HOLIDAYS!
in a bid to cheer myself up for working on a lovely sunny sunday, i am thinking about holidays. spending easter in a very swish-looking spa with a friend (champagne in the outdoor hot-tub FTW, it had better not rain), and just booking 2 weeks driving around california in june/july with some girlfriends (although i am a bit pussy about driving on the wrong side of the road).

so at the risk of sounding like a bored teenage apprentice hairdresser, anyone booked any holidays yet this year? where are you going?? or where would you go if you were given an open ticket to anywhere in the world?

edit - my ideal holiday would be a trip to japan followed by hawaii. dream trip would be a huge convertible car and 6 months to drive it across the states.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 16:52, 31 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

We're off to Wor Gate (geddit?)
The house is in dire need of some tlc as is the garden. So. Five weeks at home.

Open ticket to anywhere? 6 months on Oahu. Learning to surf and getting some polynesian ink.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:08, Reply)

Ah, Wor Gate
at the bottom of Wor Garden. Lovely place, been there a lot myself.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Sun 28 Mar 2010, 18:48, Reply)

Highlands
for my 30th birthday *sob sob*. Download - not really a holiday but it'll be in the sun. And I'm racking up bonus hotel points in Stockholm - there now - so I might have a holiday in Scandinavia.

Oh and eveyone should join Halfy and me for some proper English ales at the Cambridge beer festival (see Calendar).

EDIT: Open ticket - Japan
( djtrialprice, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:18, Reply)

I fucking love real ale

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:34, Reply)

real e
( djtrialprice, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:39, Reply)

Fo sho

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:44, Reply)

Rome for a couple of weeks
Sonisphere, perhaps Barcelona. Was going to do the Transiberian Railway but not enough people wanted to.

Dream holiday would probably be Transiberian Railway or possibly Japan
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:20, Reply)

Is that the original Trans-Siberian, or are you also considering doing the Trans Mongolian or Trans Manchurian
I did the Trans Mongolian a few years ago. Only bit of advice I'll give is if you don't want any fuss with the Russian visas, make sure you get them before you set off. Thankfully, me and my friend found them in a place in Lithuania that does them. Mongolian and Chinese visas are easier to obtain when on the go.

But whichever one you do go on, do make sure you see Lake Baikal in some form or other.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:54, Reply)

Thanks for the tip
I want to do just the original Transiberian though if I had money I'd do the others. Did you enjoy your trip?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 19:07, Reply)

Cornwall, for the Easter bash.
And maybe a trip to Norn Iron in September, hopefully, to introduce crackhouseceilidhbaby to the relatives.

Open ticket? Japan or Patagonia.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:25, Reply)

Funnily enough,
we're trying to book our honeymoon at the moment. South America hopefully - although the lovely people at the the travel company carefully wrote down our budget and dates, and then carefully ignored them. Gah.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:28, Reply)

You getting married soon?
Congratulations.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:55, Reply)

Might fulfil the Florence intention this year
Will probably be making use of my landlord's lovely place in Cumbria as usual. Weekend away with my mate to Edinburgh. And whatever other freebies I can muscle in on.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:36, Reply)

florence is awesome, full of pretty things
went there on my honeymoon. Gets very crowded in season, though
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:42, Reply)

I couldn't go in high summer anyway
I wilt.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:44, Reply)

me, too
you need the magic factor 40 which lasts 6 hours. Shockingly it even worked on me (I'm very very pale)
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:45, Reply)

and me
stupid irish heritage (no offence, crackhouse!). i have found the only way to go any shade of golden at all is to put the factor 40 on and then to drizzle a bit of tanning oil on top. otherwise i end up a truly stunning mixture of pale white and pale pink. with red burnt bits around the tops of thighs/boobs for extra sex appeal where i've missed with the cream however careful i am... why does that always happen??
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:48, Reply)

Nivea Kids factor 50+ ftw.
I have rosacea and take the vapours!
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:50, Reply)

my mum used to buy me this for our house in spain
it had "para los ninos" and pictures of babies on it.

i was twenty-fucking-seven!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:53, Reply)

I have the stuff in stick form for topping up
My parents used to put factor 7 on me! I spent a lot of time burnt
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:58, Reply)

My mother used to always burn me
She thought it was preventing future burnings. I spent most holidays wandering about sobbing with a pie mouth.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 18:01, Reply)

rn m
(Bazongaloid, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 18:08, Reply)

i really wish
this hadn't made me laugh. in fairness to me, your competition is a subunderlease of part...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 18:12, Reply)

Oh haway you nuisance

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 18:29, Reply)

I'm going to Japan for two weeks in April
Still haven't made up my mind about the itinerary, but I've already bought my Japan Rail Pass so I can just make it up as I go along.

Also, I'll be going to Cornwall for the Easter Weekend.

I've still got one week left of holiday allowance. Not sure if I'll be going anywhere else or just spending it at home chilling out.

As for an open ticket, I'd like to do a round-the-world trip that does not involve going anywhere by plane.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:50, Reply)

I've already been to Vegas, Sequoia National Park
and Arizona for weekend trips.

Got a fishing vacation booked in June, and possibly a trip to Mexico in September/October.

Love to meet up with you while you're over here and show you around a bit.

Edit: Driving out here is piss easy. Pretty much everything is on a grid and the roads are all 2-3 lanes wide (with a few exceptions). Also, the car you get will be automatic.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 18:29, Reply)

that would be cool thanks!
will let you know when all is booked!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 18:32, Reply)

two weeks in the outer hebrides
at the end of April. can't wait
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 18:35, Reply)

All of my holiday time for this year has been taken up with exam nonsense, so no fun for me
If I had an open ticket I'd go to Cuba or Japan
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 18:36, Reply)

Dammit, the b3ta clock's wrong

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 18:38, Reply)

Kos in August.
It will be a mini two-week b3ta bash as BGB is coming as well.

Open ticket - hmm. I've always wanted to go coast to coast Canada via train. No idea why. Would also like to visit Legless in Oz some day.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Sun 28 Mar 2010, 18:54, Reply)

they've got
rocks and trees and trees and rocks and...WATER!

/arrogant worms
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 19:15, Reply)

I plan on spending my last summer before entering the working world
Travelling about and visiting large amounts of people. Might even venture over to the South of France to visit friends who are down there. And possibly the big city too on the way back up.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 19:08, Reply)

hehehe
i didn't do a holiday, but as of tuesday I have a funky newer car, Hyundai Coupe 2l SE to zoom around in, and am looking at a Toblerone the size of my forearm and contemplating how ill i will be if i scoff it all
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 20:42, Reply)

do it do it
unless it is a white chocolate one. in which case, put it in the new car, and come here to me!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 20:57, Reply)

Its the normal one
had one alp and feeling full already, they are huge!

New car is being serviced and mot'ted tomorrow so hopefully have it on tuesday, looking forward to having something nice to drive again
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 21:19, Reply)

ah, toblerone fail
never mind, all the more for you.

so what colour is the car?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 21:20, Reply)

Bloo
makes a change from my last two green ones. although I was chuffed my friends trumped me in spectacular style.

Her company bog standard merc estate is borked, apparently all 4 fuel filters are screwed and there is a 4 week waiting list for the parts, so the hire company have given her a rather nice AMG beastie for the weekend, and then she'll have an ML320 until hers is fixed

edit: which costs about 55% of my house!
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 21:30, Reply)

nice!
funnily enough there is one parked outside my flat at the moment that made me laugh when i walked in, as the reg is MY 61TCH.

does she have to pay for the petrol though? my slk is about 80quid to fill, so the amg must be twice as much!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 21:36, Reply)

hahah
classy!

Nope, she admitted the other day she hasn't "paid" for petrol in about 7 years, lucky cow!
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 21:39, Reply)

ok i am so in the wrong job
what does she do??
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 21:43, Reply)

various management jobs
for a stationery wholesaler, then she got pinched by one of its customers and is the IT director now, but on maternity leave
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 21:45, Reply)

Lets see
I'll be in Cornwall for a few days in June for a beach party with my med student friends. Hopefully I'll also be going back later in the summer to do a power kite instructor course (something I've been after for years). I might end up staying on there if I can find work as said instructor.
( Hdjejjwsjdjjf LOOK, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 8:57, Reply)

budapest!
first time off on holiday with the missus. and first holiday off my own back for 7 years...

the ideal would be to do what I did back in 2002 and piss off around Australia again in a big fuck-off old estate car, camping wherever we felt like. awesome-sauce.
(beanojam isn't really Ricardo Flange, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 10:14, Reply)