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Shit holiday

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WorkingMum1391 · 02/04/2025 10:51

Just want a moan really.
Arrived yesterday to thunderstorms and down pour which looks like it will continue on the rest of the week.
With DH, 8 year old SS and 1 year old DD. I'm sitting in the room in darkness and silence while she has a nap while DH and SS are going between indoor pool and arcade.

Just boring and crap so far.

How do I make it better if the weather doesn't improve? Wine?

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SuperBlondie28 · 03/04/2025 19:05

Did Salou last September. Hotel food was awful. We were half board. Ate out once, myself and hubby got food poisoning. Plus it rained so heavily, the streets were flooded.

I couldn't wait to get home honestly

asrl78 · 03/04/2025 19:04

Tekknonan · 03/04/2025 16:38

This doesn't help, I know, but fwiw, the weather has been uncharacteristicaaly bad in parts of Europe this spring. Your expectations were reasonable, but these days, weather is so unpredictable.

Blocked weather patterns. The UK has been mostly under high pressure for the last five weeks and low pressure weather systems have been diverted south into the European mainland.

asrl78 · 03/04/2025 19:01

fluffiphlox · 02/04/2025 11:24

I think that end of the Med is much more dicey weather wise in April than say the Canaries.

The Canaries have been under a red weather warning today for strong winds.

IsThistheMiddleofNowhere · 03/04/2025 18:54

Definitely some wine. We had a really shit holiday in Weymouth at a Haven caravan site where it rained all but one day .and I hated every second. We spent a whole day in an Asda superstore because the rain was too torrential to do anything. I think that was an all time low and we came home a day early. I vowed never to holiday in the UK again. I think most people may have experienced a crap holiday at some point in their lives. It's so disappointing though. Maybe book the next one now to cheer yourself up

Peaceandquietandacuppa · 03/04/2025 18:05

curious79 · 02/04/2025 10:59

We’re currently in one of the world’s considered most vibrant cities and I’m
bored to bits and want to go home. The teens are bored of it too - just DH who continues to be interested and because of the vast money he has spent we can’t admit it

Where?? Why’s it boring?

amccabe15 · 03/04/2025 18:00

Arrange to take turns on having fun in the pool etc. Share the ‘burden’.

Sharptonguedwoman · 03/04/2025 17:54

curious79 · 02/04/2025 10:59

We’re currently in one of the world’s considered most vibrant cities and I’m
bored to bits and want to go home. The teens are bored of it too - just DH who continues to be interested and because of the vast money he has spent we can’t admit it

That seems a shame with all that life on your doorstep. Why are you bored? What is it you want?

exaltedwombat · 03/04/2025 17:42

I consider holidays very overrated anyway.

Mycatisanevilgenius · 03/04/2025 17:41

Well at least you're not interested uk getting sunburnt 😂😉

Only kidding, what bad luck, guess you just gotta head to the bar and make the most of it

lovepets · 03/04/2025 17:41

@ghostyslovesheets Not anymore I’m afraid! It’s been shut for ages! No idea why, it was always heaving when I went

TheQuirkyPombear · 03/04/2025 17:36

Mingenious · 02/04/2025 12:01

We had two weeks in a tent in the south of France in August once where it didn’t get above 15° the whole time we were there! I was so pissed of 🤣

Sucks, doesn’t it.

Us too it was bloody freezing BBQ in the rain

LlynTegid · 03/04/2025 17:30

Glad to read things have improved OP.

DodgyDoor · 03/04/2025 17:23

I am pretty sure it must be New York. The poster wrote recently about going away to America and surely that is the most famous vibrant city there.

We once went on an Easter break to Istanbul. I assumed the weather would be pleasant. There was a biting wind from the Bosphorus and I have never regretted not taking a proper coat somewhere in my life so much!

JudgeJ · 03/04/2025 17:20

Franjipanl8r · 02/04/2025 22:38

I remember as children having a rainy week in Greece. We just played out in the rain including swimming in the outdoor pool in the rain, the other hotel guests thought we were mad but my parents wanted their money’s worth!

Where we lived in Germany the local pool was inside and outside, there was a huge set of plastics flaps you swam through to get outside and when it rained almost everyone went out, it was brilliant!

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 03/04/2025 17:18

BritishFoodFan · 02/04/2025 12:23

See, I was thinking New York.

But I'd put money on it being Dubai, because that actually is shit!

I wouldn’t call Dubai vibrant. I was thinking New York but can’t imagine how you could be bored there, so I must be wrong!

Lulu1919 · 03/04/2025 17:02

I’m in Turkey too - sigh
monsoon like rain
did have a few hours sunshine this morning

Maddy70 · 03/04/2025 16:59

Read a book, go down to the bar and have a wine , people watch. Have some lovely food. Just because it's raining the world doesn't stop

Tekknonan · 03/04/2025 16:38

This doesn't help, I know, but fwiw, the weather has been uncharacteristicaaly bad in parts of Europe this spring. Your expectations were reasonable, but these days, weather is so unpredictable.

MarkWithaC · 03/04/2025 16:37

LillyPJ · 02/04/2025 12:01

How can you've bored in one of the most vibrant cities? There must be loads going on.

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TBF she does say 'considered' one of the world's most vibrant cities.
But if you can't find a single thing to interest you in a whole city then I'd say that's more on you than on the place.

Hfjfjfjfjfj · 03/04/2025 16:36

There is a nice old town with a Harbour. Also an aquarium- haven’t been, but could be good.

Maybe let SS burn off steam in the arcade and make a few trips in breaks in the weather. With a one year old cooler weather is way better than 40 degrees.

DraigCymraeg · 03/04/2025 16:30

WorkingMum1391 · 02/04/2025 10:59

It's also the first holiday for the 1 year old so I had some high hopes and perhaps some very unrealistic expectations 😬

DH keeps texting to ask if I want to swap but SS much prefers to play with his dad than me which is understandable.

The one year old won't care a fig. Surely the baby isn't 'napping' ALL the time? Take husband's offer of a swap.

BadlyDrawnRoy · 03/04/2025 16:16

Iwannakeepondancing · 02/04/2025 11:50

Where are you?

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Perhaps a bit of research next time, hey? 😂

Superchulo32 · 03/04/2025 16:06

Of course it isn't compulsory to have children

ChompandaGrazia · 03/04/2025 14:30

Remainsofthehay · 03/04/2025 05:42

Weather won't be great I am afraid. Far too early for beach weather. But as it's just the two of you Rhodes town and some of the historical sights will avail themselves to the colder greyer days.

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We aren’t lying on the beach/around the pool lovers. If it’s nice enough to sit outside a cafe I’m happy. And for me that’s about 14°.

babasaclover · 03/04/2025 10:55

WorkingMum1391 · 02/04/2025 18:30

Lots of people suggest hiring a car. How do you manage to do this with no car seat for the baby?
I'm not too comfortable with just sitting them on my lap

The car company will let you have car seat for small fee