Overseas holidays & travel planning

Discussion List

• travel money

  I am travelling to Turkey at the end of May and would like to know what is the best value for money. To take Turkish Lira or Euros as both are accepted in shops and bars.

• How to find the Best price for Ebsfleet to Holland by train

  I want to go by train to Holland (the Hague - Holland Spoor train station) and wondered if anyone had knew of any websites that I should visit for good prices. It will be me and 2 children during August. Pretty easy on the time of day to travel. Any help and assistance greatfully received. Thanks

• Pontins Southport-anyone Been?

  (((this is a copy of my wrongly named Butlilns at southport thread as I meant to write Pontins lol..))) After successfully winning one of the Mon-Fri freebie holidays posted a couple of days ago I was just wondering if anyone had been there? i have been reviewing it online and Im very scared now. Now I dont mean to sound…

• Butlins Southport? has anyone been?

  After successfully winning one of the Mon-Fri freebie holidays posted a couple of days ago I was just wondering if anyone had been there? i have been reviewing it online and Im very scared now. Now I dont mean to sound snobbish as I am very grateful for the break but so many of the reviews say its filthy, boring, noisy,…

• easyJet Cancellation due to Extraordinary Circumstances

  My wife's easyJet flight home from Athens to Gatwick (scheduled to leave at 12.30) was cancelled - apparently due to an Air Traffic Control problem (the LGW-ATH flight was cancelled so the aircraft wasn't available for the return). She discovered this when turning up to check-in for the flight but, upon return, has…

• Short Break in December - Where?

  Hi, I'd like to take my wife somewhere in December for our 10th Wedding Anniversary... I was think of taking 4/5 days e.g. Thursday to Sun i.e. near xmas but I have no idea where to go & I want it to be a surprise. My budget is around £800 for flights / hotel. We are travelling Europe this summer (france, italy,…

• Itinerary help for Florida!!

  Looking at the massive amount of activities to do in Orlando, can anyone suggest a 2-week itinerary (Aug) of things to do as it will be the families first time there!! 2 adults, 2 children (6yr and 12yr) - staying in a villa so eating out will be kept to only a few times durin the trip! Any suggestions or previous…

• Tuxedo Pre-paid Mastercard (Cyprus)

  HI! Booked a holiday for october to Cyprus which will be my first holiday abroad for years - so excited. I have a Tuxedo prepaid mastercard which i am saving money onto for ospending money (it is my only card option as I can't get a normal bank card because of credit problems). The charges aren't too bad if I withdraw cash…

• pls. recommend me a hotel in Bournemouth

  Hello all, Planning a short break. Can anyone recommend a hotel that is at least a 4 star but good value up to £ 120 per night please. Thank you

• moscow - CL final plans

  hi me and my mate are travelling over to watch united in moscow for the CL final next week, and i was just wondering what the other united fans are planning to do when they get there were going to try and visit the kremlin and red square, and then head to the ground and have a few drink in a bar near the ground ive heard…

• Advice booking kids as adults

  Hi everyone. This morning I noticed on the First Choice website an unbelieveably cheap holiday to Majorca leaving next tuesday. Went through the process to find a price and as there are 2 adults and 2 kids entered that. Holiday was advertised at £36 per person for 4 adults sharing. When I did it with 2 ads 2 kids price was…

• Expensive Car hire!

  I was about to book a car for a couple of weeks in Spain and found this. Peugeot 307 Estate with ac Manual Compact (CWMR) 4 Doors, A/C Price includes refundable excess 382,692.68 GBP Inclusive discounted rate of the day! original rate: 439,876.64 GBP Seems a tad pricey for a fortnight. Wonder if I could book it through…

• I need a hotel in London with parking!

  Does anyone know a hotel/hostel near Wembley that has parking? Planning on going down to watch leeds play in a week and a bit but not wanting to get the train down. I guess it doesn't have to be near Wembley but not too far away. And keep it cheap cheap cheap!

• Flights to Peru

  Hi, has anybody got any suggestions for cheap flights to Lima, Peru as the cheapest I can find is around £760 per person. We are 3 girls wishing to visit Peru around 1st October, 2008 for a couple of weeks. Planning on leaving from Birmingham as I live in Torquay and my friends live in Lincolnshire.

• toddler wrist strap for holiday?

  going abroad for the first time with dd and ds who are 2 and 4 and we think it will be a good idea to have the safety straps for when we are off the ship. I have had a quick look and both boots and mothercare are wanting £10 for what are essentially two pieces of material!! is there anywhere that has them for a reasonable…

• My flight was cancelled - do I have any claim for compensation?

  Yesterday I was due to fly home to Birmingham from Glasgow with bmibaby on their 5.30 flight. On arriving at the airport I found my flight was cancelled and the only option they gave me was to wait until their next flight at 9pm. ( It was 4pm when I checked in meaning a wait of 5 hours!). I had no choice but to accept as I…

• Car hire at stansted airport.

  Hi, Friends are flying into stansted airport and would like to hire a car there. Can anyone recommend a good (cheapish) company to use? Many thanks. Carmen x

• Help - malaria tablets!!

  Hi guys I'm going to South Africa at the end of July and so took a trip to the Dr's today to get some malaria tablets. My parents are going too and they both got theirs on prescription and paid the prescription charge of £7.10. When I took mine (the Dr issued a 'Private prescription' does this make a difference??) to the…

• Anyone ever used Travel Money Services? TMS?

  Hi. Looking to order my US Dollars from these guys. http://www.travelmoneyservices.co.uk/ Anyone have any experience of them before?

• La Torre, Costa Calida

  Just booked up for a week in a villa in the la torre golf resort in Costa Calida. Was wondering if anyone has been here and can let me know what its like, where to eat, activities etc. We are non golfers but the resort looked nice and the villa looks ideal so we thought we would give it a try. Have hire car so is there…