If you could book a holiday right now...

[Trulyatraditionalman]

... Where would it be?

Shamelessly posting for wanderlust-ridden traffic!

I've always wanted to go to Thailand.

Sri Lanka with my dad and siblings and their children

Or California to see family

People who have actually been to the Maldives, what do you actually do there? DH and I looked at going for our honeymoon but although it looked gorgeous, it also looked boring.

@HolaChicos

Couldn't afford it and have never been but would love to go to the Amalfi Coast in the summer. It just looks stunning 😍

Maiori, on the Amalfi coast, is the lovely but cheaper and less glamorous cousin to Amalfi, and only 3 kilometres away from it. We had a fab time there 5 years ago - I'd recommend if we're ever allowed off Plague Island again.

@BlowDryRat

People who have actually been to the Maldives, what do you actually do there? DH and I looked at going for our honeymoon but although it looked gorgeous, it also looked boring.

Sunbathe, swim, snorkel, star gaze, sleep, set sail, scope serene sunsets, slurp cocktails, scoff scrumptious seafood...

It probably is boring if you like more action packed holidays, tbf, but it suited us lazy lot perfectly!

Bora bora, we wanted to go for our honeymoon 7 years ago but it was just a bit too far since we already had two of our three dc and were leaving them with my mum.

I'm a perfect world where money, time and Covid were non issues then a massive road trip across America taking in every single National Park

IN a perfect world. Obviously I am not a perfect world!

@GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal we went to the Maldives on our honeymoon and we've been back since with the kids. The islands vary greatly, some have more going on than others but on the whole it's as you describe. We're usually a vary active family but absolutely love it there, the diving is incredible and there are many excursions to other islands etc that you can pay extra for. We visited a turtle sanctuary and went to a neighbouring island which taught us a lot about Maldivian culture and cuisine, we swam with Whale sharks, did wine tasting in the middle of the ocean, had a private romantic cinema screening on a remote part of the beach, spa days and ate and drank and swam loads, the service was second to none. We stayed for 10 days each time and could've stayed longer.

[quote Trulyatraditionalman]@indecisive12 I've been to Malaysian islands. Langkawi is wonderful![/quote]
Yeah I had a great time there too!!

Hired a moped & went all over including the night markets. I was in my own but felt totally safe.

You lucky duck, @rainbownamebow, we've only been the once, and we'd love to go back.

Maybe one day...

@GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal thanks for the tip

We’re dying to go to Florida. Tbh though, I just want something, anything, to look forward to so I’d probably go anywhere!

I was due to fly out to see my cousin in Oz who I haven't seen since 2012. She has had two children and will have had a thids by March 2021. It broke my heart when lockdown was announced 3 days before my flights were booked last year. We speak weekly out kids know eachother but have never met.

10 nights in Orlando and 5 nights in New York. The two places I am missing so much right now! Won't be happening for a couple of years unfortunately

I dreamt I was in the Dutch Antilles the other night. I've never been, but that's where I want to go now.,

A cheap kid friendly all inclusive in Spain/Portugal.
I don’t care really, just want to get in the sunshine and take my kids on a plane!

I saw an awesome holiday yesterday in Vietnam. A tour across the whole country, everything organised for you, top hotels to stay in, tours to go on. It just sounded amazing and it looks like such a beautiful country.

Scotland, Lake District, Yorkshire....don’t miss flying tbh but a change of scenery to somewhere beautiful wouldn’t go amiss.

@CakeRequired

I saw an awesome holiday yesterday in Vietnam. A tour across the whole country, everything organised for you, top hotels to stay in, tours to go on. It just sounded amazing and it looks like such a beautiful country.

We were there this time last year. Stunning country and the whole CV19 was starting and we thought it was all a bit of an over reaction......what did we know?!?

I have so many planned and ready to go in my head
A week on the Amalfi Coast
2 weeks in Japan
10 days in Morocco Marrakesh and the Atlas Mountains
An African Safari

I feel like DC are just the right age to enjoy a proper holiday with now but it will only be a few short years until they no longer want to.

Lovely thread. We did Cape Cod 18 yrs ago pre kids so that would be heaven. I love Portugal. I love visit Chicago NY I have been to. Dream on ha. Maybe my 50th two years time

Two weeks at the Hard Rock Cancun, which is what we were supposed to be doing to celebrate the end of DDs GCSEs, pre Covid.

Fingers crossed for post A Levels now.

The Caribbean for a 5 star pamper week.

Or a European city - maybe Munich or Bern or somewhere.

Or a few week in Aus maybe

Kruger Park.

Then maybe swing by Cape Town.

Nah. Just the Kruger.