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Pommy said:
Why do you need to stay in the resort by the pool all day every day?
There are plenty of interesting places that do all inclusive, it’s not all the usual stuff.
If you’d rather be at work than spending free time doing what you want and with your family then I still stand by the thinking you’re doing life wrong.
Because the resorts are usually in the arse end of nowhere it usually costs £££ and a good chunk of time to do stuff that ultimately doesn’t usually interest me. I know loads of people that go away and that’s all they do. I’d rather be at work earning money than sat there getting skin cancer all day. The kids didn’t really enjoy it either once the initial excitement of the flight has worn off.There are plenty of interesting places that do all inclusive, it’s not all the usual stuff.
If you’d rather be at work than spending free time doing what you want and with your family then I still stand by the thinking you’re doing life wrong.
I work away so when I get home all I want is to do is relax and do things near or around where we live.
dai1983 said:
Pommy said:
Why do you need to stay in the resort by the pool all day every day?
There are plenty of interesting places that do all inclusive, it’s not all the usual stuff.
If you’d rather be at work than spending free time doing what you want and with your family then I still stand by the thinking you’re doing life wrong.
Because the resorts are usually in the arse end of nowhere it usually costs £££ and a good chunk of time to do stuff that ultimately doesn’t usually interest me. I know loads of people that go away and that’s all they do. I’d rather be at work earning money than sat there getting skin cancer all day. The kids didn’t really enjoy it either once the initial excitement of the flight has worn off.There are plenty of interesting places that do all inclusive, it’s not all the usual stuff.
If you’d rather be at work than spending free time doing what you want and with your family then I still stand by the thinking you’re doing life wrong.
I work away so when I get home all I want is to do is relax and do things near or around where we live.
kin hell arent you a ray of sunshine 
dai1983 said:
Pommy said:
dai1983 said:
996Keef said:
Really. I dislike travel , and hate holidays
Dunno why! Just really can't be arsed with it all, and can't wait to get back home
I have to go on a couple a year, but have managed to stay in UK for the last 7 years , I'm up and packed by 8am on checkout day.
Depends on the holiday for me. I’d rather go to work than have an all inclusive “beach” holidayDunno why! Just really can't be arsed with it all, and can't wait to get back home
I have to go on a couple a year, but have managed to stay in UK for the last 7 years , I'm up and packed by 8am on checkout day.
Add kids into the equation. They get bored and you have to spend a fortune on top to do something that’s not the pool/hotel beach. That’s if their body clock isn’t f
ked up and they wake like the undead at 3am on the dot and fall asleep at 5pm so you stay in the room all evening.No thanks.
So you can spend a week at work, whilst the rest of us spend a week in the Maldives swimming in the ocean
Or does this all important job of yours not pay enough to afford anything more than a Benidorm
48k said:
Turn7 said:
Tits, wheels or wings....... then rent by the hour.....
"If it flies, floats or fks...."AdeTuono said:
Turn7 said:
Tits, wheels or wings....... then rent by the hour.....
I thought it was 'fks, flies or floats'....Never wanted to get married or have kids- my idea of hell.
Go on a beach holiday again- used to all the time in my twenties- god knows why(-well women really!)- too hot, sandy, busy and i'll probably get skin cancer sooner or later!
Travel to far flung places- done lots in the US, had ideas about going to Himalayas ( just bigger Alps, so cant be arsed now), South America- again just cant be arsed with it all now.
Not even that bothered with chasing women now- poked enough over the years to realise the negatives outweigh the positives- all for the sake of a greasy hole!
I am happy at the grand old age of 46 to enjoy my strength /fitness stuff, the car, friends and chilling out! Would like a dog again though- probably a black Labrador!
Go on a beach holiday again- used to all the time in my twenties- god knows why(-well women really!)- too hot, sandy, busy and i'll probably get skin cancer sooner or later!
Travel to far flung places- done lots in the US, had ideas about going to Himalayas ( just bigger Alps, so cant be arsed now), South America- again just cant be arsed with it all now.
Not even that bothered with chasing women now- poked enough over the years to realise the negatives outweigh the positives- all for the sake of a greasy hole!
I am happy at the grand old age of 46 to enjoy my strength /fitness stuff, the car, friends and chilling out! Would like a dog again though- probably a black Labrador!
oceanview said:
Never wanted to get married or have kids- my idea of hell.
Not even that bothered with chasing women now- poked enough over the years to realise the negatives outweigh the positives- all for the sake of a greasy hole!
I am happy at the grand old age of 46 to enjoy my strength /fitness stuff, the car, friends and chilling out!
Have you considered just getting a rental? (woman, not car)Not even that bothered with chasing women now- poked enough over the years to realise the negatives outweigh the positives- all for the sake of a greasy hole!
I am happy at the grand old age of 46 to enjoy my strength /fitness stuff, the car, friends and chilling out!
I love music, it is one of my biggest interests - but I don't have any desire to go to a big festival (Glastonbury etc).
Spending the whole weekend stinking, getting either sunstroke or trenchfoot depending on the weather, waiting to see a few specs on the horizon and being unable to go to the loo or buy an overpriced beer because it will be a 3 hour round trip. Then crash back to your tent after, if you can locate it, to find it waterlogged or looted... Well the risk of a washout is the main factor, and I prefer seeing bands in smaller venues!
In my mid 30s I think I've missed the boat now anyway!
Skiing is another one I've missed the boat with. I don't think I could be bothered with learning. It's cold, effort, expensive, and I might not enjoy it!
Spending the whole weekend stinking, getting either sunstroke or trenchfoot depending on the weather, waiting to see a few specs on the horizon and being unable to go to the loo or buy an overpriced beer because it will be a 3 hour round trip. Then crash back to your tent after, if you can locate it, to find it waterlogged or looted... Well the risk of a washout is the main factor, and I prefer seeing bands in smaller venues!
In my mid 30s I think I've missed the boat now anyway!
Skiing is another one I've missed the boat with. I don't think I could be bothered with learning. It's cold, effort, expensive, and I might not enjoy it!
Edited by Hub on Sunday 22 July 21:52
I hate to say it but holidays are very much income specific.
Five star + business class flights makes it a mighty fine & v enjoyable vacation for 3 weeks.
Charter economy flight package deal is generally hell on Earth.
It really is what you pay for. They say Dubai is soulless but it does have some pretty damn fine weather and hotels.
Five star + business class flights makes it a mighty fine & v enjoyable vacation for 3 weeks.
Charter economy flight package deal is generally hell on Earth.
It really is what you pay for. They say Dubai is soulless but it does have some pretty damn fine weather and hotels.
Hub said:
I love music, it is one of my biggest interests - but I don't have any desire to go to a big festival (Glastonbury etc).
Spending the whole weekend stinking, getting either sunstroke or trenchfoot depending on the weather, waiting to see a few specs on the horizon and being unable to go to the loo or buy an overpriced beer because it will be a 3 hour round trip. Then crash back to your tent after, if you can locate it, to find it waterlogged or looted... Well the risk of a washout is the main factor, and I prefer seeing bands in smaller venues!
In my mid 30s I think I've missed the boat now anyway!
Skiing is another one I've missed the boat with. I don't think I could be bothered with learning. It's cold, effort, expensive, and I might not enjoy it!
I’m in my 30’s, first went to Glastonbury at the ripe old age of 30.Spending the whole weekend stinking, getting either sunstroke or trenchfoot depending on the weather, waiting to see a few specs on the horizon and being unable to go to the loo or buy an overpriced beer because it will be a 3 hour round trip. Then crash back to your tent after, if you can locate it, to find it waterlogged or looted... Well the risk of a washout is the main factor, and I prefer seeing bands in smaller venues!
In my mid 30s I think I've missed the boat now anyway!
Skiing is another one I've missed the boat with. I don't think I could be bothered with learning. It's cold, effort, expensive, and I might not enjoy it!
Edited by Hub on Sunday 22 July 21:52
Bought a camper van off eBay and stayed in that so no tent. Shower every day, take your own beers that you’ve kept in your camper vans fridge so they’re nice and cold followed by gin and a bottle of tonic, can even cut up some garnishes to take with you. Because people take their own booze in there is rarely a queue at the bars at glasto if you can’t be bothered with a rucksack. Plenty of loos especially if you’re a bloke so no real queuing for the urinals, a couple of minutes tops. The atmosphere at a festival like Glasto is great. I always thought it would be hype and that the music would sound s
t and the mud would piss me off, it really didn’t and I enjoyed listening to all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff. Skiing is easy, you’d be able to pick up in a few days and if you don’t enjoy it just enjoy the apres ski.
Schmed said:
I hate to say it but holidays are very much income specific.
Five star + business class flights makes it a mighty fine & v enjoyable vacation for 3 weeks.
Charter economy flight package deal is generally hell on Earth.
It really is what you pay for. They say Dubai is soulless but it does have some pretty damn fine weather and hotels.
Yes and no. Five star + business class flights makes it a mighty fine & v enjoyable vacation for 3 weeks.
Charter economy flight package deal is generally hell on Earth.
It really is what you pay for. They say Dubai is soulless but it does have some pretty damn fine weather and hotels.
Firstly Dubai is for people who belong in Magaluf but want to pretend they’re worthy of Monaco, horribly tacky place and awfully expensive now.
You can have a fantastic holiday for not much money. You can spend a fortnight in Vietnam in perfectly reasonable hotels for a couple of grand for two people.
Personally I don’t fly half way around the world to sit in a hotel so rarely bother with 5* places, a comfy bed in a quiet room in a well located hotel is all I ask for. Business class flights however definitely make a difference when travelling long haul.
The limiting factor with holidays is people’s lack of imagination. Most Brits for reasons beyond my comprehension spend a fortnight each year getting sunburnt and sandy, most of them book those trips as a package because it’s convenient so they end surrounded by other Brits. They could be in Majorca, Mexico or Mauritius but it doesn’t really matter because they’re just lounging around a pool or beach drinking cocktails. They could if they put a small amount of effort in visit far more exciting places for the same if not less money.
Go to jazz gigs (because I thought it was cool, it wasn't, it's just shyte music).
Coasteering - as mentioned above, never again, why did I even think it would be fun? I'm a rubbish swimmer.
Visit Brighton - it's a dump these days.
Drive a 4 pot diesel.
Wash a car using a sponge.
Try a "Jagermeister" (sp?) which tasted like cough medicine, uurgh!
Ride a horse, fecking horrible beasts that wish only to injure you.
Cheat on my blameless wife, the single most despicable thing I have ever done, and the thing that hurt more people than I could possibly have imagined.
Coasteering - as mentioned above, never again, why did I even think it would be fun? I'm a rubbish swimmer.
Visit Brighton - it's a dump these days.
Drive a 4 pot diesel.
Wash a car using a sponge.
Try a "Jagermeister" (sp?) which tasted like cough medicine, uurgh!
Ride a horse, fecking horrible beasts that wish only to injure you.
Cheat on my blameless wife, the single most despicable thing I have ever done, and the thing that hurt more people than I could possibly have imagined.
This is the 3rd thread of this kind, so I will just repost my answer from the last one:
Things I will never do:
Diving of any kind - Why on earth would I want to be underwater?
Bungee jumping - How is that possibly fun?
Go to a Festival - I once got given VIP tickets to a Radio One big weekend thing via some business partners, and it was essentially a full day of music I mostly didn't like, being pushed, shoved and crushed in a huge crowd, tramping though mud to get to various stages and tents, and being served disgustingly cheap alcoholic drinks in plastic glasses. Awful.
Singing - I'm not a singer. Why would I want to sing anything?
Get a tattoo - I'm not working class, a criminal, a sailor or a hipster, so I'm not getting one.
Wear jewellery of any kind - I'm not female so there is no requirement to decorate myself.
Climb a large mountain, go on a walking expedition, or perform any kind of long and difficult physical activity.
Paintballing - getting shot with paint whilst walking round a wet forest all day. No idea why anyone would do this.
Eat weird food - Such as the sort of disgusting things you see in videos from Japan/China/Korea etc.
Smoke cigarettes - Why spend your money to be killed slowly over a period of years, turning your teeth yellow and skin grey at the same time?
Be on TV - I'm not an attention we.
Things I never ever want to do again:
Running or Jogging
Camping or caravanning
Dancing
Swimming in the sea
Play any kind of team sport
Go on a stag do
Speak in front of an audience
Learn another language
Ride a horse
Things I will never do:
Diving of any kind - Why on earth would I want to be underwater?
Bungee jumping - How is that possibly fun?
Go to a Festival - I once got given VIP tickets to a Radio One big weekend thing via some business partners, and it was essentially a full day of music I mostly didn't like, being pushed, shoved and crushed in a huge crowd, tramping though mud to get to various stages and tents, and being served disgustingly cheap alcoholic drinks in plastic glasses. Awful.
Singing - I'm not a singer. Why would I want to sing anything?
Get a tattoo - I'm not working class, a criminal, a sailor or a hipster, so I'm not getting one.
Wear jewellery of any kind - I'm not female so there is no requirement to decorate myself.
Climb a large mountain, go on a walking expedition, or perform any kind of long and difficult physical activity.
Paintballing - getting shot with paint whilst walking round a wet forest all day. No idea why anyone would do this.
Eat weird food - Such as the sort of disgusting things you see in videos from Japan/China/Korea etc.
Smoke cigarettes - Why spend your money to be killed slowly over a period of years, turning your teeth yellow and skin grey at the same time?
Be on TV - I'm not an attention w
e.Things I never ever want to do again:
Running or Jogging
Camping or caravanning
Dancing
Swimming in the sea
Play any kind of team sport
Go on a stag do
Speak in front of an audience
Learn another language
Ride a horse
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