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over a year ago
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Roadtrip/Camping/Hiking holiday in Canada in 2015. 3 weeks long, 2000 miles on the clock, and countless on foot!
Visited Vancouver, clear water, Jasper, Banff and stayed in Kamloops overnight  |
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Lapland Christmas 2015 with my 3 kids.... two reasons it was the best... 1. My first holiday as a single parent, and I rocked it  2. The most magical place I’ve ever been no one could come home not believing in the magic of Santa and we saw the northern lights not once but twice. |
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"Roadtrip/Camping/Hiking holiday in Canada in 2015. 3 weeks long, 2000 miles on the clock, and countless on foot!
Visited Vancouver, clear water, Jasper, Banff and stayed in Kamloops overnight "
That sounds cool, I've only been to Toronto so far  |
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Best holiday was last year a caravan in Norfolk. Just me and the wife. Caravan was top spec almost brand new two minutes from the beach and a pub. Really clean quiet site the weather was stunning all week absolutely nothing went wrong on this hol even journey there and back was perfect. Don’t have to spend thousands to have good time |
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Pisa, Florence and Siena.
It's my best holiday ever because I'd had an awful trip to Prague in the March, with ex boyfriend. I didn't want to be left with bad memories, so I booked a flight to Italy a few months later. It was my first ever solo holiday...aged 44...it was amazing...and I now have wanderlust!! |
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Bali, I fell in love with Asia after visiting here. I'm not well travelled (yet) but want to visit pretty much everywhere near there.
Its another world, a totally different way of life x
I also love Bournemouth, the beach first thing in the morning when the locals are surfing/swimming... so peaceful and tranquil |
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Shortly after one of our friends died back in 2011, 3 of us went to Majorca for 4 days
It was out of season, it was chilly and windy, the apartment was a bit on the grotty side and we didn't have a whole lot of money to spend, but we had an absolute fucking ball
I have so many hilarious memories from that holiday that will stay with me forever |
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"What's the best holiday you've been on so far, and why?
Weston-Super-Mare.
It's just like being in Birmingham...only further from the sea.
Mmmn sounds dreamy.... "
Weston is a Brum bank holiday day trip thing, it's the nearest coast from Brum...the quickest to get to anyway. All you hear is West Mids accents, the beach is pretty much just mud and when the tide goes out you need a satnav to find the sea.
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"My best holiday skiathos greek islands lots of nude beaches and even went on a nude boat trip very liberating experience "
That sounds lovely, I really enjoy being naked near water I would love to try this x |
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About 20 yrs ago now..was a luxury coach tour of the American West.. started in Los Angeles then on to las Vegas and San Francisco and everywhere in between..
I experienced a balloon ride at dawn over the Sonoran desert, complete with champagne breakfast, i flew over the grand canyon, and had loads of other 'once in a lifetime' experiences and made lots of friends.. many of whom I'm still in touch with |
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"Bali, I fell in love with Asia after visiting here. I'm not well travelled (yet) but want to visit pretty much everywhere near there.
Its another world, a totally different way of life x
I also love Bournemouth, the beach first thing in the morning when the locals are surfing/swimming... so peaceful and tranquil "
Haha...that's probably my colleagues, as our office is only a 10 min walk from the beach. They keep their surf and paddle boards at work for whenever the mood, or surf, strikes  |
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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago
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"Diving in the Red Sea.
Managed to swim with Whale sharks and dive the Thistlegorm  "
Brings back memory’s, did my first night dive in the Red Sea.
Also my (then eight year old) first dive. Was only meant to go 8 mtr ended up at 15 chasing turtles. |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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The first time I went to Positano and met that side of my family. I remember being overwhelmed with the heat, the smells, the beauty of the grounds and the house and the sparkling blue sea. It felt like I was finally home and was one of the best week's of my life.
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"Maldives
Total paradise
No news no shoes for 3 weeks
Fantastic snorkeling
The flight in over thousands tropical coral islands with azur seas was both enchanting and breathtaking "
It does sound beautiful |
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"Diving in the Red Sea.
Managed to swim with Whale sharks and dive the Thistlegorm
Brings back memory’s, did my first night dive in the Red Sea.
Also my (then eight year old) first dive. Was only meant to go 8 mtr ended up at 15 chasing turtles."
That's the thing , you'll never catch a turtle, they look slow and graceful, but a simple flick of their flippers and they power off in to the deep blue |
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"New York and then onto SAN Francisco last summer .... then back to New York just before last Xmas ... was awesome e "
I didn't think I'd like New York as much as I did. I remember the thrill of seeing the steam come up of those gratings over the subways, and all the turtles in Central Park. |
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"Bali, I fell in love with Asia after visiting here. I'm not well travelled (yet) but want to visit pretty much everywhere near there.
Its another world, a totally different way of life x
I also love Bournemouth, the beach first thing in the morning when the locals are surfing/swimming... so peaceful and tranquil
Haha...that's probably my colleagues, as our office is only a 10 min walk from the beach. They keep their surf and paddle boards at work for whenever the mood, or surf, strikes "
Wow, lucky you! |
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"Best holiday was last year a caravan in Norfolk. Just me and the wife. Caravan was top spec almost brand new two minutes from the beach and a pub. Really clean quiet site the weather was stunning all week absolutely nothing went wrong on this hol even journey there and back was perfect. Don’t have to spend thousands to have good time "
Absolutely right.
There are some fantastic places in the UK. |
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"Roadtrip/Camping/Hiking holiday in Canada in 2015. 3 weeks long, 2000 miles on the clock, and countless on foot!
Visited Vancouver, clear water, Jasper, Banff and stayed in Kamloops overnight
That sounds cool, I've only been to Toronto so far "
Toronto is not so nice  |
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"New York and then onto SAN Francisco last summer .... then back to New York just before last Xmas ... was awesome e
I didn't think I'd like New York as much as I did. I remember the thrill of seeing the steam come up of those gratings over the subways, and all the turtles in Central Park."
Same here, couldn't stand Times Square but I loved down and dirty, grimy side of NY.
I had a fantastic afternoon in a real run down part of East Village. Stumbled into a spit 'n sawdust bar just to get out of the heat with my daughter and got hammered chewing the cud with a few locals, it was the day after her 21st. Fuck knows how we got back to upper West. |
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"Pisa, Florence and Siena.
It's my best holiday ever because I'd had an awful trip to Prague in the March, with ex boyfriend. I didn't want to be left with bad memories, so I booked a flight to Italy a few months later. It was my first ever solo holiday...aged 44...it was amazing...and I now have wanderlust!! "
Loved Pisa and deffo want to get back to Florence. Sienna is on my to do list too |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Sitting on a hotel balcony, alone, watching the light fade over Lake Como
It was pre smart phone
My pleasures that night were simple: the view, a leg of lamb, fresh bread, red wine |
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Mine is quite dull compared to some of these.
Cornwall with a 2 week old baby. Sounds horrendous but it was so relaxed and exactly what I needed. We were beach bums for a fortnight. Only saw our apartment at bedtime. I lived on morning croissants and cream teas. I block out the part where I smelled like upchucked SMA the whole time. The most pleasant memory I have is wandering Mousehole with her, staring at her little face and thinking blimey I actually have responsibility now. She turned 13 on Saturday but that holiday feels like yesterday. |
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"Bali, I fell in love with Asia after visiting here. I'm not well travelled (yet) but want to visit pretty much everywhere near there.
Its another world, a totally different way of life x
I also love Bournemouth, the beach first thing in the morning when the locals are surfing/swimming... so peaceful and tranquil "
Not been to Bali or BoMo (as they tried to rebrand it a few years back!)yet... |
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Probably in the mid 90s to Jamaica. Stayed at a very romantic, idyllic resort in Ocho Rios called Enchanted Gardens. It was halfway up a small mountain, with a jungle feel and gorgeous plants and flowers. Within the complex were big natural waterfalls, 5 fabulous restaurants, a secluded private beach and each pool had a pool bar that you could swim up to and get cocktails. It was the first time we’d ever stayed in an air conditioned room. The nightly entertainment was superb and the service was wonderful. We spent so little because it was all inclusive that we could afford a helicopter trip around the island and a visit to Golden Eye. Never to be forgotten |
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"My year in China.
Work or play or study?
All three. Study (I have a degree in Chinese) but I also worked for a newspaper out there; and played....a lot. "
Wow, you're awesome x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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last was ok gran canaria 12pint 9 double vodkas and orange spend night in the hotel room outside back bench waking with sick every where and my feet got burned to bugger |
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I've been very lucky and have travelled a lot and have stayed for long periods of time in places.
I still love India the most.
I think it's a mixture of the people I met and that it's such a different way of life from here.
I spent 6 to 9 months a year there from 1999 - 2011.
Mostly in Goa but travelled the whole country on trains, planes, motorbikes, scooters, boats, rickshaws, questionable taxis, private drivers in broken ambassador cars etc ..
I feel blessed to have been there before having a phone / internet connection.
My main priority was the experiences not to take pictures of it. |
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"I've been very lucky and have travelled a lot and have stayed for long periods of time in places.
I still love India the most.
I think it's a mixture of the people I met and that it's such a different way of life from here.
I spent 6 to 9 months a year there from 1999 - 2011.
Mostly in Goa but travelled the whole country on trains, planes, motorbikes, scooters, boats, rickshaws, questionable taxis, private drivers in broken ambassador cars etc ..
I feel blessed to have been there before having a phone / internet connection.
My main priority was the experiences not to take pictures of it."
is it true everyone get the trots when they go there or just a myth |
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"I've been very lucky and have travelled a lot and have stayed for long periods of time in places.
I still love India the most.
I think it's a mixture of the people I met and that it's such a different way of life from here.
I spent 6 to 9 months a year there from 1999 - 2011.
Mostly in Goa but travelled the whole country on trains, planes, motorbikes, scooters, boats, rickshaws, questionable taxis, private drivers in broken ambassador cars etc ..
I feel blessed to have been there before having a phone / internet connection.
My main priority was the experiences not to take pictures of it.is it true everyone get the trots when they go there or just a myth "
Delhi Belly yes but it's a lot to do with the hot climate too |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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Back in my 20’s we had a family cruise on the Norwegian Ffjords (mum, step-dad, me, nan and grampy) as my Grampy wanted to see Norway again (he’d been there in the War).
It was breathtakingly beautiful, and it was 2 weeks of adventure, drinking and the most amazing club sandwiches i’ve ever had in my life.
Perfect.
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By (user no longer on site)
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is it true everyone get the trots when they go there or just a myth "
Haha yes well it isn't very erm ... sanitary in a lot of places.
But I think you become impervious to most of the germs after a while and having your own kitchen helps! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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is it true everyone get the trots when they go there or just a myth
Haha yes well it isn't very erm ... sanitary in a lot of places.
But I think you become impervious to most of the germs after a while and having your own kitchen helps!"
well that and the food p.s off topic nice bum   |
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"Maldives
Total paradise
No news no shoes for 3 weeks
Fantastic snorkeling
The flight in over thousands tropical coral islands with azur seas was both enchanting and breathtaking "
Heaven on earth, such an amazing place |
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"What's the best holiday you've been on so far, and why?
Weston-Super-Mare.
It's just like being in Birmingham...only further from the sea."
And no doubt a lot less shitter. |
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I took 6 months off work back in 2007 - did the whole backpacking thing around the world, but with cash and no hostels
Argentina - Peru - Chile - Easter Island - New Zealand - Australia - Japan - China - Thailand.
Loved it, Peru was my favourite place but Japan is just bat shit crazy.... |
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"Reethi beach Maldives, learned to sucba there, that was stunning.
The bathroom with no roof on was a bit odd, big fruit bats watching you."
Another shout for the Maldives, I know people from work who've been loved it too.
Fruit bats are cool. |
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"Shortly after one of our friends died back in 2011, 3 of us went to Majorca for 4 days
It was out of season, it was chilly and windy, the apartment was a bit on the grotty side and we didn't have a whole lot of money to spend, but we had an absolute fucking ball
I have so many hilarious memories from that holiday that will stay with me forever "
That's the thing, with the right company you can have a great trip anywhere. |
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By *att71Man
over a year ago
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We never had money when i was a kid but my parents always managed a weekend away in Blackpool. Looking back it was magical yes blackpool is cheesy but we all laughed as we got soaked on the seafront eating fish and chips and my dad always made sure we rode the grand national. Fantastic times |
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I guess my worst holiday was 2 weeks in Hawaii , 1989 , Waikiki beach area was just no different to benidorm , tho 20 hrs flight time and 11 hrs behind, put me off going state side and haven't been to USA since , far east much more interesting and a sense of travel too |
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"My best holiday skiathos greek islands lots of nude beaches and even went on a nude boat trip very liberating experience "
Yes I hear you on that one, my first nude beach was Kefalonia year before last, wasn't a "sex" beach, loved it. |
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"What's the best holiday you've been on so far, and why?"
I've had many great holidays but I think the 2 nd time I went to ontario and hired a car, went up over niagra falls in a helicopter with my daughter stood out or when I stayed lausanne in Switzerland absolutely beautiful place went up mount eiger stunning. |
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"What's the best holiday you've been on so far, and why?
Weston-Super-Mare.
It's just like being in Birmingham...only further from the sea.
Mmmn sounds dreamy....
Weston is a Brum bank holiday day trip thing, it's the nearest coast from Brum...the quickest to get to anyway. All you hear is West Mids accents, the beach is pretty much just mud and when the tide goes out you need a satnav to find the sea.
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I love Brum so I'm sure Weston is delightful.
Plus it's near Brizzle, another of my favourite places |
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"The first time I went to Positano and met that side of my family. I remember being overwhelmed with the heat, the smells, the beauty of the grounds and the house and the sparkling blue sea. It felt like I was finally home and was one of the best week's of my life.
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What brilliant memories |
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Probably really dull in comparison to everyone else, but a shepherd's hut in Herefordshire. It was so peaceful and tranquil.
Or canoeing for 3 days down the Ardeche in France. |
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"Probably really dull in comparison to everyone else, but a shepherd's hut in Herefordshire. It was so peaceful and tranquil.
Or canoeing for 3 days down the Ardeche in France. "
Not dull at all... Some great hols in uk, welsh mountains or even here in my home county, kayaking the coast or running the cliffs |
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"Probably really dull in comparison to everyone else, but a shepherd's hut in Herefordshire. It was so peaceful and tranquil.
Or canoeing for 3 days down the Ardeche in France. "
yes sometimes the simple holidays are great I went to North Wales a few years ago on a coasteering and kayaking experience loved it used to have a kayak and thinking about getting a two man kayak the pump up type easier to transport |
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"Probably really dull in comparison to everyone else, but a shepherd's hut in Herefordshire. It was so peaceful and tranquil.
Or canoeing for 3 days down the Ardeche in France. yes sometimes the simple holidays are great I went to North Wales a few years ago on a coasteering and kayaking experience loved it used to have a kayak and thinking about getting a two man kayak the pump up type easier to transport "
I ve been told inflatable kayaks are really good, fancy one for down here |
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"Best holiday was travelling around Europe for three weeks when I was sixteen. Stayed in campsites in France, Spain, Belgium and Holland. "
Ah bet you had a ball! Great to have that kind of freedom at that age |
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"Probably really dull in comparison to everyone else, but a shepherd's hut in Herefordshire. It was so peaceful and tranquil.
Or canoeing for 3 days down the Ardeche in France. yes sometimes the simple holidays are great I went to North Wales a few years ago on a coasteering and kayaking experience loved it used to have a kayak and thinking about getting a two man kayak the pump up type easier to transport
I ve been told inflatable kayaks are really good, fancy one for down here"
try decathlon they have some great deals |
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As ex cabin crew I've been to some amazing places around the world!...India was incredible, Seychelles was beautiful, carribean always fun, Rio amazing.... All work though!
Best holiday would have to be either the first time I took my kids to Disney in Florida....one of my favorite places where every generation can have a great time together!.....or when I took them to Australia for the first time!
Really want to go to the Maldives one day and also Peru and Chile!!...
So many places.....so little time!!
PT x |
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"Roadtrip/Camping/Hiking holiday in Canada in 2015. 3 weeks long, 2000 miles on the clock, and countless on foot!
Visited Vancouver, clear water, Jasper, Banff and stayed in Kamloops overnight
That sounds cool, I've only been to Toronto so far
Toronto is not so nice "
I had a fab time in Toronto, it was minus 12 tho so had to get used to brain freeze! Thought the people were great.I love exploring random cities. |
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"Sitting on a hotel balcony, alone, watching the light fade over Lake Como
It was pre smart phone
My pleasures that night were simple: the view, a leg of lamb, fresh bread, red wine"
You had me at leg of lamb |
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"About 20 yrs ago now..was a luxury coach tour of the American West.. started in Los Angeles then on to las Vegas and San Francisco and everywhere in between..
I experienced a balloon ride at dawn over the Sonoran desert, complete with champagne breakfast, i flew over the grand canyon, and had loads of other 'once in a lifetime' experiences and made lots of friends.. many of whom I'm still in touch with "
I found Vegas a whole lot more fun than I thought I would, and the Grand Canyon is beautiful, the way the colours change as the clouds go over and the light changes. |
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"Mine is quite dull compared to some of these.
Cornwall with a 2 week old baby. Sounds horrendous but it was so relaxed and exactly what I needed. We were beach bums for a fortnight. Only saw our apartment at bedtime. I lived on morning croissants and cream teas. I block out the part where I smelled like upchucked SMA the whole time. The most pleasant memory I have is wandering Mousehole with her, staring at her little face and thinking blimey I actually have responsibility now. She turned 13 on Saturday but that holiday feels like yesterday. "
Brilliant... |
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