Site Supporter MickyD Posted January 15, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2023 18 hours ago, Smiley said: Just looked at Crete for April. Saying temperatures around 20c. That sound about right? I’d be disappointed with 20° in April. Just got back from Benidorm and got a couple of 20° days in January. That said, I just googled it. H-10° L-2° Tek yer thermals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted January 15, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2023 Some fuckers have some serious disposable cash on WW. I will be lucky to have a week away this year somewhere warm. Not that I am jealous much 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Boston Marathon in April Berlin Marathon in September. Mrs E going away with her mum so no holiday for E this year. might just go to visit @Flannel Truscott😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Mojacar staying with my mate as much as i can this year trying for a week a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L/H White Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 24 minutes ago, little whitt said: Mojacar staying with my mate as much as i can this year trying for a week a month Never heard of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 15, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, L/H White said: Never heard of it It’s near Almeria in Spain. Unless - and this is possible - it’s the greatest spelling of Mallorca ever 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L/H White Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, Spider said: It’s near Almeria in Spain. Unless - and this is possible - it’s the greatest spelling of Mallorca ever 😁 That what I was thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 Anyone got experience of applying for a new passport at the minute? Online saying 10 weeks turnaround. Which would be fine, but any deviation on that and we’d be fucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 21 hours ago, MancWanderer said: Just done two weeks in Caribbean. Week cruise and then a week in Barbados. Fucking amazing spoiled only by the fact that it was with TUI. Mrs Manc gets bored at work, books us a holiday and then wonders why I go off on one. It was good but you know that it’s not that good when the Mrs finally turns round and says that she’s sick of TUI fuck ups and we are better booking through your WWays mate. Hallefuckinglullagh!!!! Please don’t anyone book via TUI. Ever!! California in June courtesy of Traf Tours. Long weekend in Malaga at some point to see my pal and then Far East/Formula 1 trip/NFL trip some time over the next 12/18 months courtesy of Traf I’ve lost too many friends, work associates and family over the last two years, as has Mrs Manc, at ages that are way too young. We’ve made the decision to do all our big ticket stuff whilst we are still able. Could just about retire tomorrow but we both still working so rather than be the well off folk in the cemetery we are just going for it over the next 2/3 years The penny will eventually drop for more people eventually, they're a fucking awful company to deal with. That said, if people insist on using them, I'm more than happy to price match and handle all the admin/hassle on their behalf 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 21 hours ago, Casino said: I didnt think crete was open in april There's going to hundreds and hundreds of disappointed Brits if that's the case. Easter is early April, season starts when the UK schools break up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 23 hours ago, Smiley said: Just looked at Crete for April. Saying temperatures around 20c. That sound about right? April just gone, daily highs ranged from 18 to 28. It'll be warmer than at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Traf said: The penny will eventually drop for more people eventually, they're a fucking awful company to deal with. That said, if people insist on using them, I'm more than happy to price match and handle all the admin/hassle on their behalf 😉 So you’d book a Tui flight, Tui transfer, Tui hotel and price match them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Smiley said: So you’d book a Tui flight, Tui transfer, Tui hotel and price match them? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Phuket next week for a fortnight to find myself a nice ladyboy to settle down with 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 31 minutes ago, Traf said: The penny will eventually drop for more people eventually, they're a fucking awful company to deal with. That said, if people insist on using them, I'm more than happy to price match and handle all the admin/hassle on their behalf 😉 Indeed mate. She got a price and details from them for a Far Eastern cruise for 2024 whilst we were on the ship and said to me to send the details to you to price match or better. Will send at some point soon once I can scan them fwiw for anyone reading. I don’t know Traf. I’ve probably/possibly met him at games in years gone by but have no affiliation with him. What I do know is when you’re on holiday thousands of miles away from home he’s on the end of a phone updating you and sorting out problems for you. Compare that with a TUI app/website that refuses to accept your booking reference when you have a problem. Or a helpline that keeps you on hold for over an hour compared to a bloke in Lancashire who responds to your text/email/phone call in a few minutes. Mrs Manc had fallen for that “everything under one roof the Ponderosa” shite that TUI peddle with their website/app/helpline. Fucking dreadful. Now that she’s fighting for her money back from cancelled trips last year in Crete last year and is still nowhere near refund/resolution the penny has finally dropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 2 hours ago, MancWanderer said: Indeed mate. She got a price and details from them for a Far Eastern cruise for 2024 whilst we were on the ship and said to me to send the details to you to price match or better. Will send at some point soon once I can scan them fwiw for anyone reading. I don’t know Traf. I’ve probably/possibly met him at games in years gone by but have no affiliation with him. What I do know is when you’re on holiday thousands of miles away from home he’s on the end of a phone updating you and sorting out problems for you. Compare that with a TUI app/website that refuses to accept your booking reference when you have a problem. Or a helpline that keeps you on hold for over an hour compared to a bloke in Lancashire who responds to your text/email/phone call in a few minutes. Mrs Manc had fallen for that “everything under one roof the Ponderosa” shite that TUI peddle with their website/app/helpline. Fucking dreadful. Now that she’s fighting for her money back from cancelled trips last year in Crete last year and is still nowhere near refund/resolution the penny has finally dropped. Sounds cheese, but I just try to provide the same level of service as I'd want someone to give me in another service. And not just me, there are lots of decent independent travel agents out there. Yeah, the likes of Love Holidays and On The Beach will undercut everyone to get the business, running on sub-3% profit margins, but (i) you'll never get hold of them and (ii) the terms & conditions that we all tick without reading allows them to change the price of your holiday after you've booked it. They do this a lot and contact you saying they need another £x due to rising costs etc, your choice then is to either stump up or cancel and then wait an eternity for a refund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flannel Truscott Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 9 hours ago, Big E said: Boston Marathon in April Berlin Marathon in September. Mrs E going away with her mum so no holiday for E this year. might just go to visit @Flannel Truscott😁 Get on it. Come when @bolty58 comes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondi Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Going to Meloneras in Gran Canaria early February, going to Nice in May and Wengen in Switzerland in July, also going Barcelona in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 16, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2023 Unless Brexit suddenly becomes the sunlit uplands and all my export customers return, 2023 is looking like a fallow year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal white Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Some bargains with P and O cruises at the minute for anyone into cruising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 16, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2023 Just now, royal white said: Some bargains with P and O cruises at the minute for anyone into cruising. Send us a link, I’ll Chuck the wife and kids on one and have a holiday at home alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal white Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, Spider said: Send us a link, I’ll Chuck the wife and kids on one and have a holiday at home alone You’re beginning to sound like that 🤡 “send us a link” @L/H White Aunty just got a week around the canaries for £550PP all inclusive. Caribbean was just under a grand. Those prices were last week https://www.cruisedirect.co.uk/po-cruises/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT90Ad40YKmpzyt0YasAOCvZRGjZcII_pClFJKCa2I2FgvEtHCvID0AaAsiWEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 16, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2023 14 minutes ago, royal white said: You’re beginning to sound like that 🤡 “send us a link” @L/H White Aunty just got a week around the canaries for £550PP all inclusive. Caribbean was just under a grand. Those prices were last week https://www.cruisedirect.co.uk/po-cruises/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT90Ad40YKmpzyt0YasAOCvZRGjZcII_pClFJKCa2I2FgvEtHCvID0AaAsiWEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds No tips required? They do realise we’re English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal white Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Spider said: No tips required? They do realise we’re English? Brexit benefit we are all skint 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 16, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2023 Just now, royal white said: Brexit benefit we are all skint 😉 Tipping is for gays and trans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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