Off Topic The 2017 We're all going on a summer holiday thread.

Menorca next week. All inclusive in Punta Prima.

Cruise next year Le Harve, Antwerp, Amsterdam and Hamburg.

 

Paphos in 2 weeks for me too. Last time was over 20 years ago. I miss the Fulham and Sunderland games unfortunately.

 

Just back. Form las americas Tenerife. Marvelous.
I've got the DT's a bit now mind...

 

Crete in a couple of weeks. Anyone been to any interesting and warm places over Xmas (but not Aus/NZ or Far East)?

 

Not warm, but you can't beat New York at Christmas

 

Cuba

 

Had a month over xmas and New Year in Los Angeles. Brilliant it was.

 

I think we've had the discussion before but I didn't like LA
Weird place

 

Ending the summer with a weekend trip to San Antonio to visit Sea World and see the Alamo. Remember the Alamo?

 

That's why I liked it!!

I stayed with a mate who lived there. So I was getting all the touristy things done but still going to the local boozer on a night and playing football on a weekend and training too.
Had a month of it.
God was I depressed when I came home

 

You anywhere near Houston Tex??

 

No. Dallas area here. Our weather actually improved thanks to the hurricane, though we take no pleasure in it.

 

Fair play
I'm sure it's better with local knowledge

I had a great time, but as far as the States go there's places I much prefer. Ideally ones with less wall to wall tramps at the beach

 

Good shout. Did Xmas in Cuba in 2000, Xmas lunch in Hotel d'Inglaterra in Havana. Asked the waiter for the wine list, he said he'd fetch the sommelier. Up came this chap in full evening dress waving a leather bound drinks menu. The wine page had 2 entries, Cuban white or Cuban red. We had them both and both were almost undrinkable!

Great holiday though, I imagine it's a bit different now.

 

Dominican Republic is on the list. What don't you like about it?.

 

I've been a couple of times, go as soon as you can before it gets commercialised, it's got a wonderful charm about it at the moment, which in time I fear will get lost.

 

I had lived in ex commie countries for a few years before i went there so you could say i was acclimatised. In Havana the hotel offered chicken or fish, they appeared to be the same thing and served with peas, nothing else just peas.

The street life in the central square where the white house is was amazing, could of sat there for hours just watching the world go by.

The resort area of Varadero could be anywhere in the world, just do an all inclusive.

Need to get back there to see how much has changed.