Page 17 | To think people are too obsessed with taking a holiday?

CrazyArmadilloLady · 01/08/2023 23:34

@SocksAndTheCity - you (very!) clearly don’t find find ‘booking things and being away from home stressful’, so my comment really was not directed at you.

jezlifecoach · 02/08/2023 00:13

Only on mumsnet would you find people complaining about the thought of going on a holiday - god forbid should people spend their hard earned money on something that makes them happy!

if you don’t like holidays, then don’t go on them 😏

waiting for the day I come on this thread to find AIBU to not like oxygen???

jezlifecoach · 02/08/2023 00:15

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MomentOnTheLips · 02/08/2023 01:14

I didn't go away for about seven years and it was so nice to be somewhere different when I finally did.

BeyondMyWits · 02/08/2023 14:54

Cupcakekiller · 01/08/2023 17:42

Because day to day life can be boring, draining and shit.

Equally, day to day life can be exciting, invigorating and marvellous.

People prioritise different parts of life.

fullbloom87 · 02/08/2023 15:21

Because we never went on holiday when I was growing up and it's always bothered me not having that excitement and fun times with my family. My childhood was pretty boring and miserable because of it.
We would rather have holidays then fancy clothes or cars, takeaways or booze etc.
we are about to drive through France and go to Spain for a week. It's costing us £1200 in total.
Holidays don't have to cost a fortune and memories are really important for children.

fullbloom87 · 02/08/2023 15:25

Tepoi · 30/07/2023 20:55

Thank you. Lots of food for thought. I personally couldn’t deal with the stress of booking and being away from home so I don’t see the attraction.
but everyone is different and eachntontheir own. No more replied required.

Each to their own we're all different. I personally couldn't cope with being in one place all the time. I need the change and excitement.

nalabae · 02/08/2023 15:27

I'm the same I don't really care

fullbloom87 · 02/08/2023 15:31

nalabae · 02/08/2023 15:27

I'm the same I don't really care

Out of curiosity do you go places like do you go to different towns or cities to visit places or are you a homebody in general?

sarah419 · 02/08/2023 17:08

Tepoi · 30/07/2023 15:40

I don’t get the attraction of saving for months to go somewhere for 10ish days. Fine if you have money but hearing how people are spending the equivalent of 1 - 2 months take home pay on a holiday strikes me as very odd. Maybe because I don’t have the money to spare.
if you do go on holiday, and it takes 4-6 weeks’ take home pay, can I ask why you go?

I dont think those specific figures you quoted are applicable to the majority of people. Planning and looking forward to a holiday in itself is proven to be good for mental health. The actual holiday itself is also a mental offload, break routines, gain new perspectives, learn new experiences and create memories.

It may seem odd to spend a significant portion of one's income on a vacation, but many people prioritise travel as a way to invest in their well-being and happiness. And some view it as a reward for their hard work and dedication throughout the year. To each their own!

Lucyh999 · 02/08/2023 18:15

forsythg · 30/07/2023 15:45

We go but because of my limited diet the only place which can accommodate this well (where we truly relax) is a 5* resort so is about £3500 for 2 for a week. It’s expensive. I think when we have a baby we’ll aim to go every 18 months instead of a year. I like the excitement of going on a plane and switching off fully in the sunshine, but I could also go without I think

The only place that can accommodate your diet is a 5* resort? Presumably you eat at home without a chef? Self catering? Many of the places in the world that have restaurants? This sounds like nonsense

Lucyh999 · 02/08/2023 18:26

Can’t get the sense of that comment

forsythg · 02/08/2023 18:27

Lucyh999 · 02/08/2023 18:15

The only place that can accommodate your diet is a 5* resort? Presumably you eat at home without a chef? Self catering? Many of the places in the world that have restaurants? This sounds like nonsense

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Not really. Think about it. It’s easy to make cheap gluten free/vegan/halal meals at home… but how can you trust that abroad at all inclusive where they don’t have to label allergens? I am one of the three but imagine if you were two of the three

MomentOnTheLips · 02/08/2023 21:56

I thought halal was just about the way the animal was killed? I'm probs wrong tbf.

Spectre8 · 02/08/2023 22:34

MomentOnTheLips · 02/08/2023 21:56

I thought halal was just about the way the animal was killed? I'm probs wrong tbf.

Its also about the fact they says a religious prayer first. I wouldnt eat halal meat for that reason.

IndysMamaRex · 03/08/2023 08:40

Because getting out & experiencing the world is fun & you grow from it.

Taking a much needed break from work to spend time with your family is good for you.

You work hard to be able to reward yourself in whatever way you see fit so you are not just working until you die.

To have something to look forward to & work towards.

I’ve got a cruise booked for next year. Not been abroad in 8 years & 1st big family holiday & I cannot wait

SkySecret · 03/08/2023 08:47

zerofuchsgivenTBH · 31/07/2023 13:17

Do any of you having flights several times a year think about your carbon emissions? I love travelling but for example this year I could not in good conscious have flown to Italy, knowing that the planet is heating up purely because we are burning too much carbon.

Seeing all of these beautiful places and making memories with our kids might look very different in 20 years if the crisis of a warming planet creates 1.2 billion climate refugees, as is predicted to happen.

I was reading today that in California major insurers have pulled out of housing insurance, so homes there are now harder to insure due to climate related disasters.

I remember my last holiday in Sardinia seeing a fire burning near our house, just before the big wildfires started.

It all started to feel a bit last drinks on the Titanic.... and I think if society does break down will my kids look back on those holidays with joy or wonder what the hell we were thinking?

Maybe if I didn't have kids I would think, I will die before all of it gets trully shitty, but I do worry that we have some kind of blindness to what is happening all around us and I am frightened for my kids.

And I'm surprised at how little that fear is apparent on this thread. No one is going to be unaffected when the shit really hits, and we are getting closer to that point every day.

I do think it, but I also know that as a country the UK is responsible for only a tiny fraction of the Earth’s emissions, and we’re also probably the only country taking any major steps to reduce them. Even if we succeed, even if we entirely remove our emissions here, it will make absolutely no difference whatsoever unless countries like China and India etc start to do the same. And that ain’t gonna happen.

so…. I just think, why are we penalising ourselves when no other bugger is going to try helping out? We end up living miserable, restricted lives, and it won’t make an iota of difference because half of the rest of the world won’t sign up.

JustDanceAddict · 03/08/2023 08:52

Holidays are great
break from work/home chores
relaxing
nice food
Sightseeing etc
We haven’t spent a lot on a holiday since covid as not been abroad as a family of 4. If we did two weeks abroad then we’d prob be looking at about 6 weeks’ income - but we can afford it so why not?
surely people holiday to their means. Dh and I have recently been looking at a week away - fly and flop type - and the cost ranged from around £1500-£5000 for a week depending on hotel etc.

hettie · 03/08/2023 08:57

I like newness, difference and change. I'm exceptionally lucky to have travelled extensively and I still love seeing new sights, experiencing new things. Life in work/at home simply can't provide that level of variety like warm.
Also you spend money on what you enjoy no? As a unit DH and I are on our second ever car (neither bought new) and we are 50... Clearly I don't give a shit about cars or spending money on them. I spend money on holidays. I could start a post asking why the hell vast amounts of people spend months if salary a year on fancier cars than they need. I'm assuming it gives them pleasure.

theresnolimits · 03/08/2023 10:01

I could start a similar thread on why do people spend so much money on Christmas? Utter waste of money, plastic crap ( much produced in China - how much pollution and air miles there?), emotional meltdowns, greed and over consumption. But I don’t because I understand we all have different priorities and one of the joys of a free country is that we all get to choose.

Ginmonkeyagain · 03/08/2023 11:06

Oh god completely agree there - I cannot understand Christmas excitement at all. I hate the money spent , the stress, the emotional melt downs, the running around.

We have settled on a routine whereby we stay at home on Christmas day, exchange small token presents, have a meal of stuff we like rather than traditional Christmas food (usually fish and seafood) at home in the evening and spend the day on a long walk and drink at whatever local pub is open.

Bangolads · 05/08/2023 08:51

theresnolimits · 31/07/2023 18:09

Obviously I’m on the pro holiday front, but plane and car emissions are broadly the same per capita because of the higher passenger capacity of planes. So we also all need to be considering giving up our cars.

Aviation accounts for about 2.5% of global emissions ~ by far the largest amount of emissions still come from burning fossil fuels in power generation and manufacturing. I’m not saying that we don’t need to be mindful, but if we all stopped flying tomorrow it wouldn’t have the impact we need to change things.

It’s a complicated debate.

The vast major of plane omissions are from business flyers not holiday flyers.

Sigmama · 05/08/2023 09:05

I've never understood why people spend so much money on things - like cars - experiences are far more worth it, each to their own op

TheaBrandt · 05/08/2023 09:22

What I find infuriating is how it is so cheap to fly but expensive to get the train…we have driven last few holidays as flying guilt but I’m a sun seeker and crave warmth and wild swimming to get me through. This endless grey summer is a challenge for me

Ginmonkeyagain · 05/08/2023 09:30

We get the train a lot to France, in facr we never fly to France. We went to Perpignan, near the Spanish border last month.

You can get good deals if you book in advance and book your on tickets through Eurostar. Another thing to factor in (espcially if you are a Londoner) is there are barely any transfer costs - we can get the train to St Pancras on our travel cards and we walked from Perpignan station to our hotel.

If you get the sleeper (which we have done to Spain before) then the journey doubles as a night away.