To think its pointless going abroad if you're just going to stay around the hotel for 2 weeks?

[SourCreamnChive]

My sister has just got back from Egypt. I asked "did you have a nice time?" and she said "Oh yes, it was lovely!"

I asked "what's it like over there? I've always wanted to see Egypt"

She looked a bit lost for words and then said "well, you couldn't really go out of the hotel complex ... but the weather was lovely!"

What's the point in going so far abroad if you can't even leave the hotel? isn't the whole point of going abroad to see a different country?

Its like in brochures when it says "The hotel complex has everything you need so you'll never have to off-site!"

why??

I agree with op.

If you wanmt to laze in teh sun, just go to the canaries or kos or the cheapest place. Whay go to egypt?

Pointydog - Why go to canaries/kos, why not go to Egypt?? You can get very cheap deals to Egypt right now and tomorrow Egypt is 98 degrees, Kos is 68 degress...

A bit of a no brainer if you ask me

badgermonkey - can I have your bracelett if you are finished with it - sounds brilliant I read quickly too and usually don't have enough room to take many books, so love it if they have a book exchange!!

Totally agree with the OP.

It is nice to laze around the pool, or on the beach, for a couple of days, but anymore than that, I am BORED BORED BORED!

We went to Mombassa a few years ago, and lasted two days before we booked another safari to go on.

Maybe we're just not beach people....