Hippacrocapig

Ok summer hols sorted... Now where's a good place to go for Christmas from Riyadh? Just one change would be good with two children and hubby in tow. Any ideas. I know it'll be expensive but I'm saving on not sending any pressies home so... any recommendations?
Cheers
Hippa

OleJanx

If you have a vague idea of where you want to be, why not stick a pin randomly into a map? doing this in the past has led to some suprisingly off-beat but interesting holidays. (Tehran, anyone? No? )

Patsy Stoned

Come to Dubai, it has more of a Christmas feel than a lot of other places. If you want some snow go to Ski Dubai

weasel central

drink a litre of egg-nog and see what ideas come to mind

OleJanx

If you drink a litre of egg-nog, the only ideas to come to mind are "Where is the nearest bucket?" And who wants to go on holiday to a bucket of puke? Might just as well stay in Riyadh...

Meow

A question about Christmas in May?! Even Blue Cat doesn't start that early.

Surely the correct answer would be anywhere would be better than Riyadh?


Slightly more helpfully, what type of Christmas do you want? Tropical, snowy etc

weasel central

well cross that off the list and now you have a list of viable alternatives..simples

Blue Cat

I have bought Christmas cards but thought best not to mention it yet ....

typical

Christmas in Qassim?

typical

You could do the US with no stops, much less one. Or head south and enjoy summer - as if the Saudi heat wasn't enough...

I'd personally be tempted by Tokyo or Seoul. Cold but fun, and (kind of) Christmas without the shutdown...

Alexa

Thailand...you might be lucky and get a good hotel there if you book now...it is high season during Christmas over there. Am considering it myself.

Spugsy

We spent our first Christmas in Dubai last year. It wasn't Christmassy in the slightest, despite nights in the boozer with stupid Xmas hats on and other things.

Although the turkey we ordered was incredible.

We're away this year somewhere warm, maybe Oz, not sure though.

co durham boy

Sri Lanka , great place and very underated , cheap as chips as well .

Hippacrocapig

Thanks folks.. Was considering Sri Lanka and Thailand. Just trawling Expedia at the moment, possible 2/3 changes. Anyone recommend any other websites to trawl through. I just want two weeks on the beach drinking cocktails and the kids kept entertained. Like I have nothing better to do............ erm actually I dont!!!!

flares

Club Med...all the way

Cherating Beach, Malaysia or Bintan Island Indonesia. You can conbine the former with a KL city break and the later with a few nights in Singapore if you wish. Not cheap mind but the kids will love it.