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Post by jno on Sept 29, 2016 6:14:58 GMT
Where would you rather go on holiday?
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Post by mrschisholm on Sept 29, 2016 14:13:27 GMT
I went with home because I live in the States so there is a lot of choice.
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Post by ace5150 on Sept 29, 2016 14:23:42 GMT
I have been very fortunate to have lived and worked in foreign countries virtually all my life from 1973 up till 1994 when I decided I'd had enough.
You get very homesick indeed. You miss the rain, the football, your family. Within 18 months, I wanted to leave again, but a recently brought house made it impossible.
My wife and I went to the Isle of Wight in 2009 for 7 nights with breakfast and dinner. It was CHEAPER to go to Turkey for 10 days!
It was a nice break and we avoided queues and airports.
Not been abroad since 9/11, but am going to Texas next summer. Looking forward to it.
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Post by KarinB on Sept 30, 2016 16:04:44 GMT
I've been to a couple. I wish the flight from Australia to those places wasn't 24 hours ! But despite that I would definitely still prefer to go abroad for a holiday. Well 'home' is just boring (in my opinion). A lot of people here travel around Australia over a year or 'do' a coastline and they love taking their time doing it but living here I think I can do it at anytime of my life so it's not a priority. Why did jno start this thread but not give his opinion ?  |
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Post by yoyopickles on Sept 30, 2016 17:46:30 GMT
Okay, I have been to -
England (live here, so don't have much choice really!)
Wales
Scotland
Northern ireland
Republic of ireland
Isle of man
isle of wight (still england but had to include its across the water)
Jersey
Guernsey
Alderney
Sark
Herm
France
Belguim
Germany
Holland
Luxembourg
Spain
Gibraltar
portugal
maderia
santo porto
majorca
corsica
Monaco
italy
the vatican
malta
gozo
greece
turkey
corfu
crete
morroco
gran canaria
lanzarote
la palma
Tennerife
America
Canada
Thailand
Australia
Due to the current siruation with sterling and all the bombs going off all over, I have not been out of the country since I went to maderia again in March of lasy year, my most recent holdiay was a week on jersey a few weeks ago, which although technically i left the UK, I was still in the british isles
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Post by jno on Oct 1, 2016 3:59:18 GMT
Picked AWAY - I usually get fed up if I stay somewhere too long and need a change. Living outside my country of origin, there is a part of me which always thinks I am still on a holiday(!). Although I will always love my homeland, at this particular moment I'm not sure if I will ever see myself returning to live there any time soon if at all (several reasons). If I did go back, I can't see myself anywhere except maybe West Wales or some remote part of Cornwall.
Been to quite a few places for holidays/trips, some many times: Wales (!), England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Jersey, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Belgium, Mallorca (lived!), Menorca, Holland, Germany, Austria(!), Luxembourg, Switerzland, Slovenia, Croatia, Norway (fishing at 1 AM!), Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Italy, United States
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Post by Arch Stanton on Oct 1, 2016 6:12:20 GMT
Adventure, excitement, Jedi craves not these things... Which is why I do  I like holidays, whatever. I don't care where I go or what I do, I have a great time. Truth be told these days, living in Cornwall, a lot of the time I use up my hols to see my friends and family back up in Lancashire. If I had a choice it would purely depend on my mood at the time. I like the UK for holidays but the problem is the volume of traffic, pants weather and astronomical cost of everything. I'm not a fan of sitting by a pool getting a tan, to each their own but it's not for me, I like to see what's goin down where I visit. Check stuff out. Talk to the locals. See stuff. Go on adventures and come back with some tales to tell! |
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Post by ace5150 on Oct 1, 2016 8:31:10 GMT
I don't do the poolside drinking or the ABC (another bloody cathedral) either, the cost is irrelevant, but I know when I'm being mugged off with daft prices. The U.S. is good in that there is a lot to do away from the tourist route (Disney) and Americans are always friendly to us limeys.
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Post by mybodyguard on Oct 4, 2016 11:13:06 GMT
I've only ever been within the US and Canada, but I still may have logged more miles than you! Going coast to coast is a looooong trip. I once took a 4 day train trip across Canada.
Since I always stay in North America, I chose abroad.
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Post by jno on Oct 5, 2016 3:22:10 GMT
When I've been to the US I am certainly in awe of its size! As for the UK, a pound heading straight down the bog means a holiday in blighty will be pretty darn cheap at the mo.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Oct 5, 2016 7:24:57 GMT
As for the UK, a pound heading straight down the bog means a holiday in blighty will be pretty darn cheap at the mo. Don't you bet on it! |
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Post by harryshand on Jun 14, 2020 10:15:15 GMT
As a family we do a UK staycation every year, Dudley in early March 2020 for the brilliant Black Country Museum and Zoo, but we are travel addicts. A trip to Rio was cancelled in May and we’re hoping our cruise in August goes ahead. Croatia in October also booked.
My lifetime ambition is to visit at least 100 countries and I’m over two thirds of the way there.
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Post by harryshand on Jun 14, 2020 10:18:03 GMT
I went with home because I live in the States so there is a lot of choice. I managed to visit all 50 states over several fly drive trips in the 90s. If I had to choose only one country that I could visit repeatedly it would be the States as there’s still so much to see. Highlight of all 50 was Mt Denali and the aurora in Alaska. |
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Post by plasticpenguin on Jun 14, 2020 10:27:18 GMT
This is a tricky one to vote for. Of course most people like the exotica but the UK has such a diverse landscape it's hard to say.
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Post by simon316 on Oct 18, 2023 18:17:40 GMT
I don't like being hot so hot countries are out. I live near London so would usually go (by train) as far \away as possible. Usually Scotland (all over with a Rail Rover) or Cornwall.
Scottish holidays usually had a stopover in Barrow-in-Furness to watch my football team, but that was a long long time ago...
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Post by yoyopickles on Oct 19, 2023 15:12:04 GMT
Okay, I have been to - England (live here, so don't have much choice really!) Wales Scotland Northern ireland Republic of ireland Isle of man isle of wight (still england but had to include its across the water) Jersey Guernsey Alderney Sark Herm France Belguim Germany Holland Luxembourg Spain Gibraltar portugal maderia santo porto majorca corsica Monaco italy the vatican malta gozo greece turkey corfu crete morroco gran canaria lanzarote la palma Tennerife America Canada Thailand Australia Due to the current siruation with sterling and all the bombs going off all over, I have not been out of the country since I went to maderia again in March of lasy year, my most recent holdiay was a week on jersey a few weeks ago, which although technically i left the UK, I was still in the british isles I can now add ANDORRA to the list,and thanks to jno and his lovely family, AUSTRIA and HUNGARY. |
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Post by jno on Oct 20, 2023 2:52:56 GMT
Pleasure, and next time we'll do Slovakia and the Czech Republic.  |
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Post by Arch Stanton on Oct 20, 2023 5:56:20 GMT
Okay, I have been to - England (live here, so don't have much choice really!) Wales Scotland Northern ireland Republic of ireland Isle of man isle of wight (still england but had to include its across the water) Jersey Guernsey Alderney Sark Herm France Belguim Germany Holland Luxembourg Spain Gibraltar portugal maderia santo porto majorca corsica Monaco italy the vatican malta gozo greece turkey corfu crete morroco gran canaria lanzarote la palma Tennerife America Canada Thailand Australia Due to the current siruation with sterling and all the bombs going off all over, I have not been out of the country since I went to maderia again in March of lasy year, my most recent holdiay was a week on jersey a few weeks ago, which although technically i left the UK, I was still in the british isles I can now add ANDORRA to the list,and thanks to jno and his lovely family, AUSTRIA and HUNGARY. No wonder you’ve got a robotic foot with all that wandering about you’ve done. Probably wore the original one out. |
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Post by AlanH on Nov 5, 2023 1:22:59 GMT
Home, but I do love Jersey (which is sort of abroad), Paris and Bruges. Was quite taken with Zurich when I visited, too. It's now 11 years since I went overseas (Jersey notwithstanding), which is pretty embarrassing...
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Post by metro1962 on Nov 5, 2023 2:18:53 GMT
Been to France/Spain in my teens.
America (California)
Guernsey a few times,very nice place and quite friendly.
Jersey was also a nice place but Guernsey tops that.👍
Wales is a nice place,been loads of times (summer and winter) and also very friendly where complete strangers actually say "Hello" or "Good Morning" to you....not many countries are like that.😂
Also went up Snowdon twice and was terrifying the first due to severe bad weather but the second time was far better and at the time I was afraid of heights.😂😁
I'm told there is a north and south divide😲
Finally went to Scotland solely for the reasons to go up Ben Nevis which was a great experience and also to see Celtic's football ground.👍
But I choose UK as home.
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Post by jno on Nov 5, 2023 3:09:25 GMT
It's now 11 years since I went overseas (Jersey notwithstanding), which is pretty embarrassing... I love the word 'overseas', which is a word I have stopped using these days as no one gets it where I live. Why? When you live in a country landlocked by eight others there simply are no seas to go over, unless I go a long way by plane but even then "there's only one sea, isn't there?" Likewise, if you reverse this logic, essentially only British people (or other islanders) who don't have land borders use it to mean 'abroad' and/or 'foreign country', would that be a fair assessment? Which begs the question, what's the difference between 'going overseas' and 'going abroad' if you live in the UK? Then of course let's consider Norn Iron - when folks from Northern Ireland visit GB by ferry are they going overseas or going abroad or neither or both? They're still IN the UK so arguably it's neither, despite going over a sea. When Norn Iron residents drive to the Republic of Ireland are they going abroad or going overseas? It has to be abroad, right? Granted I'm probably nitpicking here but unless you're living in the UK, the word overseas is a difficult one to use as people don't get it. Further nitpicking also asks, why 'seas'? I mean there's only one sea anyway, especially between Dover abd Calais, the English channel = 1 sea. You gotta love British English |
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Post by AlanH on Nov 5, 2023 9:36:36 GMT
Yeah 'overseas' is a term that I kind of use without thinking, one that was drummed into me as a kid. Of course, yes, I do mean 'abroad' as overseas would include the Isle of Wight (which I'm very fond of, actually) and probably even Anglesey!
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Post by Arch Stanton on Nov 5, 2023 10:02:41 GMT
Then of course let's consider Norn Iron - when folks from Northern Ireland visit GB by ferry are they going overseas or going abroad or neither or both? They're still IN the UK so arguably it's neither, despite going over a sea. Going “up in the world”, innit. |
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Post by jno on Nov 5, 2023 18:00:43 GMT
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Post by jjmolloy on Nov 6, 2023 0:21:42 GMT
Then of course let's consider Norn Iron - when folks from Northern Ireland visit GB by ferry are they going overseas or going abroad or neither or both? They're still IN the UK so arguably it's neither, despite going over a sea. Going “up in the world”, innit. Actually, those in Norn Iron of an Orange hue (no, not oompa-loompas, or sunbed users) refer to going to England, Scotland or Wales as going 'to the mainland' However a huge amount of them have recently applied for and got passports from the Republic of Ireland, as the Good Friday Agreement entitles those born there (of both persuasions) to an Irish passport, as well as a UK passport, they can have both in fact. This means that although they have absolutely no interest in the Republic, feel it's a 'foreign country' and feel no emotional tie of any sort to it they can continue to move freely in the EU since the 'B word' happened. For those of a Green hue in Norn Iron, though they never refer to it by this name, as in their eyes Norn Iron is an 'artificially created statelet' since 1922. Instead they refer to themselves as being from 'the north of Ireland' or Irish. While many in the UK refer to NI as being 'Ulster' or 'The Province' This is factually incorrect, as the Irish province of Ulster, one of four provinces, straddles the border and comprises nine counties. Six counties are in Norn Iron, and three in the Republic. To me, who lives 45mins from the border we refer to the other side of it by just 2 words - 'The north' and those living there are 'Nordies' They refer to us as 'Mexicans' (south of the border geddit?) That's if they're Nationalists. The Unionists call us 'Free Staters' That's if they're being polite. In 1924-25 The Border Commission was established, to establish a permanent border. Both the UK, and the Irish Free State (established in 1921, we didn't become a Republic until 1949) were represented. It was planned to transfer parts of the north (small capital letters here) with significant Catholic populations to the Free State and parts of the Free State with significant Protestant numbers to the newly created 'statelet' of Norn Iron. However this was leaked to the press in London, and the UK government and the Provisional government of the Free State panicked and the border was set on a county line basis. Leading ultimately to 'The Troubles' Those of us close to the border have taken full advantage down the decades, shopping trips and buying cars etc can save large amounts of money compared to this side. I bought my last 2 cars over the border, saving over 6000 euros, or about £5000 in the process. Bizarrely there are still some British pillar boxes in my area, a century after independence, with the British monach's royal cypher still on them, in most cases it's King George V, but there are at least 2 near me that have Queen Victoria's cypher on them. Our pillar boxes are green, so it was just a case of a lick of paint and they could keep doing their job. Also the RNLI (lifeboats) continue to this day in the Republic, the same as before partition and the Ireland rugby team represent both the Republic and Norn Iron. That's why our rugby team is Ireland, whereas our footieball team is the Republic of Ireland. In Norn Iron rugby is a Protestant/Unionist sport, but they have always lined out for Ireland, and that's why the Republic's national anthem is not played at Ireland's rugby internationals (or God Save The King either!) In fact footieball is the only sport with a division between north and south. But players born in Norn Iron can declare for the Republic if they wish, which happens often, and vice versa which is rare however. Our athlethics, boxing, swimming, gymnastics teams are Ireland, traditionally Nationalists from the north always declared for us. However in recent years, and with the end of 'The Troubles' a lot of Protestants from Norn Iron in these and other Olympic sports declare for Ireland rather than Team GB, even though they regard themselves as British, as competition for places is less, and they can go the the Olympics and World Championships which they would never be able to do otherwise. |
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Post by ontheslate on Nov 6, 2023 11:23:37 GMT
I like going abroad but don’t like flying not for any fear or anything but being a bigger bloke find economy seating very painful after a fairly short time maybe one or two hours my limit. Once flew business class to Canada was a great experience but very expensive and not something I could really afford to do again.The Uk has great places for holidaying but accommodation and other things can be a lot more expensive than many other countries.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Nov 6, 2023 12:14:36 GMT
I like going abroad but don’t like flying not for any fear or anything but being a bigger bloke find economy seating very painful after a fairly short time maybe one or two hours my limit. Once flew business class to Canada was a great experience but very expensive and not something I could really afford to do again.The Uk has great places for holidaying but accommodation and other things can be a lot more expensive than many other countries. The main negatives with U.K. holidays are: Cost. Traffic. Weather. The positives: Comfort zone. Time. Preparation. At least in my experiences. |
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Post by ontheslate on Nov 6, 2023 12:48:35 GMT
Even renting a caravan for a week in England is ridiculously expensive for what was once the cheapest way of holidaying, when you can fly all inclusive to Spain why would you pay the same just for the rental of a caravan or chalet?
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Post by jno on Nov 7, 2023 4:23:56 GMT
Even renting a caravan for a week in England is ridiculously expensive for what was once the cheapest way of holidaying, when you can fly all inclusive to Spain why would you pay the same just for the rental of a caravan or chalet? Exactly, you'd have to be radio rental as Terry McCann says, or in this case 'holiday rental'. UK seaside holidays just seem a bit of an overpriced damp squib to me: rubbish weather, pay & display, traffic jams to get there, total lack of parking spaces to be charged stupid money for a rubbish cuppa tea in a dirty seaside restaurant in a town that's half shut. Granted, they're not all like that but bang for your buck, I just feel you get more value for money outside the UK. Plus, generally less rain. When I think of why people I know would fly to the UK for a holiday ... one of the main reasons to visit the UK for a holiday wouldn't be seaside but rather a show or a concert. I know many of the locals where I am that fly to London or other cities to see artists or shows they can't see at home. Same for me, I flew back to see family and it coincided with a Colin Hay concert. I know others that have flown in just to see West End shows or artists in big arenas that don't perform in other European countries. I don't know many that have flown to the UK for a bag of chips in Weston Super Mud though. |
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Post by jno on Nov 7, 2023 4:26:33 GMT
The positives: Comfort zone.Time. Preparation. At least in my experiences. What do you mean exactly by 'comfort zone' Arch? Surely it can't be 'English language' or 'Spoons nearby'? I can't imagine you meant those, so what do you mean, that if you fall over drunk you know you'll have to wait a week for an ambulance to show up if you dial 999? What do you mean by comfort zone? |
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