Our plans are a bit up in the air at the moment. Usually by this time I have booked one or two weeks in Chamonix for walking but DS who is at Grande Ecole but doesn't know when he will finish for the summer and then has a work placement he doesn't know the dates for. We would normally have another holiday booked at last minute wherever we fancy. DH and I are also just getting used to being on our own and being able to have holidays just the two of us. Plus we are renovating our house which takes a lot of time. And DH won't fly. Good things - we are retired and not hyper rich but not really strapped for cash
All that said ideally -
A week or 10 days In May or DH and I cycling near La Rochelle. We had our first holiday on our alone in nearly 20 years last September. Cycling in Brittany. It was great.
Hopefully a week walking in Chamonix with DS. We have been going there for many years and he loves it there
DS will have his foreign university exchange starting from September in Spain so there will be a trip there.
A couple of weekends away perhaps.
It all depends on DS, weather, house renovations.
For clothes it sounds ridiculous but I do love to have something new to travel in. Not expensive and really ridiculous seeing as I'm usually in the car with DH and DS for hours and they are not exactly appreciative of what I'm wearing. It just feels good though. I have plenty of 'holiday' clothes. I prefer to buy something where I am staying if I buy anything else new.
Holiday costs are mainly accommodation. We live in France so it doesn't cost much to get there. We dont eat out much so only slightly more than our weekly shop at home. We are fortunate we don't have to keep an eye on money that much. For accommodation between 800-1200 euro for a week. Food shopping same as home. Petrol and tolls to drive or train tickets 2-300. Extras such as entrances to museums etc maximum 300 per week for 3 adults. 300 is only if we are in the mountains and get cable car passes. Paking I always find an apartment with parking and we never use the car when there unless we need to. Obviously the apartment is a bit more expensive because of that.
I think the extra cost for a week for 3 adults probably is an average of about 1500 euro in France.
I've had lots of holidays in Italy. We lived there for a few years. Slightly cheaper than France but not substantially so. However the quality of food and wine compared to price is much better. One of the best hotels I've ever stayed in was a one star in the Italian mountains. Smally family run hotel. It was about 100 euro for one night. 2 double rooms, breakfast and dinner. Amazing dinner, lovely breakfast, rooms basic but spotless. Lovely family owners who couldn't do enough for you.
A few holidays in Switzerland as well. So expensive. Everything. Even basic stuff in supermarkets. The costs seem to have risen enourmously in the last 6/7 years. It's weird though. Hotels are prices give you the conniptions but self catering is cheap. Some attractions are hyper expensive some are really cheap. Beautiful but odd place when it comes to holiday finance
Sorry that was long. I think I'm a bit bored as well OP. I have enjoyed reading everyone else's holiday plans and experiences.