[Travel] Sun £9.50 holidays

[BensGrandad]

Not sure whether you've considered it, but you can get a ferry from Portsmouth direct to Saint Malo. It's about 9 hours, but pretty comfortable, less driving French side and no toll roads. I have done it, and it is just about bearable, if you take a bumper edition sudoku book!

I looked at that but it is double the price of Newhaven to Dieppe plus Portsmoth is double the distance nearly than from Haywards Heath to Newhaven.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I have my eye on this newspaper offer.

“Experience the magic of Italy in Tuscany”

https://holidays.theguardian.com/holidays/chianti-walking-and-wine-41b84b3e53fde5bd4f7fe15b2d3923a9

The idea of strolling in the Tuscan hills stopping periodically for a glass of wine and to discuss the socialist struggle with like-minded individuals is very appealing.

 

[schmunk]

Not sure whether you've considered it, but you can get a ferry from Portsmouth direct to Saint Malo. It's about 9 hours, but pretty comfortable, less driving French side and no toll roads. I have done it, and it is just about bearable, if you take a bumper edition sudoku book!

We did that a couple of years ago to go down to the Vendée, booking a cabin on an overnight crossing. The lightest of swells kept my wife up, on-edge, all night, so it's a 'never again' and back to Cornwall for us...

 

[dazzer6666]

The view from the lounge window of the apartment I was referring to in my original post.

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That’s some arse end of a site!

Awful.....stay strong, you’ll get through it

 

[Thunder Bolt]

We did that a couple of years ago to go down to the Vendée, booking a cabin on an overnight crossing. The lightest of swells kept my wife up, on-edge, all night, so it's a 'never again' for us. Back to Cornwall for us...

We go to the Vendee but use the Tunnel. The drive is part of the holiday.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I have my eye on this newspaper offer.

“Experience the magic of Italy in Tuscany”

https://holidays.theguardian.com/holidays/chianti-walking-and-wine-41b84b3e53fde5bd4f7fe15b2d3923a9

The idea of strolling in the Tuscan hills stopping periodically for a glass of wine and to discuss the socialist struggle with like-minded individuals is very appealing.

& all for 100 times more than BG wants to pay.

 

[Yes Chef]

We did that a couple of years ago to go down to the Vendée, booking a cabin on an overnight crossing. The lightest of swells kept my wife up, on-edge, all night, so it's a 'never again' and back to Cornwall for us...

My missus was a bit delirious by the end of the return trip! I remember getting the ferry in winter once, when Dinard Airport had frozen up, that was a bit grim. Made worse by watching Blatter and co on the telly announcing Russia and Qatar as World Cup hosts

 

[Dick Swiveller]

& all for 100 times more than BG wants to pay.

I suppose if you are going to get wooshed then make it a big one.

 

[The Clamp]

£9.50? The Sun newspaper? Brittany? Poor people? BensGrandad? Sounds ****ing ghastly. I’m in.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I heard she has a tendency to shave her head. £9.50 is a bargain though

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Aye. I think she was broken long ago.

 

[Mellotron]

I just googled it and the answer given was that it is unlikely that we will have left Europe until at least October so this summer will not be affected

Oh we won't have fully disentangled ourselves from the EU and sorted out the ongoing relationship for years and years - hence why "Get Brexit Done" was a pretty obvious lie that sadly lots of people fell for.

However, Brexit does begin this January - so certain rules will be changed in the transition period.

 

[Lenny Rider]

The vouchers started in the paper yesterday so am looking at a 4 day break in Brittany. Has anybody any been there and have knowledge of what it is like. We need a quiet place with shops, restaurants and bars not disco type bars.

Went on one 20 years ago with the kids to Camber Sands, always considered myself working class but after 5 days at Pontins, I thought I might be descended from the House of Windsor

BG don't give us all this pensioner spiel, you've got the dough, take Mrs L to France on a bigger budget...………..

 

[McTavish]

Guardian readers even rarer than Financial Times readers? I never realised they were such a tiny minority! You wouldn't think that from reading NSC.

That's just copies sold. The Guardian is arguably the second most read newspaper in the country after the Mail with 42 million unique readers each month online (admittedly not all in the UK).

 

[BensGrandad]

Went on one 20 years ago with the kids to Camber Sands, always considered myself working class but after 5 days at Pontins, I thought I might be descended from the House of Windsor

BG don't give us all this pensioner spiel, you've got the dough, take Mrs L to France on a bigger budget...………..

Times are hard so much so that if I leave I couldnt afford you!! or any other firm

 

[Lenny Rider]

Times are hard so much so that if I leave I couldnt afford you!! or any other firm

Don't worry Brian, you're on my friends and family list.

 

[Palacefinder General]

Don't worry Brian, you're on my friends and family list.

For £9:50 you’ll open up Belotti’s urn and chuck BG’s ashes in on top?! It’ll be akin to the opening of the Ark of the Covenant in Raiders of the Lost Ark, banshee like DB apparitions floating off down towards the Old Shoreham Road.

 

[Driver8]

For £9:50 you’ll open up Belotti’s urn and chuck BG’s ashes in on top?! It’ll be akin to the opening of the Ark of the Covenant in Raiders of the Lost Ark, banshee like DB apparitions floating off down towards the Old Shoreham Road.

Hopefully Belotti’s ashes were scattered in the Amex urinals.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

We're looking at staying south of Paris for a few days in October, then heading down to Bordeaux to see some French friends. That's an 8 1/2 hour drive back to Calais, not avoiding tolls. Not looking forward to that one...

I did Bordeaux to Dieppe non-stop [bar fuel] on a Yamaha LC350 circa early 80's - buzzing at 80-90 mph most of the way - think it took me 5 hours. Up against the clock as I daren't miss the ferry ....

 

[Mental Lental]

Here’s an interesting article regarding news stats.....

https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/how-people-in-the-uk-are-accessing-news-6-key-findings

When you combine both in print and online readership The Mail and Guardian are quite far ahead of the others. The Sun is still the most widely read tabloid and I find it interesting that a far higher percentage of its readers prefer to read the paper in print rather than online. I suppose this is because chimpanzees find it difficult using a computer keyboard and mouse.

 

[schmunk]

. The Sun is still the most widely read tabloid and I find it interesting that a far higher percentage of its readers prefer to read the paper in print rather than online. I suppose this is because chimpanzees find it difficult using a computer keyboard and mouse.

An iPad trends to slide around on top of a Transit dashboard.