Anyone going somewhere Sunny for Christmas ?

redcup342

Booked myself 10 days away over Christmas in the Canaries, live abroad but to be honest the cost of flights back to Ireland, everything being a rip off and it feeling like Groundhog day I think it's better to just fly back when it's cheaper and see family then.

Anyone else skipping the Christmas Madness and heading away ?

Chrongen

redcup342 wrote: »

Booked myself 10 days away over Christmas in the Canaries, live abroad but to be honest the cost of flights back to Ireland, everything being a rip off and it feeling like Groundhog day I think it's better to just fly back when it's cheaper and see family then.

Anyone else skipping the Christmas Madness and heading away ?

Why would anyone go somewhere sunny for Christmas? I mean FFS. I take it you are in Germany by your location. What better place than Germany for Christmas. Get down to the Christmas market and get wankered on gluhwein in the snow. Fill the gaff with grub and booze and just hibernate in front of the tv. Xmas day go to the bierkeller.

Dafuq are you going to do in the Canaries? The place is a boring windswept dump in Summertime. You're going to have a whale of a time in December.

smurfjed

Will hopefully spend Christmas in Tijuana Mexico, leaving Ireland today so totally escaping Christmas.

Your Face

Yes, I'm going to spend Christmas in an isolated cabin in the Harz mountains and contemplate the meaningless of this inane commercial holiday*















*This is not true.

c68zapdsm5i1ru

redcup342 wrote: »

Booked myself 10 days away over Christmas in the Canaries, live abroad but to be honest the cost of flights back to Ireland, everything being a rip off and it feeling like Groundhog day I think it's better to just fly back when it's cheaper and see family then.

Anyone else skipping the Christmas Madness and heading away ?

Well, to each their own, but a sunny Christmas doesn't hold any appeal to me.

whoopsadoodles

Nope. No interest in hot sunny Christmas. A few of the European markets and a skiing trip are more up my street this December.

I'll be here for Christmas week though.

Esel

Your Face wrote: »

Yes, I'm going to spend Christmas in an isolated cabin in the Harz mountains and contemplate the meaningless of this inane commercial holiday

That you, Aengus?

Alan152

redcup342 wrote: »

Booked myself 10 days away over Christmas in the Canaries, live abroad but to be honest the cost of flights back to Ireland, everything being a rip off and it feeling like Groundhog day I think it's better to just fly back when it's cheaper and see family then.

Anyone else skipping the Christmas Madness and heading away ?

I too am off to the canaries for Xmas. Decided to make the most of the holidays and get a week in the sun in before the new year. I work in a job where there is a lot of lunches, drinks, emtertaining etc in December and come the 21st I am usually tired of it. Each to their own but I have two boys and they cant wait for a week in the sun.

Hector Bellend

Yeah. Carlow.

vicwatson

smurfjed wrote: »

Will hopefully spend Christmas in Tijuana Mexico, leaving Ireland today so totally escaping Christmas.

Have fun and drive safe !

diomed

Sunny Stillorgan on the Dublin Riviera.

easygoing39

No,will be down my local watching the horse racing/football and the darts for my 10 days off work.Love Christmas here.But I do have a week booked in Malaga in April,there is a time and place for sun,just not at Christmas.

Atoms for Peace

Saudi Arabia is Sunni with no Christmas.

_Dara_

I’m going to the sea and sand on Stephen’s Day.*

*But it’ll be in the wesht of Ireland and sun is unlikely.

razorblunt

Yep, I'm going home, to Cork, like.

JimmyMcGill

Hector Bellend wrote: »

Yeah. Carlow.

He said sunny, not shiťty.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

I'll be in Bogota for Christmas, so no, it probably won't be sunny.

But I will spend New Years in the eastern plains of the country, where it will be absolutely scorching.

Dank Janniels

Id actualy love to head off sumwhere for a change. Got a feeling it will be a quiet 1, a good few frends are abroad or outa town with their other halves or their kids. Also Im skint so slim pickins regarding presents.
Was thinking tho of booking sumwhere in the sales in jan, maybe afew days in spain, anywhere cheap but decent

Junkyard Tom

Do you remember those Heinz chocolate sponge puddings that came in a tin? They don't have them in the shops any more.

KungPao

Yeah, I did a Hitler and headed to South America. Pretty hot here.

yerwanthere123

I plan on leaving the house at some stage over Christmas and sometimes the sun shines outside so yes I guess I will be going some place sunny for Christmas

Canis Lupus

I live in Brisbane... I can't avoid it.

Turtyturd

Philadelphia.

frag420

Chrongen wrote: »

Why would anyone go somewhere sunny for Christmas? I mean FFS. I take it you are in Germany by your location. What better place than Germany for Christmas. Get down to the Christmas market and get wankered on gluhwein in the snow. Fill the gaff with grub and booze and just hibernate in front of the tv. Xmas day go to the bierkeller.

Dafuq are you going to do in the Canaries? The place is a boring windswept dump in Summertime. You're going to have a whale of a time in December.

Bah Humbug...

pilly

Yep, off to Tenerife. 2 weeks off work, can't bear to spend it here in the cold and damp.

Canis Lupus

Turtyturd wrote: »

Philadelphia.

Born and raised?

JupiterKid

I don't see any problem going away to somewhere sunny and warm for Christmas. Not everyone likes the cold and the dark of midwinter. I might just do it myself at some stage.

redcup342

Chrongen wrote: »

Why would anyone go somewhere sunny for Christmas? I mean FFS. I take it you are in Germany by your location. What better place than Germany for Christmas. Get down to the Christmas market and get wankered on gluhwein in the snow. Fill the gaff with grub and booze and just hibernate in front of the tv. Xmas day go to the bierkeller.

Dafuq are you going to do in the Canaries? The place is a boring windswept dump in Summertime. You're going to have a whale of a time in December.

For you that's a Novelty, for me after 7 years that'd like "Murmeltiertag"

Freezing your hole off paying 3 euros for a cup of Feuerzangenbowle standing around in the packed Altstadt isn't for me

Would much prefer to be doing a bit of snorkeling/surfing

blackbox

If I was planning to be away I wouldn't post it in a public forum.

Security basics.

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frag420

blackbox wrote: »

If I was planning to be away I wouldn't post it in a public forum.

Security basics.

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You're a blackbox, easily located!!

Outlaw Pete

The sun?? At Christmas?? No I fecking won't.

On Christmas morning I'll head off and try not to crash on icy roads and then spend the rest of the day trying to avoid having arguments with icy people, like most normal Irish people will be doing.

pilly

blackbox wrote:

If I was planning to be away I wouldn't post it in a public forum.

Hardly applies to Boards?

wakka12

i would hate to go somewhere hot at christmas so much

job seeker

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Do you remember those Heinz chocolate sponge puddings that came in a tin? They don't have them in the shops any more.

Pepperidge farm remembers..

wakka12

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Do you remember those Heinz chocolate sponge puddings that came in a tin? They don't have them in the shops any more.

That name is so strongly associated with ketchup I think Id struggle to eat one of their products without imagining the taste of ketchup

Donald Trump

smurfjed wrote: »

Will hopefully spend Christmas in Tijuana Mexico, leaving Ireland today so totally escaping Christmas.

Luckily you qualified "Tijuana" with the word "Mexico" so that we didn't think you were going to "Tijuana, Longford"


Keep a close eye on your personal stereo.


This video was the one which inspired me to BUILD THE WALL

smurfjed

I ended up somewhere sunny, but it’s bloody freezing, -8C last night.
Start driving to warmer places tomorrow.

pickarooney

KungPao wrote: »

Yeah, I did a Hitler and headed to South America. Pretty hot here.

Generally the first thing that springs to mind when someone says 'do a Hitler'

Junkyard Tom

wakka12 wrote: »

That name is so strongly associated with ketchup I think Id struggle to eat one of their products without imagining the taste of ketchup

They were lovely, light chocolate sponge with a bit of chocolate sauce on the ends, hot custard on them.. yum.

branie2

I'm staying at home

CosmicJay

I leave for Pretoria/Johanesburg on Saturday until the new year.

40c heat and plenty of sunshine.

Exchanged christmas gifts last weekend so have plenty of new cool shirts and socks.:D

redcup342

So an update on this, Gran Canaria was great for Christmas.

Weather was a solid 22-25 degrees depending on what part of the Island you were.

Took a rental car and saw all over the North, wasn't Touristy at all.

Spent Christmas Eve at a bar looking onto the Beach with some nice food in a T-Shirt.

Christmas Day went Snorkeling around Anfi.

Would thoroughly recommend it.

whoopsadoodles

Just back from a week away. It was very sunny!

pilly

redcup342 wrote:

Would thoroughly recommend it.

Same here, went to Tenerife. So relaxing compared to the running around, cooking and cleaning that I usually do here.