Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

PasturesNew

I don't know how people manage to book holidays. I know where I want to go but it looks like to investigate every travel option, date and cost will take weeks.

I spent 10 minutes on one site picking random dates just trying to get it to say there was a flight from that airport to that destination - why didn't it show me when they were and how much?

I'm flexible on "when" so really just want to go by the cheapest route on whatever date that happens to be.

As for ferries.... every site I found all ended up with a search/booking engine off the same company. Another waste of time.

Current cheapest is going as a foot passenger at £30 - bizarrely I'd have to book a seat. Why can't I just stand outside on the railings for 4 hours for £2?

misskool

PasturesNew wrote: »

I don't know how people manage to book holidays. I know where I want to go but it looks like to investigate every travel option, date and cost will take weeks.

I spent 10 minutes on one site picking random dates just trying to get it to say there was a flight from that airport to that destination - why didn't it show me when they were and how much?

I'm flexible on "when" so really just want to go by the cheapest route on whatever date that happens to be.

As for ferries.... every site I found all ended up with a search/booking engine off the same company. Another waste of time.

Current cheapest is going as a foot passenger at £30 - bizarrely I'd have to book a seat. Why can't I just stand outside on the railings for 4 hours for £2?

where do you want to go?

And if in the uk, prob best off peak which is nov-feb (bleak really)

PasturesNew

misskool wrote: »

where do you want to go?

And if in the uk, prob best off peak which is nov-feb (bleak really)

I don't really want to say here ....

lostinrates

So, in an off have been sweeping and weeding. Where have done looks good, but its slow progress. Plus, extreme jealousy as dh has out on loads of muscle from just weeding....(shows how little we have done outside i guess) where i just get tired and red in the face.

PasturesNew

I've got the local BBC news on the telly - wasn't listening ... and suddenly I heard the woman saying "and there's even a swan pedalo ... it's being towed". It's part of the Dartmouth flotilla

I've started a trend!

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've got the local BBC news on the telly - wasn't listening ... and suddenly I heard the woman saying "and there's even a swan pedalo ... it's being towed". It's part of the Dartmouth flotilla

I've started a trend!

Thats brilliant!

PasturesNew

So, there I was, random Googling, and I found these swan pedalos for hire at £10/half an hour for two adults (£8 for a single).

http://www.alexandrapalace.com/activities/boating-lake/

vivatifosi

Speaking of swan pedalos, is this not the most fab, bonkers, random website ever:

http://www.swanpedalo.org/

silvercar

We are about a mile from the nearest beacon!

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

I don't know how people manage to book holidays. I know where I want to go but it looks like to investigate every travel option, date and cost will take weeks.

I spent 10 minutes on one site picking random dates just trying to get it to say there was a flight from that airport to that destination - why didn't it show me when they were and how much?

I'm flexible on "when" so really just want to go by the cheapest route on whatever date that happens to be.

As for ferries.... every site I found all ended up with a search/booking engine off the same company. Another waste of time.

Current cheapest is going as a foot passenger at £30 - bizarrely I'd have to book a seat. Why can't I just stand outside on the railings for 4 hours for £2?

kayak.com for flight comparisons with dates, times and prices.