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

mumof3mk

Hiya, we normally go to great yarmouth for the week, hubby, myself and 2 boys aged 14 and 8 yrs. this is what we do while we are there.

day 1 .. get to caravan, unpack pop to tescos for fresh odd bits,, freshen up, go out for dinner, then on to entertainment for evening.

each morning, after brekkie, go swimming till lunch, get light lunch, then go to into great yarmouth, spend day there round shops/ on beach etc. come back change for dinner, n entertainment.

go to cromer beach a little car ride away, spend afternoon there going crabbing, eat out, and instead of entertainment, go bac into great yarmouth and go on the fair at evening time, walking round the pier about 10pm, eating chips or ice cream, soaking up the atmosphere is fab. pop into the local pub for a drink before getting back to caravan site, for last bit of entertainment.

Another day we go into hemsby, spend day there, at that beach, souvenir shopping and arcades

another afternoon, go crazy golf and pick up any other souvenirs what was not bought a few days before hand.

other afternoons, visit musuems, local attractions. hire the bikes out at caravan park, arcades and chill, and bingo..

always seem to head back to caravan about 11pm ish time, always with seafood or bag of chips, eat back at caravan and chill and relax before settling down to sleep.
afternoon before going home, pack most of suitcase up n load car, as dont want to be doing it after the evening entertainment and bit tipsey .lol.

day of going home, pack car, hand caravan keys back, go into arcades for last lot of 2p's to be spent, and chill before drive home.

Tropez

We research destinations before we go and pick one that has plenty of activities to do, things to see, places to go etc.

One of the times we were in Las Vegas, for 12 days, we went on a tour of the Hoover Dam, a trip to Death Valley, a trip to Zion National Park, trip to the Grand Canyon, a couple of days excursion to Northern Nevada with outings to Carson City, Reno and Lake Tahoe.

Saw a couple of shows on the strip; OH really wanted to see Cirque de Soleil. Tried some different restaurants. OH went to the Fashion Outlet Mall thing they had there. Few walking tour things. Some slightly cheesy but amusing tour about gangsters.

And we had a couple of days where we lounged around in the hotel having 'us' time and didn't really do much of anything but relax.

margaretclare

Holidays are different for everyone. At our advanced age, cruises fail to entice. And Butlin's....no.

However, I picked up on the comment about honeymoon in York. York is my home town. I lived and worked around there for many years. I couldn't imagine being bored at all in York. 'The history of York is the history of England...' if you're at all interested in history, architecture, different architectural periods, little old streets to wander, places to eat. I've heard Americans say they've 'done' York in half a day but I don't think any old city can be 'done' in that time. Plus, outside York your possibilities increase hugely.

I think it depends entirely on the kind of person you are.

stir_crazy

margaretclare wrote: »

Holidays are different for everyone. At our advanced age, cruises fail to entice. And Butlin's....no.

However, I picked up on the comment about honeymoon in York. York is my home town. I lived and worked around there for many years. I couldn't imagine being bored at all in York. 'The history of York is the history of England...' if you're at all interested in history, architecture, different architectural periods, little old streets to wander, places to eat. I've heard Americans say they've 'done' York in half a day but I don't think any old city can be 'done' in that time. Plus, outside York your possibilities increase hugely.

I think it depends entirely on the kind of person you are.

DH and I went to York for 2 weeks a few years ago. I loathed the caravan but had such a great time out and about in York and the surrounding areas. It was DH's 3rd or 4th time (he has relatives there) and my second. I would love to go back and explore a bit more - on the condition that we leave the caravan at home and book a B and B!

margaretclare

B&B on the outskirts of York, try Corner Farmhouse, Low Catton near Stamford Bridge. We've stayed there twice when we've been to the commemoration of the Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066, the one we won!)

stir_crazy

margaretclare wrote: »

B&B on the outskirts of York, try Corner Farmhouse, Low Catton near Stamford Bridge. We've stayed there twice when we've been to the commemoration of the Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066, the one we won!)

Good to know, thank you very much!

Mojisola

PuzzledDave wrote: »

The OH thinks we should go out on many day trips spread throughout the spring/summer/autumn rather than one big holiday somewhere, but there must be something to going away for a week in some far off place since that is what everyone else seems to aim for, but we just don't get it... can you help us understand, what do you do over a whole week+ ?

Sounds great! There's no need to go away for a week or longer if that doesn't suit you.

hazyjo

Depends...


I think it's different for different people. I commute into London every day which it fairly stressful in itself sometimes. I am out of the house from 7.55am to 7.15-ishpm each night. I am knackered and do not relax in the same way when off at home as I do when abroad.


I cannot tell you how nice it is to get away and not set an alarm clock for a week. I love feeling the sunshine on me. It's like recharging my batteries. A day can be spent pottering round a local town, round the apartment, round the pool (I swim often on holiday), reading - I never feel like reading a book any more unless I'm away. Sitting on a quiet terrace by the sea watching and listening to the waves, reading a book or newspaper, doing a crossword, dragging out a very long lunch with a nice glass of wine or two, maybe having a siesta in the afternoon, going out for a lovely dinner in a local restaurant in the evening, maybe a couple of cocktails before or after, just relaxing basically!


Roll on February In Spain for a week!


I took a week off last Oct/Nov - it just wasn't the same being at home. You don't have that same relaxed feeling as you do on holiday.


If I go on a City break, I'll be mainly walking, looking around, taking pics, visiting places of interest. I have done a week in Prague before (been 9 times!) and visited a jazz club most nights - different live music each night. I walk miles and miles when on a City break.


Jx

Lunar_Eclipse

To me, a holiday is a time to enjoy new experiences, cultures, food etc. It's also a time to relax and recharge; to gain a new perspective on day-to-day life. It's very difficult to do some of these things within a week.

As a family, we enjoy camping in Devon or Cornwall for a week. The week whizzes past when you have some surfing lessons, go on long country walks, hunt in rock pools and BBQ into the evenings. But when travelling to somewhere like Hawaii, Thailand or New Zealand, some of which take over 24 hours to reach, I like closer to 3 weeks than 2.

What do we do? If it's in the UK, sometimes it's life as normal but in a different place or it can be just catching up with friends for a few days (which I don't consider a holiday really.) Overseas there is so much to see, do, explore, experience etc that I fail to see how a week would be anywhere near long enough! Staying in the UK is only the very tip of the iceberg.

Maybe try a long haul holiday overseas? Is there no-where you're dying to go and visit? Africa? Asia? Trekking in Nepal or Peru, sailing around the Greek Islands, seeing animals in their natural habitat etc?