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

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Same here. We are camping at St Ives Bay in August but before that, in May I'm walking the West Highland Way with my eldest daughter and brother-in-law.

No but what they do have is an area in the shade wherepeople park cars with dogs in them, there is security around to keep an eye on things too.



You'll need lots of Avon Skin So Soft for the WHW mate, them buggers will eat you alive.

Great shout. Are you going with full packs/tents, day bags or what? Also in May you should not be too bad with the mossies though pick up some neat DEET wherever you can find it, the general store in Tyndrum has some under the counter

Mossies no, but midges will be out in force, they are hard little buggers up here.

Och aye the noo, was the madges a meant!

I did the WHW about that time of year, and with plenty of DEET it was very tolerable, but I was told that later on in the year, it becomes many factors worse. Relying on those assurances, from folk that sounded as if they know, I've never actually tried July-August!

But at that time of year we did enjoy it, there were only a couple of spots where the midges were really bad. One time we woke up thinking it was quite dark, turns out about a squillion of the buggers had settled on the tent!

Just from my own experience I wouldn't put anybody off doing it early doors, we right enjoyed it.