I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary, essential,
necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?
--
Jim S

Jim S wrote:

> I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary, essential,
> necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?

You know that you're not missing anything, but here goes anyway. :-)
Compulsory - Never
Essential - Never
Necessary - Never
Desirable - For some, yes, for many and varied reasons, exploration,
weather, aurora borealis etc.
--
Bri.
(W7 Desktop)

On 02/08/2021 19:10, Bri. wrote:
> Jim S wrote:
>
>> I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary, essential,
>> necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?
>
> You know that you're not missing anything, but here goes anyway. :-)
> Compulsory - Never
> Essential - Never
> Necessary - Never
> Desirable - For some, yes, for many and varied reasons, exploration,
> weather, aurora borealis etc.

It seemed to become essential the day the Government said holiday makers
couldn't go.

Jim

Jim S wrote:
> I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary,
> essential, necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?

I often ask myself that question, especially since when I was a little
kid, Mum and Dad ran their own small retail business so never really
had an annual holiday in this country. I don't think either of them
have ever been abroad in their lives - a total of 180 years.
--
Heard melodies are sweet but those Unheard are sweeter.
FN 2�2�+. Mungo Brandybuck of Buckland..
flyingnun@roseofwhite.plus.com

On Mon, 02 Aug 2021 20:49:43 +0100, Indy Jess John wrote:

> On 02/08/2021 19:10, Bri. wrote:
>> Jim S wrote:
>>
>>> I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary, essential,
>>> necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?
>>
>> You know that you're not missing anything, but here goes anyway. :-)
>> Compulsory - Never
>> Essential - Never
>> Necessary - Never
>> Desirable - For some, yes, for many and varied reasons, exploration,
>> weather, aurora borealis etc.
>
> It seemed to become essential the day the Government said holiday makers
> couldn't go.
>
> Jim

That was probably my point. I was really thinking that their idea of a
holiday was to queue at an airport in order to lie on a beach in the sun.
Then queue to come home.
--
Jim S

In article <xvn480r62kdt.s2s72bkkmehm.dlg@40tude.net>,
Jim S <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Aug 2021 20:49:43 +0100, Indy Jess John wrote:

> > On 02/08/2021 19:10, Bri. wrote:
> >> Jim S wrote:
> >>
> >>> I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary, essential,
> >>> necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?
> >>
> >> You know that you're not missing anything, but here goes anyway. :-)
> >> Compulsory - Never
> >> Essential - Never
> >> Necessary - Never
> >> Desirable - For some, yes, for many and varied reasons, exploration,
> >> weather, aurora borealis etc.
> >
> > It seemed to become essential the day the Government said holiday
> > makers couldn't go.
> >
> > Jim

> That was probably my point. I was really thinking that their idea of a
> holiday was to queue at an airport in order to lie on a beach in the sun.
> Then queue to come home.

It was Richard Gordon (author of the 'Doctor' books and himself a Doctor)
who wrote tha the NHS is only kept going so that people can afford their
holidaya sbroad.

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On 3 Aug 2021 at 00:07:08 BST, "Jim S" <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:

>> It seemed to become essential the day the Government said holiday makers
>> couldn't go.
>>
>> Jim
>
> That was probably my point. I was really thinking that their idea of a
> holiday was to queue at an airport in order to lie on a beach in the sun.
> Then queue to come home.

Airport queues are a result of cheap flights making foreign holidays
affordable to the riff riff,
Flying and travelling overseas used to be such a pleasure. :-)

--
Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.
TERRY PRATCHETT

On 03/08/2021 00:04, Flyi�g �u� 2�2� + wrote:
> Jim S wrote:
>> I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary,
>> essential, necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?
>
> I often ask myself that question, especially since when I was a little
> kid, Mum and Dad ran their own small retail business so never really
> had an annual holiday in this country. I don't think either of them
> have ever been abroad in their lives - a total of 180 years.
>

I much prefer people going on foreign holidays and hope it all goes back
to the way it was pre-pandemic.

This would leave more space for me to enjoy the UK, some of which I
still need to visit - I have no desire for foreign holidays, far too
much hassle...

--

boggy

boggy submitted this idea :
> I much prefer people going on foreign holidays and hope it all goes back to
> the way it was pre-pandemic.
>
> This would leave more space for me to enjoy the UK, some of which I still
> need to visit - I have no desire for foreign holidays, far too much hassle...

+1

Other than school trips, I only left the UK - when I was paid to leave
the UK.

On 03/08/2021 in message <seathm$ti5$1@dont-email.me> boggy wrote:

>On 03/08/2021 00:04, Flyi�g �u� 2�2� + wrote:
>>Jim S wrote:
>>>I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary,
>>>essential, necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?
>>
>>I often ask myself that question, especially since when I was a little
>>kid, Mum and Dad ran their own small retail business so never really
>>had an annual holiday in this country. I don't think either of them
>>have ever been abroad in their lives - a total of 180 years.
>>
>
>I much prefer people going on foreign holidays and hope it all goes back
>to the way it was pre-pandemic.
>
>This would leave more space for me to enjoy the UK, some of which I still
>need to visit - I have no desire for foreign holidays, far too much
>hassle...

Hear, hear :-)

I've not been to the Lake District so would love to go there.

--
Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
There are 3 types of people in this world. Those who can count, and those
who can't.

On 3 Aug 2021 08:29:33 GMT, Jeff Gaines wrote:

> On 03/08/2021 in message <seathm$ti5$1@dont-email.me> boggy wrote:
>
>>On 03/08/2021 00:04, Flyi�g �u� 2�2� + wrote:
>>>Jim S wrote:
>>>>I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary,
>>>>essential, necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?
>>>
>>>I often ask myself that question, especially since when I was a little
>>>kid, Mum and Dad ran their own small retail business so never really
>>>had an annual holiday in this country. I don't think either of them
>>>have ever been abroad in their lives - a total of 180 years.
>>>
>>
>>I much prefer people going on foreign holidays and hope it all goes back
>>to the way it was pre-pandemic.
>>
>>This would leave more space for me to enjoy the UK, some of which I still
>>need to visit - I have no desire for foreign holidays, far too much
>>hassle...
>
> Hear, hear :-)
>
> I've not been to the Lake District so would love to go there.

I guess in this group I'm preaching to the choir. :)
--
Jim S

On 03/08/2021 in message <1qed9wyjjo00r.1dwz64jp9mqpp$.dlg@40tude.net> Jim
S wrote:

>On 3 Aug 2021 08:29:33 GMT, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>
>>On 03/08/2021 in message <seathm$ti5$1@dont-email.me> boggy wrote:
>>
>>>On 03/08/2021 00:04, Flyi�g �u� 2�2� + wrote:
>>>>Jim S wrote:
>>>>>I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary,
>>>>>essential, necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?
>>>>
>>>>I often ask myself that question, especially since when I was a little
>>>>kid, Mum and Dad ran their own small retail business so never really
>>>>had an annual holiday in this country. I don't think either of them
>>>>have ever been abroad in their lives - a total of 180 years.
>>>>
>>>
>>>I much prefer people going on foreign holidays and hope it all goes back
>>>to the way it was pre-pandemic.
>>>
>>>This would leave more space for me to enjoy the UK, some of which I still
>>>need to visit - I have no desire for foreign holidays, far too much
>>>hassle...
>>
>>Hear, hear :-)
>>
>>I've not been to the Lake District so would love to go there.
>
>I guess in this group I'm preaching to the choir. :)

Oh I don't know, we have some keen cruisers here I think :-)

--
Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
I take full responsibility for what happened - that is why the person that
was responsible went immediately.
(Gordon Brown, April 2009)

On 03/08/2021 09:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:

> I've not been to the Lake District so would love to go there.
>
It is beautiful - but don't go on a motorhome like I did[1]. Much of
the Lake District has a 6'6" width limit. I measured my rented
motorhome, and at its widest point it was 6'8". Close enough, I thought.

I discovered, several miles in, a bridge that said it was 6'9" wide.
Faced with going over it or reversing back along a single track road for
an unknown distance until there would be room to turn round, I decided
to edge forward. With me alternately looking ahead and watching the
mirror on my side and Wife leaning out of the passenger window and
calling back that there was still a little bit of daylight between the
parapet and the side of the vehicle, we did get through but we made sure
we never used that road again.

I was younger and fitter then, which was important because some of the
most picturesque sights could only be reached on foot.

Jim

[1] At work, I was involved with a "mission critical" task and I was
told that I couldn't take leave until it was finished, so I couldn't
book anything ahead. It was finished on a Thursday, proved to work the
next day, and I was told that I could take the next couple of weeks off
because there would be nothing for me to do. Friday afternoon I found a
motor caravan for hire that was still available, Saturday morning I
collected it and drove it home, and Saturday afternoon we drove off with
a couple of suitcases and not much idea of where we were going. That is
how we ended up going to the Lake District.

On 02/08/2021 18:37, Jim S wrote:
> I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary, essential,
> necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?
>
Only since people haven't been able to do foreign holidays.
Personally there are enough areas of this country that I still have to
explore. It's fine for those who like such things - my own children go
on foreign holidays
Personally I can think of nothing worse than being cooped up in an
aeroplane then on reaching the destination lying on a beach in the sun
all day
Cruises would not be too bad if it wasn't for all that water!
I suppose I could do a river cruise where I could see dry land
No - I'll stick to England, Ireland Scotland or Wales

--
Barb

On Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:49:02 +0100, Jim S wrote:

> On 3 Aug 2021 08:29:33 GMT, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>
>> On 03/08/2021 in message <seathm$ti5$1@dont-email.me> boggy wrote:
>>
>>>On 03/08/2021 00:04, Flyi�g �u� 2�2� + wrote:
>>>>Jim S wrote:
>>>>>I must be missing something here. When did it become [.....] even
desirable to have a foreign holiday?
>
> I guess in this group I'm preaching to the choir. :)

I guess I've been kicked out of the choir ;)

We spend a lot of time each year touring the UK but also try to have at
least one 'foreign' holiday each year. The different cultures, sights
and experiences add to our life's pleasures.

Last year's and this year's foreign holidays have been rolled forward to
2022 (all being well) so we shall be enjoying two trips overseas next
year as well as the UK ones.

--
david

BunnyHare used his keyboard to write :
> Personally I can think of nothing worse than being cooped up in an aeroplane
> then on reaching the destination lying on a beach in the sun all day

I have never felt the need to spend more than an hour or two on even an
empty beach - all that sand ;-)

BunnyHare <bingham@lineone.net> wrote:
> On 02/08/2021 18:37, Jim S wrote:
>> I must be missing something here. When did it become compulsary, essential,
>> necessary or even desirable to have a foreign holiday?

> No - I'll stick to England, Ireland Scotland or Wales
>

I think it was mainly because you could mostly be sure of getting some nice
weather . Now our beauty spots are heaving with tourists and can’t cope
with the influx … Over the years our resorts got used to less people, and
now can’t cope …

--
§mokey