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I know there's been threads like this before, but I'm after ideas, somewhere for a week away, bit of scenery, not long-haul, nice restaurants, no hassles.

any ideas?

I'm coming up with nothing, it's like the world is foreign to me.

I was going to say Italy but it might be a bit hot in August...

Been to rome, rimini and san marino already. Not so worried about heat, I'll sleep during the day.

I hear Milton Keynes is nice this time of year

Menorca!

Ohhhh check you!

Croatia?

oooooo I love Menorca

have been looking at that, just not found a good deal at short notice. Went there years ago and seem to remember it was quite nice.

norway


dare i say the obvious like south of france etc or are you wanting somewhere more exotic like kazakhstan?

I think Norway may be a bit pricey.

Anywhere that hits those criteria at the top will be fine, but also can't be arsed to drive.

South of France.

Get the high speed train from Paris to Marseilles and then on to Nimes.

flights to norway are fairly cheap with norwegian.no, otherwise yeah it's expensive. tis nice though and i'm not just saying that because i'm biased.

you'd be better off waiting until the schools are back in september, or is that what you're planning?

what about spain or france? nice weather, good food, not too expensive

Make sure you pack a hat so you dont burn your little ginger head ;)

This is a great site, cheapist deals around at the moment ....

http://www.lowcostholidays.com/

can't go far wrong with edinburgh mate...cheap flights and Canon Court apartments good place to stay and maybe take in some of the fringe festival? easy to get around walking and on train and buses...

Girlfriend = Teacher = Shit holiday times

Quite fancy that but prices seem high. 500+ for flight alone.

Isles of Scilly - not cheap BUT nice and peaceful & great beer !  :nod:
ps I'm going to Hong Kong talk about chalk & cheese

Plus you could stalk a TEFer - I'll be the one  :badmood:

£364 return inc taxes on STA Travel to Dubrovnik...........have a look!

Bulgaria.

I would like to go to Iceland, but never met anyone who has been there.

Go there and report back.

It's fucking horrible, full of chavvy single mums buying fish fingers in boxes of 700.

Budapest.  Beautiful city loads to do and reasonably cheap(ish) as they're not in the Euro yet.

Got back from Gran Canaria this morning, flight was at 3:10, havn't slept and have to be up for work at 6:30 tomorrow morning :(.
Nice place, it only cost me and the girlfriend around £675, (I think) self catering for one week, which wasn't to bad as she's a teaching assistant so had to go away in schol holidays.
Alot of nice restaurants there, lovely weather but, didn't seem much to do in the evenings entertainment wise and also seemed quite quiet, alot of empty bars.
It's a bit busier and there are a few nice bars along the beach front with singers etc, but they are a bit more expensive.
There are some nice sights as well, mountains etc, it is quite a nice place.
Hope this helps.

I quite fancy that, any recommendations on area to stay?

Austria........you could meet up with SONN  ???

We stayed at the Lanchid, which is a "boutique" and “design” hotel and it was handy enough location wise , right by the main bridge and the busses fly past every 5-10 minutes.

I managed to knock them down half the price off the rack rate before we left and blagged an upgrade on arrival and to be honest I wouldn’t have been overly impressed had I coughed up full whack.  It was nice, the staff we’re good and it was clean but it was a pretty soulless place although you wouldn’t spend that long in your hotel anyway.

TripAdvisor is worth a look but location try and get as close as you can to the city centre.

http://www.lanchid19hotel.hu/

The site is a bit slow at the moment but have a gander and don’t be fooled by the photos.  Worth a punt if you can knock em down on price.

Loads to do and see while you’re there and 5 to 7 nights is spot on.


http://www.lanchid19hotel.hu/

Just ask Kerry.

Cheers Dazzza, will have a look into it all.

Definately


Mate and his family are over there at the moment and he text to say its stunning and as yet unspoilt

yes but the food in bulgaria is horrifically average unless pizza and chips is your thing. Budapest could be really hot, cracking city though im going to try and dig out a website that was renting flats for a week, was dead cheap when me and my mate went 3 or 4 years ago. I would definately avoid the eurozone if you can, we have been hit to fuck in the exchange rate.

How about marrakesh? im pretty sure easyjet fly there so would be dirt cheap.

Austria/Northern Italy - go between the two countries on the train, amazing journey through the Alps.  Innsbruck was a lovely City surrounded by mountains and a river, not too pricey.  Trentino area is gorgeous in Northern Italy and we didn't need to buy any food because we got loads of food with every drink we purchased (Tapas style but free).

Nice was bloody fantastic but you'll require a mortgage sized loan to spend more than a couple of days there.

You're right about the food Mex....it's because Bulgaria is quite a poor country racked by years of oppression.  They do like eating frogs and snails though.

Because of the poverty they're genuinely happy to see tourists and are a friendly bunch.

I'm off to Florence next month, tis supposed to be wonderful.

i went to somerset.the mrs refuses to leave the dog so wont be going abroad for a while

Im off to Devon. Trying to save some money this year, so no big holidays

nowt wrong with devon.where abouts you going?

This was a winner, fly to innsbruck, couple of days there and then a train through the alps in two parts before flying back from venice. And all I miss is Oldham away.

Isn't it just as/more expensive holidaying in the UK though? I have no idea as I've got more chance of growing a womb than I have of getting away on holiday in the near future but I know even when we go anywhere on day trips in the UK it costs a bloody fortune

Ilfracombe mate.

Never been before, and am really looking forward to it actually.

As response to Pauld, im not sure mate. When I meant big holiday, I meant Dubai last year etc.

I've not been on a proper holiday since 2006 so I'm looking forward to doing a week abroad.

I really want to go on holiday but it's just not possible. Sigh.

we went to leeds Si! what more do you want?

Off to Bratislava, Budapest and Vienna for 3 night city breaks in October.

I am in Scotland again.  Took a speedboat ride down the Clyde yesterday from Glasgow to Dunoon.  Superb.

nice round there fella.
i reccomend you make time to visit lynmouth a bit along the coast from where you are staying.
that place is one of the most beautiful places in britain imo.

Just come back fromthe Brecon Beacons, Talybont on Usk to be precise. Gret boozers and the place I stayed was Gilestone Caravan Park. Facilities were superb and was really cheap. Loads of walks and things to do on the canal and pub grub is fantastic.

It's only about 2 hours from Swindon (if you live there)

Don't laugh but that was this years holiday :)

I like it around there...whenever in Lynmouth though, I think of the Boscastle style flood, in Lynmouth 30 odd people perished whereas amazingly no-one in Boscastle.

[url width=222 height=178]http://www.lyntonandlynmouth.info/images/floodb3.jpg[/url]

When it rains around there, it's often quite severe.  Some years back I was camping up on Exmoor alongside the East Lyn river, and had been out on the lash....had sausages on a campfire on the river bank before hitting the sack, woke the next morning to find most of the remains of said fire, washing around under the flysheet.

went there on friday reg.learned about the flood disaster and the conspiracy about it.
 that still aint been cleared up to this day.

 I'd forgotten about the conspiracy theory...for those wanting to know, it was widely believed that the clouds had been "salted" by the MoD as part of a research project.

 Reminds me a bit of the news that came out a while back that Swindon had been sprayed with some sort of virus in the 50's as part of an experiment by Porton Down.

would you like a hug?

I should be ok, but thank you for your kind offer.

Saying that, my arms are still peeling so I shouldn't complain :)

mine have only just started to peel!

The skin on my knees has only just stopped being red. It's a pretty impressive tan line, or should I say stripe.

hahahahaha i didn't get that. i admire your dedication

I'm a little bit tempted by a day trip down to Lynmouth (from Bristol - on Sunday if the weather's good).

What's it like? Anything want visiting when I'm down there? How's parking? Will it be uncomfortably busy? Is it good for the dog?

it does get busy this time of year but nothing to bother you.the parking is a bit limited but i coped,just be a bit patient.i took my dog, and there were plenty of them about.

Why don't they sell Crabbies ginger beer on the mainland! What i'd give to be sat in the Atlantic or Turks Head pub again.

Maybe next year  :)

Pretty much what arriba said. Its not too big, so its easy to walk around. The tramway thing that links Lynton to Lynmouth is worth a go, provided you aren't scared of heights.

We've just found a little beach at Kilve. Its a little village on the A39 about half way between Minehead and Bridgwater, so for me its about a 40 minute drive. When we left there on Sunday, having had a lovely picnic, there were a total of about 10 people there. Stunning place and only 2 quid to park all day.

Check these out (none are mine as I've yet to sort out my pics yet)

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=kilve

I've been. But then we've never met.

And I went back when it was really, really expensive and so it wasn't always great. And half the population look like Bjork. Well, they've got her nose.

I've been to Iceland - well worth a visit for the Blue Lagoon , Gulfoss ,Geysirs etc but hideously expensive due to the fact it's a small place that is mostly uninhabitable hence they have to import most of the stuff that you wish to eat and drink .

Downtown Reykjavik is pretty good , loads of decent bars and restaurants and of course the obligatory English and irish pubs.

Also due to the American influence ( the US had a base in Keflavik for years ) there are plenty of fast food outlets ( Taco Bell ,Maccy D's ,Burger King ,Dominos) should you not fancy the local Icelandic delicacies of rotten shark meat and dried herring.

Downside is the once you have found the Maccy D's you'll pay the equivalent of £10 for a Big Mac !

I'd rather have the Sperm Whale Cliffy!!!!

Bloke I used to work with went to Iceland and brought some of that shark meat back, in a jar in brine (I think, although from the smell it could have been rancid piss). No-one could be persuaded to try it as it absolutely reeked until one divvie decided to give it the big I am. Took one swill of the brine out of the jar and predictably spat it out in disgust, most of it going all over him. He spent the rest of the morning smelling like he'd pissed himself (and that with some kind of unpleasant fungal infection) till we made him go home to change.

 Isn't the world's only penis museum in Reykjavik?

Maybe he was having us all on and he'd nicked one of the exhibits! :puke:

Mum's been to Iceland:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Iceland_--_2008-08-08_13-23-17.jpg/180px-Iceland_--_2008-08-08_13-23-17.jpg

Possibly a bull's pizzle...apparently the Sweaties consider the red deer pizzle a delicacy.

Hehe...always a funny tan from Leeds.  Thankfully I just topped mine up in a field in Long Marston this weekend.  I won't get much more of a tan now...stupid rain.

Back on topic, North Norfolk coast is lovely (just avoid the obvious places), and quite a bit cheaper than going abroad (although both Dubrovnik and Budapest are great).

I peeled the last bits of Leeds' football tan off this morning. Sexy.

 Avoid the sands dunes around Cromer, went there years ago with a bird for a bit of dirty camping, stumbled about in the dunes looking for somewhere for a bit of fly camping, and chanced on a bunch of gay nudists with their knobs hanging out... :poofs:

Surely nudists would have their knobs out anyway, whether gay or not?

Not if they were birds...and sadly there was no titage on view.

Ah, but you probably would have been ok with them if they had been the female variety!

 :nod: