Holiday dilemma

LegacyUser

So I've been dating a guy almost a year& we've decided to go on holiday for a week in March or April this year. But deciding on a destination isn't easy.
He's older than me, and also about 10 years ago took a year out to go travelling around the world, so he has either seen or lived in most places (Asia, US, Australia, India, ect).
By contrast, I'd have had fairly mainstream holidays in Ireland, France, Portugal- and that's about it.
So cut to now, he's happy heading on holiday to relax somewhere here in Ireland or North Spain, but I'm keen to explore further afield. Another reason being that we are childfree/childless, so I feel we should take advantage of the extra freedom this offers us destination-wise.
I'd like us both to enjoy the holiday, so would welcome suggestions.

StripedBoxers

What about New Zealand, Caribbean, South America?

Is there anywhere he hasn't been?

deise08

StripedBoxers wrote: »

What about New Zealand, Caribbean, South America?

Is there anywhere he hasn't been?

I have a friend that I go away with.
A few times we went somewhere and she never said until we got there, that she'd already been.
she likes lounging whereas I like doing stuff. Sight seeing.

so when we got there I'd ask about doing excursions and she'd say she'd already done them and didn't want to to them again. I always missed out. But then I just decided one day to do an excursion on my own and it was the best decision I ever made.

we've been to new countries now and I'd still go off sight seeing on my own.

if he's been around the world, that's ok. go somewhere together. If he's already been there and decides he doesn't want to do the days out and you do, do them!

I'm only sorry I didn't do it earlier.

iusedtoknow

notsurewhere wrote: »

So I've been dating a guy almost a year& we've decided to go on holiday for a week in March or April this year. But deciding on a destination isn't easy.
He's older than me, and also about 10 years ago took a year out to go travelling around the world, so he has either seen or lived in most places (Asia, US, Australia, India, ect).
By contrast, I'd have had fairly mainstream holidays in Ireland, France, Portugal- and that's about it.
So cut to now, he's happy heading on holiday to relax somewhere here in Ireland or North Spain, but I'm keen to explore further afield. Another reason being that we are childfree/childless, so I feel we should take advantage of the extra freedom this offers us destination-wise.
I'd like us both to enjoy the holiday, so would welcome suggestions.

A week isn't that long to get somewhere and really relax, especially if there is multiple timezones involved, and the weather in much of Europe is pretty temperamental at the best of times in March/April...and also considering that even at the best of times, one day either way will be spent either getting there or getting home.

I suppose you need to think about what sort holiday you want - city break? rural hotel to relax in and see some of the area?

One of my favorite cities in europe is Istanbul as it combines a bit of "otherness" as well as good food, nice sights around the city and is cheap as anything for the Euro.

Prague is a nice place for few days, same with Florence/Venice etc.

zoobizoo

How about Israel or Egypt? Plenty of beach and lots of culture.

You could stay an extra week to explore.

MagicMarker

What is the dilemma here?

OP, make up a list of countries you would like to visit, suggest them to your BF and pick one. You are allowed go to the same country more than once. He's happy enough to have a holiday in Ireland, the country he lives in, he's not going to care about going to another country he's already visited.

Stavro Mueller

You're over-thinking this. If he's like any other bloke with a new girlfriend, he'll be delighted to be going anywhere on a holiday with you. How bad would it be if you chose a city/country he has been to already. He might really enjoy revisiting these places and showing you around. I also doubt he has been to absolutely everywhere in the countries he has visited. Seeing as it's only a week's holiday, it'd be better to stay reasonably close to home or you'll find yourselves feeling wrecked from travelling and battling time zones.