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Goodbye club hotel Riu Gran Canaria. I even bought the kite, harness and thong for daily ablutions . If ever their was a place for olden folk to distance then the Maspolomas dunes was "it"
 
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Just a heads up that after the Brexit agreement here is some good news about EHIC. Whilst it is going to be abolished if you have a current EHIC card it will be valid until it expires.
This holds true for all EHIC cards applied for on line before Dec 31st...
 
denislawsbackheel said:
Just a heads up that after the Brexit agreement here is some good news about EHIC. Whilst it is going to be abolished if you have a current EHIC card it will be valid until it expires.
This holds true for all EHIC cards applied for on line before Dec 31st...
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July 2025 so happy days, however on a personal level we feel it best not to leave home without full travel insurance, if only for the repatriation, baggage, cancellation and curtailment protection. Sometimes if you show your EHIC you can get treated without having to pay any insurance excess. Both over 60 and our recent quote with declared ailments was only £56 for the two of us for a fortnight, so pennies.
 
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Agree that an EHIC supplements rather than replace full insurance for the reason you specified.
We get full world wide travel insurance and full EU and UK breakdown insurance for two over 65s for just over £100 a year through the bank.
 
denislawsbackheel said:
Just a heads up that after the Brexit agreement here is some good news about EHIC. Whilst it is going to be abolished if you have a current EHIC card it will be valid until it expires.
This holds true for all EHIC cards applied for on line before Dec 31st...
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Despite newspaper reports that I reported above you cannot in fact now get a new EHIC card. The govt website has changed.
 
was thinking of booking somewhere in the caribbean for tha back end of next year, virus permiting, was wondering if any blue moon travelers could put me right on Dominican Republic 'punta cana',,,how safe is the place etc
 
marco said:
was thinking of booking somewhere in the caribbean for tha back end of next year, virus permiting, was wondering if any blue moon travelers could put me right on Dominican Republic 'punta cana',,,how safe is the place etc
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Stayed in Puerto Plata, not encouraged to venture too far from the complex but it was that big with it's own shopping mall, bars etc that there was no need. Went on a couple of excursions, one to the main town, passed through parts that I wouldn't have fancied stepping off the coach but that's a bit unfair, it didn't seem lawless.

The main reason for going the DM has to be for the sun and beach, felt completely safe at all times, go for it, give yourselves something to look forward to.
 
marco said:
was thinking of booking somewhere in the caribbean for tha back end of next year, virus permiting, was wondering if any blue moon travelers could put me right on Dominican Republic 'punta cana',,,how safe is the place etc
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I know someone who was attacked with a machete when her and her husband walked along the beach in the Dominican.
Didn’t stop us going but we didn’t leave the hotel complex at all.
 
squirtyflower said:
I know someone who was attacked with a machete when her and her husband walked along the beach in the Dominican.
Didn’t stop us going but we didn’t leave the hotel complex at all.
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thats reasuring mate,il get my bags packed,, on a serious note i suppose their is risk at any of these places, just reading they now have tourist police 'Politur' walking the hotel zones because thay have had bother and its resulted in people going elswhere
 
marco said:
thats reasuring mate,il get my bags packed,, on a serious note i suppose their is risk at any of these places, just reading they now have tourist police 'Politur' walking the hotel zones because thay have had bother and its resulted in people going elswhere
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Should have said it was 11 years ago when we went, the locals we encountered were great but this was only within the complex or tourist ventures. they were very uncomplimentary about the Haitians, reckoned they were streaming across and causing unemployment etc, maybe that has escalated in recent times. Maybe look elsewhere, nothing worse than not feeling relaxed when you're on your jollies.

On a personal note, had my first visit to Goa in January, can't wait to get back there but I expect it will be a long time before that happens. I'll be happy with the Canaries if/when we're all safely vaccinanted.
 
marco said:
thats reasuring mate,il get my bags packed,, on a serious note i suppose their is risk at any of these places, just reading they now have tourist police 'Politur' walking the hotel zones because thay have had bother and its resulted in people going elswhere
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She went for a walk with her husband and was threatened.
We had no issues at all, but never left the hotel, for me it didn’t matter as I had food poisoning for 9 of the thirteen days!
 
squirtyflower said:
She went for a walk with her husband and was threatened.
We had no issues at all, but never left the hotel, for me it didn’t matter as I had food poisoning for 9 of the thirteen days!
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Fucking hell mate that’s a bummer getting food poisoning for 9 out of 13 days,always a fear of mine when abroad watching what I eat and where,although that doesn’t prevent getting it ..
 
deano ou812 said:
Fucking hell mate that’s a bummer getting food poisoning for 9 out of 13 days,always a fear of mine when abroad watching what I eat and where,although that doesn’t prevent getting it ..
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First two days were great, it was an all inclusive with lots of choice. Son and myself both got food poisoning. He recovered after 2 days, took me 7 more.
Both the beer and the food tasted shit and I kept complaining, but on the last day everything suddenly tasted great. What a waste!
 
Dominican is the cheapest place you can go to from Canada for an all inclusive. In conclusion, full of cheap Canadians and yanks. I had no problem walking around the nearest town and enjoyed the place but the wife wouldn’t go back. She said the food was shit and the people at the resort rude.
 
Barcon said:
Dominican is the cheapest place you can go to from Canada for an all inclusive. In conclusion, full of cheap Canadians and yanks. I had no problem walking around the nearest town and enjoyed the place but the wife wouldn’t go back. She said the food was shit and the people at the resort rude.
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Typical yanks and Canadians ;-)
 
Proper fucked up with booking us to Tenerife for a big group in September, sky scanner had Ryanair coming in cheapest however that’s a limited amount of seats, first 8 booked at £178, not bad, next 6 £300 each! So we are splitting the cost, however, Jet2 had come in at £330 so didnt consider them on skyscanner, that’s until you click the link and low and behold it’s £168 each, fuck my life. Bloody hate Ryanair as well.
 
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