Can anyone recommend some tips for saving cash when booking as a single parent? Took my lad to Haven near Pwhelli last summer and we both really enjoyed it, albeit with bobbins weather, but he's now at school and obviously the price has rocketed for the same sort of stuff. Had a look at going abroad but can't seem to find owt for less than £800 for 7 nights as everywhere wants me to pay adult price for the lad.



And, no, "get a bird" isn't a satisfactory answer to my initial question.

How are you fixed for transport ?



If you have your own car and there's just the two of you then how about trawling the likes of Travel Lodge / Premier/ Holiday Inn Express - register with Travel Lodge and they'll email you when they post special offers to their web site, my brother took his wife and two lads on a tour of the north east and scotland using £19 per room (family room sleeping four) offers the year before last - you'll won't necessarily be in seaside towns or even in the centre of towns but with transport and a bit of planning you can make of it what you will.

Me and a mate are thinking of going to Iraqi Kurdistan for a week in June but no there are no flights direct from the UK. The cheapest airline is Austrian Airways and that involves flying to Vienna and getting a connecting flight. We have two flight options, one takes about 7 hours including an hour stop in Vienna, the other takes about 17 hours including an 11 hour stop in Vienna. Obviously we don't really want to hang around Vienna airport for 11 hours but is an hour enough time to guarantee that we catch our connecting flight?



Also would you rather stay at quite a nice hotel that's a half an hour walk from the city centre (remembering that it gets up to 40°C in June) or would it be better to stay at a not so nice hotel that's bang in the city centre?

Yeah I can drive so that's not really a problem. Only problem with using the basic hotels is that he quite enjoyed the evening entertainment etc of the holiday camps. I quite often use Travelodge's, but that's generally going to football and/or being on the lash so not entirely suitable in this scenario

Just returned from New Zealand's South Island and would recommend it to everyone, a truly beautiful part of the world.



Hunter valley at the Weekend, Tasmaina 2 weeks after that, whitsundays 2 weeks after that, Margaret river, Brisbane for origin 2, Perth and Cairns when souths play there and back to Europe at the end of the year, hopefully World Cup time.

Sun holidays start again soon, last time we used them there was plenty of placed during the early weeks of the school holidays.

3 nights in Vancouver, then a weeks cruise to Alaska at the end of August. Still looking for something around May time.

London.



Going to revisit old buildings, old family, experience history and culture.

Ohio and Pennsylvannia. Mr HWS has been left a bit of money after his grandad died a few months ago so we are going to see my family as I haven't seen my Grandma since 2005.



We also have a 20 year old touring caravan so we just decide nearer the time and go wherever the mood takes us

Going nowhere. That is the financial crisis for you.



Nice to see cock measuring competitions are still in vogue.

You should shout when you get here.



Sheldon can take you to games.

I'd love to visit Thailand, somewhere not full of rowdy backpackers but not somewhere in the sticks, a happy medium anyone any tips or know where's best and what time of year?

Have a read through this web site [urlhttp://www.anachak.co.uk/index.php[/url its written by a work colleague of mine who has travelled extensively in Thailand and has family connections there, what he doesn't know about the place, its traditions and how to behave properly there isn't worth knowing.

Koh Samui is an amazing place, just off the mainland. Do 3 or 4 nights in Bangkok as it's defo an experience, and then go to KS for 10 nights and enjoy the experience of chilling out and the beaches and the more relaxing side of Thailand.

cheers. i was looking at west bay on tinternet last night, only downside is the beach dog ban. im sure there will be dog friendly beaches somewhere up that way.

always fancied monkey world, but doubt theyd let the dog in?



cod ead. in july ive booked the following week off so wont make that.

Sh1t, does that mean I have to start buying the Sun?

Good tip though, cheers.

Do you think so ?



I'm seeing lots of people saying that they are looking for cheap breaks, me included. Good luck to anyone who is young, has no home ties and has money to spend on world travel, do it, because you won't get a chance later.



For me I get a freebie few days in Portugal and I'm looking at renting a house somewhere (northumberland, lakes or scotland) for a couple of hundred quid so yes, I'm praying for a last minute deal, either that or fill the car up with that money and re-discover some of the remoter Dales (sounds like a good option).

Not going anywhere as I cannot afford it but I'd like to go to Russia if I had the money.

Nah, check out eBay, there is always someone flogging their priority booking code

Cuba in April for a few weeks 11 of us going should be quite the trip.



Maybe try and get somewhere in September.... maybe east coast.

Make sure you get to Havana (for a few days if possible), amazing place.

Amsterdam for my 30th next month





Madrid in May, just an amazing city.



Either Chile, Peru & Bolivia or driving the north coast of Spain around August time hopefully, haven't decided yet.

A week in Las Vegas on honeymoon in August!

Take plenty of cash to Vegas wheels.



I'm off to LA, San Francisco and Las Vegas with the wife early feb. can't wait.

Pffft! you young'uns don't know what the word honeymoon means.



Its our 30th wedding anniversary this year and we still haven't had our honeymoon yet, we had a day off work and that was our lot





And pffft! to Vegas too, did it 40 years ago when it was a gangster and prostitutes town, they ruined it with all those "themed" hotels