Did you go on holidays as a child?

artvanderlay · 22-11-2012 06:39PM #1

My family were a bunch of lazy sods, I never went anywhere on holiday as a kid and I'm quite bitter about it

. I recall going for an occasional day out (to Knock, amongst other nightmares) but I never actually spent nights away with family. I'm curious did people of a similar age to me go on hols regularly?

Bipolar Joe · 22-11-2012 06:42PM

In Winter, they would let me inside. It was glorious!

ElleEm · 22-11-2012 06:42PM

How old are you?

I am from a big family, and like many others in the 80's, we struggled with money. I remember about three holidays as a kid to holiday parks in the UK and one trip down the country.

I'm thrilled that the folks can afford holidays now though.

Merkin · 22-11-2012 06:45PM

Very lucky, rented a gite in a different part of France every summer and used it as a base to travel to different parts of Europe, good times!

Autonomous Cowherd · 22-11-2012 06:46PM

ElleEm wrote: »

How old are you?

I am from a big family, and like many others in the 80's, we struggled with money. I remember about three holidays as a kid to holiday parks in the UK and one trip down the country.

I'm thrilled that the folks can afford holidays now though.

Three Holidays ElleEm!!!! Jays! you were lucky! In the 70's if we saw the arse end of Courtown 2 sunday afternoons in the one summer where we could dander along the beach in our windcheaters being flayed alive by the whipped up sand, we considered ourselves lucky!

But then again, we did live in a shoe-box.

kippy · 22-11-2012 06:48PM

Never went on a holiday as a child, born in 80's. First actual holiday was when I was 20, went to the US with my girlfriend.

Was lucky enough to live in a picturesque part of Ireland with plenty beaches and summer tourists.

flutterflye · 22-11-2012 06:49PM

Course I did. I always feel bad for people who never did.
I used to feel really bad for my friend coz they would always just go down to their granny's holiday home in Wexford - but thinking about it now - that would actually be really nice - kids are happier roaming about and paying than going on sun tours.

Celly Smunt · 22-11-2012 06:50PM

Mosney!

SusieBlue · 22-11-2012 06:50PM

I was lucky enough to go abroad almost every year as a child. Some years, we even went twice. I was born in the early 90's though.

ElleEm · 22-11-2012 06:51PM

Autonomous Cowherd wrote: »

Three Holidays ElleEm!!!! Jays! you were lucky! In the 70's if we saw the arse end of Courtown 2 sunday afternoons in the one summer where we could dander along the beach in our windcheaters being flayed alive by the whipped up sand, we considered ourselves lucky!

But then again, we did live in a shoe-box.

Sorry, I was showing off!!!

artvanderlay · 22-11-2012 06:54PM

Great, so it was pretty much just me that didn't go on hols. Right, those gits are going in a home tomorrow

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-11-2012 06:55PM

Wexford

six weeks every summer

Pherekydes · 22-11-2012 06:56PM

My kids were bleating about not going to France this year. :rolleyes: I went on my first holiday at age 12, and that was a week to Rush. In a caravan. Woohoo.

Second holiday was to Spanish Point for a week at age 14. I got to see the World Cup final in a pub. We never went on a foreign holiday.

The only 'foreign' trip was an overnight to Liverpool to visit my sister. My dad brought me to Goodison Park to see Everton beat Stoke 3-0. We met the players in the players' bar after. I got many of their autographs, including Peter Shilton's. Jeez, I was 16. :rolleyes:

BobbyPropane · 22-11-2012 06:56PM

Nope.

vicwatson · 22-11-2012 06:57PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Wexford

six weeks every summer

Rich Fecker

gidget · 22-11-2012 06:57PM

I was another 80's kid. Went to Spain twice & went to visit aunt & uncle in England twice.

Funglegunk · 22-11-2012 06:58PM

Yup. France, Spain, England, some nice places around Ireland. It was a grand aul time so it was.

the_syco · 22-11-2012 06:58PM

Born early 80's, went camping every year, in some random campsite in Ireland. Went camping once in France, and in a mobile home in Wales. Went for a few caravan holidays as well.

Still go camping myself, and it can be great craic.

artvanderlay · 22-11-2012 06:59PM

All these holidays sound amazing (even the caravan)! I'd say Fritzl's daughter got away more regularly than me.

Autonomous Cowherd · 22-11-2012 06:59PM

artvanderlay wrote: »

Great, so it was pretty much just me that didn't go on hols. Right, those gits are going in a home tomorrow

Er...hellooo-oh! Did ya not read me misery-lit?

Holidays? What were they?

Chucken · 22-11-2012 07:00PM

Pherekydes wrote: »

My kids were bleating about not going to France this year. :rolleyes: I went on my first holiday at age 12, and that was a week to Rush. In a caravan. Woohoo.

Second holiday was to Spanish Point for a week at age 14. I got to see the World Cup final in a pub. We never went on a foreign holiday.

The only 'foreign' trip was an overnight to Liverpool to visit my sister. My dad brought me to Goodison Park to see Everton beat Stoke 3-0. We met the players in the players' bar after. I got many of their autographs, including Peter Shilton's. Jeez, I was 16. :rolleyes:

The only holiday I had with my parents was when I was 15.
I screamed bloody murder at the thoughts of spending a week with them on my own, so 2 friends came along with me.....to a caravan...in Lahinch...in October

BillyMitchel · 22-11-2012 07:03PM

I'm also very lucky. We were by no means rich but my old dear is amazing with money and she would scrimp and save all year for our summer holidays. As Ireland got better we went on two holidays a year. 2 weeks in the summer and a week in around October. They brought me all over Europe and North Africa.

Only one year we didn't go and that's because we saved and saved and lived like complete povs for 18 months and all 5 of us went to America for a month.

Good oul days. Really hope at some stage I can do the same for them.

Gee_G · 22-11-2012 07:03PM

We went to Wexford every year, rented a holiday home down there for a week or two! Went to England once and Spain once.
I loved Wexford though, rented the same house every year and got To know eVeryone around

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-11-2012 07:04PM

vicwatson wrote: »

Rich Fecker

Total opposite at that time:D

marnie d · 22-11-2012 07:04PM

Never went abroad as a child, my 'holidays' were a week or two staying at my cousins who lived in the same county, didn't go abroad until I was in my mid twenties.

Still, I had brilliant craic all them summers as a kid, it was the 80s / early 90s, kids are ruined these days compared to what we were brought up with.

Ecarg · 22-11-2012 07:06PM

Yeah, off to the seaside in Co Clare for a week most summers till I was about 16. The furthest we ventured was the Isle of Mann once, never really went abroad as a family. I was never on a sun Holiday till I was 23.

csallmighty · 22-11-2012 07:06PM

A camper van trip along the west coast.

Mighty craic

Pottler · 22-11-2012 07:09PM

Merkin wrote: »

Very lucky, rented a gite in a different part of France every summer and used it as a base to travel to different parts of Europe, good times!

You lucky gite! Our idea of a holiday was going on the train with the old lad to roscrea so he could attend a job interview. We did that once.. when I hit 16, I holidayed the hell out of myself to alleviate the deprivation.

keith16 · 22-11-2012 07:10PM

Got to go on a school tour to Madrid when I was in "Tran Year". Had to fly through London as there was no direct flights at the time. :rolleyes:

That's not even the worse part, had to get a ferry from Dublin to HollyHead, a coach from there to London before flying London Madrid.

The absolute fucking humanity.

Witchie · 22-11-2012 07:11PM

Reading some of this I feel a little spoiled.....born in early 70's and move to Canada for first 3 years of my life and came to Ireland twice on holidays during that time. Went to America for 3 weeks in 1980 staying with uncles in New Jersey, exploring New York and then we drove, stopping in motels on the way to Florida for a week. Was amazing. Did Disney etc all when I was only 6.

The following year we went to Galway and I got sunstroke! Other than that would go to Bundoran and stay in my Cousins caravan pretty much every summer and would go stay with Cousins in Cavan. Then when I was 10 went to Holland to visit my aunt with another aunt and uncle and cousins and granny. Was brill. Amsterdam - Anne Franks house, Museums, Canals the works and Maduradam and Schevingin in the Hague.

Didnt really go anywhere out of the country again until I was 15 due to a little brother being born but then we went to Canada and America for the 3 months of the summer. Back to Edmonton where we had lived so my dad could acclimatise for World Veteran Athletics games in Oregon. Was another amazing holiday coz when we were going to Oregon we had a camper van and drove down through the Rockies into America and on way back came through Vancouver Island and Vancouver. Pity I was a bit of a grumpy teen and didnt really appreciate it.

When finished my leaving cert my parents gave me an interail ticket and myself and my mate headed into Europe but only ended up going to England Holland Belgium and Germany coz of boys we met on the way!

Holidays have always meant the world to me and travel gives great memories. I try to bring my kids somewhere each year even if it is only over to see my sister in Edinburgh or to London for a weekend.

Queen-Mise · 22-11-2012 07:13PM

Never went on a holiday with my family. Went over to England with my mother a few times to visit her sisters - did a bit of sightseeing whilst there.

After that - it was day trips with various visitors that would stay in our house and we would go and see the local sights. I must have been to the Rock of Cashel, Cahir Castle & Mitchelstown Caves a hundred times

Did you go on holidays as a child?

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