So what's important to you when it comes to booking your time off work and heading off on your holidays?

I am not a fan of package deals and those holidays that involve rushing you from one destination to another with a bunch of strangers...neither do I go for the ones that basically offer a beauttiful beach and nothing more...I can't sit on a beach for 2 mins let alone for an entire holiday.

I prefer to go cheap and non-restricted...all I want is a place to lay my head each night and for the rest of the time I want to explore the places others simply don't get to see. I want activity and lots of it be it the buzz of a city or a yomp through scenic areas...I want to be on the go all the time and not waste a minute sitting around...:good:

So what's important to you when it comes to booking your time off work and heading off on your holidays?


Not to be treated as a tourist. So has to be off the beaten track.

I prefer to go cheap and non-restricted...all I want is a place to lay my head each night and for the rest of the time I want to explore the places others simply don't get to see. I want activity and lots of it be it the buzz of a city or a yomp through scenic areas...I want to be on the go all the time and not waste a minute sitting around...:good:

my word! i need a lie down just thinking about your energetic holiday Coastie!

I'm a lazy person who likes a routine albeit a vague one (saves doing too much thinking!). I'd hate the sort of holiday where I was rushed and had too much planned. I like to get up in a leisurely manner and set off to whatever I'm going to do all in my own good time. As it's usually just me and my son I don't have to please anyone else so don't need to continually think of what others might enjoy!

Mainly I look for sun, good food, good beer and interesting things to do in the day and evening with LOTS of relaxation and watching the world go by!

As a poor person who is not adventurous I've never really been able to afford much and havent' been daring enough to do anything very exciting.

Comfort is key for us. If we go on a Eurocamp/Keycamp type holiday, then it would have to be in a luxury van! We tried the tent thing when the kids were small and it was too much like hard work.

We like a mixture of sightseeing/doing stuff and relaxing. We're not really sun worshippers, although we do like the sea especially a good rough one with good waves (except for youngest Master P, but he just moans about everything and we switch off). We tend to go for places that have a pool so the boys can have a splash around before we go out and/or when we get back.

We've been to France a few times now and are going again this summer. We're staying in a gite, owned by and English couple, with a pool shared with one other gite, so that's just fine. We can go off during the day with a picnic or not, visit our friends who have moved out there (or not) and come back to our own space. Good weather helps, but is not essential.