3 hours ago, barryk32 said:

Jet2 cancelled us today.

I had no idea.  Traf rang me and offered the option of a full immediate refund or could he find us something else.

4 hours later with absolutely no effort on my behalf and I'm going to Rhodes.

He's fucking ace Traf

You're very welcome, mate.

20 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Mrs has now got it in her head that she’d quite fancy going to Tenerife in August after all. Will be interesting to hear a few reports when flights resume and go from there. 

That escalated quickly. Traf Tours booked, 1st August for 9 nights for me, 'er, and t'lad. 4 star for less than £1,700 AI. Can't whack it (hopefully).

On 30/06/2020 at 18:57, Morizio said:

Crieff and Peebles are in lovely areas and offer choice. Good to explore other areas as well.

Stirling, Perth and Inverness for a bit busier but still stuff to explore. 

Portpatrick way off the usual places and it’s gorgeous. 

Lots to do and places to go in Scotland. Some really great places. 

spent many happy holiday as a teenager at crieff hydro, even now a few years later i still love visiting the place, its a fanstastic part of jockoland

2 hours ago, fester58 said:

spent many happy holiday as a teenager at crieff hydro, even now a few years later i still love visiting the place, its a fanstastic part of jockoland

We do the towels and some of the bedding for Crieff hydro. Most boring post of the day winner. 😂

11 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

We do the towels and some of the bedding for Crieff hydro. Most boring post of the day winner. 😂

Cutting their staff numbers in half at moment. Not looking good for them
trumped your boring post 😂

Just now, Escobarp said:

Cutting their staff numbers in half at moment. Not looking good for them
trumped your boring post 😂

😂👍

Lad i know is in Tenerife. Arrived yesterday. Las Americas is a ghost town he’s saying. Most Bars shut most restaurants shut and nobody about. Hopefully it will pick up momentum but not sure these places will open up? 

Edited July 2, 20206 yr by Escobarp

Was looking at maybe attempting something for the first two weeks of September......then this morning, a Jury service call up popped through the letter box. It's the third time I've been called up in 10 years

25 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Was looking at maybe attempting something for the first two weeks of September......then this morning, a Jury service call up popped through the letter box. It's the third time I've been called up in 10 years

Book your holiday, say nowt.

Day before your jury service, ring them, cough a few times and say you've got a fever.

Sorted.

5 hours ago, Sweep said:

Was looking at maybe attempting something for the first two weeks of September......then this morning, a Jury service call up popped through the letter box. It's the third time I've been called up in 10 years

Lamp someone and get a criminal record. Nothing major, just enough to get you off jury duty

Where's good in Greece with kids in tow (2.5 & 7).

Is October half term gonna be too out of season for a warm(ish) get away? 

8 minutes ago, stevieb said:

Where's good in Greece with kids in tow (2.5 & 7).

Is October half term gonna be too out of season for a warm(ish) get away? 

Stalis in Crete would be good, big beach enough going on. In fact Crete in general, some lovely places

Weather does start to drop off in september but crete is probably your best chance of proper good weather in october

Beware though, place we go to, few miles from stalis as it happens, many businesses atm saying theyre going to sack it off for the summer

Pm, traf, he fired me a koutoulafari offer over the other day

 

1 hour ago, Biggish Dave said:

Lamp someone and get a criminal record. Nothing major, just enough to get you off jury duty

Just watching Klopp being interviewed...

For any one going to Dumfries and Galloway; a coronavirus spike in the gretna and annan areas has resulted in some lock down restrictions not being lifted, so residents within certain postcodes can only travel 5 miles.

Holiday makers can still go, but must adhere to the restrictions! Fucking joyous.

Fortunately, I'm in a different postcode, but a bit close.

I suggest folk check it out.

3 hours ago, stevieb said:

Where's good in Greece with kids in tow (2.5 & 7).

Is October half term gonna be too out of season for a warm(ish) get away? 

We spent the last 10 days of October 2019 in Halkidiki and it was glorious.
I'd expect it to be even better further south.
You'll need SPF40 on those chippy tits.
 

3 hours ago, Casino said:

Pm, traf, he fired me a koutoulafari offer over the other day

 

Cheers, mate.

Understand Cyprus gets good weather year round

Busy night ahead for Traf! £££££££

I think some people are going to be genuinely horrified when they see how much post-COVID holidays now cost.

6 minutes ago, Traf said:

I think some people are going to be genuinely horrified when they see how much post-COVID holidays now cost.

I think you’ve already encountered some such people**...🤣🤣 

** Not me, before anyone suggests it

Just now, Leyther_Matt said:

I think you’ve already encountered some such people**...🤣🤣 

** Not me, before anyone suggests it

Hmmmm, indeed.

The story, for those not in the loop, was that I sorted Matt out with a deal that we both thought was decent, so Matt kindly recommended me to someone he knew.

This person wanted a week's all inclusive, only flying on one certain date in August, for £3-400 including luggage & transfers.

I’m going nowhere in the short term and definitely not short haul into Europe. May look at Dominican or similar back end of the year

I was due to go to Dubai & Ras Al Khaimah on August 13th, but we've pulled the plug on it today and bumped it back 12 months. It's all paid for, so it's a "free" holiday next summer.

Probably grab a cheeky week or two in the Canaries/Greece during the school hols instead.

9 hours ago, Traf said:

I think some people are going to be genuinely horrified when they see how much post-COVID holidays now cost.

What’s bumping price up? Hotels or flights? Or is it both?