I'm going to visit my son. It's going to cost a fortune..

[Beakthrough]

He's in Uk at the opposite end to me.

He can't put me up so I need to pay travel and accomodation, plus I won't be able to cook for him (or vice versa) so I'll likely end up paying for several restaurant meals too.

I reckon, by the time I'm done it will cost me close to £1000 for the six days planned.

Nearly £200 in travel, £400 for the cheapest accomodation I can find, plus 5 or 6 dinners and ither spending money.

I have the money, I'd spend it on other trips without thinking too hard, but I'm struggling to justify it to myself for this one, which makes no sense to me. Can anyone else work out what's going on with my head?

Hopefully, eventually he'll have somewhere he can accomodate visitors but for the time being he can't.

@Reallyneedsaholiday - I know you think everyone in the student house loves you staying over..they really really don't.

my mother always used to put it off until my brother had accommodation which could put her up-and she loves hotels.

Actually my kids friends take me out all the time, and invite me to go on holiday with them. It's not my fault that your kids friends don't like you.

You go on holiday with your kids' friends? All together (your child, their friends and you), with their parents as well (your child, their friends and their parents) or just you and you child's friends?

Depends who's free and interested in going. Not usually friends parents. I've never met most of them