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minimorecambe
22-03-11, 11:59 AM
Heading to Orlando at the beginning of May. Staying there for 10 days, then flying out to Miami for 4 days :)
Off to Isle of Man for the TTs in June and not yet got my other holiday in June planned :p
Littlepeahead
22-03-11, 12:01 PM
Already had mine - biking round Northern Thailand. Which was fun.
Don't know what my plans are for this year.
I just spent 1 week in Scotland, driving around, spending time in a Spa, seeing a friend in Mamma Mia in Glasgow, seing my Gran and Grampa.
I will be hopefully spending a week or two bimbling around europe on the bike, I've bought everything I need, luggage, bigger tank capacity, tent... I just need a suitable sleeping bag and off I go.
There is an intention to spend 10 days in Rhodes self catering. I love Rhodes old town and Lindos so still trying to decide where excatly to rent a villa. Will be keeping an eye on Libya though as it's close enough to be nan inssue if Gadaffi duck starts playing bomb the med.
I want to go to Thailand for a couple of week too but seeing as I didn't have time to take 11 days holiday last year I'll have to see how time treats me :(
Jinxy43
22-03-11, 12:25 PM
Well I've got lovely tantalising views, with clean fresh air, people who are charming wonderful and keen to help spend your money, all for 8 weeks in july, august and september.
This lovely place is call Hannibal House, its sited on the 2nd and 3rd floors above the Elephant and Castle market. All for a promotion course at work.
But providing I pass everything Im off to the Valenica Moto Gp on Nov 6th..
Grant66
22-03-11, 12:29 PM
Borneo staring at orange apes for 10 days then off to KL for a bit of a city break :D
Off to Munich for a week in July too.
NW200 for 3 days and thats it
although the company have given me extra holidays they've taken away £8k to ensure that i can't enjoy it.
JamesMio
22-03-11, 12:33 PM
Snowboarding trip to Sauze in January is likely to be it for me this year, seeing as the day I got back to work from that week off I was handed my redundancy notice (a nice touch).
timwilky
22-03-11, 12:34 PM
Had my 2011 holidays in January, Carribean cruise with the wife.
Still work has allowed me to carry over 3 days from last year so I might just be able to get a fortnight in North Africa in September.
Still work has allowed me to carry over 3 days from last year so I might just be able to get a fortnight in North Africa in September.
are your days like the tardis then?
Bali and the Gili Islands for a couple of weeks at the end of May.
Long weekend riding in France at the end of June.
Redundancy looms at the end of September so it'll either be a month away somewhere if I don't get a job or a week of winter sun before Christmas if I do.
2 weeks in Alvor, Portugal in June, and then a week in Valderrama Spain the middle of Oct. Looking to do a week in Apulia, southern Italy, early September.
10 days in Aiya Napa (yeah, come on with the chav comments) with 6 guys in July for my first ever lads holiday as I've always had a lady nagging me to go somewhere with them previously.
I think I'm going to come back whiter, thinner and a lot iller than when I go out there.
with a few itchy problems as well no doubt
2 and a half weeks in July on the west coast of America. will be going to see the usual touristy stuff like golden gate & alcatraz (I really want to hire a car and go bombing over those hills a'la Bullitt :)) and hollywood will be done.
Things i'm most looking forward to are the grand canyon and the viewing platform :smt119 the rides at Stratosphere in vegas :smt119 and watching the laguna seca gp before flying home the day after, cant wait!
Things i'm most looking forward to are the grand canyon and the viewing platform :smt119 the rides at Stratosphere in vegas :smt119 and watching the laguna seca gp before flying home the day after, cant wait!
little hint from keithy... dont go on the skywalk. waste of money, and they dont let you take a camera. trust me the views all around are spectacular enough to not have to go near it.
and did the Strat rides in Vegas last year. fair to say i shat myself :D
Thanks for the tip :thumbsup: how much was it btw? I thought it might b like the tenner you have to pay to stand by lands end & john o'groats signs. No thanks i'll just stand with them in the background :smt016
and did the Strat rides in Vegas last year. fair to say i shat myself :grin:
Awesome I love rides, never been on one 1,000ft up before either :D
timwilky
22-03-11, 02:25 PM
are your days like the tardis then?
Something like, But I can only move time
I only get two official days off (Christmas day/boxing day) the rest to be taken out of my allocation. so despite many of our sites being shut for easter etc I can work them from home which means I then get to juggle the bank holidays to give me a decent span of holiday instead of the odd day.
Thanks for the tip :thumbsup: how much was it btw? I thought it might b like the tenner you have to pay to stand by lands end & john o'groats signs. No thanks i'll just stand with them in the background :smt016
iirc it was 30 or 40 dollars, and their souvenier photo of you in blue plastic bags for shoes will look just quaint and set you back about the same!!
Awesome I love rides, never been on one 1,000ft up before either
the one you'll like the best is the one that tips you off the edge!! mental. if you can afford it do the zip wire. its an 800 foot free fall and you only start to slow down when you reach the lobby. did have the cahunas to try that one! god i love vegas! its not for everybody, but if you can accept the cheese and schmaltz its awesome. oh and go to Freemont Street too!
STRAMASHER
22-03-11, 02:42 PM
Flying over to Lisbon for 5 days for the GP in a few weeks.
Easyjet, apartment in the city centre, cheapest hire car we can get, dirt cheap GP tickets.
All the more money then for copious amounts of Super Bock. :smt016
Looks an interesting city.
keith_d
22-03-11, 02:47 PM
A week on the bike heading over to Switzerland.
A week drinking with my mates somewhere in the South West (cider country:smt048)
Two weeks in the US, flying into Vegas and heading for the desert landscapes of Utah
A week diving somewhere, probably Egypt.
for me....
Spain for 5 days, mates 40th birthday. 12 of the lads going. God how dull is that going to be?
Corfu for 7 days. Self catering villa for 8 of us, looks bloomin' lovely.
Amsterdam for 4 days in July. Got tickets for the Mrs to see Take That, my brownie points recouped very early with the first holiday mentioned above!!
Dublin for 3 days in September for friends 30th
Devon for 5 days cycling holiday in September too :)
Dicky Ticker
22-03-11, 02:51 PM
Us poor old pensioners have to make do with £9:50 Sun Holidays and the odd day out with my bus pass.
I only managed eight of them last year:D---8x4=32days
Unfortunately foreign travel is a no-no due to being unable to obtain insurance but 30 years working abroad sort of satisfied the need
STRAMASHER
22-03-11, 02:55 PM
.........the grand canyon....
South Rim of the canyon is the mindblower. :thumright:
Shooting a selection of automatic weapons and drinking for a $ in the casinos get Vegas podium places for me.
Well after the demise of Holiday and Wish you Were Here, i havent been on holiday much. I mean, if it didnt get the Judith Chalmers seal of approval, then its not worht going.
With this in mind, i have no holiday booked. I may be taking me mum to New York at christmas for a few days and maybe a trip to see the Portuguese arm of the Org for my birthday in July.
Im not really flush at the moment for holidays and i am also lacking in holiday partners :(
I'll go on holiday with you V :D
South Rim of the canyon is the mindblower. :thumright:
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he he rim *snigger*:D
Mallorca two weeks all inclusive...:D:drink:
Also a week at Bigbury Bay in a cottage facing Burgh Island.
Essex of Essex
22-03-11, 04:33 PM
Bike trip to Devon, longer ride Scotland in particular the Hebrides and then a couple of weeks hopefully in the Caribean with the young lady.
nowhere :(:(,changing jobs next month so cant have much time off but the upside is i am gaining 15k a year so 2012 will be a holiday fest.
Well after the demise of Holiday and Wish you Were Here, i havent been on holiday much. I mean, if it didnt get the Judith Chalmers seal of approval, then its not worht going.
With this in mind, i have no holiday booked. I may be taking me mum to New York at christmas for a few days and maybe a trip to see the Portuguese arm of the Org for my birthday in July.
Im not really flush at the moment for holidays and i am also lacking in holiday partners :(
come see me!! There's always a spare bed for orger wanting to see scotland in all its beauty!
The Idle Biker
22-03-11, 04:41 PM
I'm going to a clinic in Switzerland to help cure me of recurring dreams that involve Davina Macall.
come see me!! There's always a spare bed for orger wanting to see me in all my beauty!
thats better
:cool:
Graciepants
22-03-11, 05:43 PM
I think -
Bayeux in France in the summer holidays
Snowboarding in Les Arcs in December :)
(not quite north cyprus, france and NY, miami and vegas like last year but it'll do)
tigersaw
22-03-11, 05:44 PM
Lee on Solent for the day. probably.
Shellywoozle
22-03-11, 05:52 PM
I got a week booked in my local swingers club ..... was gonna have 2 weeks there but thought I would need a rest after a week ;)
Bluefish
22-03-11, 05:54 PM
well we got the ARTNW, then AR plus 2 weeks after that away on the bike some where :rolleyes:
davepreston
22-03-11, 06:01 PM
ok
ar obviously
im going with badger to oktober fest ,wife going to majorca :)
the odd long weekend in my gaff in spain
some other random week possibly moto gp in valencia or off roading in wales, havent decided
next year back to the states and a trip to china
Las Vegas for the Sierra Rally end of May, tour of Wales, Scotland and the southern wastelands before end of October :)
kellyjo
22-03-11, 07:46 PM
Haven park, Snowdon :roll::roll:
maviczap
22-03-11, 08:21 PM
Euro Disney for 3 nights, wife mistakenly booked it for the last week of term, so both my kids will be on unauthorised absences :D
Other than that AR11 and weekends away in the campervan
Specialone
22-03-11, 08:24 PM
Somewhere in the med for a do feck all for a week, beginning of June, all inclusive probably unless we find a villa for the right money.
Euro trip on the bike around southern France beginning of September for about a week-10 days.
ARTNW,
Hopefully dirt bike weekend in Wales,
Various camping weekends,
Few days down my mates holiday bungalow in gower, south Wales .
That's it for now.
urbane1
22-03-11, 08:31 PM
Three weeks in England to visit family. It's been nearly five years since we last went back, so I dont know if things have changed?
BigBaddad
22-03-11, 09:20 PM
Crete in July, Marrakech in September and skiing in Italy for Christmas. Hoping for a few long weekends camping too.
speedplay
22-03-11, 09:26 PM
10 days in port de soller in Majorca for me this year and were looking at some long weekend breaks in europe too.
BigBaddad
22-03-11, 09:28 PM
Somewhere in the med for a do feck all for a week, beginning of June, all inclusive probably unless we find a villa for the right money.
Euro trip on the bike around southern France beginning of September for about a week-10 days
Thrash it down the west coast taking in La Rochelle, along the mountain roads to Perpignan, up the coast to Monaco. I bet Lowes hairpin on a bike would be awesome and don't forget to bwap it through the tunnel. Then back home across the middle. Sorted for you.
BanannaMan
23-03-11, 01:55 AM
Hopefully vsiting the UK and attending AR11!
Holidays are for people who don't race. :)
I shall mainly be spending the holiday money on ripping tyres and knee sliders to shreds and sticking my fingers up at Mike Red on the straights :) oh, and burgers!
C
Balky001
23-03-11, 07:42 AM
Got 8 days in Thailand next month. First long haul for years. Then the proper holiday in July, camping in Wales and dirt biking ;)
metalangel
23-03-11, 09:41 AM
At the moment, nowhere. We had a pretty good year last year (LV/LA/SF in June, Paris in November, plus weekends away in Manchester and to a country house in Derby, and of course the AR) so this year watching the pennies. Our planned trip with her family to EEBEETZA (whoa! We's going to eebeetza even though we can't pronounce it) has just fallen apart so who knows? Might try and get another cheap trip to Mallorca like a few years ago, rent a bike for a few days and cruise around.
Well moving into our nice big new shiny house at the end of the month. Also, as it happens, getting made redundant at the end of the month. I'm not sure a holiday is going to happen this year. At least not anywhere abroad. We were thinking going State side but I think that's on the back burner for the short term.
Paul the 6th
23-03-11, 10:34 AM
Everywhere in the UK... bought a vw transporter (2.5 tdi mofo), converting it into a 2 berth camper and then heading off to the lakes, highlands, cornwall, some bits of wales, maybe even Ireland.. Just need to insulate, wire, ply-line, carpet, install bed, sink, cooker, fridge, cupboards, 2 x side windows, swap passenger bench seat for a single swivel seat, buy an awning and a bike rack....
Should be done by christmas!
maviczap
23-03-11, 10:44 AM
Everywhere in the UK... bought a vw transporter (2.5 tdi mofo), converting it into a 2 berth camper and then heading off to the lakes, highlands, cornwall, some bits of wales, maybe even Ireland.. Just need to insulate, wire, ply-line, carpet, install bed, sink, cooker, fridge, cupboards, 2 x side windows, swap passenger bench seat for a single swivel seat, buy an awning and a bike rack....
Should be done by christmas!
Keep an eye out for us in Billy Bongo then, already sleeps 2 in the elevating roof, just need to get an awning tent for the grown ups to sleep in plus a few other things.
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Paul the 6th
23-03-11, 11:03 AM
Keep an eye out for us in Billy Bongo then, already sleeps 2 in the elevating roof, just need to get an awning tent for the grown ups to sleep in plus a few other things.
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Niiice zap :D pop top roof conversions are expensive (the same price as we've paid for our van!).. Heard good things about khyam awnings (assembled within 2-3 minutes and very good quality) on the vwt4 forums :)
mister c
23-03-11, 11:21 AM
Hopefully going to the Southern 100 in July for the week & maight plan a holiday over on the continent. Never been abroad on the bike, so thinking of Holland, but will have to wait & see what funds are like.
benji106
23-03-11, 11:42 AM
Desperate to try and get out to Australia to visit my brother who is currently out there living the good life! probably aim to go round October/November when it starts getting proper hot over there. just got to save a bit of money.
a ride down to the south of France with my Dad is possibly on the cards and a few other weekend trips round the UK hopefully.
My other brother is due to go to California for a year so that will be next years destination of choice
Well I've just come out of a meeting at work and my redundacy may not happen. 7 working days left and might not know until Tuesday/Wednesday of next week. But plans might change. If they do, it could be a winter holiday abroad this year.
maviczap
23-03-11, 05:13 PM
Well I've just come out of a meeting at work and my redundacy may not happen. 7 working days left and might not know until Tuesday/Wednesday of next week. But plans might change. If they do, it could be a winter holiday abroad this year.
Fingers crossed things work out on the job front Stig
maviczap
23-03-11, 05:15 PM
Niiice zap :D pop top roof conversions are expensive (the same price as we've paid for our van!).. Heard good things about khyam awnings (assembled within 2-3 minutes and very good quality) on the vwt4 forums :)
Luckily Billy has the elevating roof fitted as standard, plus air con :p
Bought a kitchen unit for it off the bay. Just need to sort out a coolant leak and the notchy gear change
Pedrosa
23-03-11, 05:26 PM
A quick trip to the Uk to see my old mum and a few family members and friends is likely. The rest is to remain a little uncertain until next month when I meet a guy who is to put a proposal to me involving his company expanding in to Spain/europe. I will not know until we meet whether my role,(if accepted) will involve foreign travel as this will possibly affect holiday destination plans.
I would love to do a section of Route 66 and The Pacific Highway,(Route 1) on a Harley before too long though.Maybe "boys" vacation with my son.:cool:
-Ralph-
23-03-11, 09:53 PM
Ireland in May on the road bike, Portugal in August on the off-road bike, off-road weekend in Wales when Specialone gets off his rrsss and sorts it out, Glencoe Massacre in Scotland, Spa weekend with the wife for her birthday, a couple of weeks beach holiday somewhere hot when the wife decides where we are going, and probably a couple of trips to France to see the in-laws.
Last summer I went to Miami for 2 weeks, Grenada in the Carribean for 3 weeks, and LA/San Diego/San Fran and Vegas for 7 weeks. Was the time of my life and gonna do the same again hopefully,but sadly only have 4 weeks this time.
Heading to Orlando at the beginning of May. Staying there for 10 days, then flying out to Miami for 4 days
Awesome place! I literally stayed on South Beach for 2 weeks and did ZERO sight seeing, just went out every night! You'll love the place, and I would tell you the women there are the best Ive ever seen, but you're a gal so never mind (unless..)...lol
2 and a half weeks in July on the west coast of America. will be going to see the usual touristy stuff like golden gate & alcatraz (I really want to hire a car and go bombing over those hills a'la Bullitt :smile:) and hollywood will be done.
We hired a car too LA (those goons love their automatics). From there we drove down to Diego, north to San Fran on the west coast highway (wish I did that with a bike beautiful road) and back down south east to Vegas. Just don't get caught speeding. I did 95mph in a 65mph massive freeway that should be an autobahn and got fined $475 by a sheriff driving down from the other side of the freeway who turned around.
Alcatraz was an absolutely amazing tour. San Francisco is hands down best place in America in my opinion!
Rent a bicycle from down town Fran, cycle round up to the Golden Gate to the other side to get to a beautiful little town called Sausalito. Get some nice sea food dinner there and grab an evening ferry back to the bay harbour, cycle back to your hotel cos the bikes yours for 24hours! It's a 15mile cycle round to the little town but well worth it,best thing I did as well as alcatraz. And the nights are awesome obviously.
I'd give anything to live in San Fran.
Also find a shooting range and get behind an M16 or even heavier artillery and enjoy!
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