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Does anyone know where to get these last minute holidays that are CHEAP where you dont know where you're going?
:lol:
The Flying Mouse
18 Aug 2008, 13:20
:twisted: Any London taxi.
Costs only as long as you want to keep paying.
Mystery destination GUARANTEED.
Alternatively, see if &x]this (http://www.lastminute.com/site/travel/holidays?skin=lmnukgoogle&bbcam=adwds&bbkid=[last+minute+holidays) site can help.
Last minute.com is way over priced. They used to be good, but they know people think of them first lol. I was looking for real value for money ;)
samurai7
18 Aug 2008, 13:35
gotta be teletext then, surely?
samurai7
18 Aug 2008, 13:49
are you serious :shock: lol
first you switch on the TV... lol
yes deadly serious lol. I don't even use the tv :oops: Unless it's to watch dr who, torchwood or Meat :-P
samurai7
18 Aug 2008, 13:58
yes deadly serious lol. I don't even use the tv :oops: Unless it's to watch dr who, torchwood or Meat :-P
good point, well made ;)
there's a teletext holidays website now as well, if that helps?
samurai7
18 Aug 2008, 14:00
...although it doesn't look that cheap to me lol :shock:
No it doesn't lol. Plus it's way to confusing for me :( I hate being given too much choice :?
Cheapest vacation for a Brit? States...go to CA or FL for a change...
Stop it Zina, I have itchy feet after tour! :p
LOL Zina... you could be right :?
I don't have itchy feet just a lot of guilt that i;ve done so much and the kids have done nothing :( Plus I need a rest after the tour lol. it was bloody hard work :shock:
LOL Zina... you could be right :?
I don't have itchy feet just a lot of guilt that i;ve done so much and the kids have done nothing :( Plus I need a rest after the tour lol. it was bloody hard work :shock:
I am not kidding at all...being serious...take kids to Disney Land or Disney World...my personal recommendation all things considering would be FL...remember...we have the same prices...about...but for you they are over half off...
Stop it Zina, I have itchy feet after tour! :p
Well, come on down...
I can also try to dig up for you the hotel we stayed in if you want to...it was absolutely marvelous...more like a townhouse set up than a room alone...with living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, etc...
Siobhan
18 Aug 2008, 15:26
I dont know if this is what you had in mind but we went away to copenhagen for a long weekend on those 1p flights from ryanair. it was a last minute thing and worked out rather well. we spent most of our time in Tivoli gardens on the rides and eating waffles and ice cream! lol
RadioMaster
18 Aug 2008, 16:30
about how much would such a last minute flight to the states be?
about how much would such a last minute flight to the states be?
Think you have to check on your side that kinda thing...
Zina, I thought about euro Disney then thought maybe USA would be cheaper lol
Get yourself down to a travel agents.
You may find that they're as cheap as anyting you'll find on the web for a last minute "I don't care where I go" holiday ... and you could get a choice of where you go as well.
I dont know if this is what you had in mind but we went away to copenhagen for a long weekend on those 1p flights from ryanair. it was a last minute thing and worked out rather well. we spent most of our time in Tivoli gardens on the rides and eating waffles and ice cream! lol
Flew back from Copenhagen yesterday :cool: ddin't see anything but hotels, water, motorway and bridges though lol. I heard its nice though and would consider going again when Ryanair do their enny flights again. We went to Glasogw last yr for a penny each and the kids loved it :D
Get yourself down to a travel agents.
You may find that they're as cheap as anyting you'll find on the web for a last minute "I don't care where I go" holiday ... and you could get a choice of where you go as well.
yeah I thought that may be the best option, but it invlves leaving the house :-) havent even unpacked yet! lolol
Siobhan
18 Aug 2008, 17:01
Flew back from Copenhagen yesterday :cool: ddin't see anything but hotels, water, motorway and bridges though lol. I heard its nice though and would consider going again when Ryanair do their enny flights again. We went to Glasogw last yr for a penny each and the kids loved it :D
I just realised that after I'd written it lol
The best time to go is around Christmas - we went the first weekend in December and the weather was great, really cold and crisp. in Tivoli they had fake snow and decorations but it was done quite tastefully, I'd love to go back again!
American Disney is still cheaper...I think...
And yes, I also mostly go to travel agents...we have one and just call her on the phone and tell her what we want and she gives us our options...after my boss paid for vacation online and then found out that yes, everything was booked but nothing was paid for...I try not to book things like these online unless it is directly with the airline and/or hotel. As it is...apparently saving money on booking online instead of making a phone call for December hotel screwed us over anyway...oh well...live and learn...they probaly would hear yankee accent...or god forbid...Russian accent and would have screwed us even worse on the phone...
daveake
18 Aug 2008, 17:36
Flew back from Copenhagen yesterday :cool: ddin't see anything but hotels, water, motorway and bridges though lol. I heard its nice though and would consider going again when Ryanair do their enny flights again. We went to Glasogw last yr for a penny each and the kids loved it :D
I stopped off there en route to Sweden. Nice but not as good as I thought it might be. Entirely possible though that I needed more time to see what else there was to see. I managed the harbour area and Tivoli gardens.
Much better place IMO is Stockholm. Spent this weekend there with Mrs Dave who flew over (I picked her up at the airport as I'm over here already with my car). Got a fab hotel by a lake. Has a bus stop nearby to get into town or it's about 35 mins walk. Also has an airport bus stop very close, so you wouldn't need a car at all. Restaurant has food to die for, but at £90 for our meal on Friday I think my wallet died also!
Stockholm has a lovely old town, and plenty of boat trips either around the city or out into the archipelago. Lots of stuff to see and do.
Dave
Yeah...about that food...Disney area (within car distance - hotels right within Disney are more expensive although probably worth it if you don't want to rent the car)...is FULL of buffets...so let's see...it would be about...$14 per person all you can eat...which is what now? -5 pounds???
daveake
18 Aug 2008, 17:51
Yeah...about that food...Disney area (within car distance - hotels right within Disney are more expensive although probably worth it if you don't want to rent the car)...is FULL of buffets...so let's see...it would be about...$14 per person all you can eat...which is what now? -5 pounds???
About 8 pounds. I think even at its lowest the US$ was only down to about 2 dollars to the pound. Current rate is about 1.86 which does make US holidays very cheap for us Brits.
Dave
About 8 pounds. I think even at its lowest the US$ was only down to about 2 dollars to the pound. Current rate is about 1.86 which does make US holidays very cheap for us Brits.
Dave
Of course, I was kidding...but hey...it's a standing joke with me and I have to stop re-using it cause no longer funny apparently...
And it's easy to figure out things for you cause you see the same more or less prices...you just kinda have to divide it by 2...was much harder for my pea brain when I've realized that I actually have to multiply it...last time I was in England pound was something like $2.20
RoknRollJesus
18 Aug 2008, 20:39
Plus I need a rest after the tour
Psst!
Free place to stay in North Carolina! ;)
:raspberry:
There is nobody i'd rather see right now than you :cheers::heart:
Sapphire Lady
18 Aug 2008, 21:07
We went to Glasgow last yr for a penny each and the kids loved it :D
And you didn't come and visit me?:mrgreen:
My mum and dad use teletext alot and have got some great last minute holidays. Hope you manage to get something. You'll be in need of a proper holiday after all the travelling etc on the tour.
LOL Lynne, it was like a 24hr in and out. They thought they'd been to the other end of the world lol.
Looks like i;m gonna have to take on teletext and the local travel agencies after all :?
RoknRollJesus
18 Aug 2008, 21:55
Cheapest vacation for a Brit? States...go to CA or FL for a change...
Looks like Zina had a premonition Deb:
Meat Loaf
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Clearwater, FLORIDA
October 17, 2008
Tix on sale this Friday (22.8.2008) via Ticketbast*rd....
I think its time the kiddies go to a Meat Loaf show anyway!
Oh I am always right...except, of course, for those times when I am wrong...LOL...
djfierce
18 Aug 2008, 23:22
Last minute.com is way over priced. They used to be good, but they know people think of them first lol.
lol kinda defeats the point of their name :lol:
lol kinda defeats the point of their name :lol:
Actually it doesn't say anything about price...their title means...you've procrastinated...now PAY...makes sense to me...
djfierce
19 Aug 2008, 00:59
Eh?? you seem to be misunderstanding my posts alot lately hun, i meant the thing about being called last minute.com when people think of them first now.
never mind, it was funny for a few seconds my end :roll:
Eh?? you seem to be misunderstanding my posts alot lately hun, i meant the thing about being called last minute.com when people think of them first now.
never mind, it was funny for a few seconds my end :roll:
News to you I am a :retard:????
HOW???
I don't know any English is what it is...
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