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

Blue264

Booked Christmas in Athens to visit my OH's family, but it feels such a long way off and I still have holidays owing...

janiebaby29

My holiday starts today !!

jackieblack

MasterPoo wrote: »

Did those of you who travelled over the Summer school holidays have a good holiday?

i had a great 6 days in Boston!
It was my first trip as a solo traveller but I really enjoyed it and none of the things that I was a little apprehensive about were a problem so it's definitely given me the confidence to take longer/further solo trips in the future

I can thoroughly recommend Boston as a city break destination, loads to do and easy to get around. The only thing that I didn't like was the heat, or more specifically the humidity, but this could be avoided by not going in August! Definitely on my list of places to go back to sometime ( when I've visited some of the 29 remaining states that I haven't been to yet )

Doshwaster

21 sleeps until Thailand!

Yes, Boston is a fantastic city, easily my favourite in the US. August wouldn't be my first choice to go (avoid Jan & Feb too where it can be -20C) but it's a very compact, friendly city with loads to do.

Still nothing planned for Xmas/New Year. I usually have a few days on the Med but I'm tempted just to have a quiet time at home then seek some winter sun later when it's cheaper.

Stacemel

Going on a cruise in December to the Caribbean! Sun, sea and sand all week long :-)

PompeyPete

Doshwaster wrote: »

21 sleeps until ThailandX.

Enjoy!

Only got 6 nights left in Vietnam.
Hoi An at the moment, fly to Saigon on Friday.
Trip report to follow om my Vietnam thread.
Lots more Bia Saigon and Biere Larue to get through yet!

littlereddevil

I too have fancied going to Boston, but the hotels look very expensive. Any tips?
Off to Cape Town for Christmas/New Year.

jackieblack

littlereddevil wrote: »

I too have fancied going to Boston, but the hotels look very expensive. Any tips?

City centre hotels in a major tourist city generally = not cheap but
I stayed here (http://charlesmarkhotel.com/) and would recommend it
Was much more reasonably priced that a lot of others I looked at.

littlereddevil

Doshwaster wrote: »

21 sleeps until Thailand!

Yes, Boston is a fantastic city, easily my favourite in the US. August wouldn't be my first choice to go (avoid Jan & Feb too where it can be -20C) but it's a very compact, friendly city with loads to do.

Still nothing planned for Xmas/New Year. I usually have a few days on the Med but I'm tempted just to have a quiet time at home then seek some winter sun later when it's cheaper.

What month do you recommend?

Doshwaster

littlereddevil wrote: »

What month do you recommend?

Either late spring or autumn (or "fall") will avoid the extremes of weather, the latter if you want to get out of the city to explore more of New England. The only problem is that September and October are peaks seasons so flights and hotels will probably be more expensive.

When in Boston I tend to stop over the river in Cambridge where hotels are a little cheaper and you are only a short ride away on the subway. Stopping further out will be cheaper but the public transport links aren't as good - and driving in Boston is never a good idea.