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Holiday Tips Advice Money Saving Packing More
OLIDAYS - something we all return to the car not only to
look forward to and drop off my purchases, but to
something we all feel that pour myself a coffee from my
we deserve. Of course, some flask and also to rest and relax
countries realise this and treat whilst listening to the radio.
their retired folk to a week's Alternatively, if the weather is
holiday, but I can't see it nice, you can enjoy your coffee
appearing on our country's agenda in the fresh air in the park.
for a while, can you? Also, go without just one packet
of cigarettes or that takeaway
So, what reason do YOU have for (you'll probably not even notice
not taking that well deserved the difference, but your body
break? Can't afford it? Remember probably will) and miraculously
that old saying - "take care of at the end of the year you'll
the pennies and the pounds will have the accommodation as well.
take care of themselves"? Well, Follow the maxim of the TV beauty
although in this modern ‘throw advert and think ‘I deserve
away' society no one appears to it'!
be particularly worried about
pennies, the saying is as true So, now we are ready to go on
today as ever it was. Take an holiday and we come to the
example - when out shopping, how dreaded packing. I'm talking
often do we think ‘I need a ladies here. (Men don't have a
rest, I'll pop into the café for packing problem, do they? - they
a coffee and perhaps a muffin'? can pack in 5 minutes flat. After
Well, just forego that coffee and all, there's only a few clothes,
muffin every week and at the end money and passport. What's the
of the year you have that return problem?)
flight to say Spain. To this end,
half way through shopping I Clothes wise - if you want to
take the minimum, then think top drawer. (I'm assuming, of
basic duo colours, say black and course, that the hotel has
white. It's amazing how you can provided drawers, but, if not, do
mix and match and appear to have not despair, just hang the
taken more clothes than you have. labelled carrier bags in order on
Also, basic clothes can be the hangers in the wardrobe, or
dressed up with a coloured wrap just in case hanging space is
or jewellery as the occasion limited, take with you the
arises, and one stole/wrap can be plastic hooks to put over the
a shoulder wrap/pillow on the doors). The bedside cabinet is
plane, a wrap over your swimsuit, reserved for essentials and
or over your dress in the evening emergencies, eg medicines, first
when perhaps its cooler. aid, phone numbers, travel
insurance, mobile phone, paper,
Because I am rather absent minded pens, etc. Also take envelopes,
and can never remember where I already addressed, for the
have put things when I'm in a holiday cards you are going to
different environment, I have send. I find that envelopes take
simplified my packing using approx. 3 days to reach this
differently coloured plastic country and cards usually arrive
bags. Tights, pants, bras, after I have returned from
make-up, hair products, etc. all holiday. (Now, if I'm beginning
go into separate bags, and then to sound a bit smug with all this
on arrival at the holiday hotel, efficiency, I'm quickly brought
I don't unpack the bags but just down to earth by remembering the
pop them into the drawers initial horror I felt when after
relating to the position on my my holiday and returning from a
body, eg tights (feet) would be frantic shopping expedition, I
in the bottom drawer and hair found that I had been using
products (head) would be in the carrier bags boldly emblazoned
with the words ‘PANTS & BRAS'.) pay an excess - not cheap at "£7
per kilo. (Remember, a kilo is
only approx. equal to a bag of
One thing we all miss on holiday sugar). Some had to pay an excess
is our favourite pillow. How come in the region of "£40. I was left
the continental pillows are wondering whether some of the
always so uncomfortable? holiday souvenirs were worth the
Continental heads appear to be "£7. In fact, if you are thinking
the same shape as ours, and yet of buying presents for small
the pillows appear to be designed grandchildren, why not make it
for aliens. I have read that the easy on yourself and buy them
Queen takes her own when before you leave the UK. It saves
travelling, and I can understand weight and worry and the toys are
why! However, my friend has a of better quality in the UK. Also
possible solution. She buys new if you ever wonder what happens
pillows once a year, takes the to all the souvenirs we struggle
old ones on holiday, enjoys a back with from holiday, then just
good sleep, and then leaves the visit the local Charity Shop or
pillows there at the end of the Car Boot Sale.
holiday. The resulting empty
space in the suitcase is filled Now, as you struggle down from
with duty free's and gifts, etc. the attic with the suitcases, do
A word of warning here regarding spare a thought for the
the return weight of your following. My friend's husband
suitcase. I noticed on our recent dutifully brought down the two
return from Spain, using a budget suitcases and informed her that
airline, that an official stood this time he was going to pack
behind the check-in attendant his own suitcase for the distant
with pad at the ready, and wedding they were attending. On
everyone in front of us had to the morning of the wedding they
dressed in comfortable travelling outfits. My friend had her
clothes and placed the two glamorous outfit and her husband
suitcases in the car. They had a suitcase full of Christmas
stopped at a pub just before decorations!!
their destination in order to
change into their wedding H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S ! ! !
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