I hate holidays

Phonicks

Anyone else dislike holidays


I love to just go to work Mon to fri then spend the weekends at home with the odd day trip

Holidays to me...
Making sure everything is packed
Making sure everything is off at home
Long journeys
Airports
Living for a week without most of your stuff
Eating different food at different times
Waking in a strange room
going for a walk and not knowing if I am in a safe area


No thank you

BetsyEllen

Phonicks wrote: »

Anyone else dislike holidays


I love to just go to work Mon to fri then spend the weekends at home with the odd day trip

Holidays to me...
Making sure everything is packed
Making sure everything is off at home
Long journeys
Airports
Living for a week without most of your stuff
Eating different food at different times
Waking in a strange room
going for a walk and not knowing if I am in a safe area


No thank you

Then having to unpack when you're home...that's the worst part

razorblunt

I do that for work, nevermind holidays.

me_irl

Would you say it trivially annoys you?

o1s1n

Phonicks wrote: »

Anyone else dislike holidays


I love to just go to work Mon to fri then spend the weekends at home with the odd day trip

Holidays to me...
Making sure everything is packed
Making sure everything is off at home
Long journeys
Airports
Living for a week without most of your stuff
Eating different food at different times
Waking in a strange room
going for a walk and not knowing if I am in a safe area


No thank you

If anything it sounds like you're suffering with anxiety issues

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Why I like holidays;

Excitement of looking forward to going somewhere new
Chilling at the airport before the flight with a couple of beers
Living for a week without having to go to work
Eating different food at different times
Waking in a strange room
Nice weather

I think you're looking at it the wrong way, OP

Dr Crayfish

Well just stay at home then!

Dr Crayfish

Maybe try going "travelling" instead? It's different to holidays apparently because you're more cultured or something.

dodderangler

Just back from 3 week holiday in Vegas and LA and Utah. Only part I hate is the sleep pattern is all over the place.

Agricola

Yeah, nothing worse than jetting off to spend a week or more in a foreign country with a warm climate. Day after day of walking around sightseeing or sitting on a beach. Those kids in the 3rd world who pick through landfills everyday....they just don't know how good they have it!

woodchuck

You're doing it wrong

andekwarhola

If your normal life is so stressed and unpleasant that your holidays are a relaxed and pleasant escape, you're probably doing life wrong.

kfallon

You forgot the 'n' in your second last reason OP

Beta Ray Bill

I hate some types of holidays

Sun Holidays, sitting around at a pool... waste of time and effort.

Would much rather go somewhere in europe on the bike, way more enjoyable.

xzanti

As I'm getting older I'm starting to not like them as much as I used to. Probably because I've got kids and it's not really a holiday for me anymore.

Spending the whole day at the beach digging in the sand, in and out of the sea 50 times and trying to make sure they've enough sun cream on, having to make sure they get to sleep at a decent hour.

Rushing our dinner in the restaurant because we know they're going to get restless and bored and make a show of us if we're not out of there in a timely manner.

Listening to them moaning because the flight is so long, even though we just boarded half an hour ago.

Fun.

s15r330

xzanti wrote: »

As I'm getting older I'm starting to not like them as much as I used to. Probably because I've got kids and it's not really a holiday for me anymore.

Spending the whole day at the beach digging in the sand, in and out of the sea 50 times and trying to make sure they've enough sun cream on, having to make sure they get to sleep at a decent hour.

Rushing our dinner in the restaurant because we know they're going to get restless and bored and make a show of us if we're not out of there in a timely manner.

Listening to them moaning because the flight is so long, even though we just boarded half an hour ago.

Fun.

(Business idea forming...)
Boarding kennels for kids, you can be my first guinea p...I mean customer!

ballyargus

I agree with you.

So does David Tennant.

koumi

For all those reasons haven't been anywhere in about 15 years, mostly because it would involve going through an airport and the last time I flew I ended up in hospital for a week with nephritis. I don't think my body can handle the stress. I would gladly travel around the world on a bike or in a giant truck (don't know why a truck but I suspect that would be great). I love day trips though. I love sitting on a bus or a train and staring out the window and listening to music, love it.

Malari

I hate going to the beach. And I'm not really into places that have the same weather as Ireland in the summer. And I'd never do a camping or biking holiday. But going to an interesting, warm place and experiencing the culture and food is fantastic.

Blazer

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

Why I like holidays;


Wanking in a strange room

Somehow I read this as the above..anyone do the same?

infogiver

It's almost like brainwashing.
You MUST want to leave your own home and pay money to sleep in another bed.
You MUST want to adjust to another climate.
You MUST want to wander around aimlessly for up to 14 days.
You MUST want to spend every moment of these 14 days with your loved ones.
You MUST want to spend the rest of the 50 weeks of the year working to pay for the 2 weeks.
You MUST want to spend hours traveling to this Utopia in a tin box that either has wheels or wings.
You MUST smile continuously while awake.
If you don't adhere to these rules then you risk being classed as odd.
Few years ago hubby had a bereavement which resulted in us cancelling our holiday.
Teenage daughter delighted we spent the money instead on takeaways and treats and we lay around the house (the weather was lovely) and in and out to the garden.
We've never looked back.

Pat Mustard

Taking off from white sand, snorkeling in the clear blue sea. Emerging to an ice cold cocktail at the beach bar.

Total nightmare.

Widdershins

If the stress outweighs the fun, could you just holiday in your own country this year? Or would that be your idea of boring?
It's supposed to be a break, but it doesn't sound like it for you.

Phonicks

infogiver wrote: »

It's almost like brainwashing.
You MUST want to leave your own home and pay money to sleep in another bed.
You MUST want to adjust to another climate.
You MUST want to wander around aimlessly for up to 14 days.
You MUST want to spend every moment of these 14 days with your loved ones.
You MUST want to spend the rest of the 50 weeks of the year working to pay for the 2 weeks.
You MUST want to spend hours traveling to this Utopia in a tin box that either has wheels or wings.
You MUST smile continuously while awake.
If you don't adhere to these rules then you risk being classed as odd.
Few years ago hubby had a bereavement which resulted in us cancelling our holiday.
Teenage daughter delighted we spent the money instead on takeaways and treats and we lay around the house (the weather was lovely) and in and out to the garden.
We've never looked back.

Brilliant post

Thanks

dazberry

When I was single I wasn't mad into holidays really - I used to prefer taking a few days off work from time to time and just chilling out - maybe play a computer game, drink a few beers etc, be at no one's bye or leave. Now I'm married - every last day of my holiday leave is co-opted around having to go somewhere or another, sick of it at this stage - just want my chill time back

D.

sbsquarepants

I love holidays.

Instead of working during the day I get to -

Drink
Have sex
Swim in the sea / sleep on the beach
Eat out

And as if that wasn't enough - it's sunny and the women walk around with their tits out.

Beats work to death with a hammer OP. You're clearly mental.:mad:

wakka12

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

Why I like holidays;

Excitement of looking forward to going somewhere new
Chilling at the airport before the flight with a couple of beers
Living for a week without having to go to work
Eating different food at different times
Waking in a strange room
Nice weather

I think you're looking at it the wrong way, OP

Thats all well and good for you.
Everyone has different tastes
I personally find holidays more stress than enjoyment a lot of the time, especially if its with a group of people who I constantly have to socialise with
Im always happy I did go on a holiday once I have gone though

andekwarhola

Always hated activity type holidays. Gimme a place I've never been before with nice scenery or interesting streets and sunshine and I'll happily spend a week doing nothing but aimlessly perambulating, sitting outside cafes and relaxing.

xzanti

sbsquarepants wrote: »

I love holidays.

Instead of working during the day I get to -

Drink
Have sex
Swim in the sea / sleep on the beach
Eat out

And as if that wasn't enough - it's sunny and the women walk around with their tits out.

Beats work to death with a hammer OP. You're clearly mental.:mad:

I'm guessing you don't have kids.

I used to be like that. Lived for holidays, out clubbing til the sun came up, lounging on the beach all day with a cocktail in hand etc, it was paradise.

Enjoy it for as long as you can.

c68zapdsm5i1ru

I love throwing a bag into the car and heading off down the country for a few days with family. I do this several times over the Summer months and far prefer it to having one big holiday that takes loads of planning, shopping for and fussing about getting to the airport on time, what I can take through security, delayed flights etc.

My passport has been out of date for three years and I've had the best three Summers since I was a kid. I take several weeks off work and spend it chilling at home, going on nice day trips and having short holidays like the above.

ScumLord

As a wise Worf once said. "I will do as I please, I am on vacation"

There's no need for all that planning crack, You only need a few days worth of clothes, I've never been in a place that didn't either have facilities to wash clothes or have some sort of cleaning service.

There's no need to book in advance, I tend to move between cities while I'm on holiday and I tend to look up what's available in the next town the night before and get a last minute rate. I've only once been caught short in Amsterdam and had to stay at a camp site.

Atoms for Peace

dodderangler wrote: »

Just back from 3 week holiday in Vegas and LA and Utah. Only part I hate is the sleep pattern is all over the place.

A week of coke and hookers in LV will do that you.

Parchment

I hate all the planning crap but i love seeing different places. I cant think of anything better actually!

infogiver

ScumLord wrote: »

As a wise Worf once said. "I will do as I please, I am on vacation"

There's no need for all that planning crack, You only need a few days worth of clothes, I've never been in a place that didn't either have facilities to wash clothes or have some sort of cleaning service.

There's no need to book in advance, I tend to move between cities while I'm on holiday and I tend to look up what's available in the next town the night before and get a last minute rate. I've only once been caught short in Amsterdam and had to stay at a camp site.

My brother used to holiday like that for years but then made the mistake of trying to do it with a girlfriend and a baby.
Arrived in Sousse one night in peak season at nightfall in a hire car and not a room to be had driving around in desperation girlfriend sobbing in the back of the car whilst breastfeeding baba.
Lesson learned

RobertKK

I go on my own and do what I want when I go holiday, no compromises, no stress, have things organised on what to do when I get there and the most important is going to a place I always wanted to go to.
Then I always book a window seat on the plane.
My only problem with holidays is the time goes too fast, but I guess it is like the saying that time goes fast when having fun.
Seeing new places is fun.

killanena

Never actually been on a holiday outside Ireland. Not because I don't want to. Just my parents could never afford it when I was younger and sense I've become a young adult I have tired to book one twice now but every time something more urgent at home just comes up and I end up having to cancel it. Not even visited Britain or Northern Ireland.

howamidifferent

My ideal day off work is spent in bed listening to music while reading the phone...Couldnt be arsed going anywhere....To much hassle for no reward.

ScumLord

infogiver wrote: »

My brother used to holiday like that for years but then made the mistake of trying to do it with a girlfriend and a baby.
Arrived in Sousse one night in peak season at nightfall in a hire car and not a room to be had driving around in desperation girlfriend sobbing in the back of the car whilst breastfeeding baba.
Lesson learned

That's where campsites can come in as a backup. Europe is covered in them, they even have them in the middle of cities. Many also have cabins, so you don't actually camp in a tent. It's gotten even better now thanks to the glamping craze.

Remove the idea of an Irish campsite when thinking about these places. There are 5 star campsites that basically have mini waterparks, top class restaurants, shops, pubs, etc.. Camping is a much more developed industry in most of Europe.

As a last resort keep them in mind as they're rarely ever booked out.

PTH2009

****ing hate when people spend half there holidays posting pictures of them drinking, eating, site seeing etc on facebook. Lots of people who live on the dole can somehow afford to spend 2 weeks in Spain . Dont forget the obligtry airport pint pic lol

Dont have set hours for my job (week to week basis) so have offical days off (concerts, matches etc) and days when im not down too work. heading to London for 2 days for a concert 15/16 June and heard its quite expensive there. I dont tend to bring much on my holidays and a small school bag would do me depending how long im staying there. Normally buy tolietries in the airport

always revolve my overseas trips around concerts, never went on a sun/piss up holiday

ScumLord

PTH2009 wrote: »

heading to London for 2 days for a concert 15/16 June and heard its quite expensive there.

The good thing about London is you probably don't have to stay in the expensive part. Because they have good public transport they've probably put on trains and buses for that concert so you don't have to stay near by.

I don't really find London that expensive compared to Ireland. Most streets are full of large chain restaurants that sell cheap food, the good quality places often aren't that much more expensive just harder to find and get to.

Pac1Man

This year I've booked myself a nice walk around Google Maps.

sbsquarepants

xzanti wrote: »

I'm guessing you don't have kids.

I used to be like that. Lived for holidays, out clubbing til the sun came up, lounging on the beach all day with a cocktail in hand etc, it was paradise.

Enjoy it for as long as you can.

More kids than a goat farm.

I am unfortunately living in my memories:D

PTH2009

Pac1Man wrote: »

This year I've booked myself a nice walk around Google Maps.

by a VR head set and then youre rightly set lol

ScumLord wrote: »

The good thing about London is you probably don't have to stay in the expensive part. Because they have good public transport they've probably put on trains and buses for that concert so you don't have to stay near by.

I don't really find London that expensive compared to Ireland. Most streets are full of large chain restaurants that sell cheap food, the good quality places often aren't that much more expensive just harder to find and get to.

im flying into Standsted at 7.30 on the 15th, im staying in the Ruskin Arms Hotel on High Street (10 mins away from East Ham tube station). Bought my ticket for Madam Tussands and thinking of doing a bus tour. Concert is in West hams new stadium on the 16th.

ScumLord

PTH2009 wrote: »

by a VR head set and then youre rightly set lol



im flying into Standsted at 7.30 on the 15th, im staying in the Ruskin Arms Hotel on High Street (10 mins away from East Ham tube station). Bought my ticket for Madam Tussands and thinking of doing a bus tour. Concert is in West hams new stadium on the 16th.

If you're going to Tussauds your not far away from The Tiroler Hut, if you like Austrian food (mostly meat) it's a bit of a crazy place. The staff are all dressed up in traditional Austrian gear, the whole place is decked out like a traditional Austrian restaurant the beer comes in massive glasses and they sing karaoke, it's just a bit mental they did a lot of entertaining when I was there, it's not just about the food. I recommend if to everybody, it's not your typical London restaurant.

pilly

I think I love the planning more so than the actual fecking holiday. I spend weeks organising myself.

In saying that I've never had a bad holiday so the organisation must be worth it, no mishaps, losses, robbery, illness etc.

The best part of a holiday for me is not having to drive, it's a dream to just have a week or 2 if I'm lucky when I just get driven around or can walk where I want to go. Love that.

I love flying, I love nice hotels, I love swimming, I love seeing new places and doing new things, I love meeting new people, I love not having any pressure of work, I love being able to go to bed/get up whenever I want, I love doing nothing but read all day in a shady spot if I want to.

I love holidays.

Lorelli!

pilly wrote: »

I think I love the planning more so than the actual fecking holiday. I spend weeks organising myself. .

Yea I love the build up to it but I always find that on the night before I get a strange feeling that I don't want to go.

If it's been a really good holiday, I also get a similar feeling the night before leaving where I don't want to go back home

wakka12

PTH2009 wrote: »

****ing hate when people spend half there holidays posting pictures of them drinking, eating, site seeing etc on facebook. Lots of people who live on the dole can somehow afford to spend 2 weeks in Spain . Dont forget the obligtry airport pint pic lol

Dont have set hours for my job (week to week basis) so have offical days off (concerts, matches etc) and days when im not down too work. heading to London for 2 days for a concert 15/16 June and heard its quite expensive there. I dont tend to bring much on my holidays and a small school bag would do me depending how long im staying there. Normally buy tolietries in the airport

always revolve my overseas trips around concerts, never went on a sun/piss up holiday

Well you can get to very cheap parts of Spain, which is probably where theyre going. All the costa del type places
I rememebr in 6th year I spent 150 euro in magaluf for my one week holiday, that was when i was barely even being conscious of money! Alcohol is dirt cheap, food very cheap if you look around a bit, accommodation places were ****holes but cheap. And well most EU flights can be gotten fairly cheap as well

DEFTLEFTHAND

Hate the planning, packing and travel part. Once I've landed and checked in I'm happy.

Lia_lia

I LOVE holidays! Going to Indonesia in 2 weeks, can't wait.

Love the planning part. I spend hours online researching accommodation and places to go. Never been on a package holiday, would hate it I'd say. I like to choose exactly where I want to stay and where to go. And usually stay in a few different places if it's longer than a week.

Don't mind the travel part either. I enjoy that too.

My favourite is trying all the different types of food. Don't know how this could not be enjoyable. I also like to go do a lot of walking up mountains etc.

I can imagine it would probably be different if you had kids. Wouldn't be very relaxing... Saying that I travelled all around Europe when I was a young kid and my parents say they enjoyed it. Can't remember much, but have plenty of photos. My parents first took me on a plane when I was a few days old, bit much really.