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inkyspells · 2026-02-24T18:10:36+00:00

I have wanted to go away for ages but due partners work we have to wait till June for our main holiday. Today he texts me saying he has booked 2 nights in Gran Canaria next weekend. We don’t get there till 5pm Saturday and come home 5pm monday. What is the point The flights were only £40 return but still ridiculous Aibu to be annoyed ?

justwantthispaintostop · 24/02/2026 18:38

TwistedWonder · 24/02/2026 18:36

I’m 20 minutes from Stansted which is perfect

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Lucky bugger! With Ryanair so close by too!

Keenbean22 · 24/02/2026 18:37

Cat1504 · 24/02/2026 18:26

No offence but you must be easily pleased….or holiday deprived…..I mean 8 hours travel on Saturday and another 8 hours travel on Monday….could you be arsed? I go on lots of short breaks …but never less than 3 nights if going abroad….just not worth the hassle

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I really enjoy short breaks and love the travel so it’s no bother to me. I do quite a few extreme days trips a year alongside ‘normal’ holidays so definitely wouldn’t mind!

TwistedWonder · 24/02/2026 18:36

justwantthispaintostop · 24/02/2026 18:35

I wish I lived close enough to an airport to do them. I’ve booked a lot of multi city trips this year. Feels like a fair compromise 😂

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I’m 20 minutes from Stansted which is perfect

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 24/02/2026 18:36

Id be delighted, been to Canaries for 2 nights quite often when I was younger

justwantthispaintostop · 24/02/2026 18:35

TwistedWonder · 24/02/2026 18:33

I love extreme day trips. I’m not holiday deprived or easily pleased, I love doing a few day trips/overnight's as well as a 2/3 longer holidays each year.

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I wish I lived close enough to an airport to do them. I’ve booked a lot of multi city trips this year. Feels like a fair compromise 😂

TwistedWonder · 24/02/2026 18:33

justwantthispaintostop · 24/02/2026 18:30

It’s a 4 hour flight.

extreme day trips are all the rage now and a brilliant way to explore on a budget!

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I love extreme day trips. I’m not holiday deprived or easily pleased, I love doing a few day trips/overnight's as well as a 2/3 longer holidays each year.

ChaToilLeam · 24/02/2026 18:32

Sounds brilliant. Slap a smile on, pack your bag and go go go!

Highstool · 24/02/2026 18:32

I love those winter weekend trips to the sun. It seems like a perfect answer to the can't have time off until June gripe to me. You get 2 evenings having dinner outdoors and nearly 2 full days. You can do loads if you plan it well and you'll probably spend less than a "nice" busy weekend at home.

I'm currently at Alicante Airport, on my way home from doing their Half Marathon on Sunday. It's been a fab trip.

justwantthispaintostop · 24/02/2026 18:31

YellowStockings · 24/02/2026 18:30

YANBU - taking unnecessary short haul flights for 1.5 days of 'holiday' is pretty grim when respected scientists are literally begging us to change our habits and take the climate crisis seriously. I'd like my daughter to have a future please.

Didn’t take long 🙄

YellowStockings · 24/02/2026 18:30

YANBU - taking unnecessary short haul flights for 1.5 days of 'holiday' is pretty grim when respected scientists are literally begging us to change our habits and take the climate crisis seriously. I'd like my daughter to have a future please.

justwantthispaintostop · 24/02/2026 18:30

Cat1504 · 24/02/2026 18:26

No offence but you must be easily pleased….or holiday deprived…..I mean 8 hours travel on Saturday and another 8 hours travel on Monday….could you be arsed? I go on lots of short breaks …but never less than 3 nights if going abroad….just not worth the hassle

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It’s a 4 hour flight.

extreme day trips are all the rage now and a brilliant way to explore on a budget!

SkipAd · 24/02/2026 18:30

I wouldn’t be annoyed as he obviously means well, but I really wouldn’t want to do this and I live 15 minutes from an airport. These are minimum four hour flights plus 2 hours at airport beforehand and transfers at the other end. Really not worth it for me.

ginasevern · 24/02/2026 18:30

That sounds great. My DH never did anything like that for me in our whole 26 year relationship. He didn't even book a meal in a restaurant. You'll have all of Saturday evening to enjoy a nice meal and some wine/cocktails, then a lovely relaxing Sunday in the sun and another nice meal in the evening , and then Monday you can still do some stuff. Fucking hell OP, unless there's a massive drip feed, what's not to like!

TwistedWonder · 24/02/2026 18:29

ColinOfficeTrolley · 24/02/2026 18:22

Id think woohoo, bring on the Sangria!! 2 nights, 1 full day. Cheap hotel, cheap food, then another morning in the sunshine?

What a lovely surprise for you.

What are you so pissed off about?

Agree. I often do day trips and overnights abroad for a change of scenery so this sounds like it’s right up my street

CharlieEffie · 24/02/2026 18:29

Waiting till june for your "main" holiday- what a chore! Most people have to wait till summer for their only holiday 🙄. Well i would rather 2 nights 2 day in the sun than another raining weekend at home. Do you realise how spoilt and entitled you sound. I feel sorry for your partner, dont go and let him have a nice weekend by himself

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 24/02/2026 18:29

I’ve just got back from Gran Canaria. It was a really nice break but i thought it was a long journey even for our 5 night break (obviously I could see how long it would be before I left, but knowing it and seeing how it feels are different)

I don’t think it would be worth the travelling for two nights.

NewZebra · 24/02/2026 18:27

Personally that would be way too much faff for so little time actually there, I wouldn’t be keen either.

Cat1504 · 24/02/2026 18:26

Keenbean22 · 24/02/2026 18:21

I would be really happy!

No offence but you must be easily pleased….or holiday deprived…..I mean 8 hours travel on Saturday and another 8 hours travel on Monday….could you be arsed? I go on lots of short breaks …but never less than 3 nights if going abroad….just not worth the hassle

TwistedWonder · 24/02/2026 18:26

I’ve gone away for a day before and I’m going to Pisa on Saturday flying home late same night .

I would love a weekend abroad - hes done a lovely thing and imo you’re being a brat

SargeMarge · 24/02/2026 18:25

Sartre · 24/02/2026 18:22

Strange choice of destination for a weekend trip tbh. Most would do city breaks, Gran Canaria is an all inclusive week long sort of trip surely.

It’s enough time for a nice late dinner on Saturday, then I’d book one if the sea kayaking trips for the Sunday, and enjoy the rest of the day exploring then Mondays you’ve time for a nice lunch before heading away. It’s a little adventure and a change of scene from home. OP is being spoilt and rude.

TheWildZebra · 24/02/2026 18:24

I think you’ll get a lot of stick here, it sounds to me more tiring than a break.

surely a sensible thing would have been to just book somewhere in the UK where you don’t have to travel for hours and hours to get to?

seems like a kind thought, but badly planned out.

HolidayPlanningAgain · 24/02/2026 18:24

Lovely evening meal Sat, all day in the sunshine Sunday, lunch before heading back to the airport Monday.. sounds horrific 🙄
unless there is a drip feed that you don’t like flying, had a traumatic experience in Gran Canaria previously I can’t see the problem, I’d be thanking him and quickly digging through my holiday clothes to decide what I’m wearing.

Cat1504 · 24/02/2026 18:23

I wouldn’t go….couldn’t be arsed with all the travelling for 1 full day

Sartre · 24/02/2026 18:22

Strange choice of destination for a weekend trip tbh. Most would do city breaks, Gran Canaria is an all inclusive week long sort of trip surely.

ColinOfficeTrolley · 24/02/2026 18:22

Id think woohoo, bring on the Sangria!! 2 nights, 1 full day. Cheap hotel, cheap food, then another morning in the sunshine?

What a lovely surprise for you.

What are you so pissed off about?