How much do you spend on holiday? I'M BACK AND I DID IT!!!!

pandaonmyshoulder

Take a look at Searles Camp Site in Hunstanton. The site has everything (even a beach) and a Tescos on the door step:j Having said that the Camp Shop is reasonable.

in_debt_again_but_dealing_with_it

3 sleeps and counting - just cleaned the van - oh the joy and tonight I'm going to go through all the posts and cut and paste the ones I'm using. Thank you all so much - I will keep you all posted. Anyone with any new ideas - there is still time!!
love and hugs
IDA
x

in_debt_again_but_dealing_with_it

Final arrangements being made - just wondering if anyone has been to the Alice in Wonderland museum and if so what is it like? Cheers.

betabraga

hello every one
just doing last minutes bits for my holiday starting 19/08 with my 2 sisters and kids
so far we have spend just over 2.000 euros( this include flights,half board acommodation and transfer for seven people)
not bad!!
a lot of internet work and booking well in advance is the trick
we are not fancy so,if people think they can't afford a holiday,i say is allways possible
1 week know have only 500 euros to spend and hoping have some left:cool:

Tindella_2

Hi IDA - just to say - stop apologising - you are having a modest break to re-fuel - you are entitled to it and I hope it goes really well. I live in the north and we have had fine weather for 10 days so I hope some of it flows over into North Wales.

When we were kids, we were quite poor and my parents scraped the money together for a modest week on Golden Sands Holiday Camp near to Rhyl (expect it's been condemned by now! - it was in the 50s!). We did lots of walking, picnics etc. and had a great time. Our main expense was paying for those funny double bikes we used to ride around the site!

When my own children were small, we used to caravan - I'd pack the minute fridge with stuff from the freezer and not open the door for two days - the "instant" stuff was packed in cool bags - I took loads of food from home.

Now I'm retired and single and not in debt, thank God, but not well off either so I always read everyones tips about saving money. I think if you've struggled during your life you never quite believe you're not still struggling!

I'm sure you'll have a great time - I distinctly remember taking the old "charabang" (coach to you young 'uns!) up the Great Orme - God knows how the old bus got up there, but it did! Let us know what sort of time you had when you get back!


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God bless!

newlywed

Have a lovely holiday IDA - update us when you come back and let us know which bits were the best

But most of all, relax, enjoy and have fun!!!

gb57

Tindella is right, Ida, you should stop apologising.

Point is, if you were in debt, not dealing with it, running up more debt to go on holiday (put a holiday on a credit card! - shock, horror) then I would be up there throwing brickbats, but then, you would not be on this site in the first place!

As so many on this thread are saying, you can do a holiday on the cheap, as you are looking to do. My parents were not in debt (thanks to Mum, also credit - known as the never-never - was much harder to come by back in the dark ages (50s)), but with 6 kids they were desperately hard up. Our holidays were good for all of us and as I said before, full of happy memories, especially now I am an orphan :rolleyes: (OK, I am 58, dad's been dead for years,but I felt like an orphan when my lovely mum died 2 years ago, so there.):(

Hope the good weather we are currently having extends to North Wales and that you have a great time.

teecee152

Hi IDA

Just wanted to say have a fantastic holiday, you deserve it!
You have worked soooo hard over the past few months and time to re-charge and spend time away with your family will do you all the power of good.

Have a fab time!!!!!:D

teecee xx

in_debt_again_but_dealing_with_it

Thanks for all your kind words, it really warms the "cockles of my heart"! Just looked at the forecast and I don't think the good weather is going to hold, but hey ho hols are hols and we have our wellies and waterproofs! In true British style we will have a good time whatever the weather.
Still got a couple of days so if anyone has anymore tips or can tell me what the Alice in Wonderland Museum is like I'd really appreciate it. Many thanks...
love and hugs
IDA
xx

newlywed

Sorry IDA can't help about Alice in Wonderland .... however it has just given me an evil punishment threat for the boys (9, 12 and 13) if they misbehave while we are away!!! :rotfl: