catmag 336 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Going to the south of Spain in the morning. Haven't told the bairn yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44539 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 He's gonna develop a complex over these surprise holidays. He'll be packed and sat on a suitcase every other morning three years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 He's gonna develop a complex over these surprise holidays. He'll be packed and sat on a suitcase every other morning three years from now. I didn't say I was taking him with me, just that I hadn't told him about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44539 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 That's even fucking worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I haven't seen him since last Thursday man, it would be really fucking harsh for him to come home today to be met with the news that mam is swanning off to Spain for a week without him Even my dad is coming with us - god forbid we should head off to the sunshine without the local sun-worshipping black man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42149 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 One day of graft left and then off to Normandy for a fortnight. Got a two bedroomed renovated barn, with a garden, BBQ, for £37 a night! Can not wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 That sounds lush and at that price even more so. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42149 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 AirB&B, baby! It's the Shiznit, and what have you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15449 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 We had an Airbnb cancellation on a Spanish villa for 8 of us back in May, due to a local power and water failure, with about four days' notice. As it turns out we found another place for about €1000 less, slightly less nice but totally fine, and the saving was duly spent on food and booze for the week. Other than that, have to say I've always had good experience with Airbnb. Using them in Arran and Edinburgh over the next month and a bit, so hopefully that'll all work out fine. I know people who rent their places out for a bit of pocket money too (or a little bit more than that, considering they're in Norway. Bastids). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Don't you just give them shit reviews and that's the comeback? The weather in south west of France is cracking, starting week 3 of the summer holiday and still 10 days left. Had a week in Norfolk and weekend in London, even had 2 days in mont-de-marsan with great-grandma before coming here. Having the whole of August off is the recompense for French taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42149 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Driving to Dover in 4 hours. Car not packed- check Kids more hyper than a couple of pilled-up speed freaks-check. Chances of a kip before l set off blown away like a Chinese port- check. Prospect of a beer in the far distance of tomorrow evening- check. We're feckin flying next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42149 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Aaaand we're off! Breakfast on the ferry in 6-7 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7286 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Driving to Dover in 4 hours. Car not packed- check Kids more hyper than a couple of pilled-up speed freaks-check. Chances of a kip before l set off blown away like a Chinese port- check. Prospect of a beer in the far distance of tomorrow evening- check. We're feckin flying next year Happens every holiday with kids regardless of mode of transport, you imagine yourself being all packed the day before, enjoying a longer than normal sleep then calmly sipping a hot beverage, not a care in the world... when the reality is packing starts after normal bedtime the night before and doesn't finish to the moment you leave. I always enjoy that moment when it doesn't matter anymore what you've packed because there's no changing it. Whether that's clearing a certain amount of distance from your abode, or the wheels leaving the tarmac, that's the moment your holiday begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42149 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Following about 250 miles of fucking roadworks, where work was actually being done on about 100yds of it, when does the "holiday fun" begin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7286 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Once you're on the magic road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44539 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Following about 250 miles of fucking roadworks, where work was actually being done on about 100yds of it, when does the "holiday fun" begin?I was looking earlier for the Louis CK bit that he does about family holidays where he says by the time he's got everything packed, fought the kids to get them in their seats, and shut the doors of the car.....the walk around the car from the passenger side to the driver side he says "That's MY vacation." Those few seconds of peace and quiet where his family are in an enclosed box and he is outside of it. I'm not doing it justice, it's a mint joke, but it sounds a bit like your day so far. Edited August 20, 2015 by Gemmill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Butchered that one for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44539 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 As I admitted. We can't all have your delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42149 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Spent the day on Storm landing beach, at Lion-sur-Mer, and I now understand why the Krauts fought so hard to defend it- heaving with French minge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Sat drinking G&T on a roof terrace in a little village in southern Spain after an evening of tapas, wine and music. Bairn is sleeping, my dad is hilariously merry and all is well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Loch Lomond is where I proposed, so maybe don't do that in case it's cursed. Nar nee chance. She needs to complete her doctorate over the next 3 years and command her £65k a year salary, before any long term deals are closed. She would the morra mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13840 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Nar nee chance. She needs to complete her doctorate over the next 3 years and command her £65k a year salary, before any long term deals are closed. She would the morra mind. I like your thinking. Become a trophy husband, mate. Live the good life. Because I've had a drink, I'm pricing up trips to Munich for early next year under the proviso of getting absolutely fucking wrecked. The thought of using AirBnB crossed my mind but I know that, even a small group of us, would be falling through some poor German's bloke's walls and causing all kinds of havoc. Anyone got any hotel recommendations or, indeed, where to start with Munich in general? It'd be a good old piss-up but I'd personally like to see a good History museum and a good restaurant to try the assorted meat and dumplings that pass as Bavarian Cuisine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15449 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Don't stay near the main station unless you like kebabs and whores. Tom knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13840 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Near the main station, it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Turning out for five days up in Scotland from tomorrow. Loch Lomond, really need a break and genuinely can't wait. Looks in a great location. Its that white building across the Loch. Edited September 3, 2015 by McFaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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