Dream holidays

I'm very much fond of going on trips. But last year we all missed the holidays. This year we planned to go to Edinburgh. There are various things to watch especially the Scottish culture is something different from others. I think there are various castles and landscapes. We planned to book resorts in the middle of forests and chill out and explore nature's beauty.

My DH and I are fortunate to have had many wonderful holidays including Alaska, Canada, USA, South Africa, Namibia, Turkey, Croatia and many other European countries. All have been unique experiences. Would love to go back to our regular haunts on the Cote d'Azur for the wonderful combination of sea and mountains, culture and cuisine. But most of all right now and not having been away anywhere since Sept 2019, we dream of walking again on the South-West coastal path in Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. The scenery is sublime and the seascape constantly changing. So uplifting and never more needed - if only we can still get up the hills...

We had our dream holiday cancelled last May. Going to Canada:Lake Louise, the Rocky Mountaineer, Vancouver, Victoria, whale watching and the ferry to Seattle. Planned and plotted for all year. Fingers crossed that we can pick it up again. R M only open a few months of the year, so might squeeze a Greek Island in before.

Rarotonga where we were last March, narrowly managed to get back before total lockdown. So relaxing, so warm and just lovely people. A long way to travel for most which means not too many tourists, either. Got to be a plus !

Would love to do a driving trip through the Western US. It was on my list for 2020 and never happened. To see the Grand Canyon, and Redwood or Sequoia forests.

Also would love another European trip. Start in France, and maybe go through Switzerland and end up in Italy. So many lovely places, but only so much time and money!

The Khyber Railway in NW Pakistan.

I’d go to San Francisco to see my son who moved there over a year ago as I miss him. Then I fancy the Orient Express, then Malta, and then a train holiday anywhere!

I would love to see the stunning Autumn colours of East coast USA combined with a spending spree to their amazing Patchwork and Quilting shops.
And then on to a Christmas visit to the markets of Vienna, I saw a programme on TV and they look amazing. But the highlight for me would be to see The Spanish Riding School, such beautiful horses and fabulous music.
Dream on ..,,,

Vaucluse, Provence, France where my late husband and I spent ten summers in the 1980s. Failing that Barbados where I used to go each winter to stay with my niece.

Making plans in 2019: ‘This year I’m going to travel, try new things, explore the world!’

Making plans in 2021: ‘In the summer I hope to go outside and maybe sit on a bench’

Not a dream holiday as we've done it a couple of times. We would take the Motohome to Morocco. France and Spain aren't very friendly to 'us' at the moment so will spend our money there.

Pottering round Europe by train, starting and finishing with Eurostar to and from Paris.

Krakow first. Booked break for May 2020 there for my husband's 60th birthday treat but it was cancelled for obvious reasons. He was so looking forward to it.
Kefalonia would be next. First visited when Captain Correlli's Mandolin was being filmed and, even though I have visited other countries, I am always drawn back there. I visited Kefalonia with my sister for a 5 day break a few years ago. Whilst having dinner there was a small earthquake. Luckily, we did not spill our wine!

A remote island, sea lions and penguins on the beach, no motor transport, main street is sand, a few nice restaurants walk along the beach to your hotel.

Isabella island in Galapagos, not likely to visit again very expensive to get there

You took me every inch with you! Been as far as Singapore and Australia one way and America the other but Italy ?? feels like 'home'! Can't wait to get back there.....

Jenible , that sounds horrible, not to have had a break in 20 years. After the Lockdown ends, could you not go and stay somewhere with a friend? Or club together with someone to hire a caravan at the seaside? Or do a house swap? There are a few house swap websites where you arrange to stay in someone else’s house and they get yours for a period.

I just love to go back to Cambodia and Laos, We spent the winter out there for ten years and have built up a good network of local friends who still keep in touch. Not sure if I can go again due to my health problems and the cost of holiday insurance, so it could just be a dream

Greek islands - 2 years ago we managed to do Fourni and Lipsi.

Greek food and wine, Greek hospitality, ancient sites and sunshine. Heaven!

Oh Italy! Been planning routes today! Never been keen on the air quality of planes so planning to go by coach as I did in my first trip to Italy nearly 50 years ago! Just cannot wait!!

We've always enjoyed having foreign holidays and the occasional short UK break but I must admit that, this year, I'd be happy just to go anywhere that's not in our immediate vicinity. A trip across to Lincolnshire to see our daughter, a few days with relatives in Dorset, a week in Scotland, perhaps a long weekend exploring east Anglia, a day trip to the Welsh coast ...much as we love continental holidays, particularly to Italy, I don't feel the pull that I did pre-Covid. There's plenty of lovely places much closer to hand & simple to get to.

We don't do holidays anymore due to my husband's illness.
asked pre lockdown about dream holidays and I would have said I dreamed of machu Picchu or Angkor Wat...Now I just dream of seeing my mother again and of course my darling son and my grandchildren ..

After visiting all AC and GC it will either be the Caribbean, Seychelles or Mauritius depending on the time of year we get our freedom back!

Since I'm not a lover of going on holiday ( I didn't have a passport until I was 63.) Lockdown didn't bother me on that score..

I am longing to go and see my son who lives and works in Japan. We haven’t seen him for 18 months and he hasn’t been home to Wales for over two years. I also want to return to our home in Crete and soak up the sunshine for a few months and catch up with all our friends. After that there are so many places that I had planned on visiting when I took early retirement just 8 months before COVID. I will have to sit down and plan maybe starting with small breaks in the UK and Ireland.

I would simply love to actually see the house we are building in Cornwall !

Once we eventually move in, hopefully by Christmas, then next year , fingers crossed, off to Elounda once again.