Holiday Withdrawal Symptoms......Tell me where you're going?

jackieblack

Have just booked flights to Boston for a 6 night trip in August
This will be my first trip as a solo traveller so I'm a little bit apprehensive (:o) but also excited! :j

MasterPoo

anniehoward wrote: »

Route 66 here we come !!! All booked for august can't wait and side trips to Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco too.:j. Holiday of a lifetime for special son who's been battling the big C for 6yrs. :A

Annie have a FAB time, looking forward to hearing about it.

Have you booked hotels etc. all already or just flights at this stage?

Wishing your son the big R in his fight against that horrid C!

MasterPoo

Tuesday
Your Staycation is really interesting, Loves It!

The Queen Mary as a means of Transport, I love it even more! WOW! I'm doing a similar trip to the grand USA August 2016 for originally 30 days, now at 35 days. August is the only time I can travel due to youngest still being in full time education and I do not want to wait any longer to do it as I think it will be soooo much FUN and educational for us all.

Keep us posted.

Jackie Have just booked flights to Boston for a 6 night trip in August
This will be my first trip as a solo traveller so I'm a little bit apprehensive () but also excited!

Exciting! What are you planning on doing in Boston?

Is there a reason you opted for Aug which is school holidays = more expensive if you're a solo traveller?

jackieblack

MasterPoo wrote: »

Exciting! What are you planning on doing in Boston?

Not sure yet, have done a bit of research and am confident there is enough to do to keep me occupied, but now the flights are booked I can do some proper planning
Whale watching is high on my list of priorities and considering maybe doing one or two day trips outside of Boston.

MasterPoo wrote: »

Is there a reason you opted for Aug which is school holidays = more expensive if you're a solo traveller?

I work in a school. so don't have any choice.
However, got a Reward Flight with VA Flying Club so have only paid taxes/fees, fully flexible ticket, flying PE both ways for £382! :j

DUKE

DUKE
I'm female and I never know what I'm taking until I'm packing, usually the night before...... so I'm curious to know how in heavens name you already know what you're packing for JUNE?????? Do you have a "holiday outfit list"?

I'm giggling at WHAT LISTS?????

I have a spreadsheet for planning my trips and I copy and paste useful links etc. under excursions column, never a list?[/QUOTE]

Oh MasterPoo, I love your name, but must admit I thought you were a man, sorry

I can barely breathe thinking of you not packing until the night before your hol! :eek: Although I no longer do it I used to do a mock pack at least 6 months beforehand, anyone else? It was a pack, an unpack, a repack ... I've since improved from packing a month before to a week before.

There's certain clothes that I wear on holiday, like shorts that I'd never wear at home, & long summer floaty dresses that barely get worn here, also new stuff that I buy ready.

I must start & do spreadsheets as it'll be so much easier I think. Although I enjoy doing lists of clothes to take, lists of what I'll wear on what day , lists of stuff to do, lists of really important stuff in case phones, passports, iPad goes missing ....

anniehoward wrote: »

Route 66 here we come !!! All booked for august can't wait and side trips to Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco too.:j. Holiday of a lifetime for special son who's been battling the big C for 6yrs. :A

anniehoward, wishing your son all the very best! That's why I travel so much these days x

janiebaby29 wrote: »

please report back on your holiday xx

janiebaby, certainly will do.

DUKE

PompeyPete wrote: »

You need a Visa (US$35) to get into Indonesia. It's easy to get on arrival at Bali Airport, and they take £sterling. But you'll get stung on the exchange rate, so it's best to pay in US$. Here's a v.useful up-to-date thread from Trip Advisor about Arrival/Departure/Passports...

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g294226-i7220-k8411864-VOA_Immigration_Customs_Departure_Tax-Bali.html

Don't forget the Departure Tax (200,000 rupiah, about £10) payable at the airport on departure.

No departure tax now is there Pete? http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Travel-g294226-s301/Bali:Indonesia:Arriving.And.Departing.html

NB as of Feb 2015 the 200,000 rupia pp departure tax wIll be Included In prIce of aIr tIcket.

MasterPoo

A MOCK PACK......dying with laughter!

DUKE
Although I enjoy doing lists of clothes to take, lists of what I'll wear on what day ,

Do you actually stick to your lists though?

I might be laughing at you, but I suspect you do not over pack like I do, and you probably also end up wearing EVERYTHING in your bag? I came back with items that I didn't wear, instead we did laundry twice whilst away.

An invaluable lesson that I learnt on our last trip, is to pack for my 20 year old son. He came away on an 18 day holiday with 8 t-shirts! OMG, I almost killed him, WHO DOES THAT?????!!!! I refused to buy him others because I know he has cupboards full of t-shirts. So from now on I will be inspecting his bag before we go on holiday which just adds to the drama!

MasterPoo

I've just seen that BA has a Sale on.......I'm going to have a look to see if I can grab myself a bargain for my solo trip?

Will report back before the sale ends. EXCITED!!!

dawyldthing

MasterPoo wrote: »

I assume you want to go for more than 6 weeks to Oz?

Have you approached HR about this? Career break or unpaid leave, have your broached the subject with them? I once worked for an organisation like that years ago, REALLY !!!!ed me off that I couldn't go on holiday for longer than 2 weeks!

[STRIKE]You could lie and go on sick leave for duration of holiday?? Set Facebook to private or remove yourself off social media etc....... Can you tell I;ve thought about this[/STRIKE]:eek::cool::cool:

Disclaimer: I'm in no way shape of form telling you to lie to your work to go on an amazing holiday!:eek:

I ended up asking my main manager as she had to pop round yesterday and thought I may as well ask and she said it shouldn't be a problem but put it in in plenty of time (I'm going to do it when I get to 13 stone 6lbs as it keeps me on task while giving me something to look forwards to)

dawyldthing

MasterPoo wrote: »

I've just seen that BA has a Sale on.......I'm going to have a look to see if I can grab myself a bargain for my solo trip?

Will report back before the sale ends. EXCITED!!!

I got the email through from them, some good prices though