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Can’t say October and Scotland sound like the best combination for a holiday, unless you like the rain of course 
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Where shall I go on holiday?
By Will 2 years ago, at the end of August Leave a comment on this post
NB: nothing to do with cricket…
I’ve got a couple of weeks off in October so I need to start planning for a holiday. Where should I go? Italy is high up on the list, as usual, but so is New York (Ryan, reply to your emails dammit), Antigua, Scotland and others. Tight budget, not into five-star hotels - although, of course, if you happen to be working at British Airways or another airline and wish to bump me up to First Class, do get in touch. Suggestions, please! (maybe I’ll run a poll…or not)
Tags: Antigua, british-airways, holidays, new-york, scotland |
15 Responses to “Where shall I go on holiday?”
August 22nd, 2006 at 7.12 pm
August 22nd, 2006 at 7.18 pm
Well, actually October isn’t too bad up there! Scotland rocks. Thanks for the moolars Oli - much appreciated! Will reply in full shortly, just doing the Championship wrap for CI
August 22nd, 2006 at 8.54 pm
How about go to Pakistan LOLZ
August 22nd, 2006 at 10.14 pm
I just got back from Mallorca and enjoyed it quite a lot (it’s not actually just sun and sand, shocked me), but I doubt that’d be much good off-season. A city break would be good in October I reckon. New York, Prague, Barcelona…
August 22nd, 2006 at 11.02 pm
Of course, you should go to Scotland as often as you can, that goes without saying! However, unless it’s early-ish October you do run the gauntlet with the weather, plus the nights are starting to close in.
Rome totally rocks in October, I highly recommend it. Copenhagen is fun, but the beer costs a fortune, unlike Prague where you can buy a round (for 16 people!) for less than 3 quid. We tried a ‘late sun’ deal once (Menorca, where we have rellies), and it was freezing. However Menorca is quite interesting, so we probably saw more of it than we would have done if the weather had been better.
Generally, I recommend going as far away as your budget will take you, then roughing it if necessary with the accommodation 
August 22nd, 2006 at 11.15 pm
I’m with you on the “roughing it,” it’s the best way. I’m seriously tempted to go backpacking around Italy again…we had such a laugh a few years ago, and it’s pretty cheap too. That said…I wouldn’t mind somewhere completely different. Bah. Come on - more suggestions please.
August 23rd, 2006 at 3.49 am
If you are in to ART,good food and wine then it must be Italy.Start with the Big Three[F,R and V]then onto region by region-also Sicily,but don’t try too much at once or you will get Stendhal’s Syndrome[honest].Have been about thirty times and still counting.Special mention-Emilia-Romagna.Could try mid and south west France or Mexico[gets very hot all year]N.B.Airport security makes travelling a bit of a pain at the moment so don’t make a too rigid itinerary.Sanity at last!
August 23rd, 2006 at 9.28 am
You could always go farther away. The flight to, for example, some where in Asia may be more expensive, but the fact that it is so much cheaper when you get there means you will end up spending less overall if you go for a couple of weeks. White sand beaches and good weather guaranteed and there is loads of interesting stuff to do if you are after something more cultured.
August 23rd, 2006 at 9.53 pm
All good thoughts, thanks everyone.
August 23rd, 2006 at 10.47 pm
Don’t have much international experience here, so would recommend you stick with Italy. (I lived there for 10 years - loved it!)
August 23rd, 2006 at 10.51 pm
“Done” Italy, though. I will live there one day; I absolutely adore the place, and could easily just go back to Florence and sit in a cafe for two weeks. I’m trying to see new places, and you’re all being thoroughly useless! Antigua is looking quite tempting now…bit of a sod with three different stop-offs though, not to mention the cost. Grr
August 24th, 2006 at 9.12 am
New York! The only big city I’ve ever loved. Looks and sounds and feels and tastes like the best city in the world — great food, art, bookshops, clothes, wonderful wilderness in the middle of Manhattan by the name of Central Park (though stay out of it at night), and Ground Zero, just to keep you on your toes.
They’re not really up on cricket though.
Drive through that tunnel to New Jersey and pretend you’re Tony Soprano.
August 24th, 2006 at 6.39 pm
Will - come to NY (my home town)- the weather will be beautiful, lost of concerts and theater on. If you want some beautiful scenery, go upstate and visit the Man of Kent pub outisde Bennington VT (the landlord’s a blast), and I’ll get you a game of cricket with my team (the Maddogs) in Greenwich CT - our season ends on Oct 28.
All that and the pound goes a really long way.
Neil
August 24th, 2006 at 8.15 pm
Will, useless are we? Try this then, go to Italy but stick clear of Florence. Get out into the countryside of Tuscany. Keep away from the hypes. Try San Giminiano, Montecatini, Pistoia. Troll around the still-sun-drenched rolling hills draped with olive trees and vineyards, go wine tasting, museums, see real architecture and culture. Go shopping in the local supermarkets for mouth-watering local delicacies at dirt cheap prices. Eat at the little trattorias run by granny. Local markets are huge fun and the lingo is easy to learn. Look out for local “festas” and stick around for the fireworks - awesome. That any help?
P.S. Vinci is a one-horse rip off little town and no wonder Leonardo got out as quick as he could, but the museum there is great.
August 24th, 2006 at 10.40 pm
Go and see Boston for a few days, then head up to the whole New England area - very very cool city, and great countryside surrounding it. And if you’re lucky, the Red Sox might have got to the post-season - go see a ballgame at Fenway to add to your sporting experiences.
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