So where are you off to on your Holidays?

[waspiflab]

Holidays are getting nearer so where are you off to this year?

Mine will be Spain to the parents and then off to Euro Disney just for some fun.

[Fozzer]

...me?.... ...!

Been on permanent holiday since 1984.... ...!

Enjoying every second of it!

The beauty of "Retirement!".... ...!

Paul... ...!

[Bass]

I'll go on some "retirement" fishing. The wife makes coffee and sandwiches

[Raoul98]

Mine is going to be in the beautiful Karpathos, Greece (Again)

[waspiflab]

Mine is going to be in the beautiful Karpathos, Greece (Again)

looks very nice.

[waspiflab]

...me?.... ...!

Been on permanent holiday since 1984.... ...!

Enjoying every second of it!

The beauty of "Retirement!".... ...!

Paul... ...!

I didn't mean sitting in your rocking chair in tartan slippers with bad gas

[ozzy72]

We'll probably go home to Hungary and let the kids terrorise grandma and grandad for a couple of weeks and to see all our friends and do stupid amounts of dinner parties and BBQs

[Fozzer]

We'll probably go home to Hungary and let the kids terrorise grandma and grandad for a couple of weeks and to see all our friends and do stupid amounts of dinner parties and BBQs

Two words that go well together... ...!

......."Emi"...and "Terrorise".... ... ...!

Paul... ...!

[ozzy72]

Damn straight Paul But her grandparents still adore their only little princess! If you promise to be a good boy then some Hungarian red wine might make it back with me and your name on it

[beaky]

"Holiday"... hmmm... obviously, he means "vacation"... wait, I seem to remember having one of those once...
I haven't gone on scheduled, annual vacations since I was a brat- when the parents were footing the bill.
In my current trade, I'm also usually pretty busy in the summer.

I'm fervently hoping I can make Airventure this year, but as usual, I never know until the last minute. Sigh...
Anyway, you can have Spain- nothing beats Oshkosh, Wisconsin the last week of July.

[Fozzer]

...the funny thing is...

I've never had an overwhelming yearning to; "go abroad", from England.
The only time I have ever been outside of Great Britain was when conscripted into Army Service, in Germany, in 1955, for two years....
..not a very pleasant experience!

Living near the Welsh Border, any of my trips outside of England have just involved popping over there, aggravating the Welsh on my Motor bikes, (most of them are English anyway, with Welsh accents!), and then back again!

I've been more than satisfied with gentle touring around Britain with its wonderful countryside!

...and the folks mostly speak "English", with various local accents...(they ALL used to speak "English" many years ago, I remember!)... ... ...!

The English Channel mostly gets in the way of driving to Europe, (unless you own an amphibious motor vehicle)....and air travel abroad has become a more and more unpleasant experience as each year passes....(far too many folks with the same object in mind!).

There are lots and lots of quiet Sunday afternoon motor-bike rides around my lovely county, with its glorious countryside, in differing Seasons of the year.
...and I don't get closely involved with; "other Folks"...which is always nice!.... ...!

Since the introduction of the domestic Flight Simulators since 1995; Flight Unlimited II, etc, and Microsoft FS '98 onwards, I have enjoyed the daily, free travel to any part of the World I wish to visit, observing the scenery, (with the aid of the latest Google Satellite maps), and obtaining all the local information via Wikipedia!
...all this from the comfort of my arm-chair...with no stress, or additional expense, involved!

Each day involves a fresh visit to wonderful places of interest...cup of Tea and a Bacon sandwich, in hand.... ...!

Paul... ...!

[tinpusher]

As a matter of fact we just returned from the Canary Islands where the wife and I stay in our holiday home during the winter months.

[ftldave]

I'm hoping for a trip to Memphis for some great barbecue ribs and a chance to see the Lisa Marie, Elvis Presley's private Convair 880, then head to Pensacola, Florida, to visit the US Navy's National Aviation Museum.

But, Number One Son (he's 11) is pushing for a trip to California to see Disneyland, and I bet She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed would like to visit Glendale, a.k.a "Little Armenia".