5 holidays from me to you

Post by **New Gal** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:47 am

Right peeps, hate that its so quiet on here so I am launching some new topics and you all have to join in…come on…I have four months and four days left until I move, works killing me off, kitchen is stuck, I need some stuff to take my mind off it all!

So, if I gave you the chance to go to five different places in the world, no expense spared, where would you go?

Post by **Christine** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:15 pm

Dont be daft you know where i would go, now get back to work!!!!

But other than Egypt, it would have to be Belize,(ambergriese caye to be exact) USA, Portugal,Malta.
All favs of mine and 2 have friends and rellies in em

Oh god you are going to be a nightmare for the next 4 months arent you!

Post by **New Gal** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:51 pm

Yes I am going to be a nightmare, I feel like I need to be strapped to my chair at work as I just wish to jump up and down and scream "I'M LEAVING"!!!!

Actually, if I was wishing for stuff it would be a lottery win....

Post by **Christine** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:06 pm

Yeah but then if you won the lottery and i found out you would have to take me with you wouldnt you

Post by **New Gal** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:15 pm

I would take you anyway you nutter, goes without saying doesn’t it!

Always said I wouldn’t keep the bulk of a lottery win, would give it to family, friends and charities and would only keep enough to be comfortable myself.

So get ready Christine, just got my syndicate numbers through, we won £46 last week, hoping it’s the big win this week!

Post by **New Gal** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:14 pm

I don't know if I can pick 5...I just love travelling too much!

I would def go to India and do a massive tour, going over as a hol is expensive enough, tours are carzy prices. I would have been there now if I wasnt moving and the quote I got for a tour was almost £3,000, for ten days!!!!

Would go to New York too I guess and the Maldives before they sink

So thats three...

Hhhmmm, we know Egypt is on there so 4...

5th...Thailand maybe....

Post by **Karenh** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:21 pm

Maldives
Gambia
India
Sri Lanka
Kenya

But first choice would be Egypt but since I cant say that these are my next tov visit places! All I need is the lottery tomorrow ~ NG watch out its my turn to win!

Post by **Hurghada Lady** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:44 pm

Can't think of 5 off the top of my head so here is 3 until I can think of another 2.

Fiji
Thailand
Switzerland

Ohh just thought of another but wouldn't do it a Safari in Kenya maybe.

Yes got another Venice, so that's 5 now

Post by **New Gal** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:01 pm

Venice!! Always forget Venice.

And Rome!

And Milan!

Roll on lottery!!!!

Karenh, we do the Friday Euro Millions or something so you can keep your Saturday jackpot lol x

Post by **Wendwoo** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:53 pm

5 places i want to go to or back is
1 - Canada ( but the mountains tho )
2 - Australia ( been there but it wasnt long enough )
3 - Scotland !!!? always wanted to go but never got there
4 - Thailand the best holiday i have ever had absolutley beautiful country but to long on the plane

5 - Egypt of course

Post by **Lisak** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:15 pm

Gosh, so many places, so little time (and money!!)

I'd love to do .....
The Galapagos Islands
Easter Island (and then revisit Peru, as would be closeish!!)
A walking safari with the Massai (then after would revisit Zanzibar)
Gorilla spotting in Rwanda
I want to ride around Ayres rock on a Harley.

Of course there are many more places and things i want to do, but I think these are my top 5.

Post by **Netyoda** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:41 pm

Tibet
India
New Zealand
Australia
The Moon

oh too many to mention

Lee

Post by **New Gal** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:17 pm

The Moon?

Interesting

I like the idea of Peru too

Post by **Susue** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:12 pm

First my top 5 places I'va actually been to... in order of preference...

Vietnam... loved the people in Saigon and the diving and beach in Nha Trang...

Sydney... again the people... and the laid-back atmosphere...

Dahab.... IMHO the nicest corner of Egypt by far!!

Jamaica..... very poor country... wonderful people... and scenery!!

Thailand.... the bustle of Bangkok and the secluded miles of beach at Bann Krud

Places I'd like to go that I haven't been to yet...

India...... I love the bright colours and the culture!!

Alaska.... this one has to be done on a cruise ship!!

Kenya.... a safari.... I'll definitely do this one before I die!!

China.... looks fascinating!!

Russia.... St Petersburg in particular.

Post by **Lisak** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:16 pm

New Gal wrote:The Moon?

Interesting

I like the idea of Peru too

Ooh, you got to do Peru, its wonderful!!! Wwould love to return there too!

Post by **Netyoda** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:52 pm

I loved Jamaica, was VERY disappointed by the people,

I've been to places where you get hassle from sellers etc but it just seemed in Jamaica everyone was trying to rip you off in the worst way.

not a place I'd rush back to, to be honest.

Lee

Post by **Susue** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:49 pm

Netyoda wrote:I loved Jamaica, was VERY disappointed by the people,

I've been to places where you get hassle from sellers etc but it just seemed in Jamaica everyone was trying to rip you off in the worst way.

not a place I'd rush back to, to be honest.

Lee

I've heard that from others too...
IMO the hassle we got was no worse than the hassle tourists get in Hurghada....!!

I did get women wanting to "braid your hair, pretty lady??"
My hair was 1" long at the time!!

It's a poor country... people are trying to scrape a living...a few years in Hurghada will toughen you up.... people will try to rip Europeans off in most poor countries!!

Post by **Netyoda** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:44 pm

Oh I can cope with tourist hassle, walked through El Quseir on a Wednesday with my partner, we were the only westerners around. Done the north and south of Goa. Tunisia, Dominican Republic. Gambia was the worst in previous experience.

Jamaica was different. People would go and get things for you then refuse to give you the change. If you said you weren't interested in drugs some could get quite aggressive. They were "your best mate" until you said you didn't want drugs and then you would get threatened or treated with contempt. Great food, great music, amazing country, disappointing people.

Not a place I'd enjoying living.

Lee x

Post by **New Gal** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:07 am

My friend went to Jamaica last year and told me the most disgusting things about some of the people and how she was approached in the streets. As a tourist, what some people term as ‘hassle’ is really just the locals attempting to make money or to get you to at least look at what they have on offer, I’ve always found it pretty harmless in Egypt to be honest and I have always been able to scam enough free stuff anyway…amazing what a smile can get you. If they want to banter, so can I if it means I get a bargain that locals have even been jealous of. Its all about giving as good as you’re getting

But in Jamaica, THAT was hassle, my friend was subjected to what I can only term sexual harassment

and I can’t even type what happened it was that horrific. I would never go.