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[Penguin]

Did you watch the three Race Across The World series? We've just finished them, wasn't so keen on the Canda one but the other two were great and inspired lots of good conversations with the kids and really opened my eyes too. Hoping to go inter railing next summer, anxiety permitting!

[CLKD]

My neighbour aged 28 is inter-railing Europe - she had 3 weeks earlier this year B4 there was a problem over there, can't remember what.  So she had 3 weeks home, earning money to prop up the next trip, beginning in Germany.

[Minusminnie]

We recently took alpacas walking lead by a handler with a llama.  All a bit touristy I know but an experience for us & grandchildren and we all learnt something from it. At a gentle pace too which was ideal.

[CLKD]

No spitting hopefully ? 

[Minusminnie]

No spitting hopefully ? 

I managed not too on that occasion 

[CLKD]

 

[CLKD]

Apparently less foreign tourists are booking holidays in Wales - not surprising really with a tourist tax being muted.  [March2023]. 

Soon there won't be anywhere to visit in the UK - with taxes on visitors, fuel and food costs going up, parking machines mobile phone access with no alternative to use cash ......... 

[jaypo]

It's a shame isn't it? Wales,like Scotland depends on tourists. Wales is such a beautiful place,especially west coast,we've toured all over that country in the RV and sadly a lot of it is run down,ghost towns a plenty 

[CLKD]

It's the various taxes that will stop us travelling in the UK.  We have plenty of day trips as long as we can pay for parking.  Otherwise it will be Zoos etc..

[Penguin]

We used to love going to Edinburgh, once a year in September for three nights, due to my family history, love it there. Can't afford it now,  even though we can still get there cheaply, accommodation costs are ridiculously high.

[Penguin]

I don't know if hotel prices are up because of taxes though, or just general cost of living. We're going for a weekend to Bergerac in September this year instead, three nights hotel and breakfast for cost of one in Edinburgh.

[CLKD]

I object to being taxed because I will be putting monies into the area anyway  . 

Bergerac - le Tour has been in that region we didn't like it.   . Went to 1 campsite where they were playing Bridge, 100s of people at tables for 4, the toilets were dire 

[Penguin]

Did you try any of the wine? We're not camping, couldn't do that on a romantic weekend 🤣

[CLKD]

Local Wine was delivered to most camp sites at 5.00 p.m. often on a very old trailer pulled by an even older tractor  .  This was 198?? and we bought cassis from the road side.  The Loire was lovely, swimming in the river as it was SO hot.  Bergerac area camp sites were awful, we found 1 run by a Dutch family eventually which was clean and well managed and, they spoke English  . Bergerac was the 1st City where I saw: ' can't remember the name ' : growing in pots outside.  Hibiscus in deep purples and pinks

At the time we had an A frame tent so could turn it round if the wind changed.  We went by road ......... down as far as Pau the 1st time, the 2nd to Strasbourg all work related. 

[jaypo]

We always used to stay overnight in Southampton the day before our cruise,it was always cheap and cheerful,rooms clean etc,for A BED ONLY now,you can be in excess of £100,so we've found somewhere else which includes breakfast for just a few £s more plus it's a 4* hotel,I think some companies just take the P,all jumping on the bandwagon to extort as much money as they can from us all