Holiday Season
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kate_frankie
replying to @Txiki_Tales @Txiki_Tales I'll get to see family and celebrate together over the 5 day period we get. New Year in Germany has been cancelled though #PTTravel
DawnCorleone
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie Exactly! The last New Years I spent at home was 2005 I think. #pttravel
kate_frankie
RT @RTWBarefoot: @kate_frankie #pttravel A1: I tend to avoid holiday seasons as costs go up, availability goes down, and it's just more fra…
Txiki_Tales
replying to @NomadKeith @NomadKeith Our flights to Seville from 27-30 Dec were £65 each return (we've swapped them FOC for £280 return Iceland flights!). You can get some brilliant city break deals if you book them at the right time ;-) #pttravel
vickyinglis13
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A1. Christmas is just a small family event. It's Hogmanay that's usually the big celebration, travelling, catching up with friends, seeing people or going to an event #PTTravel
bigfatheadz
A1 Yes Xmas is the biggest holiday. But my work is open during the period. So if I take time off it is being properly away. But when Xmas falls like this year its ideal for a short break. I like to be away at Xmas. Should have been in Hawaii this year for a month ☹️#PTTravel
StuartMHurlbut
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie It's fairly irrelevant to me as well. I don't have many members of my family left and my wife's family are Indonesian and don't celebrate Christmas. #PTTravel
Pinkzenjoy
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A1 I usually take time off in October when we have several holidays and long weekends in India. Also, during Christmas and New year when work slows down. I’m not into festivals but love the holidays and we do plan trips during that time. #pttravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @StuartMHurlbut: @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie It's fairly irrelevant to me as well. I don't have many members of my family left and my wi…
Morology
replying to @kate_frankie
@kate_frankie A1: Have to travel home to family home. Mom's Law.
#pttravel
Txiki_Tales
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie Just the two sets of parents this year to comply with rules, although I'm not sure that we shouldn't just be postponing meeting up this year. #pttravel
kate_frankie
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot Is it as big as independence celebrations in the USA? What did they do? #PTTravel
kate_frankie
RT @FE_photograph: This was my Christmas Day in Manly #NSW #Austalia Wouldn't mind being there again this xmas the cold & dark & damp of wi…
RTWBarefoot
replying to @kate_frankie
@kate_frankie funny you should ask ...
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kate_frankie
replying to @FE_photograph @FE_photograph I found it really weird. I don't think I would choose a hot Christmas again. Its the only time I've not liked sun, sea and sand #PTTravel
NomadKeith
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie @RTWBarefoot #pttravel I think, in a few years, we'll just have to travel to Scotland to celebrate Independence Day!
RTWBarefoot
replying to @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie TL;DR played futsal, did boxing, make long speeches, and eat. #pttravel
kate_frankie
#PTTravel Chat
Q2 Does travel in your own holiday season or another country's holiday period have to be expensive? What do you plan/budget?
RTWBarefoot
RT @NomadKeith: @kate_frankie @RTWBarefoot #pttravel I think, in a few years, we'll just have to travel to Scotland to celebrate Independen…
kate_frankie
RT @SheJaunts: @kate_frankie #PTTravel Chat A1: I do not tend to travel around the holidays just because I do not the chaos of holiday tra…
RTWBarefoot
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie #pttravel I mean it's cheap for me because I actively don't go anywhere and don't buy anything special lol. But I'm an outlier.
Travelnpack
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A1 Holiday season is between Thanksgiving and Christmas. During that time, esp on those days, I am usually traveling. Sucks being alone on major holidays. Normally would be out of country, but not this year. Plan to still be away for Christmas somewhere in Germany #PTTravel
bigfatheadz
A2 timing is everything. Our Xmas day flights to New York were a bargain - arrived there about 1pm so still had a great day. Xmas Dinner on the plane. #pttravel
NomadKeith
A2 #PTTravel Well, the price of driving up to Leeds doesn't vary much through the year. We usually visit my daughter, because she has the biggest house!
FE_photograph
RT @bigfatheadz: A2 timing is everything. Our Xmas day flights to New York were a bargain - arrived there about 1pm so still had a great da…
kate_frankie
replying to @kate_frankie @Txiki_Tales Do you have testing there? I had a lateral flow test recently which was negative. It only picks up on asymptomatic people who have a significant level of the virus #PTTravel
StuartMHurlbut
replying to @Txiki_Tales @Txiki_Tales A1 I used to visits my parents at Christmas but they they have been dead a few years...#PTTravel That was my dad on the right of the picture in 2012.
SheJaunts
#PTTravel Chat A2: Holiday travel in the US is very expensive. Fortunately and unfortunately I work in a field where everyone is off during the same holidays so I rarely get a good deal on travel. I do have to strategize and plan well in advance. https://t.co/R00oMEOsWB
aok_NW
A2 #pttravel It can be. NYC for example can be prohibitively expensive if you want to stay around Times Square. I stayed near Madison Square Garden in a not big room and paid plenty for that. Check rates early & often.
JR_justJR
replying to @kate_frankie
@kate_frankie A2 - It's who you know and where they live! #PTtravel
Spent last Xmas and New Years in Holland with family of a friend. So no hotels, eat at home (their home) etc.
RTWBarefoot
RT @SheJaunts: #PTTravel Chat A2: Holiday travel in the US is very expensive. Fortunately and unfortunately I work in a field where everyon…
kate_frankie
replying to @Txiki_Tales @Txiki_Tales @NomadKeith Good deal! When are you hoping to go to Iceland? #PTTravel
NomadKeith
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie @FE_photograph #pttravel I lived in Australia for 4 years, and, contrary to popular belief, DIDN'T spend Christmas on the beach. We usually headed up the mountains.
vickyinglis13
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie You should go to Norway for 17th May, syttende mai. Americans that think they go all out for independence day flags have nothing on the Norwegian flag parades. #PTTravel
kate_frankie
RT @vickyinglis13: @kate_frankie A1. Christmas is just a small family event. It's Hogmanay that's usually the big celebration, travelling,…
kate_frankie
RT @bigfatheadz: A1 Yes Xmas is the biggest holiday. But my work is open during the period. So if I take time off it is being properly away…
bigfatheadz
A2 Also think of destination - you're not likely to get a bargain to a ski resort or the Caribbean. We had a great trip to Marrakesh for Xmas in 2018 out on Sat 22nd back 26th evening so only took one leave day and really good price for flights and accommodation #pttravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @vickyinglis13: @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie You should go to Norway for 17th May, syttende mai. Americans that think they go all out for…
kate_frankie
RT @Pinkzenjoy: @kate_frankie A1 I usually take time off in October when we have several holidays and long weekends in India. Also, during…
RTWBarefoot
replying to @SheJaunts
@SheJaunts That's a shame, and really annoying.
In general, where I used to work, they always liked me specifically because I never took holidays when everyone else did, so, for example, holiday bookings never clashed. #pttravel
kate_frankie
RT @Morology: @kate_frankie A1: Have to travel home to family home. Mom's Law.
#pttravel
kate_frankie
replying to @Morology @Morology My mother and sister are always mad with me when I travel over Christmas (3 times so far) but most years are at home by law! #PTTravel
kate_frankie
RT @NomadKeith: @kate_frankie @RTWBarefoot #pttravel I think, in a few years, we'll just have to travel to Scotland to celebrate Independen…
kate_frankie
RT @RTWBarefoot: @kate_frankie funny you should ask ...
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Txiki_Tales
A2 We do inexpensive city breaks between Christmas and New Year - last year we took the Eurotunnel and went to Lille, Bruges and Ghent. Christmas Markets on continental Europe tend to stay open until at least 12th night. #PTTravel
kate_frankie
replying to @kate_frankie @RTWBarefoot Thanks for sharing. Looks fun. Will read properly after chat #PTTravel
JKatzaman
A2 Holiday travel in our area need not be expensive unless you miscalculate at a crucial time and have to summon a roadside repair service. #PTTravel