Who’s felt the Pound–Euro strain? Did it affect your holiday?

dorsetjohn_3

Went to Dublin 2 weeks ago . 6 Euro a pint and 10 Euro a cooked breakfast in a cafe ...................

............. wait for this , in a night club 2 large vodkas and 1 tin red bull to share 25 Euro !!!!!!!!

TJ27

I'm going on holiday to Lundy Island at Easter, where the currency used to be the puffin. I'm not sure how many puffins you would get to the pound. Nowadays I hope that pounds will be acceptable.

My summer holiday is also in Britain. The Wye Valley to be precise. The exchange rates don't bother me very much really. I'm going to Germany later in the year but on the whole I quite like it in this country.

shuze

flaire wrote: »

There are people who can afford to go abroad on holiday? :eek: I'll be lucky with a tent in the back garden...not that I have a garden...oh.

Regards.

Personally, I think it's a good thing, the current euro-sterling rate. It keeps the riff-raff away from me when I'm abroad...

...and if it stops some of those pesky aircraft from making noise & pollution over my house, that's also very good.

shuze

dorsetjohn wrote: »

Went to Dublin 2 weeks ago . 6 Euro a pint and 10 Euro a cooked breakfast in a cafe ...................

............. wait for this , in a night club 2 large vodkas and 1 tin red bull to share 25 Euro !!!!!!!!

How much is beer in Irish supermarkets? A friend just returned from Dublin with a similar horror story about pub prices.

Mind you, serves you right for going into a night club in the first place

shuze

TJ27 wrote: »

My summer holiday is also in Britain. The Wye Valley to be precise. The exchange rates don't bother me very much really. I'm going to Germany later in the year but on the whole I quite like it in this country.

I think Britain is the best place for hols. The Wye valley is wonderful in the summer.

Having said that, the way that Germans wait for the green man to light up is worth visiting for on its own - I love Germans.

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

IMO history is expensive in the UK and the free outside architecture is less appealing because all the shops are at ground level and the same in every town.

Ah, well, I didn't just mean Hampton Court, Longleat or The Roman Baths, I was including all the stuff like old 19th Century industrial sites which often make for fascinating walks. There's a wealth of free, or almost free places , like some of the castles, especially those run by CADW, which are often free when I go to them in autumn. Of course, I like to fit in a bit of wildlife too.

The great thing is, you can sit down at the 'puter and find half a dozen things to choose from for a day out, often with walks and interpretation just there for the printing-out, including the OS map. We're spoilt rotten.

Davesnave

TJ27 wrote: »

I'm going on holiday to Lundy Island at Easter, where the currency used to be the puffin. I'm not sure how many puffins you would get to the pound. Nowadays I hope that pounds will be acceptable.
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Even at Easter, there's always a chance of a gale or two, which could make your holiday even longer than you planned, forcing you to spend a couple more days in the Marisco Tavern!:beer:

Gorgeous_George

British summers are too unpredictable for my liking.

My holidays are important to me. Besides, I generally go somewhere sunny in November and March when the weather at home is pants and the garden looks after itself.

The exchange rate is poor but my mortgage(s) have both fallen to stupid levels. It's swings and roundabouts.

GG

bendix

How ironic.

So many posters who are complaining elsewhere that capitalism has failed and that the impact of this recession is disastrous, are also posting on here about their one or two holidays overseas this year.

Me? I keep my money overseas. I earn in UK pounds, but 90% of my net worth is either in savings accounts in New Zealand, managed funds in Australia, or property and bank accounts in Thailand.

It's a global world!