To like the idea of going on holiday more than the reality of it

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I'm due to fly home from holiday today after a lovely time with my family. However the rest of the holiday experience has been horrendous due to other holiday makers thinking being away means you take a holiday from parenting the children and a holiday from any manners of your own

The behaviour of other people really has ruined my break away and, as this has been our first holiday in years as we haven't been able to afford one, it's really upset me.

Perhaps I shouldn't go away any more and just stay home? The idea of holidays is so much better than actually being on one!

There are places you can go with minimum other people.

I think holidays are very overrated and quite stressful, even without other people.

big all-inclusive/resort by any chance? These places give the choice of behaving like pigs, and there are all too many who will take up the offer. Thus runining it for those like you.

that's the lesson. Go to a small place - doesn't need to be a tiny resort, but somewhere less on the (hate to say it, but true) pie and chips radar.

YANBU, I'm not a big fan of holidays. DH loves them, I just get bored and look forward to going back to work. Maybe I will enjoy holidays more after DC.

Yanbu.

I've not been abroad in years however we have had a couple of holidays in the uk.

The dream.is some quiet time with the family. reality is noise, older kids intruding ok smaller children's activities (not ok when it's in the smaller kids way or dangerous/not what place is for as opposed to them being there to help younger siblings)

and trying to fake it with all sorts of Horrendous loud cheesy kids entertainment.

oh how I dream.of a secluded island with books wine and my phone.

Oh and then there's the whole thing where you realise that when there's no tv or phone signal , you and your dp/dh have nothing to really talk about

YANBU. I've not been abroad in 2 years, usually I get homesick a couple of days into the holiday!

We stay in a family house in Italy. It's heavenly. We could go days without seeing anyone if we wanted!

I gave up on holidays abroad apart from city breaks a while ago.
We now book a cottage in the North of Scotland every year.
We go to different villages but always yearn after one in particular, so have been there many times and never tire of it.
So, drive to cottage stopping off when we feel like it, enjoy peace and tranquility, fantastic scenery, great food, lots to do and see, spend the day on the quiet beaches, they are so vast that even in high summer they never feel crowded.
I would never go back to the old package holidays abroad. Ever!

The whole airport experience plays a big part in spoiling holidays.
Huge queues to check luggage in, then more queues to go through security. Then more hanging around waiting for the flight.
Then a long flight in very cramped conditions.
Possibly a long transfer to hotel.
Then, you have the whole thing to look forward to again on the way back.

All for the sake of a bit of sunshine. Which is overrated anyway.

I tend to find the whole packing/airport/hire car thing sets my anxiety off quite badly. I like the idea of them more than the reality too, I think.

I love holidays. Love travelling, and fortunately the DC's aren't difficult travellers.

However, if I'm in the pool with them, which is probably 80% of the day when we're at the resort, I find other children tend to gravitate towards us and often end up entertaining half a dozen children whilst their parents laze on sun beds. So last year we stayed in an apartment in Cyprus, and a holiday home in Cornwall, both times there was hardly anyone around unless we deliberately sought out company. Perfect.

I really dislike the travelling to get somewhere abroad.
I think eiffel has summed it up perfectly.
Although I love the planning stage, I spend hours searching.

YANBU.

Have just returned from a basic but very adequate AI hotel in a great location but one broken night from a paralytically drunk neighbour and two afternoons of competitive bellowing from an all male group out of five days in total is a massive quality cut.

I do resent it but won't stop going as SC just doesn't compete on the budget we have.

I don't like going on holiday much either. Will also spend hours planning and looking but find the whole holiday experience too stressful.

DH loves going on holiday and goes on his own with his DS.

We are supposed to be going away for my Birthday. I want to stay in the UK, DH wants to take me to New York for a weekend. I think we will end up doing nothing as I really do not want to travel all the way to NY for a weekend.

I did NY for 3 nights. I was knackered the whole time.

I'd do it again though!

I love love love holidays. Am sitting in a boarding lounge returning from a week in Vienna with my family, parents and sister's family and it's been fantastic. Don't think I've ever had a bad holiday, and certainly holidays have never been ruined by other families. Sorry you had a bad time OP.

Need to book the next one now.

I would travel a lot more if I didn't have to do the travelling bit with all those other people.

Vienna airport is amazing btw. Zero queues, calm atmosphere and civilised shops. Would recommend it. And Vienna too!

Did you go on the rickety big wheel thingy Enough?

No it was too windy and I'm a wimp with heights! But we had a meal up the Danube Tower which was great. Have you been up the wheel?

No my parents went and they emailed a picture of what looked like a Portakabin big wheel and I was a bit 'yikes'.

They also went to see the dancing horses. They totally fell in love with the place.

Yes, we have decided we are moving to Vienna. It's so clean and just lovely!