budget holiday ideas?
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i'm looking to go away for 2 weeks in early december. somewhere interestng culturally is a must, but i also could really use a few days just to lounge and be lazy. ordinarily i'd be on teletext holidays and looking at what routes the budget airlines fly. i simply have no idea where's cheap to get to from dxb.
to compound this, a friend will be joining me from the uk, so the destination needs to be handy for both of us.
india is an obvious choice but my colleagues who have been have been distinctly underwhelmed.
any ideas?
to compound this, a friend will be joining me from the uk, so the destination needs to be handy for both of us.
india is an obvious choice but my colleagues who have been have been distinctly underwhelmed.
any ideas?
Vietnam is brilliant according to everyone I know that has been, me and the mrs tiger were going to go but we only had a week which isn't long enough to do it justice apparently.
Beirut is also very high on my to visit list, not sure how 'budget' it is though.
I ******* hate India, although the Taj Mahal is interesting.
How about Croatia or somewhere like that?
Beirut is also very high on my to visit list, not sure how 'budget' it is though.
I ******* hate India, although the Taj Mahal is interesting.
How about Croatia or somewhere like that?
Mattt said:
After having worked in the Middle East, I have no intention of ever visiting India. I imagine it is the most disorganised place in the World!
The guys from my firm who live in Dehli all say that you have to employ a team to stop yourself going mad. Team generally consists of driver - who also does all the car stuff and other tasks out and about, house keeper (manages deliveries, works, other staff) cleaner, cook - also does the shopping, gardener - also does security. That's four or five full time people just to stop you going mad...
Got to be Thailand.
I went to Koh Samui earlier this year and got a hotel on the beach (not 5 star but entirely acceptable) for USD 45 per night!
At the huge supermarmet you can get local excellent food for around 2-3 USD each.
Emirates have been offering low fares from Dubai, about AED 2,400.00 I think.
I went to Koh Samui earlier this year and got a hotel on the beach (not 5 star but entirely acceptable) for USD 45 per night!
At the huge supermarmet you can get local excellent food for around 2-3 USD each.
Emirates have been offering low fares from Dubai, about AED 2,400.00 I think.
thanks for the suggestions, largely agrees with what i was thinking.
croatia and europe is definitely out, if i wanted cold weather i'd be going home for xmas!
we have agreed to go 50/50 on the total flight costs, so was thinking india or phillipines given the low cost for me on that route. if we choose india it'll be the classic route of delhi [solely for the taj, have heard the city is a hole] jodhpur, jaipur etc.
would prob. do thailand if far east as neither of us have been and fits the bill nicely. friends who've done cambodia,laos,vietnam etc. recommend thailand as a good all-round start in the region.
also on the radar are sri lanka & madagascar if any of you have been?
croatia and europe is definitely out, if i wanted cold weather i'd be going home for xmas!
we have agreed to go 50/50 on the total flight costs, so was thinking india or phillipines given the low cost for me on that route. if we choose india it'll be the classic route of delhi [solely for the taj, have heard the city is a hole] jodhpur, jaipur etc.
would prob. do thailand if far east as neither of us have been and fits the bill nicely. friends who've done cambodia,laos,vietnam etc. recommend thailand as a good all-round start in the region.
also on the radar are sri lanka & madagascar if any of you have been?
dxbtiger said:
shirt said:
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also on the radar are sri lanka & madagascar if any of you have been?
Missus and lots of mates been to hikkaduwa (Sri Lanka) and loved it.also on the radar are sri lanka & madagascar if any of you have been?
I will never go because we were robbed by a Sri Lankan and if I went I would really struggle to fight the urge to pay a PD to find him to allow me to take revenge. Which is strange because I am normally such a happy chap. Sri Lanka best avoided for me!
as a starter, who would you recommend for cheap flights to sri lanka?
2 good options so far are:
fly to delhi, and do the golden triangle.
fly to kerala, and do the looking at temples/sitting on beaches thing. was talking to one of our suppliers earlier and he owns a hotel on the beach and can get me a car and driver for virtually no money.
2 good options so far are:
fly to delhi, and do the golden triangle.
fly to kerala, and do the looking at temples/sitting on beaches thing. was talking to one of our suppliers earlier and he owns a hotel on the beach and can get me a car and driver for virtually no money.
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