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To start thinking/planning next year's holidays!?

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Sockmate123 · 17/12/2024 22:22

I love Christmas but got a new diary today and started thinking towards the year ahead. We are going Skiing straight after Christmas and a few days in Spain in May...but I've been thinking all day of what else we might do...

Anyone made any plans yet and like to share?

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Sockmate123 · 22/12/2024 00:12

Just bumping this thread...

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obsessedwithfreshbread · 18/12/2024 23:07

Mirrorxxx · 18/12/2024 17:51

We have booked new forest, Cornwall and Maldives

I love the mix of this, hope they are all fabulous xx

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Sockmate123 · 18/12/2024 19:31

Serenity45 · 18/12/2024 19:08

Love getting trips booked in! These ones booked and paid for and will likely do a week away somewhere else and maybe a few long weekend breaks too.

Jan - week in North Wales also 4 day spa break

Feb - 4 days in Manchester

March - 5 days in York, 2 weeks in Ireland

June - 4 days in Budapest

August - a week in Ireland (inc family wedding)

September - 3 weeks road trip to Canadian Rockies inc Vancouver Banff Jasper etc

November- 5 days in Berlin

I have close family in Ireland so nip over when I can as I stay with them and flights are cheap. Or I jump in with family getting ferry if taking dogs

Can you please tell me about your Canadian itinerary? We are thinking of this maybe in Oct...

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CantHoldMeDown · 18/12/2024 19:25

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Soccermumamir · 18/12/2024 19:14

We're going to Palma, Majorca in August.

Opinionsprettyplease · 18/12/2024 19:14

TallNeckedGiraffe · 17/12/2024 22:30

We are going to New York at the end of January and Croatia in April.
Doing the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland in June (Connemara as far as Dingle). That’s as far as we’ve got so far!

We did the wild Atlantic way this summer. DO NOT leave out the Aran Islands 😍😍😍😍😍

RaraRachael · 18/12/2024 19:12

We did Lanzarote one Easter. It was about 24 degrees but SO windy we couldn't even sit by the pool.

G5000 · 18/12/2024 19:08

Already booked:
New Years in Thailand.
Feb - Abu Dhabi
March - Estonia
June - Spain
July - France
August - Latvia
October - Greece.

Planning Costa Rica for Feb 26

Serenity45 · 18/12/2024 19:08

Love getting trips booked in! These ones booked and paid for and will likely do a week away somewhere else and maybe a few long weekend breaks too.

Jan - week in North Wales also 4 day spa break

Feb - 4 days in Manchester

March - 5 days in York, 2 weeks in Ireland

June - 4 days in Budapest

August - a week in Ireland (inc family wedding)

September - 3 weeks road trip to Canadian Rockies inc Vancouver Banff Jasper etc

November- 5 days in Berlin

I have close family in Ireland so nip over when I can as I stay with them and flights are cheap. Or I jump in with family getting ferry if taking dogs

Twilightstarbright · 18/12/2024 19:08

@fussychica how disappointing! I was contemplating Lanzarote this time next year.

fussychica · 18/12/2024 19:03

Not much booked just
Fuerteventura end of Jan. Currently in Lanzarote and I can't lie the weather has been very up and down this year including 2 days when we couldn't go out due to dust storms! Been dozens of times and never had it as bad. The heated pool of the villa has been covered for half the time. Home tomorrow.
Istanbul March
Spain 4 weeks in Sept/Oct
Planning a drive down to France/Germany for a few weeks in June

rookiemere · 18/12/2024 19:02

January - Ladies ski trip
March - Costa Rica ( using free BA flights from companion voucher and avios points)
June - Sardinia ( again free BA flights)
Aug - Ludlow with extended family
Nov - Morocco booked so far in advance so it's cheap - will only lose deposit if we cancel

whoputallofthatthere · 18/12/2024 18:48

I'm going to La Palma in September, and have booked a couple of nights in London in June. Also thinking about spending a few nights in Chester in the spring, but nothing booked yet. So nice to read about everyone's plans!

Summergarden · 18/12/2024 18:33

April- Belgium Centerparcs
May-Leeds city break
July- Scandinavia cruise
Aug- Lake District cottage
Oct- Disneyland Paris
Aug 26- Med cruise

You mean not everyone books their holidays 2 years in advance?
Only kidding. I realise we are very privileged to be able to do this and happily drive a bashed up old banger of a car etc to prioritise holidays.

nindo · 18/12/2024 18:00

bluesky · 18/12/2024 17:59

Thanks @nindo

Found Tenerife/Gran Canaria a bit warmer and certainly less windy.

bluesky · 18/12/2024 17:59

Thanks @nindo

nindo · 18/12/2024 17:55

bluesky · 17/12/2024 23:54

Where's warm end of March, but not long flight, Canaries/Lanzarote? Booked Cornwall in June.

Depends how warm you want it. I’ve been a few times early April and it’s been 22/23 ish. Nice enough for me. But windy last time though making it feel a bit cooler.

Mirrorxxx · 18/12/2024 17:51

We have booked new forest, Cornwall and Maldives

FlatStanley50 · 18/12/2024 14:01

We have booked Puglia for May half term and France (road trip to the Auvergne) for 2 weeks in the summer. Need to research a couple of (UK) short breaks - I am thinking York and Deal, maybe. DD wants to go back to Center Parcs so we may do a weekend there too.

Shoxfordian · 18/12/2024 12:50

We're going to Madrid for our wedding anniversary in Feb and on a cruise to Oslo and Copenhagen in May

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Sockmate123 · 18/12/2024 12:46

LittleRedRidingHoody · 18/12/2024 12:05

Such a fun thread!

We're skiing in Feb
Butlins with extended family in April for a weekend
DIY driving/camping the NC500 in Scotland in May
European road trip + 2 weeks in Romania with friends in August (I'll have to work during the 2 weeks, but excited to work from a garden table watching DC run round instead of booking yet more holiday camps).

Not sure on October half term yet. I'm leaning AI somewhere warm, and get a break from tents, but need to do some proper research!

All sounds amazing!! Yes I love fun threads like this!

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RaraRachael · 18/12/2024 12:18

I always used to spend the week between Christmas and New Year looking at summer holidays as it gave me something to look forward to.
OH has a new job which has fixed holidays - first 2 weeks in August - which is not idea but we fancy going back to Dubrovnik and maybe spending a few nights on one of the islands then going back to the hotel we stayed in a few years ago as it was excellent.

BIossomtoes · 18/12/2024 12:14

All booked and mostly paid for

March - Florence
April - Derbyshire
June - North Yorkshire
September - Malta
November - India

LittleRedRidingHoody · 18/12/2024 12:05

Such a fun thread!

We're skiing in Feb
Butlins with extended family in April for a weekend
DIY driving/camping the NC500 in Scotland in May
European road trip + 2 weeks in Romania with friends in August (I'll have to work during the 2 weeks, but excited to work from a garden table watching DC run round instead of booking yet more holiday camps).

Not sure on October half term yet. I'm leaning AI somewhere warm, and get a break from tents, but need to do some proper research!

obsessedwithfreshbread · 18/12/2024 11:54

@Sockmate123 @TheScenicWay

I book packages usually with Jet2 or TUI
Jet2 are currently available up until Nov 26

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