To not understand why people go abroad on holiday in the summer?

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My social media is full of people on holiday abroad at the moment. It's glorious here and I've got a few days off work so I've just been for a walk round my village and will spend the afternoon in the garden reading in the sun with a couple of glasses of something.

Britain is lovely in the summer - I'd far rather go abroad later or earlier in the year when the weather is not so good here and make the most of the weather here while we have it.

I've never really understood the desire to go abroad while it's nice here. Anyone else with me?

I’m not being pedantic? I’m literally simply answering op’s question. Personally I think it’s a bit suspect/goady to post about something you really totally cannot possibly understand then not bother to return. It’s not pedantic to argue your point or disagree with others. But you’re welcome to simply not engage with me - I’m not riling people up, they’re getting riled up themselves.

Warm sea, different cuisine, culture - loads of reasons

*I can’t imagine how boring it must be for kids being traipsed around godawful stately Homes and NT properties and being told that it’s a fun holiday..

i don’t know a single child who wouldn’t prefer to go to a theme park or a water park than do this.*

I loved being taken round stately homes, NT properties and churches! There was a great deal of history, art, etc in my degree! DH and I still do those things - we love holidays, in Italy and Greece, looking at ancient monuments! (Just been to Greece)! DS did a history degree!

I liked theme parks; but wouldn’t have wanted to go to a water park, even if I’d known what one was!

My daughter loves a stately home or NT property. She loves looking at the "rich stuff" and pottering around the gift shop and getting cake in the cafe. But not in a million years would she choose this over a week somewhere sunny with a water and/or theme park, beach, unlimited buffet breakfast and kids club

I always enjoyed it and have never enjoyed theme parks or water parks. I don’t like rides, never have, and I find amusement parks in general pretty boring. I’ve always loved history, art and architecture even from an early age. It’s quite sad you can’t understand some kids like this sort of thing, or that you don’t know any!

@ForestFae why is it sad that some kids don't like stately homes, my two enjoyed certain musuems of things they were interested in , but stately homes they would only like the grounds and outside space, they have no interest in the actual home
Nothing sad about it , just not something they are interested in. Mine love to surf other kids would hate the idea , nothing sad about that either
Just we all enjoy different things
I gave mine a mix of everything then went with what they enjoyed most , rather than lead them down the path of what we enjoy only

It’s not, but to know no kids that enjoy it and to be unable to conceptialise that some kids do is what’s sad as I suspect most kids don’t even get exposed to it.

Have you seen next week's forecast?

I’m getting the impression that all these kids that love going to stately homes are young. Wait until they get to high schoo!!

I can almost guarantee that when most of their friends are going abroad in the holidays they are not going to be content pooling around nt orooerties eating cream teas😀

i don’t know a single child who wouldn’t prefer to go to a theme park or a water park than do this

My DH used to drag his parents around castles. Preferably ruined ones

I agree in that I much prefer a February trip to the Far East, or a November trip to the Middle East.

nothing beats leaving Heathrow in the slashing rain and cold, knowing that 14 hours later you’ll be in 30c of sunshine.

DD is 15. Oh, her birthday present was a French Hood for her cosplay costume for Anne Boleyn.

we are off to Rhodes in August, she is already checking out what to see there. We alternate between sightseeing, water, pool days and whatever comes into our mind.

I find it sad that people think a teen is not suppose to be interested in sightseeing and only into the pool.

Yep, cos that’s exactly what I said wasn’t it? 😣

Nobody said that teens should only be interested in the pool and not sightseeing?

Your holiday sounds like a great mix. But the point was being made that for lots of teens and children, ONLY doing NT properties / museums / cultural stuff isn’t as fun as being able to also add a pool or water park in to the mix

Totally agree. We have national trust membership and the kids (9 and 11) do enjoy a day trip there and also nature walks, museums etc, but they are beyond excited about holidays to warm counties with a pool, beach, waterparks etc. My DDs best friend only ever gets to go on UK holidays in quiet, cultural places because her Dad is a total introvert who hates being around lots of people and is the tedious, snobby type to look down his nose at beach holidays. I saw some of their holiday photos on Facebook, deserted, grey beaches, all of them in raincoats and wellies and it just looked shite.

I mean mine are home educated, but it’s pretty sad that you expect your teens to conform and bow to peer pressure. Something I’ve instilled in my kids is the importance of being authentic and true to yourself!

I saw some of their holiday photos on Facebook, deserted, grey beaches, all of them in raincoats and wellies and it just looked shite.

They probably think the same about lazy sun holidays? Takes all sorts.

No, he thinks that. His kids and wife would be delighted with a pool holiday once in a while but he won't do it, because he's a selfish, boring arse so his whole family have to suffer.

1. cause it’s cheaper or same price as the “staycation” in the UK
2. FAR better food
3. FAR better weather
4. warm sea
5. change of scenery, seeing a different culture
6. last but not least, looks good on your socials 😜

I travel abroad whenever I can afford it time and money wise. Doesn’t matter if it’s during summer holidays or not. I just find it far more exciting & relaxing.

Your language is interesting. He is boring, presumably you are fun and interesting? You seem incapable of understanding it’s subjective.

But I equally, I understand it’s not for everyone- I know people who find travelling abroad more stressful than anything else and they prefer a familiar environment for holidays.

Something I’ve instilled in my kids is the importance of being authentic and true to yourself!

So if your kids turned around and said they'd like a beach holiday somewhere hot would you take them?

Not necessarily, just because they’d like something doesn’t mean we’d do it, but they’re perfectly able to express themselves and say what they think. But the rest of us don’t like the heat, so I’m not going to make 4 out of 5 of us miserable and physically uncomfortable. I find heat physically unbearable, even the temperature today is a nightmare for me.

Whilst warm summers can happen here in the UK, they are far from guaranteed and can be utterly shit. The weather is good here at the moment (I am in Essex), but this time next week who knows?

Anyway, just because the weather is good in some areas doesn't mean that it is everywhere. I am sure I saw on the weather forecast the other day that parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland are either raining or going to rain.

I want to at least experience a warm climate for a couple of weeks a year if I can afford it. Yes, I like to swim and read, either on the beach or by the pool. I also like to go out and explore different places at times. I'll get a bus or train into a local city and wander round, or I'll go for a walk around the area I am staying in and will maybe do some shopping. I will try some of the local wines and food. I can't do that sitting on my arse back in the UK, where it will often be raining.

That's not the point I was making forestfae. If your kids ( any, or all) expressed to do a holiday that wasn't UK/NT/Camping etc would you consider it?

I've done holidays which have very much been centred around DS because we knew it was something he would like.