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Will you get a break/holiday this year ?

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    #32
    Robson99
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    Bullocks wrote: »
    Let me know what it's like! My wife would hardly go shopping without the kids , not too mind a holiday
    Same as that here. Have been away with herself twice for a night since the first came along 14 years ago.
    Heading to the Canaries for a fortnight in July. Wouldn't go anywhere without them on tow. We would have one another killed by day 3 if they weren't there!!!
    Always go away every year even when they were babies. If part time farming cant pay for a couple of weeks away them I shouldn't be at it.
    Its about the only time all year bar a couple of days at xmas that we all together and can chill out.


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    #33
    Robson99
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    tractorporn wrote: »
    Have booked a week in Fota Island lodges in May. It's our first holiday with the wee man and we're sharing with my sister in law and her family so praying for some good weather.

    Enjoy.
    I wouldn't go on holiday if I had to go with any family members either on my side or hers. And herself would be the same. Torture having to work around others. There would be skin and hair flying


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    #34
    kollegeknight
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    Off to lanzarote for a week next week.
    We have a wedding there so said we would make a week out of it and have a family holiday. A lot of my friends just flying out for 3 days.

    Feck that.

    Off to London for a weekend at the end of the month.


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    #35
    tractorporn
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    Robson99 wrote:
    Enjoy. I wouldn't go on holiday if I had to go with any family members either on my side or hers. And herself would be the same. Torture having to work around others. There would be skin and hair flying


    I get on really well with her husband and will sit down and have a few beers with him each night. My wife and her sister are like jeckle and Hyde tho. Made about each other one min and at each others throats a few mins later so that could be interesting.

    We're bringing two cars so hopefully will be able to head off by ourselves whenever we want.


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    #36
    Limestone Cowboy
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    Hopefully get somewhere sunny for a week next august/September but nowhere booked yet.


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    #37
    The part time boy
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    Planning on driving to UK in summer.first holiday with baby so we said we not flying for a few years.

    Be intresting to here from the no voters. Is it no money or can't get away .

    Or is it don't want a holiday . I am frightend by the amount of farmers i meet over the years who hate holidays and dont want to leave the farm !!

    Can never understand that mentally . I love farming and all but jesus there more to love than farming and your parish


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    #38
    davidk1394
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    Hitting for the galway races for certain, maybe a weekend in between and if all goes to plan down to Australia for a year or 2 in October


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    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    tractorporn wrote: »
    I get on really well with her husband and will sit down and have a few beers with him each night. My wife and her sister are like jeckle and Hyde tho. Made about each other one min and at each others throats a few mins later so that could be interesting.

    We're bringing two cars so hopefully will be able to head off by ourselves whenever we want.
    With two cars, the two women will have somewhere to sleep if it all kicks off one night:P


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    #40
    RightTurnClyde
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    Heading to Nice for May bank holiday weekend with just the missus, and family holiday booked for 1st of July in the states. Can't feckin wait.


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    tractorporn
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    Buford T. Justice V wrote:
    With two cars, the two women will have somewhere to sleep if it all kicks off one night


    I'd imagine if anyone has to head to the car it will be me


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    #42
    freedominacup
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    The part time boy wrote: »
    .first holiday with baby so we said we not flying for a few years.

    Why? Never had any real bother with it. Went with 4, 2 and a less than one year old one year. Well worth the effort when we got there.


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    The part time boy
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    The part time boy wrote: »
    .first holiday with baby so we said we not flying for a few years.

    Why? Never had any real bother with it. Went with 4, 2 and a less than one year old one year. Well worth the effort when we got there.

    Ah I think lot less hassel driving . Bring what we want . Leave when we want stop when we want . Plus save fellow plane people from crying baby

    We seen a lot of world last 15 years I kept UK and France for early children years lol

    Plus I love driving !


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    #44
    _Brian
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Eldest is 16 here. I suppose in one way in a few years they wont want to go on holidays anymore with the parents. Enjoy it while they are young. We are all going to France together.

    We would feel the same here, same
    Reason we bought the caravan a few years ago as it allows us to get away together regularly and pitches are very reasonable. €22/25 a night most places.


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    #45
    Robson99
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    Why? Never had any real bother with it. Went with 4, 2 and a less than one year old one year. Well worth the effort when we got there.

    Same as that. All our 3 had a holiday or two in nappies. The flying was no bother at all. Sterilizing bottles was the only pain on one occasion


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    #46
    whelan2
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    A driving holiday would be my idea of hell, kids fighting in the back. Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet.......We used to go to our grannies in Wexford a few times a year when we were young, I was always car sick :mad: Love heading to the airport


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    #47
    kevthegaff
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    RightTurnClyde wrote:
    Heading to Nice for May bank holiday weekend with just the missus, and family holiday booked for 1st of July in the states. Can't feckin wait.


    Will ye go see Mario?


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    #48
    kevthegaff
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    Off to poland for 2 nights in may, first holiday in 4 yrs. My stag in may also. ..


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    #49
    MF290
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    Headed away the last two summer to work. Germany first and then England. I'll head to England again this summer. It's a change of scenery anyway! Siblings and parents want to go on a family holiday as it's probably the last chance all of us will be able to go together for another while.


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    Waffletraktor
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    The part time boy wrote: »
    Plus save fellow plane people from crying baby
    Ha after a 4 and half drive to a boat they can have their own ideas. Get on the boat and get the I'm not happy about this, sort it out please look.


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    The part time boy
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    Waffletraktor wrote: »
    The part time boy wrote: »
    Plus save fellow plane people from crying baby
    Ha after a 4 and half drive to a boat they can have their own ideas. Get on the boat and get the I'm not happy about this, sort it out please look.

    Ah his only 6 months when his older we be back on planes


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    #52
    darragh_haven
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    I sent my Other half to Barcelona in Feb with our 5 year old, and I stayed at home and minded our 2 year old. Going on holidays with kids is not a holiday.
    Going on a road trip in America for 2 week in September (on condition that we are not getting married this year) starting in Missouri, Indian, Kentucky, Tennessee and onto my brothers place in Mississippi . And not bring the kids...... or herself. It's a solo trip. :)


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    #53
    mahoney_j
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    darragh_haven wrote: »
    I sent my Other half to Barcelona in Feb with our 5 year old, and I stayed at home and minded our 2 year old. Going on holidays with kids is not a holiday.
    Going on a road trip in America for 2 week in September (on condition that we are not getting married this year) starting in Missouri, Indian, Kentucky, Tennessee and onto my brothers place in Mississippi . And not bring the kids...... or herself. It's a solo trip. :)

    High 5 !!!!!!!i usually get away for a rugby trip /skiing trip minus wife and child once a year ,I hate the sun ,she hates snow and not a huge rugby fan !!
    Well all getvaway for long weekends around Ireland and days away here and there and seriously thinking of 4/5 days in New York at end of summer ,it's one city I never get bored of visiting


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    darragh_haven
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    mahoney_j wrote: »
    High 5 !!!!!!!i usually get away for a rugby trip /skiing trip minus wife and child once a year ,I hate the sun ,she hates snow and not a huge rugby fan !!
    Well all getvaway for long weekends around Ireland and days away here and there and seriously thinking of 4/5 days in New York at end of summer ,it's one city I never get bored of visiting

    I never really warmed to New York. Been there twice and is was fine, but didn't think it was anything special.
    I will hopefully get to meet Gary Nolan from Westmeath when in Missouri and a guy I know from NZ who is farming there (offered me a free place to stay). I have a distant cousin in Kentucky who is involved in the horse industry out there and will give me a place to stay.
    Accommodation is the most expensive part of a holiday, so I'm not slow in asking to stay with people I barely know. Also, I get to meet the real people of middle America


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    #55
    whelan2
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    Make sure to check all passports, neighbour was bringing her child to Harry potter world as a surprise the other day and noticed on the morning of the flight that the kid's passport was out of date:eek:


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    Reggie.
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Make sure to check all passports, neighbour was bringing her child to Harry potter world as a surprise the other day and noticed on the morning of the flight that the kid's passport was out of date:eek:

    Oh bollix


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    blue5000
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Make sure to check all passports, neighbour was bringing her child to Harry potter world as a surprise the other day and noticed on the morning of the flight that the kid's passport was out of date:eek:

    Bollix is right, tell us more.....

    Mine is out of date about 3 years at this stage, austerity and all that lark. God be with the days (pre kids) when we had 2 foreign holidays a year.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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    #58
    Muckit
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    my sister in law invented a new time period... we all heard of AD and BC ....

    she always refers to.... BK.... 'before kids' ... :D


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    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    Back yesterday after a few days up country. Went to a concert with the eldest lad on Thursday night, Green Day/Rancid in the Royal Hospital. Fantastic concert, my first time seeing both bands and hopefully not the last.

    Then up to Donore for the night and onto Belfast for the Titanic experience. I wasn't much interested going to see this but it's very enjoyable. We all really enjoyed it, took about 2 hours to do at our leisure but the youngest was getting hungry so we left to do a bit of shopping before heading back to Donore and onto the Battle of the Boyne experience the following day. We could have done Newgrange as well but we weren't willing to wait too late into the day to see it but we will book early in future and get that done.

    It's nice to get away for a few days, though, but it's nice to be back too.


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    whelan2
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    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    Back yesterday after a few days up country. Went to a concert with the eldest lad on Thursday night, Green Day/Rancid in the Royal Hospital. Fantastic concert, my first time seeing both bands and hopefully not the last.

    Then up to Donore for the night and onto Belfast for the Titanic experience. I wasn't much interested going to see this but it's very enjoyable. We all really enjoyed it, took about 2 hours to do at our leisure but the youngest was getting hungry so we left to do a bit of shopping before heading back to Donore and onto the Battle of the Boyne experience the following day. We could have done Newgrange as well but we weren't willing to wait too late into the day to see it but we will book early in future and get that done.

    It's nice to get away for a few days, though, but it's nice to be back too.

    You could have called in here for a cup of tea


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    Username John
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    You could have called in here for a cup of tea

    Sure I pose like Newgrange, Buford is prob thinking "book early in future and get that done"

    :)


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