So is anyone going on holiday this year and is so where to?

Jazbee

Off to Italy with hubby and the 3 kids, first 'sunshine' holiday in 4 years, can't wait! Took the eldest 2 away on a weekend break in April to Belgium. Had a ball.

Wompa1

Got to go to most of the North East of the US for work. During cold, grey and rainy times unfortunately and didn't have too much time to see things due to work.

I'm thinking of going to Portland, Oregon and driving up to Vancouver. There's some cool looking forsts in Oregon, Seattle and Vancouver look cool and there's a cool looking Safari outside of Seattle. Will be doing it alone, that's the only kicker...

crockholm

Taking the family back to Ireland for 3 weeks,leaving sunday.Holiday home sorted,car rented. Really looking forward to see friends and family,don't care about the weather.

MadYaker

I'm going to New York for a week in August but its not really a holiday, it'll be fun though its a great city. I was in Russia last month for a few days. That was fun.

silvervixen84

Just back from two weeks in Turkey. My best friend got married out there so it was a very special holiday.

I live in London, so every time I go home to Cork feels like a holiday too.

doolox

.....My wife, daughter and moi are going to Venice in less than a week for 10 days. we have booked accommodation for a week and will wing it for the last two days.

Flying by Ryanair.

Hopefully it will be good.

Hopefully we will be well fed and watered as I love Italian food and wine....

Bellissimmo.

donutheadhomer

smurfjed wrote: »

Just back from 4 nights in Bali, last month got to visit London, Dublin, Clifden and Tenerife. Before that USA, a couple of other trips to Ireland and another one to Bali, all told, about 90 days of vacation / days off so far this year :) USA, Bali and Ireland again before the end of the year.

Gotta love airline staff travel.

Smurfjed

which airline got u to clifden?

starlit

Cardif no!?

Mysteriouschic

London for a week going to try and go to thorpe park and a few other things.
I go London all the time it's more like a second home than holiday going to try and do more site seeing this time.
I'm half tempted to book a flight to somewhere hot even if I'll be on my own.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

What a waste of a holiday bringing kids with you

stop animal cruelty

limerick & kilkenny for the boss

paddydriver

Hopefully off to Dingle for 2 weeks.. can't wait!

Bringing a pay as you go data SIM from vodafone, o2, 3 just so I can be sure of some broadband to get on boards.ie and make all ye smug gits jealous.

House we go to has feck all coverage so me needs to be online for customer support emergencies:(.. joys of having your own business

hullaballoo

I'm in the fortunate position of getting away to Portugal for just over two weeks on Friday! It's my longest holiday ever and I cannot friggin wait!

ComputerKing

Going to France for 3 weeks and then to London for another two and 4 days in Italy at the start of September can't wait.

mewe

Headin to Italy for a week in August. Lookin forward to gettin away and havin a nice break.

Dancor

Heading to Malta next month to book our wedding. Can't wait.

Corkbah

off to Long Beach, Moorea (French Polynesia) and Rarotonga (Cook Islands)

Honeymooooooon


will hopefully be snorkelling with humpback whales in Moorea, will definitely be swimming with Dolphins and will be feeding Sharks and Rays.

Moorea is between Bora Bora and Tahiti (couldn't afford either and they are rumoured to be a bit snooty)

Celly Smunt

Wompa1 wrote: »

Got to go to most of the North East of the US for work. During cold, grey and rainy times unfortunately and didn't have too much time to see things due to work.

I'm thinking of going to Portland, Oregon and driving up to Vancouver. There's some cool looking forsts in Oregon, Seattle and Vancouver look cool and there's a cool looking Safari outside of Seattle. Will be doing it alone, that's the only kicker...

The northwest of America is a beautiful part of the world,try your best to stay off the motorway as much as you can to take it in.

du Maurier

Hoop66 wrote: »

Barbados is a hell of a lot more expensive than Puerto Rico though.

We're taking the urchins camping in France, like we do every year. Heading further south than usual though. Phew, crazy times.

He means (Puerto Rico) de Gran Canaria I'd say.

smurfjed

which airline got u to clifden?

Didnt Alcock and Brown open an airfield there!

smurfjed

Northern Monkey

Hoping to go to Canada in September for a couple of weeks in the rockies.

Pumpkinseeds

doolox wrote: »

.....My wife, daughter and moi are going to Venice in less than a week for 10 days. we have booked accommodation for a week and will wing it for the last two days.

Flying by Ryanair.

Hopefully it will be good.

Hopefully we will be well fed and watered as I love Italian food and wine....

Bellissimmo.

I'd love to go to Venice but I've got a thing about bridges and water:o

FizzleSticks

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Local-womanizer

Probably will head to Spain then onto Italy. Always wanted to go to Italy and I finally have the time and money so why not.

Witchie

Wompa1 wrote: »

Got to go to most of the North East of the US for work. During cold, grey and rainy times unfortunately and didn't have too much time to see things due to work.

I'm thinking of going to Portland, Oregon and driving up to Vancouver. There's some cool looking forsts in Oregon, Seattle and Vancouver look cool and there's a cool looking Safari outside of Seattle. Will be doing it alone, that's the only kicker...

Take me with you! Love it over there although I nearly drowned white water rafting in Oregon when I was 15 I would go back in a flash.

Northern Monkey wrote: »

Hoping to go to Canada in September for a couple of weeks in the rockies.

So jealous. Love the rockies. If you get the chance go to the Okanogan Valley and just rob loads of peaches off the trees. Delicious!


I can't afford much this year. Went to San Francisco and Vegas last year coz my boyfriend won a trip there and my brother is getting married in Thailand in about 18 months so have to save for that. Hoping when I get over there to spend a few weeks and travel around Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore too so will need big bucks as will be paying for my sons to go too.

My parents, my brother, his fiance, my 2 sons and I are all heading to Edinburgh in July for 3 nights for my little sister's graduation so am looking forward to that. Also thinking about heading somewhere in Ireland for a few days but thats about the height of my adventures for this year.

augustus gloop

just spent a week in Phuket, rained constantly, got chronic dirroeha* bitten by mozzies, missed a connecting flight, and spent 20 hours in a Phuket jail cell, I have had better holidays:(

Coming to the end of my holiday in Florida

I'll get a European city break weekend or two in before the year is out hopefully, definitely Amsterdam!

MarkY91

augustus gloop wrote: »

just spent a week in Phuket, rained constantly, got chronic dirroeha* bitten by mozzies, missed a connecting flight, and spent 20 hours in a Phuket jail cell, I have had better holidays:(

you got me interested! this story should be told in its own thread

smurfjed

and spent 20 hours in a Phuket jail cell,

Tell us more???

smurfjed

Roger00

Would love to get away for couple of weeks, me last holiday was 1989 in Germany for the European Championships,.

blahblah06

Off to Vegas the end off August for 8 nights

enda1

So far this year I've been to Kerry over the Easter break, France for 5 nights, Sweden and Denmark for a long weekend, Dublin for a week.

One night in Cambridge, UK in July.

Going again to Dublin in July for a long weekend.

Will go to Kerry for 4 nights in August.

Then doing Madrid and Argentina for 2 weeks in November.

Will probably fit another weekend or two away in there somewhere.

Xavi6

Roger00 wrote: »

Would love to get away for couple of weeks, me last holiday was 1989 in Germany for the European Championships,.

You must've been gutted when you got there and realised you were a year late :pac:

Stinicker

Some very un-imaginative travellers here, going to Spain? Once was enough for me ever to be caught there. Those package tours around Europe are such a waste, same old crap and other than some sunshine totally waste of time.

I'm currently in Thailand on a 5 week break to South East Asia, and will hop over to the Philippines soon too for some of their fantastic beaches. I travel long haul and the best thing is I have practically managed to avoid Irish people here thus far. I usually clock up 30-50k airmailes a year for leisure alone. And for those holidaying in Ireland I offer you my sympathies.

SusieBlue

kingcobra wrote: »

I'm off to Santa Ponsa in two weeks

So am I What date are you heading over?

furiousox

Stinicker wrote: »

Some very un-imaginative travellers here, going to Spain? Once was enough for me ever to be caught there. Those package tours around Europe are such a waste, same old crap and other than some sunshine totally waste of time.

I'm currently in Thailand on a 5 week break to South East Asia, and will hop over to the Philippines soon too for some of their fantastic beaches. I travel long haul and the best thing is I have practically managed to avoid Irish people here thus far. I usually clock up 30-50k airmailes a year for leisure alone. And for those holidaying in Ireland I offer you my sympathies.

You seem quite smug.

nucker

No plans so far, but I'm tempted to go to New York if not somewhere in Australia

Sunnyisland

Just back from a 10 day holiday in Spain & Portugal.

Benny_Cake

Going to Lagos, Portugal in September for 10 nights. We got a great deal thanks to Skyscanner and Trivago, been there before and it's a lovely spot. It really can't come soon enough.

ziggy23

Barcelona in August

nucker

ziggy23 wrote: »

Barcelona in August

You should go in March, the climate is perfectly mild, I don't know about you, but I don't like weather that is too hot for me

ziggy23

nucker wrote: »

You should go in March, the climate is perfectly mild, I don't know about you, but I don't like weather that is too hot for me

Didn't have the money in March:( I don't mind the heat haven't had a sun holiday in 7 years so will enjoy!

johnplayer

Heading for the south of France next week to visit my daughter and my grandchildren .

Ush1

Was in Inis Beg and Baltimore in west Cork for a while there. Hoping to get a week in Benalmadena later on in the year.

nucker

ziggy23 wrote: »

Didn't have the money in March:( I don't mind the heat haven't had a sun holiday in 7 years so will enjoy!

Fair enough

bear1

Independent from Malta?

Yeah when I was there 2/3 years ago, we rented a car and got the ferry to Gozo. I remember the tour guide telling us that Gozo would like to be separate from Malta..
To anyone going to Italy (around the Rome area) I highly suggest a town called Terracina, its about 100km south of Rome towards Naples. Absolutely beautiful. Palms trees, nice beaches, nice views although a bit on the expensive side.
Makes you wonder what Ireland would have been like if we were located 1/200km further south than we actually are

Maldives for honeymoon. Drove over to France earlier this year too to bring back a rake of wine.

michellie

Heading off to salou with my boyfriend and daughter, saved long and hard for this so I'm going to REALLY enjoy it.

Have been working every hour under the sun lately as work is so busy so I'm especially looking forward to 19 days off work to spend with my lovely family

Ardeehey

Was in Philly, New York and Toronto in April with the missus and off to Portugal for a week in September....can't feckin wait....but this little country of ours is great in this good weather!

balkieb2002

Heading to New Zealand in August/September... sort of a long term holiday. Haven't been there in a couple of years so will be good to go back.