Best holiday destinations

[Kenny]

Watched Wolves beat someone from a pub in Llangrannog (sp?) on a Friday night at the beginning of the league one season. Dodgy penalty at the end to win it IIRC.
Asked the barman if he’d put the game on and his reply was “only if there’s nothing else to watch”. Prat!

If it clashed with Pobol Y Cwm you had no chance

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Crawley at home I think it was. Last minute Griffiths penalty to win it.

Yeah, we were absolutely rubbish. Totally outplayed. They equalised late and then we got a pen straight after.

Sig scored early on.

 

[pagey]

Booked Fri-Mon in Woolacombe, Mon-Mon in St ives, then Mon night in Burnham to break up journey for kids on way back, over Easter.

Not the greatest destinations but looking forward to sharing a few drinks with son in St ives and meeting his partner and her kid. Never been past Newquay before.

 

[Sniffer]

Nowt wrong with St Ives or Woolacombe.

 

[pagey]

Nowt wrong with St Ives or Woolacombe.

Oh totally agree, I meant compared to some of the destinations mentioned on this thread.

 

[lemonjelly]

I quite enjoyed a peaceful few days in Burnham last year. Breaking up the journey as you are is a great idea!

 

[Kenny]

Booked Fri-Mon in Woolacombe

Folks live up the road in Ilfracombe.

Only bit I don't like is if you drive into Barnstaple via Braunton during the holiday season....the M6 at Walsall during rush hour levels of annoying

 

[Dire Wolf]

We're off to Japan 2 weeks today.

 

[Woburn Wolf]

Back home and fucking cold.
Have to say, next to a family holiday at Orlando and all the Disney, Epcot stuff, Sugar Bay Barbados was easily the best holiday I’ve ever had, the most friendly and hospitable people I’ve ever been lucky enough to meet.
Already contemplating going again next Jan.

It was a long time ago but I found the people in Bermuda extremely friendly, more so than Barbados.

 

[Tredman]

Not sure if this is the right thread but anyway... Promised the kids we would talk them to the US after their GCSEs (great timing), being annoying and not able to agree on anything one wants to go to New York and one San Francisco...

So, any suggestions on Airbnb locations for either city? Hotels are usually too expensive for 5 of us. Only ever been for work so not sure of decent neighbourhoods to stay in as a family.

 

[Lupo]

Booked for Portugal again last week. 2 weeks in June-July. Having 4 nights in Tavira which will cut an hour from the travel time to Seville then on to Vilamoura for 10 nights. Love Portugal

 

[Kenny]

Not sure if this is the right thread but anyway... Promised the kids we would talk them to the US after their GCSEs (great timing), being annoying and not able to agree on anything one wants to go to New York and one San Francisco...

So, any suggestions on Airbnb locations for either city? Hotels are usually too expensive for 5 of us. Only ever been for work so not sure of decent neighbourhoods to stay in as a family.

We looked at Airbnb for NY in July for 3 of us but anywhere in a decent location was more expensive than 2 hotel rooms.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Yeah, AirBnBs in New York were way overpriced when we were there in November. Prices probably inflated for the marathon crowd though.

Also worth remembering that the owner of AirBnB is an utter cunt.

 

[Tredman]

We looked at Airbnb for NY in July for 3 of us but anywhere in a decent location was more expensive than 2 hotel rooms.

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places but 6 nights in NYC for 2 rooms is over 3.5k USD, airbnb (or similarly approved left-wing friendly version) is around 2 to 2.5k

 

[Kenny]

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places but 6 nights in NYC for 2 rooms is over 3.5k USD, airbnb (or similarly approved left-wing friendly version) is around 2 to 2.5k

Could be the timings for us. Flying on the 5th July and staying for 5 nights. £900 per room in a Hilton Garden Inn, kind of in between Times Square and Central Park

 

[Tredman]

Could be the timings for us. Flying on the 5th July and staying for 5 nights. £900 per room in a Hilton Garden Inn, kind of in between Times Square and Central Park

We are looking at the end of July, thats probably why I guess

 

[Kenny]

Wife has just checked...current pricing on booking.com is £1500 per room in the hotel we are in.

Booked at the right time by the looks of it. We always try and do pay on arrival via booking as we then check and if the price drops we rebook.

 

[Tredman]

I've got a load of Hilton points so could use them, was planning on saving those for a road trip though.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Waking up for our first morning in Tokyo. Left our house in Newcastle 9.30am Wednesday morning, checked into our hotel 9.30pm Thursday night, Tokyo time.

Looks like the weather for the next couple of days is going to be great, around 20 degrees and sunny, chance of a bit of rain on Sunday but hopefully not until after Gill has run the marathon.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Visited Osaka Castle yesterday. Bit shabby, like.