Week+ holidays.. We don't get it.

dida80

My ideal holiday would be lying by a pool reading and sunbathing for at least a week but with 2 kids that's never going to happen! Being a full time mum and being self employed and working from home means I never get a moment to myself so I'd love the chance to have nothing to do, but with the added bonus of being in the sun.

My daughter hasn't been on holidays with us yet as she's only 3 months old but when we went on holidays with my son (we usually go abroad every 2nd year) we spend one or two days at the hotel pool, one or two days at the beach, a day out shopping, and a few days sightseeing. If you go to a country you haven't been to before there's usually lots to see and there are loads of activities to get involved in no matter what resort you go to. Outside activities can be pretty expensive so we usually just get involved in some of the organised activities at the hotel.

Person_one

tea_lover wrote: »

You got bored in San Francisco??

I know, I couldn't quite believe that! There's so much to do and see and experience, not just in the city but in the wider Northern California region, I think you'd have to actively want to be bored to feel that way.

OP, maybe you are lacking a bit of imagination or maybe after so long without proper holidays you've got out of the habit a bit and need to rediscover your sense of discovery, as it were!

How old are your children? Are they old enough to go online and find things they want to see/do in the local area?

lazer

I never understood the attraction of beach/pool holidays until this year.


Spend a week at an all inclusive resort and it as great, It was a very stressful year with a lot of running around, so needed to relax and let go.


Saying that out of the week, went camel riding 1 day, and then a 2 day desert safari, so only 3 days doing nothing!

supermassive

I think the problem is the type of (I don't know another way to put it!) low-culture holiday.

Butlins skegness is all good if you want a damp, low-end version of benidorm.

When I was a child (the youngest of 3), we used to always holiday for 2 weeks at a time in the UK. We never completed everything we wanted to do, it was almost exhausting, really!

For example, we would go to the lake district, go on a day-long walker's trail, stop off at a pub or little cottage-cafe for some food, and then be pretty ready for bed.. then the next day would be perhaps going on the lake in a kayak or a motor boat, followed by tree-top-adventure (go ape), the rest of the week was full of free stuff, mostly, like aira force waterfall, barbeque's at the camp site, and leaflet-scouring to find local events that were on.

Same with going to somerset & dorset. We would treck up cheddar gorge, take in the sights, go to the festival in swannage, take a trip to a museum via a vintage train (which, even though not my cup of tea, wasn't that bad if you looked out of the window), there were plenty of activities in the camp site/resort, too, if you're that way inclined.

Don't you raid the leaflet/tourist information booth when you go away? Surely that's the only way to make sure you're not missing out on something that could be marvellous!

Before you go away, check online for local events, activities and such, then plan ahead. If you don't feel up to it on the day, no problem, but at least you get the choice.

I went to the lake district in September for a work thing, and ended up staying an extra day just to walk airaforce and bask in the beauty of the place... plus, now I'm older, I get to discover the joys of the local nightlife, which consists of cocktail bars & tapas overlooking a vast lake with various things going on that light it up and make it beautiful..

2 weeks has never been quite enough, really. Not sure how you can get bored unless you go to some kind of 'entertainment' prison.

catkins

I've never been bored on a holiday even ones for 3 weeks! Neither me or OH like sunbathing so no laying on a beach or by a pool for us plus I can't swim so no interest whatsoever in pools!


We both love cities (both Londoners) and love sightseeing. We will go to museums, art galleries, local attractions. If abroad we might hire a car to go further afield but like using local buses, trams, trains etc. We also like going to local markets.


We both like walking so, particularly in this country, will walk a fair bit. We have spent holidays in Scotland, Wales, Lake District and walked quite a bit but also in places like York, Brighton, Chester etc we walk quite a bit.


We both like architecture so when we have been in Barcelona, Prague, Berlin etc we spend a lot of time walking and looking at the buildings (boring for some but not us). We also like looking round churches, cathedrals and even churchyards.


Neither of us are really the types that get bored easily and are happy just to sit and read for a while but normally wherever we are on holiday there are loads of places to visit. In fact we often don't get time to visit them all. Everywhere has something whether it be museums, art galleries, churches, castles, stately homes, wildlife parks etc.


We were both born in London and lived there for about 40 years. We no longer live there but go back regularly (usually at least once a month) maybe just for a day but sometimes an overnight stay or a weekend. We never ever run out of things to do there even if it is just walking along the South Bank. We have probably been to the British Museum over 20 times but never get bored of it

AmyTurtle

OH and I have very different taste in holidays!
He loves a city break, so we go on lots, but I always come back exhausted. He is so laid back he says he doesn't need to relax on holiday. I've loved seeing different places although I don't really consider them a 'holiday' - in the last couple of years we've done Paris, Florence, Rome, Venice, Stockholm, Edinburgh - plus he's been on a few lad's trips with his friends (stag do in Krakow etc.).

We also tend to go on holidays in the UK - rent a static caravan somewhere, take the car and drive around and explore the area - Cornwall, Devon, the Lake District etc. We are planning to go further afield this year and get the ferry to Calais then drive through Belgium and Holland.

I do go on beach holidays with my Mum - we have a few beach days, usually go on a boat trip and maybe explore a few local towns, but generally we just chill out, read and swim. OH's idea of hell :rotfl:

good_advice

Hello puzzled Dave and everyone
Our holiday starts long before we travel anywhare!
Reserch is a big part of the fun. I loved the few years we went to the Canaries. The fun of going on a plane and in the airport.

Now husband ans I go on 2 or 3 mid week breaks in a caravan out of school holidays. We take a packed lunch and go on long walks with our dog.
I like cliff walks with sea views. Take lots of photo's.
I home cook so that fills some time.
I take my kindle and knitting and sometimes sit outside our van. Sometimes BBQ.
Holidays are more about seeing diffrent things and for us at low cost.
I have a good idea of day trips, post code for sat nav and most costs to see the grounds of castles/ houses/free car parking.
I know the places we can get into husbands work pass, then look for Tesco free days out using points.
The caravan sites always have a swimming pool and free wifi in the main lounge.

hgotsparkle

We sit by the pool reading and then heading off to the buffets. We love all inclusive, and neither of us is particularly adventurous so the idea of laying on a lounger in the sun all day to me is heaven.

Faith177

We use to go to Scotland for a whole month in August every year just rent a cottage. We would go out explore different beaches, woods and different tourist things.

Some days we would just go into town have a look about then go home play board games or play out in the fields around the house. My brother and me would spend hours playing stupid games I remember one involved sitting on a big gate leading to a cow field and you had to sit on it while the other pushed it back and forth. We had to stop doing that though after we didn't shut the gate probably and all the cows escaped :-/

I use to love it and don't think I ever complained of being bored but then I'm quite happy to sit around and read a book for ages and be fine

pollypenny

We like tours, with a couple of days in each place.

When we have booked for one place we've tended to do alternate days if relaxing and exploring.

We like reading in the sun, with the occasional dip in the pool or chat/ drink with congenial people we meet.