What I mean is, there's so much invested in Getting It Right, so much money, such valuable annual leave that you get all worried about committing to a holiday? For us as a family, we get about 2 weeks a year off together; otherwise we're tag-teaming it to cover school holidays.
Until about 3 years ago, we used to camp with another family, but a) the other family got less committed (DH could somehow never find the time...) and b), the Biggie- the weather, oh, the weather! We finally gave up 3 'summers' ago after a week in north Devon where it rained feet. SO since then, we've gone abroad to a villa.
On the first trip, we arrived at Palma, late, and drove through the night to Pollensa, found the villa, air-con on, slept. The following morning we opened the shutters- to be greeted by wall to wall bright sunshine and our glittering pool. Didn't see a cloud all week, temperatures up in the high 20s to mid 30s, interesting things to see relatively nearby, boys in the pool constantly- it was fabulous. And yes, cost £2800 all up. Last year it was a similar villa in the Algarve- very nice but I'd say the boys (12 & 14) didn't spend quite as much time in the pool as the price might have warranted! The weather was good but not truly amazing and sometimes the breeze was a bit chill. Again, £3000 ish.
So, this year, what to do that'll be fab, amazing, meet everyone's requirements but won't break the bank??! Don't ask for much, do I??
I am becoming anxious trying to decide, and I don't know enough stuff. I talk to people who say (And I'm making the names up!) 'Ah, Naxos, you need to avoid the Playa Del Pino end and head beyond the Frexit lighthouse bit", and "I wouldn't go there in July!" and I go - How do you know that sort of thing?? What if I book the wrong end?
You'd probably need to know that we're 'special'. My family don't 'do' other people 
. They're hopeless, so resort hotels with nightly entertainment? No. Actually talking to other people? No. And hence why the ££ private villas! Admittedly, we have a low tolerance of other people's inconsideration, the karaoke, shouting and shrieking half the night and rolling hangovers of the next day don't do it for us. We 'do' kulcha as in there's always a castle/museum/Old Town/gallery visit, usually a decent length hike, but we like to have a pool to lounge around quietly, pinot in hand, at the end of it; so what fits that bill?! I'd like a pool and would happily 'share' a pool among a few other villas or apartments, but DH has come up with.... hiking in Switzerland! This idea 'has legs' as it were, though I think the hol he's come up with would be full of the sort of late middle aged couples we'll be 10 years hence, and I doubt there'll be any teenagers along (not that mine would talk to them if there were!). Personally I'd love that, too, but I don't think teenagers 'do' scenery!
Wish I knew! I need someone to say 'Here, here's the holiday for you! The sun will shine, the poolwater will be clear and warm, the scenery will be fab, the culture accessible, it'll all cost £1500 and you'll all be so Happeeee!'
Whine over.