What kind of traveller are you?

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

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'.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.