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Green Man
dav wrote: I think you’re still very lucky over in the UK as France, Italy, Spain etc are all so close and still quite convenient to get to.
Over here it’s so expensive to travel and accommodation prices are through the roof..
Green Man mentioned Staycations.. I’ve really got into Daycations..
going somewhere different for the morning and afternoon.. nice café’s and patisseries to enjoy coffee ☕️ cakes 🍰 and other delights.. and return home by mid/late afternoon.
I am doing those with my partner also whether it's a at the Dorset coast or the market towns in Hampshire. We love looking around junk shops together as I love to up-cycle stuff, lunch maybe a beverage then home. I did find a beautiful deer head that's now in my hallway. It's next to one my partner accidentally hit my truck with.
dav
I think you’re still very lucky over in the UK as France, Italy, Spain etc are all so close and still quite convenient to get to.
Over here it’s so expensive to travel and accommodation prices are through the roof..
Green Man mentioned Staycations.. I’ve really got into Daycations..
going somewhere different for the morning and afternoon.. nice café’s and patisseries to enjoy coffee ☕️ cakes 🍰 and other delights.. and return home by mid/late afternoon.
Honey
Wyot wrote:
[quote]Honey wrote: JK2006 wrote:
But Mr King, you are not relying on pre-booked holidays from work that might not be conveniently timed, and nor do you have a very tight budget or children in school that you have to fit it all around.
A lot just go wherever they can afford, whenever they can.
These are among my favourite posts on this site Honey: when you pop up ocassionally to gently tick Mr King off.
I adore him really.
Telling the truth
There were many long queues for the ferries and the tunnel before Brexit ever happened. We used to go over monthly to our holiday home in France.
If it wasn't the French border force it was some form of industrial action. We have been held up by striking Sea France seamen, fishermen, and do not get me started on the joys of striking God knows who, blocking ports and roads in the vicinity, usually while the French Police ignored EU rules to keep routes open.
The first day of disruption the French only had four border posts open, and this at the start of the school holidays!
We gave up the second home, and now avoid going through France, Portugal let Brits in via their E-gates, as they did for us in Cyprus. The only thing that will work is for people just to avoid France, and hit them in their tourist pockets.