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Reflections
 As children our holidays consisted of day trips to local seaside resorts or a week long stay in a caravan at Withernsea, a nearby resort. I say caravan, but our accommodation was actually a converted railway carriage which was great fun for us kids. The chemical toilet though was no fun no matter what age you were.
Adult holidays started with my first holiday without parents, when I and three friends visited Helston, in Cornwall. Once married Hubby and I never seemed to be able to afford more than the occasional caravan holiday, camping near Weston-Super-Mare, a weekend break at Whitby or days out to places like Scarborough and York. The caravan was slightly better than the railway carriage but only just.
Finally in 1989 we managed to get ourselves abroad. A five day touring holiday to Austria and Switzerland. It may have only been five days, but what five days they were. Travelling by coach was tiring but the views were spectacular.
This led us on to bigger and better and we eventually took our first flight when we visited Malta in 1991. We may have been late starters but that just made everything so much more exciting. Like children in a candy store we loved every minute. Holidays have been at a bit of a premium for us in the last couple of years but along the way we have managed to visit, Malta, Austria, Switzerland, Crete, Rhodes, Lefkas, Cyprus, Thassos, Cornwall, The Algarve, The Island of Madeira and Zante, with brief visits to Sicily, Seville, Gibraltar and Lichtenstein. We soon became hooked on travelling and hopefully there will be more adventures to come.
Successful holidays though are about more than exotic destinations and spending huge amounts of money. They need good company, wonderful surroundings, good weather, fun and the right spirit. That said the best holiday you ever had could be in your own back yard.
Happy holidays.
   
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