funkymiss Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 The last time I bothered with a holiday in this country it ****** it down for a week. Never again! Shame though, cos there are some beautiful places in this country. Fine when you are a student and have long holidays to spend in tents etc but these days are drawing to a close for me so I will begin to spend my holidays wisely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickwitch Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 All i remember from my sojourns on home soil is that Cornish Pasties become tiresome after the third day of having them for breakfast, dinner and tea and that all rooms in the lake District smell of dog. Not a good dog either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raychul69 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 We're going abroad because it was costing us £1,200 for a week in Butlins!!! Thats 2 adults a 5 year old and a new baby! We can go to Spain for a fortnight for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theripsaw Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 A holiday isnt a holiday without a trip on an aeroplane, and the UK holiday industry has priced itself way above its station. Us Brits cant afford to holiday here anymore unless its some scummy seaside resort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickwitch Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Also I possibly, if I'm lucky have 40 summers left. So that does not leave much time to see the world. I have toured England but have only briefly glimpsed the rest of the world if seen as a percentage. Are you suggesting I shouldn't yearn for Macchu Picchu or Rio De Janeiro because that somehow means I don't value my own Country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasilRathbon Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Also I possibly, if I'm lucky have 40 summers left. So that does not leave much time to see the world. I have toured England but have only briefly glimpsed the rest of the world if seen as a percentage. Are you suggesting I shouldn't yearn for Macchu Picchu or Rio De Janeiro because that somehow means I don't value my own Country. Even if you lived to be 200, there are lots of places in the world you'd never get to see. Unlike yourself, holidays for me aren't a question of ticking off exotic locations off a list so you can boast about them at dinner parties ("Oh, you only went round the Egyptian pyramids on a camel? How gauche! We spent the summer water-ski-ing through crocodiles down the Ganges!"). I simply enjoy lovely scenery, doing interesting activities and perhaps learning a little more about the country I live in and what made it what it is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickwitch Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Even if you lived to be 200, there are lots of places in the world you'd never get to see. Unlike yourself, holidays for me aren't a question of ticking off exotic locations off a list so you can boast about them at dinner parties ("Oh, you only went round the Egyptian pyramids on a camel? How gauche! We spent the summer water-ski-ing through crocodiles down the Ganges!"). I simply enjoy lovely scenery, doing interesting activities and perhaps learning a little more about the country I live in and what made it what it is today. Again, I'll state. I enjoy my holidays for what they offer me not what others may think of me for going on them. Would it be okay if I go abroad but take a book with me on British History and read it the entire time? We are part of a wider world and a wider global community and it isn't wrong to learn a bit about that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottf Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 because i want to expierence new cultures, new sounds and languages and new foods, all of which you can't do as much of if you stay in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasilRathbon Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Again, I'll state. I enjoy my holidays for what they offer me not what others may think of me for going on them. Would it be okay if I go abroad but take a book with me on British History and read it the entire time? We are part of a wider world and a wider global community and it isn't wrong to learn a bit about that too. Where does it end? Would you want to be part of the first tourist space flight as we're part of a wider universe and you want to learn about it too? If you were really concerned about the wider global community wouldn't you actually spend time amongst the people of whichever African country (for example) you choose to visit? For too many Western tourists, visiting a country simply means shutting yourself off from the poverty-stricken locals in a big hotel with a high fence and only venturing out with a tour guide telling you what to do, where to go and what souvenirs to buy. Don't get me wrong - I've been abroad myself (albeit only to France). There was much to commend it but I felt hampered by not feeling a sense of belonging, the language barrier and the fact I felt too much like a tourist, doomed to head for whatever attractions the guidebook told me to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 The Cotswolds would be a nice place for a hoilday, but the weather could ruin it all....anyhow you can see most of England in a few short holidays , in fact you can drive from one end of England to the other in a day, can't you ? but there's nothing better than the pub food over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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