2025 Holidays

[Casino]

9 minutes ago, BeeversLeftPeg said:

I didn't get it so no-one else should?

Get it...i didnt 'get it' cos my parents didnt think it was right to take holidays in term time

I agree, so I never did with my kids

Say next year 10 kids off first two weeks March. 10 next 2. 10 first two weeks of april

Shitshow

 

 

I also think it sets a precedent that school is something to do if you want to rather than the most important thing in your young lives

Just

My

Opinion

[Casino]

8 minutes ago, Big E said:

Fuck that we don’t want kids running round on our holidays. Keep it confined to 2 weeks I say 

Or on planes

Screaming 2 year olds

Just fuck off

[BeeversLeftPeg]

1 minute ago, Casino said:

Get it...i didnt 'get it' cos my parents didnt think it was right to take holidays in term time

I agree, so I never did with my kids

Say next year 10 kids off first two weeks March. 10 next 2. 10 first two weeks of april

Shitshow

 

 

I also think it sets a precedent that school is something to do if you want to rather than the most important thing in your young lives

Just

My

Opinion

And it's the opinion of millions of others (myself included) that a week spent away from home stresses, work, school, appointments, shit weather and usual responsibilities to spend quality time doing things together should not be punished financially.

My kids have learnt as much sometimes, if not more, whilst on holiday in the past than they would have done in school.

My eldest lad has autism and going away in the school holidays with places absolutely heaving is a no go for us.

[frank_spencer]

2 minutes ago, BeeversLeftPeg said:

My eldest lad has autism and going away in the school holidays with places absolutely heaving is a no go for us.

My lad is in a special autism school so they were happy with us taking him on our road trip last year. The council weren't but the school essentially ignored them

[BeeversLeftPeg]

5 minutes ago, frank_spencer said:

My lad is in a special autism school so they were happy with us taking him on our road trip last year. The council weren't but the school essentially ignored them

We were the same last October, he started high school last year. Never had any issues when he was in primary as he was mainstream but could be quite unpredictable so school had some brief respite and it was never an issue. We tend to go same time of year as it's not as hectic.

[Farnywhite]

3 hours ago, Traf said:

They'll ask you if other transport was available etc and generally do their best not to payout.
Like big-name tour ops, insurance companies are generally cunts too.

Think Ryan air will say  the strike is out of there control which it is  but it’s a 24 hour strike and offered a flight back 3 days later so they haven’t pulled out any stops to get us back .
The price of going to another part of the country were airport is open paying for another flight doesn’t seem worth messing about and  with it being a national strike probably wouldn’t get there on the train there out as well and probably get delayed at that  airport . just going to have to book extra nights in a hotel till Monday and sit it out 

Edited June 19, 2025 by Farnywhite

[BeeversLeftPeg]

1 hour ago, Farnywhite said:

Think Ryan air will say  the strike is out of there control which it is  but it’s a 24 hour strike and offered a flight back 3 days later so they haven’t pulled out any stops to get us back .
The price of going to another part of the country were airport is open paying for another flight doesn’t seem worth messing about and  with it being a national strike probably wouldn’t get there on the train there out as well and probably get delayed at that  airport . just going to have to book extra nights in a hotel till Monday and sit it out 

Happened to me a couple of years ago - national strikes in Germany. Had to get a taxi from Cologne to Venlo over the Dutch border, and pick the train up from there to Eindhoven.

I got cost of everything back from there but had to be persistent with them.

[wanderer1984]

7 hours ago, Sweep said:

as Casino says, staggering school holidays is the way forward I'd have thought, although if they've not done it by now, I doubt they ever will

Proposals for schools in Pembrokeshire that the summer holidays are cut to 4 weeks. Schools (not sure individually or as a whole) decide where to take the 2 taken off. Must be added to an existing holiday but the 2 can't be added in one go if that makes sense. 

[ianofcleveleys]

21 hours ago, Traf said:

it wouldn't be a thing if tour operators and airlines stopped being cheeky greedy cunts.

And all the operators in this country, caravan parks, cottage companies etc. Bit of an admission of defeat on the subject by Government. Parents, including ones I know and deal with in my coaching, have long since said 'bollocks to it, I'll pay the fine and save a grand' 

 

[frank_spencer]

3 hours ago, BeeversLeftPeg said:

We were the same last October, he started high school last year. Never had any issues when he was in primary as he was mainstream but could be quite unpredictable so school had some brief respite and it was never an issue. We tend to go same time of year as it's not as hectic.

It was around October half term we went too. School themselves knew he'd learnt more in those weeks than he would've at school. Not sure we could've argued the same for an all inclusive in Tenerife TBF.

[freds dad]

11 hours ago, Casino said:

 

Like I said, stagger school hols and spread demand a bit

 

Fucking no. 
 

We go away when kids are in school, not just for the lower prices but the planes, hotels and restaurants are full of feral kids high on sweets and fizzy pop. 
 

We’ve done our bit paying higher prices to take our kids away when schools are closed and now it’s everyone else’s time. 

[tomski]

Good to see everyone thinking of themselves for a change😂

[Traf]

7 hours ago, Farnywhite said:

Think Ryan air will say  the strike is out of there control which it is  but it’s a 24 hour strike and offered a flight back 3 days later so they haven’t pulled out any stops to get us back .
The price of going to another part of the country were airport is open paying for another flight doesn’t seem worth messing about and  with it being a national strike probably wouldn’t get there on the train there out as well and probably get delayed at that  airport . just going to have to book extra nights in a hotel till Monday and sit it out 

Ah Bryan Hair, you say.
Whole new kettle of fish.
I'll be surprised if they don't make out it's your fault and that you now owe them money.

Dishonest Pikey Irish Bastards.
There's a (many) reason why we don't deal with them.

[Leyther_Matt]

11 hours ago, freds dad said:

Fucking no. 
 

We go away when kids are in school, not just for the lower prices but the planes, hotels and restaurants are full of feral kids high on sweets and fizzy pop. 
 

We’ve done our bit paying higher prices to take our kids away when schools are closed and now it’s everyone else’s time. 

A few times we’ve actually found the opposite and going during term time meant we had to encounter the feral families who couldn’t give a shit about their kids schooling.

Obviously that’s not the case with all of the families taking their kids out of school at that time, but it did seem to be a fair number.

In terms of staggered holidays, they had it sorted years ago where different areas were off at different times, particularly during the summer. Really don’t understand what they had to gain from the years spent aligning them. 

[BeeversLeftPeg]

The kids out of school debate has escalated very quickly 😂

[Barnstoneworth White]

On 18/06/2025 at 22:06, little whitt said:

Has Anyone Been to Iceland 

and Drove round it 

821 mile 

is there out to see 

is it worth doing ???

We stayed in Rejkyavik and hired a car to go approx a third of the way around the southern end, to visit 'Diamond' beach.  The diamonds are bits of broken-off glacier, there's also a lagoon there with iceburgs. The landscapes are stunning and there's a couple of decent stop-offs en route to view massive waterfalls, one of which you can walk under. 

Watch out for the speed cameras though, I got caught on the way back, about £250 - ouch!

[Farnywhite]

17 hours ago, Traf said:

Ah Bryan Hair, you say.
Whole new kettle of fish.
I'll be surprised if they don't make out it's your fault and that you now owe them money.

Dishonest Pikey Irish Bastards.
There's a (many) reason why we don't deal with them.

When I checked this morning they had some flights take off from the airport malpensa so fuck knows what’s going on why some are cancelled and others aren’t no info in the email sent just your flights cancelled for action out of there control see you Monday or you can have a refund and try your luck elsewhere.
probably a limited service from the airport maybe today the trains were on strike when we arrived and today as well there all at it 

[Sweep]

Any of you bummers stayed in Malta?  - is it any good, or just for old duffers?

possibly looking at something first week of September

[Farnywhite]

3 hours ago, Sweep said:

Any of you bummers stayed in Malta?  - is it any good, or just for old duffers?

possibly looking at something first week of September

They all support united so on my ban list 

[miamiwhite]

My missus just said "best ever sex I've had on holiday xxx"

Got to admit.....it's the worst postcard I've ever received 😉 

[Traf]

6 hours ago, Sweep said:

Any of you bummers stayed in Malta?  - is it any good, or just for old duffers?

possibly looking at something first week of September

You're a bummer and an old duffer, so you'll fit right in.

[ianofcleveleys]

7 hours ago, Sweep said:

Any of you bummers stayed in Malta?  - is it any good, or just for old duffers?

possibly looking at something first week of September

Yes, stayed in Sliema, on a cricket tour a few years back. It's all right, plenty of life, loads of bars and restaurants, in Sliema itself and at St Julian's, clubs and the like there. Valletta's not bad for a day out and a mooch round. Not much in the way of beaches, other than at Mellieha Bay

[little whitt]

14 hours ago, Sweep said:

Any of you bummers stayed in Malta?  - is it any good, or just for old duffers?

possibly looking at something first week of September

Its ok you can drive round it in a Day 

so worth getting a car for a day or Two 

having a mouch 

lots of History 

worth going if your staying in one of the main Bits 

[tomski]

16 hours ago, Sweep said:

Any of you bummers stayed in Malta?  - is it any good, or just for old duffers?

possibly looking at something first week of September

Let me know as we were discussing maybe the hol after. I am a bit put off that they have a town called St Julian’s though

[Traf]

4 hours ago, little whitt said:

Its ok you can drive round it in a Day 

so worth getting a car for a day or Two 

having a mouch 

lots of History 

worth going if your staying in one of the main Bits 

Are you developing an obsession with how long it is to drive around an island?