What kind of traveller are you?

No cruises for me, I like to be near the sea but I also like to see a bit of the local area sample the food people etc. So I'm a bit in the middle.

We've had all kinds of travels. When I was young I even worked in different places abroad and on a cruise ship. My favourite trip as we've got older has been to pack up the car and set off. Through the tunnel with no definite plan, maybe just an idea. This was before smartphones and mobile internet. We always went outside of school holidays and have had amazing unplanned experiences. At the other extreme, after our honeymoon cruise, I loved the idea of a different port every day with no effort.

We do not fall into any of those groups. We like to choose somewhere we would like to visit, where there is a lot to see that is of interest to us. Some times it has a specific focus. We went to north Spain to travel the Little trains of the Pyrenees, on both sides of the border, France and Spain, we went to Cologne for the Christmas Fair. The Shetlands and Orkney for the archaeology. We went to the Isle of Man because we had never been there.

We just wait around until an idea strikes us or we see a holiday advertised that intrigues us, then we book it and go.

Haven’t had a holiday in years, but for the future when I can afford one I would like to the Italian Lakes, stay in one resort but visit all the places around and on the lake.Once unpacked in a hotel that’s me done😄I like to sit in the shade with a book if it’s hot.As I work pretty hard all year round I don’t feel bad for doing some relaxing.

We like all sorts of travel.

Holidays to ski. Holidays to bike along, picked up and move to the next place, overnights and food organized. Cruises of rivers. Educational tours of an interest. Cooking trips. Anything that strikes us.

We like to base ourselves in one country and limit our travelling about as otherwise we are not resting and relaxing which, for us, is what a holiday is. We have pool days and days off out and about. A nice mix.

We had friends who stopped over recently on their way to Italy. There they did about 3000 km by car over 2 weeks and stopped so quickly at each place, but not really seeing or experiencing anything more than a meal, some photos and an overnight. And some other friends recently too who did the same visiting 4 countries on the way, but never any place long enough to see it well. Felt to me like just ticking boxes, and it did make me think.
Both couples loved what they did- and that is wonderful. But made me think 'nah, too much, too little- not for me'.

Norah, we are keen skiers too- but that is a different type of holiday altogether

We enjoy a fly and flop holiday once a year. Recharge our batteries and catch up on our reading lists.

We are fortunate that we also enjoy a ski holiday along with an exploration trip.

DH enjoys history I enjoy architecture and gardens. We both enjoy interaction with locals, interested in their culture and food.

We are the awful parents who have taken our children out of school twice for two months for Australian road trips.

We had our first (and probably our last) cruise last year, couldn’t get to grips with the in/out fast tours.

None of those. I lean towards longer, slowish trips, backpacking and using local transport as far as possible. I rarely plan far ahead. Although I generally have a menu of things I’d be happy to see and do to choose amongst, I like the freedom to stay somewhere for a while if I’m enjoying it, to clear out quickly if I’m not, or to head to somewhere I hadn’t even thought of if I discover something interesting is happening there.

I am an independent traveller; I don’t book package trips, although I will take local tours if I’m somewhere where it isn’t safe to do otherwise. I regularly travel alone and like it; my husband is also a keen traveller but we have some very different interests, so will sometimes go somewhere separately and meet up at various points.

Travel is a priority for me, and I’d rather travel cheaply, often, and/or for longer than in any kind of luxury.

I like living overseas but really dislike holidays. To me, a holiday doesn't offer the opportunity to experience what a place is really like. I love to live in the midst of the locals. Shop and work with them. Celebrate and socialise amongst them. See the seasons with them. Experience daily life and education.

Short term travel, for me, is just rush, stress and anxiety.

GagaJo

I like living overseas but really dislike holidays. To me, a holiday doesn't offer the opportunity to experience what a place is really like. I love to live in the midst of the locals. Shop and work with them. Celebrate and socialise amongst them. See the seasons with them. Experience daily life and education.

Short term travel, for me, is just rush, stress and anxiety.

I understand and agree, we were fortunate to live in different countries, but there is still a Dora the Explorer in me

The poblem is that most of us do not have the opportunity to live in other countries and are faced with learning about countries by short trips or never holidaying anywhere at all - and that applies as much to other parts of the UK as well as abroad.

We, also, all take the holidays that we enjoy, and it is clear that what a range of different holidays we all enjoy. I know that the holidays I enjoy would be other people's idea of living hell, and some of the holidays described lovingly above would have me run screaming, and others I would love to take, but are not practical.

We often holiday with DD, and that means a lot of little trains because DD shares this interest with DH. We are off to Scotland in a month for a short holiday wrapped round riding the Jacobite steam train.

DH and I will also go away for a week later in the year, but where or when is not clear because we have yet to see the holiday that sparks that immediate 'Oh, that sounds fun, lets book it.' reaction.

I do different holidays with different people. I was never one to sit by a pool all day, every day but my DD loves this and I have started going with her and I must say the rest does us good. I have just discovered river cruising with a friend, which is the best of all worlds. Time to sunbathe, you unpack but every morning you are somewhere new.

Oh, the Jacobite steam train should be a wonderful trip, M0nica. Hopefully the weather will be kind to you and you will see our amazing Scottish scenery at its best.
I like a variety trips, from city breaks to more conventional holidays - but OH and I like to get out and about and explore the area we're in, usually just by hopping onto public transport and seeing where we end up. We do like the odd beach day in between too. A cruise would be my worst nightmare.

I wouldn't say I was a 'traveller'. I've been to many different countries over the course of my life. Sometimes for work sometimes for holidays. I certainly don't look down on those who don't spend their time immersing themselves in different countries. Holidays as holidays are great and don't deserve to be so snobbishly dismissed.

Aveline

I wouldn't say I was a 'traveller'. I've been to many different countries over the course of my life. Sometimes for work sometimes for holidays. I certainly don't look down on those who don't spend their time immersing themselves in different countries. Holidays as holidays are great and don't deserve to be so snobbishly dismissed.

Totally agree, we all want different things in our holidays and sometimes these alter over our lifetime.

I would never look down on someone for their holiday choice.

We have done a bit of everything except skiing in our time (never wanted to and hate snow). We are off to Crete on Tuesday morning for a week of sun and sand which we haven't done for years as we are both tired and have had a bad winter heath wise. We have booked on the Historical Sites tour for one day as we do love sightseeing. I'm expecting a lot of relaxing and staring out to sea, eating in small tavernas and browsing local shops. Bliss. Happy Holidays everyone.

Because both ACs live in Australia most holidays nowadays are to see them. However we rent a car so that we can also explore while there and to make the journey different one year we flew to Perth and then took the four day train trip to Sydney. Train journeys are our favourites and we certainly plan to do the Swiss train trips at some time.

Over the years have done the UK holidays, sun and sand in the Med and Caribbean, adventure in Africa and Asia, now mid 60s still enthusiastic but probably time to relax more. Never done cruises maybe that’s next on the list.

Horses for courses surely? I would give anything a go quite frankly, just for the experience. I have tried a restful Holiday, but after a day or two I get restless. We’ve had every type of holiday, from doing our own thing at the drop of a hat, to holidays that have an itinerary and lots of touring. All good in their own way.

What I don’t like are huge cruise ships with thousands of people, I’m not good in crowds tbh. Our choice would always be a small ship. Age is also a factor now, so I doubt that we would white water raft, or climb any mountains and we don’t walk so many miles in a day as we used to. - but we’ve done that in our life so not missing out really.

Aveline 'Holidays as holidays are great and don't deserve to be so snobbishly dismissed.'

what do you mean by this. Who has done this?

Horses for courses, of course. Just interesting.

Fleurpepper

Aveline 'Holidays as holidays are great and don't deserve to be so snobbishly dismissed.'

what do you mean by this. Who has done this?

Reading between the lines, I think you did.