Holidays

Going to Porto for a few days in August, I admit to knowing nothing about the place as the wife has booked it as a birthday treat for me. Anyone have any recommendations, they would be appreciated.
 
Moddsblue said:
Going to Porto for a few days in August, I admit to knowing nothing about the place as the wife has booked it as a birthday treat for me. Anyone have any recommendations, they would be appreciated.
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A lovely city. I lived there for a while but it's quite a few years back and I'm sure much has changed since. Not sure I can give much more than general advice, but happy to do so if you wish to PM me.
 
I've booked for 10 days to Sunny Beach in Bulgaria in September. Seems cheap enough. Anyone been? Any tips?
 
SSL2 said:
Anyone got any recommendations for Sicily? Booked to go in two weeks time for five nights.

Not booked accommodation yet so open to go anywhere on the island.

Thanks in advance
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As a couple of others have said Taormina is stunning but it's a resort on the top of a hill. I'd stay at Naxos which is a Coastal resort with plenty of bars and restaurant and only about 5 miles from Taormina. You must visit the latter though, you'll be bowled over by it, it's really just one long road with an amphitheater at the end, Lou Reed had played there before we visited a few years ago.

Taormina is more expensive than Naxos which really is better value, trip to Mount Etna if that's your thing. The beach at Naxos is great as well if you're into that. A trip to Messina City is also not far away, about an hour from memory.
 
meeesh said:
53 hours.....53 fucking hours we was delayed, cancelled, whatever from Corfu last Friday, Tui are cunts.

Should have been back around 3.30pm Friday, landed 8.30pm Sunday, jokers
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You'll get the compensation though, about £300 each?
 
meeesh said:
Think it’s £350 each mate yea, but it’s the extra £800 we spent on hotels food and drink which is essential we get back as well
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Think you will get some back, pain in the arse though when your "conditioned" to come home, the last couple of days don't feel like a holiday at all.

We went to the Hatton/Mayweather fight in Vegas, it was December and flights were cancelled all over the place due to bad weather, got home Thursday instead of Tuesday.

Mrs H didn't believe me when I rang her from the airport to say I'd be two days late coming home. Back to Vegas, booked at the Stratosphere hotel, £44 between 4 of us, booked to fly to Chicago, flight cancelled last minute, lost my luggage on the flight, rebooked to Philadelphia, got there, 7 hour delay for our flight home, absolute nightmare, no compensation! 4 night trip turned into a week.
 
Apart from holidays of a lifetime does anyone do two week holidays anymore, I remember lads holidays 2 weeks in Tenerife and corfu absolutely blitzed for two weeks, family holidays as well but now everyone seems to just do 1 week, even before the covid hike, is it down to purely cost? I’ve looked at 10 days recently at it’s not really that much more tbh in the big scheme of things, although after 5 days I’ve usually had enough of the wife by then ;)
 
Blue Maverick said:
Apart from holidays of a lifetime does anyone do two week holidays anymore, I remember lads holidays 2 weeks in Tenerife and corfu absolutely blitzed for two weeks, family holidays as well but now everyone seems to just do 1 week, even before the covid hike, is it down to purely cost? I’ve looked at 10 days recently at it’s not really that much more tbh in the big scheme of things, although after 5 days I’ve usually had enough of the wife by then ;)
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Got 12 nights in Spain at Christmas and two weeks in Florida in March, but I tend to agree with you.

Having a city break weekend or a one-week or a 9 or 10-nighter max enables me to fit more holidays in :)
 
hammocity said:
Think you will get some back, pain in the arse though when your "conditioned" to come home, the last couple of days don't feel like a holiday at all.

We went to the Hatton/Mayweather fight in Vegas, it was December and flights were cancelled all over the place due to bad weather, got home Thursday instead of Tuesday.

Mrs H didn't believe me when I rang her from the airport to say I'd be two days late coming home. Back to Vegas, booked at the Stratosphere hotel, £44 between 4 of us, booked to fly to Chicago, flight cancelled last minute, lost my luggage on the flight, rebooked to Philadelphia, got there, 7 hour delay for our flight home, absolute nightmare, no compensation! 4 night trip turned into a week.
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Thing is with this it was fuck all to do with that outage issue, the plane leaving Manchester to come for us took off, then it circled round East Lancs, and an hour later dropped back in to Manchester, later found out chased down runway with fire engines as it had a landing gear issue, so these clever bastards tried to blame the IT outage, where as they did try to set off for us.

But to leave us all day Saturday as well as Friday was a disgrace, with limited updates,and sent an empty Lithuanian plane from Gatwick empty on the Sunday to get us.

Tui had told them to offer complimentary food off the trolley, a can of pop, a cheese and ham toastie and a tube of pringles was what I got.......superb
 
meeesh said:
Thing is with this it was fuck all to do with that outage issue, the plane leaving Manchester to come for us took off, then it circled round East Lancs, and an hour later dropped back in to Manchester, later found out chased down runway with fire engines as it had a landing gear issue, so these clever bastards tried to blame the IT outage, where as they did try to set off for us.

But to leave us all day Saturday as well as Friday was a disgrace, with limited updates,and sent an empty Lithuanian plane from Gatwick empty on the Sunday to get us.

Tui had told them to offer complimentary food off the trolley, a can of pop, a cheese and ham toastie and a tube of pringles was what I got.......superb
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Very dodgy, reckon they'll pay what you want if you threaten them with bad publicity, perhaps speak to a claims company/solicitor if they piss you about too much. Should pay for your next Lanzarote trip.
 
Going to Sorrento in a couple of weeks, any recommendations where you can eat for reasonable prices, and somewhere to watch the Chelsea game?
 
RobMCFC said:
Got 12 nights in Spain at Christmas and two weeks in Florida in March, but I tend to agree with you.

Having a city break weekend or a one-week or a 9 or 10-nighter max enables me to fit more holidays in :)
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Have you been to Florida recently? It's so expensive compared to a few years ago, partly to do with the exchange rate but prices hiked everywhere.

We were in Clearwater in September 2022, Saturday night in a bar, Manager tells us they're closing at 10pm as they're short staffed, went very quiet in the resort as virtually every bar/restaurant was looking for staff.

Dont know if it's changed @Mad Eyed Screamer maybe able to comment. He advised us to visit Tarpon Springs which is worth a visit, lovely Greek inspired resort famous for sponges of all things but plenty to see, well worth a visit if you're not too far away.

Had a great trip but spent around £4.5k in 14 days for two of us.
 
hammocity said:
Have you been to Florida recently? It's so expensive compared to a few years ago, partly to do with the exchange rate but prices hiked everywhere.

We were in Clearwater in September 2022, Saturday night in a bar, Manager tells us they're closing at 10pm as they're short staffed, went very quiet in the resort as virtually every bar/restaurant was looking for staff.

Dont know if it's changed @Mad Eyed Screamer maybe able to comment. He advised us to visit Tarpon Springs which is worth a visit, lovely Greek inspired resort famous for sponges of all things but plenty to see, well worth a visit if you're not too far away.

Had a great trip but spent around £4.5k in 14 days for two of us.
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was that 4.5k all in or just on spends, 4.5k all in is not to bad tbf
 
Blue Maverick said:
Apart from holidays of a lifetime does anyone do two week holidays anymore, I remember lads holidays 2 weeks in Tenerife and corfu absolutely blitzed for two weeks, family holidays as well but now everyone seems to just do 1 week, even before the covid hike, is it down to purely cost? I’ve looked at 10 days recently at it’s not really that much more tbh in the big scheme of things, although after 5 days I’ve usually had enough of the wife by then ;)
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I've just done 19 days in Italy
 
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