Anyone heading off on holidays this year?

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Legs.Eleven

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Decided today I'm going to take a very cheap holiday to Poland or Slovakia this year. Hostel and living on sangiches job. Anyone been to Slovakia?

Hostel, good movie that.

Enjoy your trip legs

FairytaleGirl

Las Vegas In 3days for a week for my best friends wedding - absolutely sick about it too - I hate flying

czechlin

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

I'm thinking Poland could be a better destination and I could travel round a bit backpacking and maybe the country is better prepared for that kinda stuff than Slovakia? I've heard great things about Dansk. I only chose Slovakia because I had a housemate from there and she posted up photos of herself snowboarding in the mountains there and it looked really gorgeous and it's off the beaten track a bit as far as Europe goes (so could be cheap). She was also extremely sound so I would be hoping to meet more people like her.

I'm thinking Poland on a shoestring though. You'd recommend it overall?

I think it can be done Legs, Gdansk and the whole sea front sounds very appealing to me and food and drink can be quite cheap. I'm not sure what are the costs in regards transport and accommodation but I think you'd be able to budget well. I only spent few days in Krakow but I had a ball, the service was great (Czech rep. and Slovakia have a lot of work to do in that matter), locals were friendly and they seemed to be very well prepared for the tourists.

orangesoda

Bun Dobhráin for a day

bagofweasels

My OH and our beloved offspring are heading to America on Wednesday. MY holiday starts at about 7.30am (when their train pulls out of the station)!!!!

Smidge

LizT wrote: »

Was in Bali a few weeks ago, thinking of Thailand or Vietnam for a few weeks in the summer and then Sri Lanka in the October break. The benefits of working in the desert

The rainy season begins in July in Thailand(can begin as early as June-ish). I think the rainy season begins even earlier in Vietnam. The rainy season lasts until October(from late September on its usually not too bad, heavy downpours then sun clears it right up).

Scarinae

MadYaker wrote: »

I don't have real job since I'm student so I don't know if this counts but I'm going to Africa for 2 months. Africa is greatly overlooked as a holiday destination imo. Its expensive to get there, but once you're there its dirt cheap so you can stay for ages! I'll be in Uganda for most of it.

I think when a lot of people think of Africa they think of famine, horrible diseases and pirates.

I'm going to Botswana and Zimbabwe next month, I haven't been to either country before so really looking forward to it!

Arthur Beesley

Maybe

Mink

I've never been to Portugal, Spain etc. Never been on any sun holiday apart from when we were kids we went to Budva in Montenegro (Yugoslavia back then) for two weeks and it was awesome.

Got a nice tax rebate after being absolutely fleeced and struggling for years so we said feck it and booked a cheap sun holiday in Albufeira, Portugal for mid June.

May as well go before little fella turns 2!

sadie06 wrote: »

We'll take in a week in Achill with family also.

Achill is great. Used to go there most summers as a kid and we rented a house last August. It's so beautiful.

cabledude wrote: »

You mentioned the baggage. We are also going with Falcon. What it the allowance per child/adult for checked bags? Can you also bring a hand baggage? Any weight restrictions on this?

I've booked with Falcon, 20kg baggage each (10kg for under 2's). Hand luggage up to 5kg.

cabledude

Mink wrote: »

I've booked with Falcon, 20kg baggage each (10kg for under 2's). Hand luggage up to 5kg.

So the four of us can bring 100kg in total. Sound....

Duck's hoop

pundy wrote: »

oh, i dont work anywhere fancy at all, by any stretch.

just dont waste money on "nights out" or the latest TV and i dont have kids or drive a car, so i just spend every cent on travel.

so it's just pay my mortgage and book my holidays.

It's not the money, but the free time that impresses me!

There are people here must be on 10 weeks holidays a year.

Fair play though.

Daveysil15

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

I'm thinking Poland could be a better destination and I could travel round a bit backpacking and maybe the country is better prepared for that kinda stuff than Slovakia? I've heard great things about Dansk. I only chose Slovakia because I had a housemate from there and she posted up photos of herself snowboarding in the mountains there and it looked really gorgeous and it's off the beaten track a bit as far as Europe goes (so could be cheap). She was also extremely sound so I would be hoping to meet more people like her.

I'm thinking Poland on a shoestring though. You'd recommend it overall?

If you're on a budget Poland is a good option. Very cheap accommodation and grub. Krakow is a beautiful city. They have free walking tours and live music in the old town square.

OakeyDokey

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Decided today I'm going to take a very cheap holiday to Poland or Slovakia this year. Hostel and living on sangiches job. Anyone been to Slovakia?

Crossed the Poland border to Slovakia while hiking. The Tatra mountains are amazing but that's pretty much all of Slovakia I saw.


Hoping to go somewhere in August for ten(ish) days but not sure, I'll how the funds are. I'm thinking Germany

miss choc

FTA 69 pick your brains about Basque Country going there in 3 weeks San Sebastian, Bilbao and Santander just a mini break. 10 days in Sept to London from there so kinda like going home (need a week to get round on relatives and friends).
If weather good might try and do a few staycations in Summer Aran Islands, Cliffs of Moher running out of places to go in Europe and havent seen tons of Ireland
Would love to do a long haul next year if money doesnt stretch though will try and get to Slovenia or Istanbul

Inventive User Name

I'm 22, never been abroad, never had a holiday.

I hate you all

miss choc

What :eek:
Get booking somewhere you are missing out big time I had my first "foreign" (not counting UK holidays - over and back on Sealink/B&I ferries) at 14 to France and the travel bug seriously bit me. Like coffee I need my fix of abroad every year trying to do a different country every year

candy-gal1

Bringing the bf to Edinburgh for his birthday next weekend, Rome then end of the month, then Download festival in June!

Hoping to head to Croatia if I can get the funds together by July, that or Disneyworld - bit far fetched I know but well see!

Belle E. Flops

Heading to Cuba during the summer. Can't wait

There will also be a trip to London and from there maybe Oxford and Cheltenham/Cotswolds.

Micky Dolenz

Inventive User Name wrote: »

I'm 22, never been abroad, never had a holiday.

I hate you all

I was kinda a later starter too. Don't sweat it, the world will wait for you

miss choc

Whats on your wish list? money no object mine is

Shorthaul Istanbul, Morocco, Slovenia, Romania, Iceland, Florence, South of France region
Longhaul South America, Russia, Cuba and Japan

I can dream :rolleyes: would be happy if I can get to most of these places in the next 10 years.

Legs.Eleven

Daveysil15 wrote: »

If you're on a budget Poland is a good option. Very cheap accommodation and grub. Krakow is a beautiful city. They have free walking tours and live music in the old town square.

Have you been to Spain? Would it be cheaper than Spain, do you think?

miss choc

Yeah most of Eastern Europe is cheap Krakow we had 3.50 cocktails and 1.50 beer and the vodka is strong It is a beautiful city
Spain, Greece and Cyprus cheap too

Lucifer MorningStar

Might head up to Leitrim when I get a chance

Makood

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Have you been to Spain? Would it be cheaper than Spain, do you think?

Well worth a visit-Lovely people and cheaper than Spain

guppy

miss choc wrote: »

Whats on your wish list? money no object mine is

Shorthaul Istanbul, Morocco, Slovenia, Romania, Iceland, Florence, South of France region
Longhaul South America, Russia, Cuba and Japan

I can dream :rolleyes: would be happy if I can get to most of these places in the next 10 years.

Been to Iceland, it's fantastic, but expensive. Well worth it though.

Tar.Aldarion

I'd love to but probably cant afford it, would love to go back somewhere like barcelona, had such a good time there. Should get over to amsterdam soon though.

Benny_Cake

Going to South Africa on honeymoon this September! First trip out of Europe in a long time. Really can't wait, just have all this wedding stuff to get out of the way first.

miss choc

ditto on Leitrim Carrick is a great spot but i'm biased love it there

Stheno

miss choc wrote: »

Whats on your wish list? money no object mine is

Shorthaul Istanbul, Morocco, Slovenia, Romania, Iceland, Florence, South of France region
Longhaul South America, Russia, Cuba and Japan

I can dream :rolleyes: would be happy if I can get to most of these places in the next 10 years.

Orient Express, Japan, St. Petersburg, LA

JumpShivers

Budapest in July and Disneyland, Paris in August.

Jamsiek

The_Pretender wrote: »

Yep heading to Lanzarote first 2 weeks of July.

Can't wait.

I've stayed in the Algarve plenty of times and absolutely loved it btw!

I've been there before, nice place to relax.
Not much else to see or do there really.
Great weather all year round which is a plus.

Jamsiek

BetterThanThou wrote: »

I should be heading off on a holiday, the issue is, I'm not quite sure where. I've got the cash to go pretty much anywhere in the world I want to go. But on the other hand, I haven't been somewhere like the Canary Islands in about 4 years. So while I could go somewhere like California, I could also save a lot of money and go somewhere like Tenerife, decisions.

I always wanted to go to Cuba before it changes.
Interesting place I bet

Jamsiek

keano_afc wrote: »

Canada for 3 weeks in August. Friend of mine is marrying a Canadian bird and there's not many Irish going over. Cant wait.

Great country, enjoy

Jamsiek

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

My new years resolution was to holiday more because I dont go anywhere. My first time on a plane was last year at 30.

This year, im going to Dublin for 5 nights of Garth Brooks and thats killing me (money wise). But then im moving to Scotland in September. I've never been so im looking forward to doing the touristy things. So I guess that will be like a holiday.

Good luck in Scotland, I lived there for 7 fantastic years.

MonstaMash

Off to the Azores for 2 weeks going on 23/12...I was determined to miss Christmas this year at all cost, I fookn hate Christmas :eek:

Cupcake_Crisis

I'll be lucky to get a weekend down the country at this rate!

Gongoozler

My wish list includes just about any country, especially outside of Europe. Morocco, Iceland, Finland, Madagascar being tops I suppose.

Heading to Perth this September for ten days, thanks to a fantastic deal on flights through Bargain Alerts. Should be great. We'll be hoping to rent a car and do some driving around away from the city while we're there. Never booked a holiday so much in advance before, it's crazy, dunno how people do it!

yawhat!

Gongoozler wrote: »

My wish list includes just about any country, especially outside of Europe. Morocco, Iceland, Finland, Madagascar being tops I suppose.

Heading to Perth this September for ten days, thanks to a fantastic deal on flights through Bargain Alerts. Should be great. We'll be hoping to rent a car and do some driving around away from the city while we're there. Never booked a holiday so much in advance before, it's crazy, dunno how people do it!

Isn't Finland in Europe?

zweton

Thinking of going to zakopane for 10 days in august. Just back from krakow but never made it down, have to go again now :-)

Micky Dolenz

Gongoozler wrote: »

My wish list includes just about any country, especially outside of Europe. Morocco, Iceland, Finland, Madagascar being tops I suppose.

Heading to Perth this September for ten days, thanks to a fantastic deal on flights through Bargain Alerts. Should be great. We'll be hoping to rent a car and do some driving around away from the city while we're there. Never booked a holiday so much in advance before, it's crazy, dunno how people do it!

That's one hell of a spin for 10 days. Good craic there though. Some lovely beaches to the south.

I'm not very far from Morocco, half thinking on going in July for a 7-10 day surfing tour.

Gongoozler

yawhat! wrote: »

Isn't Finland in Europe?

Yes, I do believe it is.

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

That's one hell of a spin for 10 days. Good craic there though. Some lovely beaches to the south.

I'm not very far from Morocco, half thinking on going in July for a 7-10 day surfing tour.

I know but our flights make the most of the time we have. I'll sleep on the plane, though my boyfriend won't. It'll be grand!

How close is not very far? You can't be close to Morocco and not go. Where would you visit?

LordSutch

Tha Canaries, Turkey, the Med, OZ, NZ, Spain, Portugal, France, Malta, Kerry, Galway?

What are your plans for the holidays . . . . .

The Moldy Gowl

Just a trim please.

pappyodaniel

LordSutch wrote: »

Tha Canaries, Turkey, the Med, OZ, NZ, Spain, Portugal, France, Portugal, Galway?

What are your plans for the holidays . . . . .

Why do you need to know?

Are you planning on burgling the houses of boardsies?

Captain Chaos

Haven't left the country in 4 years and won't be going anywhere this year either.

ConstantJoe

Poland

dodderangler

Love how you started off with lovely warm countries and then said Kerry and Galway

The Backwards Man

Vegas in November, only had two holidays this year so far so probably have to go somewhere in between.

It's bloody tough being single with no ties.

The Moldy Gowl

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Vegas in November, only had two holidays this year so far so probably have to go somewhere in between.

It's bloody tough being single with no ties.

A dickie now man so are you?