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the cheapest holiday ever?

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nikcola · 14/07/2004 14:49

right me and dd need to get away and we cant go to alicante as the flights cost a bomb so i need a cheap as chips holiday enywhere just for a few days ???? anyone got any ideas ???

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CountessDracula · 14/07/2004 14:56

uk or abroad?

How old is dd?

How much do you mean by cheap as chips?

Hulababy · 14/07/2004 14:58

Also:

Do you drive?
Are you near any airport/port/train station?

Hulababy · 14/07/2004 15:01

And when? Soon? School holidays? Later in year?

Ryan Air have some 99p flights at the moment for travel between September and January.

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nikcola · 14/07/2004 15:02

no i dont drive,
i near luton airport and luton train station, and dd is 2 and a half,
er cheap as you can get no more that £100 for a weekend

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nikcola · 14/07/2004 15:03

soon as pos

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nikcola · 14/07/2004 15:03

do they fly from luton ????

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CountessDracula · 14/07/2004 15:03

uk or abroad?

CountessDracula · 14/07/2004 15:04

you only want a weekend?

Hulababy · 14/07/2004 15:06

I think Ryan Air are from Stansted.

Which is the Luton company??? Is it Easy Jet?

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nikcola · 14/07/2004 15:07

i dont mind uk or abroad id prefer uk but i just want to get away , yeh a weekend is all i want tot go for

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Kayleigh · 14/07/2004 15:07

Luton is Easyjet

katzguk · 14/07/2004 15:07

does you DD have a passport?

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nikcola · 14/07/2004 15:07

yeh easy jet

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CountessDracula · 14/07/2004 15:07

Nottingham Moat house has two nights for £70 for both of you and the pool looks nice!

Hulababy · 14/07/2004 15:10

If you can get a cheap flight to say somwehere in Europe try staying at a Formule1 hte; They are very cheap at about £14 a night for a triple room. They are not ensuite rooms but very clean. They have a double bed and a single bunk above, and TV. The toilet and shower are extraordinary clean and just down corridor. I have stayed in one once in Riems and it made for a bargain holiday.

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nikcola · 14/07/2004 15:10

yeh dd has a passport,
do you no what the silly thing is ive got a nan in blackpool, a nan in alicante, and a step sister in brighton and i dont get on with any of them except alicante nan

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CountessDracula · 14/07/2004 15:12

Nikki the problem is that it's the school holidays so flights will be going through the roof as of now. I would stick to uk unless you find a cheap package

Look on www.laterooms.com they have great deals
Or stay in a b&b they are often v cheap and nice

What do you want
Sea/sand
Swimming pool
City break

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nikcola · 14/07/2004 15:15

im dont no im being a pain i just really want to go somwhere where dd will have a good time for a change i might go and stay with my aunt in brum then i can go and see nuttys house , my aunt has 5 kids so dd will have someone to play with for a change

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CountessDracula · 14/07/2004 15:15

here is a good site for holiday parks - they have caravans this weekend for £99 for eg

Hulababy · 14/07/2004 15:16

I just did an EasyJet search for Luton to Amsterdam (first one I got too!) in August for a fwew days. For the two of you you could get a return flight, including taxes for about £80. Maybe a bit less. Outward flight was only £6.99 each!

katzguk · 14/07/2004 15:17

what about a trip to eurodisney, £159 for both of you travelling on eurostar one night in a hotel

CountessDracula · 14/07/2004 15:17

Sorry chalets make that, and five star luxury caravans! They look great, have swimming pools etc and many are on beaches. Loads of stuff for kids

katzguk · 14/07/2004 15:20

actually eurostar looks quite cheap cause DD would be free

CountessDracula · 14/07/2004 15:29

surely the cost of these flights etc wouldn't leave you much change for anywhere to stay?

Do you mean £100 in total or just for travel?

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nikcola · 14/07/2004 18:50

£100 in total oh well it looks like im going to have to grovel to some of my family or go on a day trip xxxxxxxx

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