Do you ever regret going on holiday?

pollypenny

Once. For OH's very big birthday we went to Majorca at the end of March, having chosen the hotel from reviews and price.

It was vile! They even charged for battered paperbacks, probably left behind by other guests.

I suppose it was saved by the food, but not for me - vegetarian.

And the damn weather wasn’t good, either.

gettingtheresometime

MatthewAinsworth wrote: »

While I was saving up a house deposit (and now wedding), over the last few years I've used Google maps streetview for a sort of sightseeing. For me it's just hard to save and a big holiday would completely scupper that, but if things got better financially over time u would relax more

Now spending a small fortune on a wedding is what I’d call a waste of money

loskie

Ive been on a wide variety of holidays in the UK , Europe and the USA. Many off the beaten track. But one of the best was when I wasnt working and had little or no money: a weeks camping on the Isle of Islay.

AubreyMac

I've regretted two holidays in my life.


First is one with my mum. It certainly was a holiday for her but hell for me - long story.


Second is one with my best friend. We fell out at the airport before the holiday even started. Then the whole holiday I learnt she was very selfish and inconsiderate (you learn a lot about someone when you 'live' with them). I will never ever holiday with her again even if she fully paid for my ultimate/dream/bucket list luxury holiday.

PeacefulWaters

Wedding and retirement are your priorities. That's your choice.

Holidays, a brand new car every few years and retirement are what my priorities were when I was younger. A big party so that somebody could wear a white frock for a day was well down the list. My wedding cost £39. I always wanted the four bedroom detached, but walked away easily from it when divorce became necessary.

At the end of 2016, age 48, I was diagnosed with stage four non-smoker lung cancer. I've used up the newer treatments so will most likely die this year.

My memories aren't the cars or the wedding. Nor are they the big house I owned for neatly a decade. They're very much the holidays. The week in Devon, the two weeks in Spain, the more recent exhilarating scenery inspired USA driving holidays. And, of course, the world tour I did last year while the treatment was working which included Chile and Easter Island.

I've got a good pension pot which will see my kids inherit at a younger age than most.

But it's the holidays that made me happiest.

iltisman

I regretted going camping in the UK, it rained so much the tent nearly got washed away .Fortunately there was a skip on the site and the tent etc got chucked in it and that was the end of camping.
4 Star minimum for me now.

Crispy_Ambulance

I!!!8217;ve never regretted spending money on a holiday. Whether it was a tent in the rain in Northumberland or visiting some of America!!!8217;s National Parks, our holidays are really precious family time.

System

Is it the family time the biggest factor for most people, or seeing new things (sense of adventure?) Or being away from an area you associate with work? Or another reason?

EssexExile

For me it's gawping at the wonders of nature then having somewhere comfy to retire to afterwards.

gettingtheresometime

MatthewAinsworth wrote: »

Is it the family time the biggest factor for most people, or seeing new things (sense of adventure?) Or being away from an area you associate with work? Or another reason?

For me it’s the experience of seeing different parts of the world which is why I don’t understand people going back to the same resort time after time