids around.

We actually stayed at that hotel on our Honeymoon in 2013, had a great time!

Booked somewhere in Rhodes now, neither of us have been before, so somewhere else to tick off!

 

[blue b4 the moon]

We actually stayed at that hotel on our Honeymoon in 2013, had a great time!

Booked somewhere in Rhodes now, neither of us have been before, so somewhere else to tick off!

Enjoy, used to do Rhodes once or twice a year for a good 10 years upto Covid, a beautiful place to visit.

Great island but a little expensive compared to some other islands and the airport there can be a nightmare.