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Any advice on a week trip from London after X-mas?
My boyfriend and I will be visiting his family in England for
Christmas and want to go somewhere else for a week after Boxing Day....maybe spend New years somewhere fun. We thought about doing a snowboarding trip, but everything seems booked or really overpriced. We could fly somewhere (but we have to go back to the U.S. via London....as we already booked our flight), or there is the option of borrowing his Dad's car and driving somewhere. For some reason we are having a really hard time deciding what to do.....any ideas or opinions would be greatly appreciated!!!! |
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Any advice on a week trip from London after X-mas?
"Michelle" wrote in message m... My boyfriend and I will be visiting his family in England for Christmas and want to go somewhere else for a week after Boxing Day....maybe spend New years somewhere fun. We thought about doing a snowboarding trip, but everything seems booked or really overpriced. We could fly somewhere (but we have to go back to the U.S. via London....as we already booked our flight), or there is the option of borrowing his Dad's car and driving somewhere. For some reason we are having a really hard time deciding what to do.....any ideas or opinions would be greatly appreciated!!!! If you can get tickets then New Years in Edinburgh comes highly recommended. You could explore some of the rest of Scotland after that, there are also Ski resorts in Scotland you may be able to go Snow Boarding there! |
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Any advice on a week trip from London after X-mas?
Originally posted by Michelle My boyfriend and I will be visiting his family in England for Christmas and want to go somewhere else for a week after Boxing Day....maybe spend New years somewhere fun. We thought about doing a snowboarding trip, but everything seems booked or really overpriced. We could fly somewhere (but we have to go back to the U.S. via London....as we already booked our flight), or there is the option of borrowing his Dad's car and driving somewhere. For some reason we are having a really hard time deciding what to do.....any ideas or opinions would be greatly appreciated!!!! You could drive to the European Ski Fields. A long days driving but you could go under the tunnel or relax on a ferry. London is the place not to be in New Year. The biggest UK party is in Edinburgh but you would be lucky to get accomodation now. -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Any advice on a week trip from London after X-mas?
Following up to Michelle
but everything seems booked or really overpriced. Its a peak price week for obvious reasons. If you decide you want to go somewhere you will just have to bite the bullet and pay, but most things that are any good will be already fully booked. Your best bet might be to stay in London and do things from there. -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso Walking-food-photos, Wasdale, Thames, London etc "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site and same for Spain at "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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Any advice on a week trip from London after X-mas?
"Mark Hewitt" wrote in message ...
If you can get tickets then New Years in Edinburgh comes highly recommended. You could explore some of the rest of Scotland after that, there are also Ski resorts in Scotland you may be able to go Snow Boarding there! Edinburgh seems like a fun party, I will look into going up to Scotland. |
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Any advice on a week trip from London after X-mas?
Reid wrote in message . ..
Following up to Michelle but everything seems booked or really overpriced. Its a peak price week for obvious reasons. If you decide you want to go somewhere you will just have to bite the bullet and pay, but most things that are any good will be already fully booked. Your best bet might be to stay in London and do things from there. Okay, what about flying to Rome for a week?....I know it will be chilly, but we could check out alot of sites and it won't be swamped with tourists. Or maybe somewhere in Spain? It's just that my boyfriend doesn't want to spend the whole trip in England like we usually do. |
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Any advice on a week trip from London after X-mas?
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(Michelle) wrote: Okay, what about flying to Rome for a week?....I know it will be chilly, but we could check out alot of sites and it won't be swamped with tourists. Or maybe somewhere in Spain? It's just that my boyfriend doesn't want to spend the whole trip in England like we usually do. As Jenn says, it's easy. Take a look at www.ryanair.com (for example) and you'll find lots and lots of very cheap flights from London to other European destinations. They're not the most customer-service-oriented airline in the world, their flights often leave or arrive at inconvenient times, and their airports are often a distance from the cities they creatively suggest that they serve - but if you have a week, none of this should matter too much. You can also get surprisingly cheap flights on more mainstream carriers, but if you don't have any particular destination in mind, you might as well just see what's lowest-priced on a budget carrier like Ryanair and go with that. Sometimes they do special-offer flights for a euro plus taxes (my brother claims to have bought one for a *cent*), in which case it's not really the end of the world, or the credit card, if you book and decide closer to the time not to travel... |
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Any advice on a week trip from London after X-mas?
Take a look at www.ryanair.com (for example) and you'll find lots and lots of very cheap flights from London to other European destinations. They're not the most customer-service-oriented airline in the world, their flights often leave or arrive at inconvenient times, and their airports are often a distance from the cities they creatively suggest that they serve - but if you have a week, none of this should matter too much. You can also get surprisingly cheap flights on more mainstream carriers, but if you don't have any particular destination in mind, you might as well just see what's lowest-priced on a budget carrier like Ryanair and go with that. Sometimes they do special-offer flights for a euro plus taxes (my brother claims to have bought one for a *cent*), in which case it's not really the end of the world, or the credit card, if you book and decide closer to the time not to travel... I would also add that if you are booking less than a month in advance, you may find it cheaper to book with a 'proper' airline. BMI usually has cheap fares to a number of destinations in Europe www.flybmi.com also check Air France www.airfrance.com I've picked up a few last minute flights with them at very reasonable prices. |
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Any advice on a week trip from London after X-mas?
Michelle wrote:
"Mark Hewitt" wrote in message ... If you can get tickets then New Years in Edinburgh comes highly recommended. You could explore some of the rest of Scotland after that, there are also Ski resorts in Scotland you may be able to go Snow Boarding there! Edinburgh seems like a fun party, I will look into going up to Scotland. Ski resorts in Scotland have been doing terribly in recent years, because there's not much snow, and the trend is towards even less. There's usually not that much around Xmas and New Year. I don't know if any are using artificial snow or not. Scotland is definitely worth a visit during New Year if you like lots of partying- just don't expect the snow... David -- David Horne- (website under reconstruction) davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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