The Holiday 2025 thread (3 Viewers)

Forums New posts
Mr Panda

Mr Panda

Well-Known Member
My partner won a holiday from a competition - We've got 7 nights on board a self driven boat in France. We had lots of places to choose from but we've settled on Canal Du Midi in the South of France - Flying into Toulouse and I think we're doing roughly 160km slowly meandering across the canal and stopping in villages on the way.

Really pleased with it because it's a holiday I'd never think to do, neither would I spend how much it is to hire one of these boats!

www.leboat.com

Horizon 2

The Horizon 2 has two en-suite cabins. Perfect for two couples or small families that need two bathrooms. Find out more about this boat.
www.leboat.com www.leboat.com
 
Kneeza

Kneeza

Well-Known Member
Mr Panda said:
My partner won a holiday from a competition - We've got 7 nights on board a self driven boat in France. We had lots of places to choose from but we've settled on Canal Du Midi in the South of France - Flying into Toulouse and I think we're doing roughly 160km slowly meandering across the canal and stopping in villages on the way.

Really pleased with it because it's a holiday I'd never think to do, neither would I spend how much it is to hire one of these boats!

www.leboat.com

Horizon 2

The Horizon 2 has two en-suite cabins. Perfect for two couples or small families that need two bathrooms. Find out more about this boat.
www.leboat.com www.leboat.com
Click to expand...
Definitely spend a bit of time in Carcassonne if you can. First thing you'll see is the Hotel Bristol, but it gets much better 😉. The 'new' city is lovely, but the old citadel is something else again (but can be very busy/touristy)..
 
Mr Panda

Mr Panda

Well-Known Member
Kneeza said:
Definitely spend a bit of time in Carcassonne if you can. First thing you'll see is the Hotel Bristol, but it gets much better 😉. The 'new' city is lovely, but the old citadel is something else again (but can be very busy/touristy)..
Click to expand...

We've got a one night stay in an Airbnb there at the end of the boat tour!
 
Mild-Mannered Janitor

Mild-Mannered Janitor

Kindest Bloke on CCFC / Maker of CCFC Dreams
Any tips for Istanbul? Going in 3 weeks, leisurely week there but trying to see whether its worth booking the mosque etc in advance.
 
Terry Gibson's perm

Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
Enjoyed Cancun in February and thought about going back but it was a bit pricey so booked a week in St Lucia in October so expect a home win while I am away.
 
Skyblueweeman

Skyblueweeman

Well-Known Member
fernandopartridge said:
Nice one! We've taken two abroad three times (they were 4 and 2 the first time) and it was fine. Next holiday is the first with three though which is a big step cos you're outnumbered!
Click to expand...

Good luck with 3!

Today was great...journey to the airport and then in airport was fine. No delays, transfer good and resort is decent.

Kids are 3 and 6 and they've appreciated the late night and all inclusive ice cream and we've only been here 3 hours!
 
Skyblueweeman

Skyblueweeman

Well-Known Member
PVA said:
Enjoy. We also did Lanzarote in October as our first holiday abroad with two kids.

It's great fun, but exhausting, you'll need a holiday to recover when you get back 😅
Click to expand...

Yeah, I'm already thinking that the office might be welcome later next week!
 
rondog1973

rondog1973

Well-Known Member
Mild-Mannered Janitor said:
Any tips for Istanbul? Going in 3 weeks, leisurely week there but trying to see whether its worth booking the mosque etc in advance.
Click to expand...
Been there loads, absolutely spectacular place. Should be okay to just roll up to the Sultan Ahmet (Blue Mosque) and the Hagia Sophia although the latter has reverted back to a mosque so wouldn't know. Same with the Grand Bazaar.

Buy a travel pass. Peanuts and you can cross to the Asian side on the numerous and frequent ferries. Worth it for the spectacular views of the Dolmebahce Palace, Maidens tower and Besiktas football stadium (free to enter museum here too). Pass also allows access to the underground tram that goes from Taksim to the riverbank. Very handy as quite a climb in the Turkish heat!

For an evenings entertainment Nevezade St (just off Istikal St) is an absolute must. A narrow cobbled incline thronging with vibrant bars and restaurants. The Besiktas area is also a great place to drink day or night. Food and drink shouldn't be any more expensive than anywhere else in Turkey either.
 
Last edited:
Kneeza

Kneeza

Well-Known Member
We returned from a combined tour of Rhodes and (a little bit of) Turkey (or Türkiye) a couple of weeks ago.
We'd done Rhodes before and enjoyed it (our Silver Wedding Anniversary), but never Turkey.
Loved it!
It's such a vast country so three days is but a scratch.
Waking up to seeing hot air balloons taking off in front of a mountainside of snow-white calcium carbonate was special, as was Ephesus.
And we celebrated our 43rd Anniversary this time by buying a very expensive double-knotted hand-made rug while there... It's due to be delivered this afternoon. She's very excited...
Must go back and see (eat!) some more of Türkiye* though.

*Not turkey. Can't stand the stuff.
 
Mild-Mannered Janitor

Mild-Mannered Janitor

Kindest Bloke on CCFC / Maker of CCFC Dreams
rondog1973 said:
Been there loads, absolutely spectacular place. Should be okay to just roll up to the Sultan Ahmet (Blue Mosque) and the Hagia Sophia although the latter has reverted back to a mosque so wouldn't know. Same with the Grand Bazaar.

Buy a travel pass. Peanuts and you can cross to the Asian side on the numerous and frequent ferries. Worth it for the spectacular views of the Dolmebahce Palace, Maidens tower and Besiktas football stadium (free to enter museum here too). Pass also allows access to the underground tram that goes from Taksim to the riverbank. Very handy as quite a climb in the Turkish heat!

For an evenings entertainment Nevezade St (just off Istikal St) is an absolute must. A narrow cobbled incline thronging with vibrant bars and restaurants. The Besiktas area is also a great place to drink day or night. Food and drink shouldn't be any more expensive than anywhere else in Turkey either.
Click to expand...
You wouldn’t recommend one of the passes that get you into attractions, they seem pricey and we want a relaxed week just wandering and enjoying the city with little pressure.
 
Bertola

Bertola

Well-Known Member
Bertola said:
A few Budapest mentions in here. Went just before Xmas. Incredible city. Jealous of those with upcoming trips.

The kids have decided that they want to go to the seaside once a month this year. Just got back from a weekend in Blackpool, kids loved it. I tolerated it.

Couple of days in Bude next month. Last time I was there it was full of City fans!

Need to plan March next
Click to expand...


Carried on with this

Jan - Blackpool
Feb - Bude
March - Hunstanton (Day trip to try and save money by not having a hotel.... ndd up mor expensiv as the wife got done for Speeding on the way home)
April - Barry Island
May - Bournemouth & Pool


Think June and July are likely to be day trips again as we've got a lot on

August - Week in Cornwall.

Any further seaside recommendations appreciated
 
rondog1973

rondog1973

Well-Known Member
Mild-Mannered Janitor said:
You wouldn’t recommend one of the passes that get you into attractions, they seem pricey and we want a relaxed week just wandering and enjoying the city with little pressure.
Click to expand...
No. Might be different in Istanbul but I know any type of excursion in holiday parts of Turkey are used as a platform to attempt to sell carpets, rugs, leather items etc so would recommend going direct to anything you want to see.
 
Mild-Mannered Janitor

Mild-Mannered Janitor

Kindest Bloke on CCFC / Maker of CCFC Dreams
Bertola said:
Carried on with this

Jan - Blackpool
Feb - Bude
March - Hunstanton (Day trip to try and save money by not having a hotel.... ndd up mor expensiv as the wife got done for Speeding on the way home)
April - Barry Island
May - Bournemouth & Pool


Think June and July are likely to be day trips again as we've got a lot on

August - Week in Cornwall.

Any further seaside recommendations appreciated
Click to expand...
Distance or close?
Skegness?
Perranporth
 
Sick Boy

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
Kneeza said:
We returned from a combined tour of Rhodes and (a little bit of) Turkey (or Türkiye) a couple of weeks ago.
We'd done Rhodes before and enjoyed it (our Silver Wedding Anniversary), but never Turkey.
Loved it!
It's such a vast country so three days is but a scratch.
Waking up to seeing hot air balloons taking off in front of a mountainside of snow-white calcium carbonate was special, as was Ephesus.
And we celebrated our 43rd Anniversary this time by buying a very expensive double-knotted hand-made rug while there... It's due to be delivered this afternoon. She's very excited...
Must go back and see (eat!) some more of Türkiye* though.

*Not turkey. Can't stand the stuff.
Click to expand...
Never been before but we're looking at going to Istanbul at some point later this year. As a cat person, I'm looking forward to it.
 
Kneeza

Kneeza

Well-Known Member
ovduk78 said:
Skegness is a dump which we found out a couple of years ago, we were then told that there are much better places within 30 miles north and south.
Click to expand...
Not much south of there until you get to Norfolk.
Northwards - Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes are just as bad.
 
ccfc922

ccfc922

Well-Known Member
Been a mad 6/9 months at work so I'm just gonna be happy to go anywhere.

Can go to Spain or Cyprus with minimal cost as we have accommodation there, but I'd be keen to get back to Cyprus as I really enjoyed it for 1st time in Sep 24.
 
Kneeza

Kneeza

Well-Known Member
ccfc922 said:
Been a mad 6/9 months at work so I'm just gonna be happy to go anywhere.

Can go to Spain or Cyprus with minimal cost as we have accommodation there, but I'd be keen to get back to Cyprus as I really enjoyed it for 1st time in Sep 24.
Click to expand...
We last went for our daughter's wedding ten years ago.
A friend of ours just got back from a week there at the dog rescue centre (Paws for Homes Foundation on Facebook) where our dog came from. She flew back with ten dogs for UK fostering and re-homing, stinking of dogshit after cleaning up after them, feeding them, etc, and absolutely loved it.
I couldn't do it though as I'd just want to adopt them all.
 
ovduk78

ovduk78

Well-Known Member
Kneeza said:
Not much south of there until you get to Norfolk.
Northwards - Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes are just as bad.
Click to expand...
I think the place recommended south of Skegness was in Norfolk, it wasn't Mablethorpe or Cleethorpes in the north, I think it was a small resort.
 
Kneeza

Kneeza

Well-Known Member
ovduk78 said:
I think the place recommended south of Skegness was in Norfolk, it wasn't Mablethorpe or Cleethorpes in the north, I think it was a small resort.
Click to expand...
Chapel St Leonards, or maybe Anderby Creek?
Edit - or Sutton on Sea (don't know how I forgot that. We used to go there regularly when we lived in Chapel).
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 3 (members: 0, guests: 3)
Top