Winter hols
Nov 22nd 2006, 8:30 pm
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Winter hols
My beloved other half has indicated that we have two options this Christmas.
Option A is to drive all the way to NB (a good 15 hours) and spend several days watching her family eat/argue/discuss medical conditions.
Option B is to leg it somewhere warm.
After careful consideration, I'm leaning towards option B.
Where though? I have no idea. These places all look the same. We're aiming at 7 nights, all inclusive, with a beach. 3-star plus.
Any advice on resorts/hotels much appreciated.
Option A is to drive all the way to NB (a good 15 hours) and spend several days watching her family eat/argue/discuss medical conditions.
Option B is to leg it somewhere warm.
After careful consideration, I'm leaning towards option B.
Where though? I have no idea. These places all look the same. We're aiming at 7 nights, all inclusive, with a beach. 3-star plus.
Any advice on resorts/hotels much appreciated.
Nov 22nd 2006, 8:32 pm
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Re: Winter hols
Originally Posted by Souvenir
My beloved other half has indicated that we have two options this Christmas.
Option A is to drive all the way to NB (a good 15 hours) and spend several days watching her family eat/argue/discuss medical conditions.
Option B is to leg it somewhere warm.
After careful consideration, I'm leaning towards option B.
Where though? I have no idea. These places all look the same. We're aiming at 7 nights, all inclusive, with a beach. 3-star plus.
Any advice on resorts/hotels much appreciated.
Option A is to drive all the way to NB (a good 15 hours) and spend several days watching her family eat/argue/discuss medical conditions.
Option B is to leg it somewhere warm.
After careful consideration, I'm leaning towards option B.
Where though? I have no idea. These places all look the same. We're aiming at 7 nights, all inclusive, with a beach. 3-star plus.
Any advice on resorts/hotels much appreciated.
Nov 22nd 2006, 8:36 pm
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Re: Winter hols
Cuba is nice and very reasonable. Could always do a couple of days in Havana (great place) as well.
Nov 22nd 2006, 8:38 pm
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Re: Winter hols
Why not the gulf coast of Florida. We have had christmas/new year there and it was fab.......
oooh my wife is looking green with envy
Pete
oooh my wife is looking green with envy
Pete
Nov 22nd 2006, 11:16 pm
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Re: Winter hols
Hmmmmm
Winnipeg? I think not.
Cuba? Nice idea in principle but I'm not sure if my missus is allowed to go there.
Florida? We are trying to avoid Quebeckers, not seek them out.
Winnipeg? I think not.
Cuba? Nice idea in principle but I'm not sure if my missus is allowed to go there.
Florida? We are trying to avoid Quebeckers, not seek them out.
Nov 22nd 2006, 11:30 pm
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Re: Winter hols
Originally Posted by Souvenir
Hmmmmm
Winnipeg? I think not.
Cuba? Nice idea in principle but I'm not sure if my missus is allowed to go there.
Florida? We are trying to avoid Quebeckers, not seek them out.
Winnipeg? I think not.
Cuba? Nice idea in principle but I'm not sure if my missus is allowed to go there.
Florida? We are trying to avoid Quebeckers, not seek them out.
Spoilsport.
I know this great little place on Lake Winnipeg that use to sell the best fish and chips in town. They even had a picnic table where you could eat them.........!
Nov 22nd 2006, 11:49 pm
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Re: Winter hols
Mexico 
...nice
...nice
Nov 23rd 2006, 1:20 am
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Re: Winter hols
Originally Posted by Souvenir
Hmmmmm
Winnipeg? I think not.
Cuba? Nice idea in principle but I'm not sure if my missus is allowed to go there.
Florida? We are trying to avoid Quebeckers, not seek them out.
Winnipeg? I think not.
Cuba? Nice idea in principle but I'm not sure if my missus is allowed to go there.
Florida? We are trying to avoid Quebeckers, not seek them out.
Apparently amazing and f-in hot. Friends of mine went there for their honeymoon.
http://www.tigh-na-mara.com/
It is not warm in Parksville at Crimbo, but very pretty.
Last edited by dingbat; Nov 23rd 2006 at 1:23 am.
Nov 23rd 2006, 2:21 pm
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Re: Winter hols
Originally Posted by Souvenir
My beloved other half has indicated that we have two options this Christmas.
Option A is to drive all the way to NB (a good 15 hours) and spend several days watching her family eat/argue/discuss medical conditions.
Option B is to leg it somewhere warm.
After careful consideration, I'm leaning towards option B.
Where though? I have no idea. These places all look the same. We're aiming at 7 nights, all inclusive, with a beach. 3-star plus.
Any advice on resorts/hotels much appreciated.
Option A is to drive all the way to NB (a good 15 hours) and spend several days watching her family eat/argue/discuss medical conditions.
Option B is to leg it somewhere warm.
After careful consideration, I'm leaning towards option B.
Where though? I have no idea. These places all look the same. We're aiming at 7 nights, all inclusive, with a beach. 3-star plus.
Any advice on resorts/hotels much appreciated.
I remember wanting a change to the usual damp miserable Christmas weather we often get in the south of England so we went to the Canary Islands for Xmas as its only 4 hours from UK and usually good year round weather. We landed in quite high winds and within 2 hours of arriving a storm hit and the next 48 hours were worse than the UK. It did change though and was 25 degrees on Dec 25th but my OH said it didn't feel right being somewhere hot and sunny at Christmas and she wouldn't do that again. For me it was the best Christmas ever, no fighting relatives and i didn't have to drive so i could get pi$$ed everyday. (perhaps that why she wont let me go again)
Nov 23rd 2006, 3:38 pm
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Re: Winter hols
Originally Posted by Souvenir
Hmmmmm
Winnipeg? I think not.
Cuba? Nice idea in principle but I'm not sure if my missus is allowed to go there.
Florida? We are trying to avoid Quebeckers, not seek them out.
Winnipeg? I think not.
Cuba? Nice idea in principle but I'm not sure if my missus is allowed to go there.
Florida? We are trying to avoid Quebeckers, not seek them out.
