i want to take small holiday breaks. one week at a time?

Question

i am female 55 and my husband is 63. we want to take a week off in each month of the summer.i.e.may, june, july ,aug. we are in the uk. we want the best short break places to go to eg. spain, greece, portugal, italy, germany etc. i know you get loads of deals on tv and the web. but the best is info from regular short break holiday goers with experience what is best to go to contact. i have booked the days off. should we wait 2 days before travel and then surf the net to get best deals and ideas? we live near the lake district. any one out there who knows of a cute cottage for rent. but not too expensive.

Answer 1

I personally reckon you should choose a country, such as Spain, or Italy, France, etc...

Then choose the city or cities (for example, in Spain maybe Madrid with day trips to Salamanca, Toledo, Segovia etc or Granada, Cordoba, Seville) then look on the internet for reasonable accomodation

I think you should book your flights as early as possible with a budget airline like Vueling, Ryanair, BMI Baby, or Easyjet through SkyScanner.net then you will have more money to spend on a decent hotel ...

I use Hostelworld.Com for hostels and cheap b&b places, or interhotel.com and hotels.com for hotels...

hope that helps

Philip

Answer 2

About Greece, I would suggest that you spend 2-3 days in Athens, to see the monuments, and then be off on an island. I would suggest Sifnos (but not in the port, prefer the towns Apollonia or Artemonas), you will love it, or Milos, or Syros. You can check out accommodation on the internet for those places and choose prices etc. They are usually called "rooms", "studios" etc, not cottages though in Greece. By the way, i love the lake district! Prefer to come to Greece in June or July. August is too crowded and May the sea is still cold.

Answer 3

I would recommend Lefkas island(Ionian sea) in Greece!
It is very beautiful,with amazing beaches (most of them have won awards and they maintain the ''blue flag'' the last years.
Here you can find everything.Seas ,mountains, waterfalls, history,small quiet fishing villages(and mountain ones)big enough towns for shopping ,nightlife,amusement.Also many events are taking place during the summer,like folklore festival,wine fests ,sardines fests also traditional Lefkadian wedding come alive and many many things.
Another privilege that Lefkas has is the quality(in all levels) in accordance with good prices and in case of food with quantity as well.
You can fly to Aktio(1/2 hour away from the island) and then drive to Lefkas,another unique privilege that the island holds!
Best period May,June and September.Warm sea not that crowd the services better.
Hospitable and friendly as they are the locals will welcome you with wine and ''salami'',traditional local products and any kind of treats.
You are have a great time I can assure you for that.And don't forget to visit SIVOTA if you come!

p.s.You can also visit the web sides:
www.lefkada.gr
www.lefkas.gr

Answer 4

go to Eritrean Evian Greece you can combine 4000 thousand years archeology you can see the ancestors of 8-10 Italian and french city's Capri Marcelle Barcelona regio and others on Tuscany and have a nice board walk cheap restaurants and hotels. clean beaches and have a good time

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Try www.tripavisor .com
You get reviews of destinations from all over the world from the punters not the agents plus you can pick up some very good deals.
Ignore the comments from the people who complain they cant afford to go on one holiday a year,at your age i bet you have worked hard for the opportunity to do this.
go for it have a good time

Answer 7

Sometime deal do comes on net which can be very cheapest you really want to gamble your time and end up paying higher price in hurry ask yourself. Planned holidays always worked out to be good one.

Answer 8

Just make sure that when the turn of your Greek get-away comes it is NOT in August. Unless you are into the very busy type of socializing that is an unavoidable consequence of August travel.

Answer 9

I wish i could take a week off every month and go on holiday you must beraking it in if you can afford to do that, i can't even afford to go on holiday once a year.

Answer 10

have a look at this site.
www.spetses.com.
this is a really beautiful island, you can get a flight to Athens and then get your accommodation when you are there.