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General => The Stay Safe Board => Topic started by: trystan on Tuesday 23 February 21 18:29 GMT (UK)
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Hi all,
I was hearing on the news about people are now booking their flights and hotels for their summer getaway. How exciting!
So if you had, oh, let's say £800 each ($1200), where would you go? A cruise perhaps? A fly-drive? Loafing on sunbeds in Benidorm? Have you already booked your holiday yet, or are you thinking of it?
I'd love to go on a self-catering holiday in a little house in Northumbria I reckon. I might even take Sarah too. ;D
Trystan
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I have a holiday booked for Greece in June. I'm really not expecting it to go ahead, depends on things such as vaccine passports, PCR tests and quarantine. I think it's highly unlikely I will be fully vaccinated by June and I am not going to pay for PCR tests, or be prepared to quarantine. We are very lucky though as we have a static caravan on the welsh coast, so depending on when we are allowed to take holidays we will at least get some time away. Frankly walks on the beach and a glass of wine on my decking I'll be very content with.
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I'd love to go on a self-catering holiday in a little house in Northumbria I reckon. I might even take Sarah too. ;D
Give me a shout and I'll come and visit you ;D Gadget might come as well.
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Hi all,
I was hearing on the news about people are now booking their flights and hotels for their summer getaway. How exciting!
So if you had, oh, let's say £800 each ($1200), where would you go? A cruise perhaps? A fly-drive? Loafing on sunbeds in Benidorm? Have you already booked your holiday yet, or are you thinking of it?
I'd love to go on a self-catering holiday in a little house in Northumbria I reckon. I might even take Sarah too. ;D
Trystan
You're too kind Trystan - to offer to take Sarah with you :-X AND self-catering - are you volunteering? :-X
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We've booked a caravan pitch in Dorset for 2 weeks in mid-June.
(sorry, no room for "Extras"; It's only a 2-berth.
Pauline
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So much still to explore in England, so a nice self catering house here :)
Mark
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Orkney, if they'd let us over the border ;D
PS - that's where I'd like to go not where I will go. I think Northumberland will be fine. A picnic with Sarah, Trystan and JenB might be the limit of my adventures ;D
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Kent please so I can see my daughter and meet my new grandson! Plenty national trust properties down that way and sea air within driving distance . Bliss .
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Mr J & I have a 'credit note' for a 4 day stay in Robin Hood's Bay which we booked for earlyish November but then Kirklees was put in tier 3 & we had to postpone it. Cottage owner has said he will honour the booking but I suspect there will have been a lot of interest since yesterday so we'll have to take a time whenever. That should leave another £400 from Trystan's bounty so we'll have another short stay on the mid-Wales border please.
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As things stand, I would have to self-isolate for 14 days on return to UK, then self-isolate for another 14 or 21 days on return to IoM!
Think I'll wait ;D
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Plenty of places in the UK that I'd like to visit but depending on the price of hotels/b&b's it might well be costa del back garden.
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Not planning anything yet.... as Bee says it’ll probably be vista del back garden!
Just to see our daughter and grandsons outside at an NT garden would do us right now... not much to ask...
should have had our second jabs by April ....
The thought of getting on an plane gives me the shivers... goodness knows when we’ll get to see our son who lives in Australia.....
Caroline
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Don’t know about travel, but last year I renewed my passport - which arrived just after lockdown began. Think they will extend it?!
Actually, I would just like to be able to see my children.
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Hi
It depends on when I will be fully vaccinated, without vaccination I can't travel abroad, even if I don't travel by plane. Here they are still vaccinating only the people over the age of 75, so maybe it will be my turn in April or May or maybe even later. By the way I live near Lucerne in Switzerland. I'd like to travel to Munich, Germany and Besançon, France, both for research purposes. But if I have to stay in Switzerland, I'll probably spend some weeks in our beautiful mountains.
Svenja
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Here in Oz, there is no chance of leaving the country for a holiday. There are two weeks quarantine on arrival, you paying for the privilege.
OH and I have a tour booked for April to South Australia, state borders being open (we hope), and then one in August, via Queensland. They have the habit of closing the border to NSW if anyone has a sniffle, let alone the virus :-X :-X :-X
Victoria is worse :P :P :P :P
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Yes, well we were planning on doing the big lap, calling into friends n Goonawindi, staying with family at Goodnight Swamp, reunion at Mt. Isa, across the Savannah Way, to T.C., up to Nightcliff to visit favourite nephew and family, down to Alice to my youngest sister and family, across to Broome, and all the way, slowly of course, to bestest friends at Margaret River, and take our time coming home via Port Augusta, Hay Plains, Gunning, avoiding "Ciderknee" and back home to Birds Wharf .... nine months or so .... but they keep on messing with the borders, so we keep on working ....
Yep, like AC said when in Oz .... ;D
JM
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Birds Wharf ;D ;D ;D ;D
Predictative texting... NORDS wharf...
It's fantastical how cybernauticals got Birds out of NORDS
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The insanity of modern electrical engineering. I do not have it operating on my PC, and have not used my mobile for texting.
JM Just make sure you spend plenty of time in Margaret River, checking out the wineries. That is one area we have not managed to get to, yet :'( :'(
AC
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We had a cruise booked last year, that was cancelled, due to the nasty visitor that won't go away, luckily got our money back. We had a short holiday revisiting the top of the North Island, a couple of weeks ago.
No intentions of travelling overseas for a long long time, as we reckon when the all clear goes, there will be everybody everywhere, so in the meantime, we are quite happy having our holiday in our own back yard, or a few short trips away in our own country. :D
Cheers
KHP
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We have a week in July booked at our favourite B and B in west Wales which was booked during our annual stay there last July, which went very well. I just hope that we are able to go by then. If not, then maybe later in the year. Also, if we are able, we'll have another break somewhere in the U.K..
We have also re-booked our Baltic cruise which was cancelled last year and, all being well, we will be sailing away May 2022.
:)
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As we suspect all our much-loved British destinations - unfashionable bits of Cumberland coast, Whitby, Scottish lowlands, Welsh borders - will be booked up solid, and crowded, and we'd not fancy self catering, like good food done for us, then ....
.... Chez nous, in the back garden, 'phone on messages, and ..... relax!
That should come out cheaper, too.
Dearly love to zoom off abroad, but feel the price in terms of risk may still be too high!
TY
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If Nicola will allow us in :-X we’re going to Galloway with our family in August, staying in two small apartments in the same building. It’s perfect: we can see each other while being in separate units.
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Is that the same place as last year?
Thinking of it, D & G is a possible for us too. I've not been over for a couple of years.
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My week in the Lake District moved from early May 2020 to early May 2021 has been cancelled and will be moved to early May 2022, 3rd time lucky! My 2020 summer holiday to Switzerland was cancelled as was my January 2021 holiday to Switzerland and it looks unlikely that I will be able to go this summer either. I might make it in January and/or the summer 2022.
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We have not booked anything for this year yet. Will wait and see how thing go first.
When we do book it will be self catering probably not far from home. Looking at Perthshire or if we are allowed to cross the border Northumberland - Seahouses area which we love. Self catering suits us better as we have a dog who is 12 years old and his days of going into kennels are over. We don't cook as a rule but go out for meals or get takeaway.
Gadget - Have you been to Orkney before? It is well worth a visit and we have holidayed there a number of times.
Dorrie
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I've been twice, Dorrie, and really loved everything about it. It was easier when we lived in the Highlands but that will be one of my early destinations when it's safe for us all.
Dumfries & Galloway is another favourite place - my mother's ancestors came from there. We lived in Wester Ross for many years and went there on holiday before that. We also lived in Aberdeen and the NE has some good places to stay. Kintyre is also a good place. The Western Isles have been mostly wet and/or midgie but I've always gone at the wrong times - e,g. February to Lewis, Harris and the Uists and Skye in July- August ;D ;D ;D
Lots of places in Scotland that I love visiting.
Maybe we can exchange passports - you can come here and I can come there :D
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Hi
It depends on when I will be fully vaccinated, without vaccination I can't travel abroad, even if I don't travel by plane. Here they are still vaccinating only the people over the age of 75, so maybe it will be my turn in April or May or maybe even later. By the way I live near Lucerne in Switzerland. I'd like to travel to Munich, Germany and Besançon, France, both for research purposes. But if I have to stay in Switzerland, I'll probably spend some weeks in our beautiful mountains.
Svenja
Interesting to hear how other countries are getting on with vaccination.
I have a package holiday booked in Switzerland in mid-June with a 4 day extension in Germany I booked myself, so a bit complicated. I originally booked in September 2019, for a holiday in June 2020. The Swiss package part was cancelled of course, but I had some difficulty with the hotel in Germany as that was open for tourists at the time. Eventually they agreed to changing it to same dates in 2021, again to run at the end of the week in Switzerland. Hope it will go ahead. I should get my second vaccine dose sometime before then, the 12 weeks will be up on 8th May.
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We generally tend to have huge winter holiday every few years, usually to the UK and a couple of places in Europe, but that's not going to happen any time soon. :(
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We love the Dumfries and Galloway area - years back we then found out I'd ancestry from there! Could it be the past calling?
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For many years we have booked our foreign travel and holidays through Trailfinders.
They refund in full because they do not part with your money to operators until you have completed your holiday and are back home successfully.
Worth checking out as they are currently offering global destinations at bargain prices with a full guarantee of a refund if you have to cancel.
My wife has been to Australia 6 times and myself 3 times and have always used Trailfinders. Happy holidays, cheers, Ian
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Hi LizzieL
Interesting to hear how other countries are getting on with vaccination.
I do only know how the canton Lucerne in Switzerland gets on with vaccination.
When I registered for vaccination it was written on their website:
1. people of age 75 and over (in January and February)
2. people of age 65-74 and younger high risk patients (March and April)
3. all other younger people who want vaccination (later)
Today I read in the Lucerne newspaper (Neue Luzerner Zeitung):
1. they are still vaccinating people over 75 and will continue in March
2. people of age 65-74 with high risk diseases (April and May)
3. people of age 65-74 without high risk diseases (June)
4. younger high risk patients (like me) and all other younger people
By they way restaurants in Switzerland will remain closed at least until 20 March.
Regards
Svenja
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I had a self catering holiday to Wales booked for March - it was one that was cancelled last March. Who would have thought when I re-booked then, that it would be cancelled again. I have transferred that booking to September. I also have one to the same place booked for June, so I'm hoping that can go ahead.
Heard today that the site where I have my static caravan on the South coast, which should have re-opened on March 1st after the Winter, is now hoping to open on 12th April. Fingers crossed.
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I do only know how the canton Lucerne in Switzerland gets on with vaccination.
When I registered for vaccination it was written on their website:
1. people of age 75 and over (in January and February)
2. people of age 65-74 and younger high risk patients (March and April)
3. all other younger people who want vaccination (later)
Today I read in the Lucerne newspaper (Neue Luzerner Zeitung):
1. they are still vaccinating people over 75 and will continue in March
2. people of age 65-74 with high risk diseases (April and May)
3. people of age 65-74 without high risk diseases (June)
4. younger high risk patients (like me) and all other younger people
By they way restaurants in Switzerland will remain closed at least until 20 March.
Regards
Svenja
Hello Svenja, thank you for the information. I will have to look out for local newspapers on line for the area I'm going to.
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Listening to the UK Government Briefing yesterday (televised) and Professor Jonathan Van Tam, I hear a man that wants us to proceed into the future, with great caution.
I couldn't see the Professor boarding a flight and going abroad for pleasure for a while, by the way he was speaking.
What did others think?
A relative's Lawful return from abroad had the first flight rescheduled as the first Lockdown was about to start and it took 9 months to settle extra Hotel claims, as the Insurer simply didn't want to pay out Covid-19 related claims!
The limited E111 / EHIC Health Cover in Europe has also stopped if your Card has expired (check latest rules), but wouldn't go without Holiday Insurance anyway.
I can't see myself leaving Blighty and will be exploring some of the great places here :) ;)
Take care, Mark :) :)
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We have two Landmark Trust Properties booked for July and September.
I love holidaying in history 🙂 and have been staying in them since the mid 1970’s.
https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/
Romilly.
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Reading the roadmap info on the bbc site implies that, although we might think we will be restriction free from 21 June that might well not be the case. We have a wedding mid August that has been on/off for a while but is now going ahead. However, bbc site suggests that even then, if it is to be a gathering of over 30 people then negative covid test at your own expense will be required for attendance.
That presumably will be the case at events/football/maybe flights/cruises etc.
Pheno
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We have two Landmark Trust Properties booked for July and September.
I love holidaying in history 🙂 and have been staying in them since the mid 1970’s.
https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/
Romilly.
Ooh,yes!!!!! Me too Romilly!
We always try to stay somewhere with a bit history whenever possible when we travel.
I’ve considered staying at landmark trust properties but for the areas I looked at at the time (years ago) they were all a bit too big, (sleeping up to 10) when there were only three of us.
Do you have any favourites?
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I like Professor Jonathan Van Tam, he does talk a lot of sense and several times has said the opposite to Government policy. I think he pointed out that even if this country says it is fine to travel, other European countries may not say the same. A lot of them are also behind us when it comes to vaccines. I won't be leaving the UK any time soon.
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I like him too.
Have been happily holidaying within the UK for many years and this year will be no exception.
Got Cornwall booked for June and Isle of Wight for September.
Had booked to attend a wedding in Scotland for May but not doing that now.
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Yes Ruskie,
My all time favourite, where we stayed in February 5 yrs ago now, is Villa Saraceno, in the Veneto, Italy.
It sleeps up to 16! But Landmark have started shutting down part of it during off peak times and letting it to up to 5. In fact it was just myself and my husband who went, and it totally lived up to expectations!
Other than that, we love Monkton Old Hall and the West Blockhouse in Pembrokeshire, the Danescome (Arsenic) Mine and Arra Venton in Cornwall, Gurney Manor in Somerset, most of the ones in North Wales... (I could go on...:-)
One still very much on my wish list is Fort Clonque in the Channel Islands!
Romilly.
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Yes Ruskie,
My all time favourite, where we stayed in February 5 yrs ago now, is Villa Saraceno, in the Veneto, Italy.
It sleeps up to 16! But Landmark have started shutting down part of it during off peak times and letting it to up to 5. In fact it was just myself and my husband who went, and it totally lived up to expectations!
Other than that, we love Monkton Old Hall and the West Blockhouse in Pembrokeshire, the Danescome (Arsenic) Mine and Arra Venton in Cornwall, Gurney Manor in Somerset, most of the ones in North Wales... (I could go on...:-)
One still very much on my wish list is Fort Clonque in the Channel Islands!
Romilly.
Thanks for those Romilly - I'm off to look them all up. ;D
Maybe something to look forward to one day.
Added: They are all fabulous!!!
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Now: in the Veneto sounds really appealing - but probably not anytime soon.
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Now: in the Veneto sounds really appealing - but probably not anytime soon.
TY it was lovely, - I’ve just been looking through our photos to remind myself...
https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/search-and-book/properties/villa-saraceno-12832/#Overview
Romilly.
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I know Venice very well, but don't know the real Veneto as well. Very pleasant thoughts..... (sighs) TY
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The Ponte Vecchio, Florence, one evening in 1986 :) scanned from my own photos of an Inter Rail tour around Europe, including all the main sight seeing places of Paris, Cannes, Nice, Montecarlo, Monaco, Pisa, Florence, Rome, Brindisi, Corfu, we were green and met at the Port by Agents who persuaded us to stay at their place known as the 'Pink Palace' which turned out to be a bit of a camp bedded Den-of-iniquity so we hired motorbikes, ate out and took our possessions with us (as someone nearby was robbed), but apart from that we had fantastic cheap lodgings and great food mainly in hotels arranged by an Agent at each Rail Station (looking to fill rooms), back to Brindisi, Venice, Lienz Austria, a day trip up the mountain road Grossglockner hochalpenstrassen by coach and then on foot using a lift down the slope onto the Grossglockner glacier and walked on the glacial ice and back; Salzburg, then back through Germany with a few hours in a City and back on the train to Ostende and home.
The struts under the houses that are hanging out over the Bridge sides :o :o ;D still surprise me!
I never kept a Diary, but have an envelope full of Hotel receipts and some places visited en-route and some photos of most of the stops and sites of interest.
Mark
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Other than that, we love Monkton Old Hall and the West Blockhouse in Pembrokeshire, the Danescome (Arsenic) Mine and Arra Venton in Cornwall, Gurney Manor in Somerset, most of the ones in North Wales... (I could go on...:-)
One still very much on my wish list is Fort Clonque in the Channel Islands!
Romilly.
Just so long as you just looked at the mine, and did not lick your fingers after the visit. ;D ;D
Years ago we went close to the asbestos mine at Wittenoom in Western Australia. Did not get close as it was closed off at quite a distance. Did take a couple of photos of asbestos crystals in a rock some way away :P
AC
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I definitely shan't be booking with the company which compiled a list of Irish names it didn't want as clients.
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I won't be leaving Great Britain or easing precautions when out or inside.
Spain is in a Third Coronavirus Wave according to TV news (England) this week.
Our Professors Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance were before a Parliamentary Committee (London) this week and some questions and points made were quite interesting.
9th March 2021
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/03/09/yes-vaccines-triumph-chris-whitty-has-warning-anyone-getting/
Added:
Science and Technology Committee
Tuesday 9 March 2021 Meeting started at 9.30am, ended 12.02pm
https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Search
The following search in the 'Keyword' box ... 09/03/2021 Vallance Whitty
finds a recording.
Mark
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Here in Oz, the Commonwealth government is trying to con us in NSW to fly to Queensland to help their tourism industry to recover from the lockdowns by the Queensland Premier.
A lot of people are saying no way, the Qld government did the lockdowns, now they want the rest of the country to help them recover. Also a lot of people I know are taking the attitude, will the borders remain open, or will they shut them down AFTER people have spent their money but not yet gone away. :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
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Here in Oz, the Commonwealth government is trying to con us in NSW to fly to Queensland to help their tourism industry to recover from the lockdowns by the Queensland Premier.
A lot of people are saying no way, the Qld government did the lockdowns, now they want the rest of the country to help them recover. Also a lot of people I know are taking the attitude, will the borders remain open, or will they shut them down AFTER people have spent their money but not yet gone away. :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
My Son lives in QLD and has said half price flights are being offered within the country but hotels etc have increased their prices to try and recover what they’ve lost through not being open.... he and his wife will not be taking up any of these offers either!