OK I now accept I am officially cr*p at choosing holidays

[Katymac]

We go to Malta - we have the first wet easter in livibg memory
We go to Spain - the apartments are closed down & comdemed the week after we left
We go to Maderia - we love it DD bored
We go to MW in Egypt - we don't "quite" fit in...it's a bit posh
We go to Haven - we don't "quite" fit in...we're a bit posh

I am officially cr*p at picking holidays

Italy is great, for next year

I wonder what could go wrong there........

Thanks for the suggestion....I'll think about it

I may get my Mum to pick our holiday at Christmas - I'm obv. not to be trusted

Oh dear. What about picking flights and then a hotels for the first fw nights and travel a bit. You get to pick while your there then.

I think I want/expect too much

I want
SUN
Kids club
Nice food - don't mind paying a reasonable amount - but hate being ripped off (paying £2 for a coke)
Like watersports
Relaxation (so go and collapse - sorry that's your suggestion out)

That's it really

KM,isit my imagination or do you permanently haunt holiday threads??

It's not your imagination

I have such stress choosing them
Then more packing and going
Then even more when I get back and they weren't right

Maybe I need counselling?

I need my holidays so much and they always disappoint me

Italy sounds good then, want
SUN - taken if you go south
Kids club - may have but people are so relaxed about kids your don't need
Nice food - don't mind paying a reasonable amount - but hate being ripped off (paying £2 for a coke) - taken
Like watersports - beac places normally have
Relaxation (so go and collapse - If you have the above you'll be relaxed

Maybe have smaller more frequent ones,then they are less 'loaded'??

Idon't believe holidaysever really relaxing with smallchildren.
Arguably,money might be better spent on babysitters in situ,allowing Mum and Dad some nights out.

Thanks Marypop

Moondog - I work 50 weeks of the year 50 hrs a week plus
I have a week at Christmas and a week in August

This year I took an extra 4 days off at easter & we went to Disney - I expected to hate that (& I did) - but DH & DD loved it but it cost a fortune what with paying for someone else to work in my place

Oh bloody hell KM!

Can seewhy you need it!

Club Med??

How old are your kids?

DD is nearly 9
She loved MW - the beach, the kids club, the sailing, the sun
She kinda liked Haven - the entertainment, the disco (at 11pm)
She is very athletic & sporty - and I'm not

That FDR looks interesting

But It's a long way for a week

I haven't been, but our friends went to Sardinia and it sounded like everything you're looking for...

Is that for Christmas or August?

Gee thanks Cat.......never mind I appreciate the sentiment

Looks nice.....can't find anywhere to book it yet tho'

That's quite expensive

I found it on My travel (I think)....nearly £3000 at Christmas

Go camping in France! Kids club - fab. Ususally got pool, restaurant (it's France - wine is CHEAP!!!!), pool, activities and freedom for kids and loads of relaxing for you. We LOVE It!! If it all goes t**s up then at least the wine , cheese and fab bread are cheap! You won't care by your 2nd bottle!
If the drive is too much, loads of airlines do the ceap flights to nates and Caracassone.

That would be for August i guess

I have been looking at a campsite in France - but we couldn't afford it at the time we booked