Memorable Family Holiday Ideas
Discussion
Hello All.
With our eldest in his final year before starting GCSE years, we've decided to push the boat out and take the family on a holiday to remember. Our typical holidays are heading out in our Motorhome to Pembrokeshire or Scotland, we're thinking something different and abroad!
Our boys are 13 and 10 - full of energy, love all things mechanical and really enjoy nature. We don't like package holidays, tend to invent our own!
We used to live in SoCal, so the USA is high up on the list. Florida keeps coming back as a possibility - loads for the kids to enjoy and some sun for my better half! Other suggestions welcomed!
Oz was discussed but it's a hell of a distance and it will be their winter - although coming out of a Welsh winter, not sure the kids will care!
Europe - we've done some touring of France pre-covid but we fancy something different! Again suggestions welcomed!
I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences...anything considered and thank you in advance!
With our eldest in his final year before starting GCSE years, we've decided to push the boat out and take the family on a holiday to remember. Our typical holidays are heading out in our Motorhome to Pembrokeshire or Scotland, we're thinking something different and abroad!
Our boys are 13 and 10 - full of energy, love all things mechanical and really enjoy nature. We don't like package holidays, tend to invent our own!
We used to live in SoCal, so the USA is high up on the list. Florida keeps coming back as a possibility - loads for the kids to enjoy and some sun for my better half! Other suggestions welcomed!
Oz was discussed but it's a hell of a distance and it will be their winter - although coming out of a Welsh winter, not sure the kids will care!
Europe - we've done some touring of France pre-covid but we fancy something different! Again suggestions welcomed!
I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences...anything considered and thank you in advance!
We took our then-15yo son to Switzerland. In August.
The accommodation was very reasonably priced for a modern but chalet-styled house. Everything else was pricey, mind. You also had to pay for a weekly tourist pass, but this gave you free run on trains, buses and cable cars.
It did rain for a day, but then we went to the top of a mountain and had a snowball fight. Then freewheeled all the way down on hired bikes.
There was also a trip to Glacier 3000 (owned by Mr Ecclestone) and a pilgrimage to Montreux. On the Lake Geneva shoreline.
We have some amazing landscape photos of our time there and happy memories.
The accommodation was very reasonably priced for a modern but chalet-styled house. Everything else was pricey, mind. You also had to pay for a weekly tourist pass, but this gave you free run on trains, buses and cable cars.
It did rain for a day, but then we went to the top of a mountain and had a snowball fight. Then freewheeled all the way down on hired bikes.
There was also a trip to Glacier 3000 (owned by Mr Ecclestone) and a pilgrimage to Montreux. On the Lake Geneva shoreline.
We have some amazing landscape photos of our time there and happy memories.
BatForcePC said:
Hello All.
With our eldest in his final year before starting GCSE years, we've decided to push the boat out and take the family on a holiday to remember. Our typical holidays are heading out in our Motorhome to Pembrokeshire or Scotland, we're thinking something different and abroad!
Our boys are 13 and 10 - full of energy, love all things mechanical and really enjoy nature. We don't like package holidays, tend to invent our own!
We used to live in SoCal, so the USA is high up on the list. Florida keeps coming back as a possibility - loads for the kids to enjoy and some sun for my better half! Other suggestions welcomed!
Oz was discussed but it's a hell of a distance and it will be their winter - although coming out of a Welsh winter, not sure the kids will care!
Europe - we've done some touring of France pre-covid but we fancy something different! Again suggestions welcomed!
I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences...anything considered and thank you in advance!
Florida. Rent a villa with a pool which makes accommodation cheap, and you can eat at "home"With our eldest in his final year before starting GCSE years, we've decided to push the boat out and take the family on a holiday to remember. Our typical holidays are heading out in our Motorhome to Pembrokeshire or Scotland, we're thinking something different and abroad!
Our boys are 13 and 10 - full of energy, love all things mechanical and really enjoy nature. We don't like package holidays, tend to invent our own!
We used to live in SoCal, so the USA is high up on the list. Florida keeps coming back as a possibility - loads for the kids to enjoy and some sun for my better half! Other suggestions welcomed!
Oz was discussed but it's a hell of a distance and it will be their winter - although coming out of a Welsh winter, not sure the kids will care!
Europe - we've done some touring of France pre-covid but we fancy something different! Again suggestions welcomed!
I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences...anything considered and thank you in advance!
We been probably 5 or 6 times and the kids love it.
We did Vancouver at that age: cycling round the city and the park, seaplane to Vancouver island.
Trip up to the north and a log cabin north of whistler - kayaking fishing, avoiding the bears.
A few days in whistler, mountain biking.
Repeated it a few years later from SF, down pacific coast highway to LA, via Las Vegas and up to Donner Lake/Tahoe.
Great holidays and memories with growing kids…. Shared adventures.
Trip up to the north and a log cabin north of whistler - kayaking fishing, avoiding the bears.
A few days in whistler, mountain biking.
Repeated it a few years later from SF, down pacific coast highway to LA, via Las Vegas and up to Donner Lake/Tahoe.
Great holidays and memories with growing kids…. Shared adventures.
Yosemite/Death Valley are both amazing. Climb Half Dome, go visit the giant Redwoods. Although if you lived in SoCal I'd imagine you've done all that.
Or go further North and visit Yellowstone and Vancouver.
Iceland is brilliant too if you like outdoors stuff.
Personally I like the sound a Mediterranean yacht charter, it's on our list when the boys get a bit older.
Or go further North and visit Yellowstone and Vancouver.
Iceland is brilliant too if you like outdoors stuff.
Personally I like the sound a Mediterranean yacht charter, it's on our list when the boys get a bit older.
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