Here we talk about where we've been on holiday, where we're going, and where we'd like to go

We've just booked a week in Tenerife (Canary Islands) leaving on Christmas Day and coming back on New Year's Day. It's our first proper family holiday, and the first time the kids will ever have been on an aeroplane. We've got a private villa with its own swimming pool, and I am SO excited

But it means we've got a stupid amount of saving to do as we're a low-income family. But as I usually depise Christmas with a passion, I think it'll be great fun

 

That sounds amazing! I've always loved taking vacations with the kids over Christmas, I'd rather make that part of their gift than buy more "stuff". Don't forget to take loads of pics. When you're chilling out by the pool, it'll be well worth the saving efforts.

I was supposed be in So.CA this past week with my kids, because of some changes in my work I opted not to go. That meant I lost $ on the airfare, I'm really unhappy about that part. It's been hard to fit in a "real" vacation because I've been making the several trips to Chicago every year.

 

That sounds wonderful!!

Well, Hanukkah isn't a big enough deal to warrant a trip, Thanksgiving everyone comes here, and my holidays are usually in the middle of a week and always when papers are due, so no holiday trips for me However, I would like to get to Israel before I graduate (or before the whole area blows itself up), study abroad for a semester, and get to New York one or two (or more) times for summer internships (though not this coming summer).

 

I have planned ina loose sense, three holidays: one week writing with my best friend, two weeks Bulgarian sun at my parents 8maybe with my sis) and one week with my bf hopefully in Scotland. (Okay, will probably end up ebing Juist... )

And the first holiday is about fix. My cousin (owning a guset house in the Vorgese mountains) said she'll take my and my best friend in for the alst week of March. We'll pack all out notes, laptops, paper and pens and have a week of writing fun!

Oh, if you want to have a look at the guest house: [link=http://belchenbach.free.fr/deutsch/gite-vogesen-frankreich.htm]here it is.[/link]
I know it's German, should I have linked the French version?

 

Whoa! Lanna, it looks like there's room for me too.

That looks incredible!

 

It looks lovely! Especially with the snow.

 

I booked my flight for the summer. two weeks in Bulgaria, here I come!
It was darn expensive though. At first I didn't think i coudl afford it, but with the tax returns, i should be able to manage. *phew*

And only two weeks until I go to visit my cousin.

 

No suggestions here. Sorry.

 

I don't live in Europe, so I have nothing to suggest.

 

I was going to suggest the beach.

 

My in-laws offered to take us to Belize many years ago. I'm turning the screws now to go for 2012. They've got some great pyramids there.