I don’t like going on holiday

I have no desire to travel and never have had. When my husband was alive, he wanted to holiday abroad to get right away from work but, for me, with our three children in tow, it was just transferring the daily grind to a foreign place. I felt trapped. I certainly put my foot down and refused to go self-catering after the first time. I would count the days till the mid point, celebrate that "we'd broken the back of it" and count down until the day we were 'allowed' to go home. The children would bicker and fight because they were thrown together without their own things and their own space. A stressful time was had by all.

Now I'm perfectly content to stay here in the UK. I go where I please, when I please. I don't have to endure being away until the day and hour that the plane will fetch me home.

Weirdly I’m a bit of both. I can happily spend days at home just pottering.

I look forward to days out

I love holidays in the U.K.

I love holidays abroad, but am glad now that all the very long distance holidays I have done when younger. I no longer enjoy long distance travel, but Europe/ Mediterranean is no problem, and at a push USA but pottering over to our nearest neighbours is really now our preference if we go abroad.

I’m easy with anything really.m

GrannyGravy13

I adore travel, plane, car or train, long haul, short haul all very exciting. I never get bored of that feeling when you step out of the aircraft the smell and feel of the air of your chosen destination.

I am also very content at home, I love my garden and house (despite the ongoing problems) always happy to walk through my front door after being away.

Definitely not ready to stow away the suitcases and let my passport lapse anytime soon.

This is me too.

Lizzie44 that’s us, planet not planes, trying to do a little for future generations.
I’ve travelled extensively in previous years, my husband less so, we’ve lived for long periods in Françe, loved it all, but stopped flying six years ago. We’re quite happy exploring a UK that still has interest for us.

Same here. I miss my bed and my pillow, I hate being herded about on transport, I feel uncomfortable if I don't know the language, food or customs and I hate hot weather. Add to that it seems tourists aren't welcome right now so it's better to stay at home

Kandinsky exactly I feel the same as you. I’ve always had to be careful with money and when I total up holidays abroad I think what I could do with that money. Only go abroad as husband likes it. I’m happy at home with a few weekends away in a nice hotel. Nit very adventurous really.

I have permanently itchy feet and would be off somewhere every five minutes, given the chance. DH, on the other hand, doesn't want to travel at all any more and I think we both find it quite difficult to understand the other's point of view. He will come away a couple of times a year but is rubbish at hiding his lack of enthusiasm which in turn spoils it a bit for me. I feel quite resentful, to be honest!

I love travelling & exploring & going somewhere I've never been before.Being in motion relaxes me, especially on trains. But I'm not bothered about a bucket list of places to see, or glamorous destinations or even guaranteed sunshine. I just like a bit of an adventure & going somewhere I've never been before, we usually stay in UK, there is such a variety of scenery & architecture & history in the different regions.

My late husband and I did a lot of travelling. I do miss the ease of organising the holidays we did together. Holidaying with friends not quite the same. A bit of travel does give one something to talk about and it's always good to come home.

I travelled a lot all over the world in my teens 20's and 30's,40's and 50's plus lived in US but now in my late 60's and retired I'm not so keen to travel. Happy at home and in my garden. Would like to travel more in UK. I do however like the sun! 10 days abroad long enough now. I do like going to family in Australia as they have a pool and sunshine and I'm very relaxed and happy at my cousin's. It is however a long flight 22hrs+ and would like to do it just once more.....

I absolutely hate sleeping in any bed except my own. Next year my DD gets married abroad, it will be hot and hilly, two particular gripes, and I am dreading having to go. It’s too far for a day trip, unfortunately.

I love dog-walking, happy to drive somewhere lovely to do so, but at night I want the sanctuary of my home, the company of my pets, nobody else around.

We never went on long haul flights on holiday as DH had to travel a lot for work. We did enjoy trips to the south of France.
Since the death of DH I have only holidayed in this country staying in holiday cottages with the family, that way I can do as little or as much as I like and enjoy the company.

Whenever I see one of those incidents (bad weather/cyber attacks/industrial action etc) which causes huge queues at airports and ports I smile and am glad that no longer involves me. Being pushed about by a bunch of bossy minimum wage jobsworths is not my idea of how I want to begin a holiday.

We had many lovely holidays abroad until we decided we would keep within the U.K. enjoyed these for a few years. Now I would sooner stay at home where I feel comfortable.

Neither Shakespeare nor Rabbie Burns ever left the British Isles.

I feel a little sorry for people who live for holidays. Doesn't it suggest that their daily lives are not satisfying?

I have travelled more than usual for me this year. I spent a month in NZ with DS and family, a week in Denmark to visit my DB and have just spent a week in Skye.
I'm very glad to have done these things but I have a full life here at home with never enough time to accomplish all I would like.
There's nothing quite as nice and welcoming as one's own bed.

Having lived overseas for many years, we've done a fair bit of travelling. DH is not far off retirement now, and we'll be returning to the UK. We both can't wait for the day he retires, and we're so looking forward to setting down our roots and enjoying a quiet, simple life. We love spending time in our own home, and look forward to doing the gardening, and the simple pleasures of being 'at home', something DH has not been able to enjoy whilst working a stressful job with long hours! Travel no longer interests us. People keep asking what we have planned, and assume that as soon as DH retires we'll be off travelling the globe, when in reality we can't wait to spend time at home and do the garden, walk the dog, hop in the car and have nice day trips out. People look at us aghast when we say that's what our plans are!

We would like do a bit of travelling around the UK, as there's so much of it that we've not seen, and we really look forward to exploring that. But, as far as European and long-haul holidays are concerned, we really don't have any interest anymore, apart from maybe the odd visit to see family. Roll on retirement, we can't wait!

flappergirl

I've got a slightly different dilemma. I've always loved travelling but since my DH died I have nobody to go with. I tried a short holiday on my own but I felt so lost and lonely that I've no desire to repeat it. People keep asking me if I'm going/have been away and I feel I have to make excuses all the time. Fortunately I have the cat so he gets the blame!

I could have written this! Went on one solo holiday, as a widow, felt very alone. I go to visit my daughter in London, that’s enough for me. I also use my cat as the excuse for never staying away for longer than 2 nights!

Nansnet

Having lived overseas for many years, we've done a fair bit of travelling. DH is not far off retirement now, and we'll be returning to the UK. We both can't wait for the day he retires, and we're so looking forward to setting down our roots and enjoying a quiet, simple life. We love spending time in our own home, and look forward to doing the gardening, and the simple pleasures of being 'at home', something DH has not been able to enjoy whilst working a stressful job with long hours! Travel no longer interests us. People keep asking what we have planned, and assume that as soon as DH retires we'll be off travelling the globe, when in reality we can't wait to spend time at home and do the garden, walk the dog, hop in the car and have nice day trips out. People look at us aghast when we say that's what our plans are!

We would like do a bit of travelling around the UK, as there's so much of it that we've not seen, and we really look forward to exploring that. But, as far as European and long-haul holidays are concerned, we really don't have any interest anymore, apart from maybe the odd visit to see family. Roll on retirement, we can't wait!

this surely is contentment! wonderfully written.I'm envious...

Grammaretto
Neither Shakespeare nor Rabbie Burns ever left the British Isles.

I feel a little sorry for people who live for holidays. Doesn't it suggest that their daily lives are not satisfying?

That is beautiful. And yes it does. I bumped into a friend yesterday and it was the usual “are you going away.” I just said no, I had no desire to.

So much food for thought here, I’d like to go away with all of you! Or rather have a day trip somewhere which didn’t involve more than a two hour drive for all of us!

I would hasten to add that my mother was German and we spent our summer holidays in that beautiful country every year. As children we loved our time there but I suppose that’s because I considered it my second home.

I was born in Australia (dad was from there) but we emigrated when I was 8 months old. I’ve never been back despite implorings from my cousins. Fortunately most of them have visited the UK so I’ve got to know them. Sometimes I think it would be nice to go back to the place of my birth but the idea of a long-haul flight, the packing and being away from my dog means I know I never will.

I don’t have a car at the moment but will soon. Then it will be lots of jaunts to places I can take him; he’s never been to the coast and loves water so it will be heaven for him.

I used to love going away, but since Covid things have completely changed for me, added to which the last few times that I have been away (in the UK) I have suffered badly from IBS. Also my husband has health problems, and we are living on our pensions so money is tight. I hate it when people ask me what our holiday plans are.

I love going on holiday and Husband does once he is there! Prior to going he always says he has too much to do at home.

Primrose53 my husband never thinks he has anything to do at home, so I have to put him right 🤣
He'll agree to going on holiday anywhere and anytime though 😁

I've spent a lot of years abroad too, from my second birthday spent in Singapore to the day I retired having spent three years working in Australia. Despite loving Australia, from the week I got home I simply didn't want to go abroad again. I just wanted to enjoy being at home.

Most of our holidays now are spent in the UK, exploring places we've never been, walking, antique hunting, doing family history or just family visiting. The only place I have always wanted to go and never been is Canada, so I may do that at some point in the next year or so and do some tracking down of my father's family. I also have a hankering for Alaska after seeing some YouTube videos recently.