Where is everyone going on holiday this year?

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We haven't been away for years but tonight we booked to go to Kalkan, Turkey. I an soooo excited!

Lake District. Campsute on banks of Ullswater and taking the canoe.

Greece, Australia & USA! Mostly family / wedding related though. Still exciting!

Next trip is a weekend in Margaret River (western Australia), we usually go a few times a year. Then a trip to Melbourne with friends in November which I'm looking forward to as I've never been. My husband had to do an emergency trip to Ireland last month so that's us for this year, although we usually have a few nights up in the city (Perth) here and there too. Probably Bali next year once its a bit more normal over there. I have friends there at the minute and lots still closed apparently. Big trip planned for 2024!

Jumping in here - we hired a car and drove the coast including st tropez & Monaco etc. It was beautiful! Only thing is there are charges at check points on the main roads - it can definitely add up if you're not expecting it.

@ImplementingTheDennisSystem oh and we stayed in Airbnb's!! Lovely. Flew in and out of Nice.

@ImplementingTheDennisSystem we have booked a villa through Vrbo (this will be the second time we’ve used them). We’re then flying into Nice (fingers and toes all crossed) and will either book a hire car or take the train.

Although, during that funny break in 2020 when you could travel we were booked to go to the South of France again (different places, near Montpellier) and our flights were cancelled so we drove. Booked a cheap hotel near Lyon and drove over two days. Which was fine. As a child I used to go with my parents by train, sometimes breaking the journey in Paris and sometimes doing the whole thing in a day.

For us at the moment the priority was to be walking distance from (a) a sandy beach (Google street view is your friend here) and (b) shops (at least a boulangerie) and restaurants. When DSs are a bit older the beach requirement will probably fade a bit and we’ll want a bit more culture. Combine those two and I’ve got a search area for the villa finder. I’m suspicious of anything too too cheap but unwilling to pay a fortune so that narrows it down again. Reviews from other guests are handy, taken with a pinch of salt.

Majorca, near Cala D'Or in August
Already had 2 weeks in the Canaries at Easter.

Thank you for that. OP did ask. Balance is helpful.

I guess you mean the toll roads/Peages...

Yep can be a shock if you're not used to whole toll road concept which I know is fairly alien to the UK ( Brum aside) and yes if you are driving a long way across France it can add up.

OTOH they generally allow you to cover large distances a lot quicker than the parallel non-paying main routes...

There are some route planners that can give you a heads up as to the amounts involved.

www.sanef.com/en/my-journey/price-of-my-journey

www.viamichelin.com/

Back garden, weather permitting

Any tips on what to do and what to avoid whilst spending two days in Bangkok? We have a 12 and 15 year old. Temples, TukTuk tour, markets?
It will be in August so expecting some downpours.

Montréal! I'm very excited!

Nowhere, we live in a beautiful part of the UK and have no desire to spend hours and ££ traveling.

DH has had all leave turned down so I'm taking the children camping in Devon for a week and we're trying to get away as a family to Alnwick for a bank holiday weekend but his work won't confirm whether or not he's definitely off for the bank holiday.

We went to Spain with my toddler in May - we were planning a USA or Japan trip in November but someone got pregnant

St Ives in August and the Lake District in October.

Salamanca then flying on to Lisbon.

Same as a pp dh has had leave refused. A week in the IOW and I'm taking the kids via ferry to the IOM.

Booking next years holiday in August so no excuses from dh again. If its booked well in advance.

I'm really cast strapped at the moment so got to use my imagination and how to streach out my spending

16 days in France staying in Le Mans overnight, then near Bergerac overnight then 14 nights in gite in the Lot region just north of Agen. Cannot wait!

Skiathos ..... can't wait

Spain (canary Island) and 2.5weeks USA come winter time. Cannot wait for a break from work.

No where this year, hopefully having a month in Australia next August.

We aren't this year. Baby born in Feb and I'm on stat maternity pay so can't afford it

Was in Brighton in April, Milan and Lake Como in May, Alicante for 5 weeks during the summer, have Edinburgh booked for September and Puerto Rico for Christmas. We love to travel.

I'd love somewhere for October not to far on a plane or transfer but above 20 degrees.