to never want to go to the same place twice for a holiday?

[Mintyy]

as we have a reasonable summer fortnight budget?

We don't have a huge or unlimited budget, far from it. But we are lucky enough to be able to go more or less anywhere within Europe for a couple of weeks in middle of the road self catering accom.

So aibu to think that it's not terribly imaginative to keep going back and back again to the same place in these circumstances?

Sometimes, if the holiday exceeds all expectations and you have an amazing time then why not?! thing is I would always worry it would not match up to the first time.What if the reason it was so good was that the weather was unusually good that year, the people you met were such fun, the kids were exactly the right age to enjoy certain entertainments etc etc then when you back its just not going to be the same.
I prefer to go somewhere new, as PP said life is too short and the world is immense. Dont care what other people do but for me its never go back.

Going to different places is only really useful if you actually get out and see some of the country. A pool and a beach are much the same wherever you go. Some people don't venture off their complex if all inclusive so theoretically could just go there 20 years on the run if that's what they like.

Dinosaur I completely understand. If you have young kids and found a place that is working it sounds sensible. At least you know they will be occupied so you can have some sort of rest.

I have family in a holiday destination and we often used to visit them when ours were little. They only wanted to dig holes on the beach and go on the odd sbort walk, this place had everything on the doorstep. We knew where child friendly cafes were, we knew that in the evening they woukd sleep and we could chill in the garden. We were once dragged off on an extended family holiday to somewhere that was a pita for young kids. No car, 50 min walk to a crap beach, the same to cafes and restaurants. Nothing else to do with them at all it was hell. Everyone went off to various bars ans afternoon drinking sessions whilst we slowly went crazy.

I think it depends on what someone is looking for in a holiday OP.

If someone is looking to experience new things, then obviously going back to the same place isn't going to provide it (unless it's somewhere with a lot to cover IYSWIM).

But for many people they just want to relax in the sunshine. And who can blame them?

That said, I'm always quite surprised at how little travelling some people have done, especially the ones with plenty of resources and nothing to stop them. They often don't seem remotely curious about other places/people/cultures and can be downright antagonistic towards those that are. Some people were like when we said where we were going over half term. You'd think we'd suggested a fortnight in Afghanistan.

IT depends on budget, time available, purpose of the holiday.
There was a time DH was working 60 hrs a week, 51 weeks a year (self employed). He had a lot of trouble switching off and relaxing.
Budget wasn't a problem, time was (short duration but in the winter which, if you want warm weather/seas cuts out Europe).
For some years we went to the same resort in the Caribbean - we knew the drill, could request the rooms that we knew suited us, we knew the layout, meals times etc. It meant that DH could immediately go into relaxation mode (usually wallowing in the sea with a pins colada) within half an hour of arriving. So it suited our purposes then.
Having said that though I would often take the DC off on what I deemed 'educational' trips without DH. Mostly to places I'd always wanted to see. Actually I still do, I haven't told them yet that I think it's essential they see the Dutch bulb fields next April.
When I was growing up, I went to the same place on holiday every year until I rebelled the summer I turned 18.

Dutch bulb fields? That's a great idea. We're committed to Normandy this year but I want to take the kids to Amsterdam. Thats spring 2017 sorted.

I like going to the same places. I also have new places I would like to visit. I love returning to a place though and the familiarity of it.
Everyone is different.I would hate a beach/pool holiday and people love them. I don't need a beach on holiday. I prefer city holidays. I have also been to disney more than 10time and people definitely judge me.

I don't judge people holiday choices. I know people who have gone to the same hotel every year for 25 years. They are happy and look forward to it every year.

I like both repeat holidays and new adventures. A bit of both every year is right for me!

Having said that, I absolutely never go to resorts or large hotels or use a travel agent - I am an inveterate independent traveller and either go to small privately run hotels or to stay with friends. When I travel I want to be confronted with another point of view - in fact, multiple other points of view. My idea of absolute hell is a faceless resort.

If all you want to do is relax, why not the same place if you found a good one? You know what to expect and what to look for.

I always used to think "Ye GADS there's a big wide world out there, why would anyone go to the same place year on year??"

Then we stumbled upon a darling place in Greece. Not only have we been every year for the last 16years, we've been several times in a year taking our tally up to about 30. We've seen the sons of the hotel grow from gangly late teens to men and have families of their own. Been to a traditional Greek wedding (highly recommended!) made copious friends, taken various members of family and friends and earmarked our retirement place

There's a difference between holiday and travel.

When we go overseas, it's travel and adventure. New places every time.

At home, we have several places that we love as a family and have visited many times. One place in particular is a bit of a tradition, across 3 generations, which is lovely. We go every second year.

I'm child free now and have been on numerous city breaks, which will continue.

I would of loved to have gone back to Cairo, but it wasn't safe.

I went to Marrakech instead and I will be going back, especially, whilst I'm reasonably physically fit.

There are places in Wales that I miss if I haven't been for more than a few months, so I completely understand loving a place, but not wanting to necessarily live there.

My dad bought a static caravan on a Scottish island, it's one of the joys of my life knowing that DS will grow up with regular trips there, and that it'll be a constant in all our lives. Each trip we take, we feel more and more bonded with the place.

I live in a major tourist city and I see no great joy in the faces of the snapshot seekers, the ticker-offers and the never coming backers.

I visit a tourist city twice a year, I've fallen in love with it. I know all the good cafes and bookshops. I walk around like a local on a day off, puddling into the shops, sitting on benches for a wee read etc.

It's normal to have favourite foods, films and friends, why not favourite places?

Next year we're doing this for the first time. Although we have been to the country several times, we're actually going to be staying in the same villa - this is purely because we personally know the owner and are getting an amazing deal . It is also very lovely,

Very rarely go back to same place, but can understand why people do.

But have been to London numerous times and other city breaks more than once - and I like that. All the big Must Dos are ticked off - so you can relax and mooch and its more like you live there.

I don't like going back to the same place twice as I do think the world is huge and my list is ever growing of all the countries I still have yet to visit.

I love places like Indonesia, SE Asia in general, Nepal, countries like that and have been back to a couple of places with a 20 year gap as I loved them so much the first time around. It is interesting to re-visit after so many years, the people and culture are still amazing which is what draws me the most. I also only ever travel independently and a big all inclusive resort would be my idea of hell too.

I know someone who has visited the same place in the UK for the last 41 years... she never goes anywhere else either. That would finish me off but she freely admits to not having a roving gene in her body so that's fair enough !

My mum has made a point of never going back to the same place twice; she says there are so many different places to see that it would be a shame to do so.

I used to be of the same mindset; however, with young children there's a lot to be said for going back to the same place. They won't care whether the beach looks different. It's useful to have some familiarity with the area and to know your way around, e.g. to know where are the good places to go, where the shops are, and what the accommodation is like.

We are going back to a cottage in Devon next year that we went to this summer with DH's extended family, some of whom have been going there for about seven years running! A lot of the family-friendly places in France get booked up more than a year ahead as judging by the testimonials on the website a lot of people seem to go back every summer.

We are very fortunate and get away a few times a year. We go to Florida once per year / 18 months because it's great fun, so easy and we can avoid school holidays (for now), we also will go somewhere totally different abroad each year too, Dubai, Caribbean, south america, Africa, Asia, Europe...usually on a bit of an adventure and all sorts of accommodation fom caravans to posh hotels. When our children are school age we will bring it all closer to home and more local Europe from our nearest airports and UK holidays. If we find something that works for all of us we may repeat that every year and do something new each year too, just on a less extensive scale. There is merit in both.

YABU. For children it can be really special to go to the same place every year and associate that with Summer. It can create wonderful memories and also be lovely to go back there as an adult and relive some of those memories.

Nothing wrong with people who want to see different places either. But I wouldn't say one group is necessarily more imaginative than the other. In fact, lots of writers write beautifully about childhood Summers in a particular place.

there's no such thing as 'unreasonable' when it comes to our own holiday choices [unless, i suppose, you think your holidaying there might somehow be propping up some kind of very unpleasant regime or whatever]

I like to do both.

We go to the same place every summer at the moment - four years and counting - because my parents own a house there and so we get free accommodation on exactly the dates that it suits us in a beautiful area. We always explore somewhere new whenever we go.

We skied somewhere new last winter, and liked it so much we are going back again in February We will probably try somewhere else after that.

I like to do a weekend break somewhere new every year, and that varies a lot in budget from £2k for an expensive hotel in Cornwall to £150 for a travelodge in Kent.

I find it bizarre that you can't grasp that different people like different things Mintyy

There is something very lovely about returning to the same place. Personally I find that the memory of my previous state of relaxation starts to wash over me even in advance of the holiday, which combined with a lack of niggling 'I wonder how easily we will find it, will the accommodation be as we expect' questions, is very relaxing.

Please would the posters who really love the places they go to again and again be kind enough to share the locations?

The only holiday problem is not enjoying it. If you need to totally unwind and relax, there is absolutely nothing to beat the feeling of utter contentment of returning to a familiar place that you love. You feel you have already had a weeks holiday by the end of the first morning!

I wouldn't want to do that for every holiday though.

I think it all depends on exactly what is "the same place" every year, I couldnt go to the same accomodation/hotel every single year. We usually travel to France for our holidays and have stayed somewhere different each time. So in that respect we go to France every year.

Please would the posters who really love the places they go to again and again be kind enough to share the locations?

There's a beautiful village in a beautiful part of the country which we visit at least twice a year. I get twitchy if I haven't been there for a while. But it's a hidden gem and part of its charm is that it's not stuffed full of visitors. So I'm afraid I'm keeping it to myself. Sorry!