Vacation V Staycation Costs

allanandjean replied on 12/03/2021 14:42

Posted on 12/03/2021 14:42

We sadly accepted a while back that our hoped for trip abroad, in May/June, would not be happening and have booked on a two week rally in June-which we are very much looking forward to.

Over the last couple of days I have been looking at options for July/August and wondered how prices compare.

Normally we would go abroad at the times I mention so never look to see how over there compares with here.

Anyway, just looked at the price for a 10 day stay at sites of similar levels of quality and facilities, one in Cornwall and one in the Vendee.

The price for Cornwall, at Pentewan Sands, is £498.10.

The price for France at La Yole via the club and including a BF overnight crossing with cabin is £488.36

We don't go 'over there' to save money but its another example to show that considering 'going' as opposed to 'staying' need not cost a lot more.

cyberyacht replied on 19/03/2021 08:03

Posted on 19/03/2021 08:03

A&J wrote "Maybe if the Coliseum reopens we may visit more."

Nothing like some blood and guts to pull in the punters. wink

Tinwheeler replied on 19/03/2021 08:41

Posted on 19/03/2021 06:16 by allanandjean

Yes, Jayne is Martyn’s sister.

Posted on 19/03/2021 08:41

Ah, humour - clever 👍😂

I'm sorry, I thought you knew what you were talking about. I'll leave it there. Have a good day👍

Metheven replied on 19/03/2021 08:46

Posted on 19/03/2021 06:16 by allanandjean

Yes, Jayne is Martyn’s sister.

Posted on 19/03/2021 08:46

I think you have been sniffing to many St Austell Brewery empty bottles.

replied on 19/03/2021 08:56

Posted on 18/03/2021 23:00 by Tinwheeler

I can tell you are not a local person from the rather disparaging attitude you display, A&J. Emojis will never disguise that. It’s not that your view is irrelevant but it is unusual from one who lives here by choice. It's as if you only tolerate your surroundings and would rather be somewhere else. Very strange.

Your closing paragraph leaves me puzzled. I corrected your mis-remembering, that's all.🤷🏻‍♂️

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Rufs replied on 19/03/2021 09:10

Posted on 18/03/2021 21:10 by Tammygirl

I saw that today too, seems crazy that Germany is in a third wave yet open up to allow them to fly off on hols. IMO they should as a country be fined by the EU for allowing this. 

I can understand why the Madrilenos are not happy about things. 

Posted on 19/03/2021 09:10

Think there may be some back sliding on this, it would appear the German higher ups are not singing from the same hymn sheet, sounds like the UK, one minister is saying it is ok to travel another saying no it is not, what i find strange is they are going to let them travel to Spain, Spain will accept them providing they have a negative covid test, and one half of Spain are jumping with glee, whilst the other half are in lock down and unable to travel, and then after party partying in Spain they will be allowed entry into Germany without any checks and no SI, and to make matters worse i think only 2% of the German population have so far been vaccinated, I think Spain is slightly better but not much, my daughter in Spain was given an appointment for 31st of March which has now been cxld with no new date, she is a frontline teacher and Spain took the decision to vaccinate all front line teachers.

Not that i will be travelling overthere this year, but this has the potential to affect UK travel into Europe which will not happend until the 17th May as things stand, just sufficient time for a 3rd wave to run riot thru Europe.

 

SteveL replied on 19/03/2021 09:12

Posted on 19/03/2021 09:12

I know quite a few locals with disparaging attitudes. We have only been here 47 years and nobody would regard me as local as I still have a Bristolian accent.😂 We very much like the area, although only moved here for the job in the mines. 
Personally I don’t see how the two things relate.

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 19/03/2021 09:19

Posted on 19/03/2021 08:56 by

I dont find "tolerating ones surroundings  and would rather be somewhere else" strange  if that's actually how A &J feels although I haven't  seen anything in his posts to draw that  conclusion.  We tolerate our surroundings  and very definitely  would rather be somewhere else for a third of the year as we have had the privilege of doing for the last 20. Not because there is anything particularly wrong with Cheshire or our neighbourhood  but would we bother coming  back if we left? no. No more than we have had any desire to revisit our previous locations. 

Would we ever consider moving to some 'idyll'? no and for those we know who have its always ended in tears.

We now have a number of places served by camp sites we absolutely  love and greatly enjoy a few weeks at each year and these are places no hotel would ever serve. But how ever much we have loved and revisited places there has always come a point where we are ready for a change and we been so glad we didn't buy property there and that's the beauty of our Hobby or it is the way we use it.

Posted on 19/03/2021 09:19

I lived a while in the city, I tolerated it until I had the means to move to somewhere healthier & happier. If anyone tolerates anything it isn’t worth staying as you are selling yourself short. We get one life-live it👍🏻

allanandjean replied on 19/03/2021 09:40

Posted on 18/03/2021 23:00 by Tinwheeler

I can tell you are not a local person from the rather disparaging attitude you display, A&J. Emojis will never disguise that. It’s not that your view is irrelevant but it is unusual from one who lives here by choice. It's as if you only tolerate your surroundings and would rather be somewhere else. Very strange.

Your closing paragraph leaves me puzzled. I corrected your mis-remembering, that's all.🤷🏻‍♂️

Posted on 19/03/2021 09:40

That would be quite funny, if it were not so ridiculous.

If you think the only people that are 'disparaging' about a place are people who do not hale from there you are mistaken.

The people that I have heard being most critical, about St A, were born, bred and live in St Dennis but strangely, they never passed judgement on my right to make to comment as I was not a 'local'.

Where I choose to live, which is not St Austell, may have many things to recommend it, but that does not mean that I cannot mention things that are not wholly positive.

As for emojis, it is you that has suggested I use them.

I have no need, or desire to do so, and one reason is that I see too many posters seemingly attempt to disguise what their intention is by using emojis-give someone a hard time followed by a smiling emoji.

As for mis-remebering-ASDA was in Aylmer Square and the Coliseum was in St Austell.

Takethedogalong replied on 19/03/2021 09:42

Posted on 19/03/2021 09:42

Yup. When the fun and happiness falters, time to move........ 

This year has taught us not to grumble about where we live. It ain’t prefect, but it hasn’t been half bad either. Everywhere has its ups and downs, good and bad. 👍

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