Joojoo Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 We are going to Sri Lanka for our friends wedding. I am very excited. Although the diet starts tomorrow, not looking forward to the next seven weeks. My diet should have started on Thursday but the lure of fried egg and chips to cheer me up after my first day back at work was too strong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Don't forget Sandi Toksvig's diet - half a diet - eat whatever you want but just half of what you would normally eat! I lost 8lbs before Christmas doing that and going to the gym - I didn't feel as if I was missing anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovemychooks Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Roatan - Bay Islands, off the coast of Honduras...... I know someone who has a villa on there. You can swim with dolphins........ and just relax. My cousin lives in Roatan and loves it ! I would also recommend The Maldives, lovely and relaxing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Here's the link for Roatan http://www.roatanretreat.com/ Wow that looks lovely Lesley I am going to show Jeff the link I may persuade him to take a holiday this year........... Just looking at the pics. on the site that wouldn't happen to be your grand children swimming with dolphins, they look like they are having a great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 erm.... yes, it is They love it over there. We wanted to go with them last year...... and this year but it is somewhat difficult to take holidays now It is a very laid back sort of place........... and you just walk into the sea from a beach to be with the dolphins........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xraylady Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 My divorce will be finalised on 30th January after 4 years. I sit here night after night on my own and would just love someone to snuggle up with. I've hardly seen Ashley all over Christmas and New Year as he is 14 and off with his mates. I would never stop him from enjoying his childhood but it just makes me feel even more lonely I desperately need to get some sunshine and even if it's not for a few months it will be something to look forward to, so... has anyone got any ideas for a lovely hot and sunny destination where I can lounge around with my book and generally relax? Any ideas would be welcome well we can't do 'hot' just yet. . . but sunny - you had better bring a quality pair of sunglasses! Bright sunshine, clear blue skies, fresh powder glittering like diamonds and deep green firs loaded with mountain snow - breathtaking, and absolutely guaranteed to lift the spirits! Sign up your your young man with snowboard school (he will think you are the coolest Mum ever!) sit back in the sunshine with a drink and enjoy the attention from delicious hunky ski-types as soon as you open your 'exotic' mouth. . . The dollar is weak right now and the Sundance Film Festival is coming right up. . .(man, I sound like Judith Chalmers ) but even if Utah doesnt appeal, I'm wishing you all the best for the New Year in getting out of your funk I've done the whole single parent thing (remarried to a lovely American now ) so I do know how disspiriting it can get Hang in their kiddo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 well we can't do 'hot' just yet. . . but sunny - you had better bring a quality pair of sunglasses! Bright sunshine, clear blue skies, fresh powder glittering like diamonds and deep green firs loaded with mountain snow - breathtaking wow, sounds like my kind of place, I LOVE cold weather and sunny blue skies...lucky you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Ditto, it sounds idyllic, I don't like skiing but i can do the sitting in the sunshine with a drink in my hand............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I don't like skiing I dont like skiing either, I went to Italy with the school when I was about 15 - the italian instructor hit me over the head with the ski pole I was so useless at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joojoo Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 My divorce will be finalised on 30th January after 4 years. I sit here night after night on my own and would just love someone to snuggle up with. I've hardly seen Ashley all over Christmas and New Year as he is 14 and off with his mates. I would never stop him from enjoying his childhood but it just makes me feel even more lonely I desperately need to get some sunshine and even if it's not for a few months it will be something to look forward to, so... has anyone got any ideas for a lovely hot and sunny destination where I can lounge around with my book and generally relax? Any ideas would be welcome well we can't do 'hot' just yet. . . but sunny - you had better bring a quality pair of sunglasses! Bright sunshine, clear blue skies, fresh powder glittering like diamonds and deep green firs loaded with mountain snow - breathtaking, and absolutely guaranteed to lift the spirits! Sign up your your young man with snowboard school (he will think you are the coolest Mum ever!) sit back in the sunshine with a drink and enjoy the attention from delicious hunky ski-types as soon as you open your 'exotic' mouth. . . The dollar is weak right now and the Sundance Film Festival is coming right up. . .(man, I sound like Judith Chalmers ) but even if Utah doesnt appeal, I'm wishing you all the best for the New Year in getting out of your funk I've done the whole single parent thing (remarried to a lovely American now ) so I do know how disspiriting it can get Hang in their kiddo! That sounds absolutely perfect. Unfortunately, over here we don't even get nice snowy winters anymore to play in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xraylady Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I don't like skiing I dont like skiing either, I went to Italy with the school when I was about 15 - the italian instructor hit me over the head with the ski pole I was so useless at it! I don't ski anymore (wretched MS!) but had a yummy Russian teach me. . .to ski (goodness, I'm a little frisky this morning it seems ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Better take a cold shower Sarah............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Better take a cold shower Sarah............... or roll about in all that snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chrisnrob Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Been to Malta a couple of times and would recommend it as well. Second time we went was for my 50th birthday and we stayed here. http://www.hotelfortina.com/page.asp?p=9171&l=1 It wasn't quite as posh as it is now but still very lovely and luxurious. Plenty opportunities for lazying about and being pampered and also for going out on day trips. Maltese bus system is great if you like to do it alone. We've been to Malta and stayed at the same hotel and it was fabulous (well, apart from a grumpy old man in a lift telling me he didn't like my t-shirt!) We also got it as a last minute things so it wasn't as expensive as it looks. Some friends of ours went to Malta and used one of the local buses. At one point the rear window fell out! The driver just stopped the bus, put the window back in and carried on with his journey. Have you thought about a cruise? Different place to see every day or just lie around on deck taking in the sun? Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 We've been to Malta and stayed at the same hotel and it was fabulous (well, apart from a grumpy old man in a lift telling me he didn't like my t-shirt!) We also got it as a last minute things so it wasn't as expensive as it looks. Some friends of ours went to Malta and used one of the local buses. At one point the rear window fell out! The driver just stopped the bus, put the window back in and carried on with his journey. Have you thought about a cruise? Different place to see every day or just lie around on deck taking in the sun? Rob Thanks Rob. I've been looking at websites all weekend and I think I've finally fried my brain I'm going to send my passport off this week as it needs renewing then I shall start scouring the travel agents for last minute deals. I always worry that there may be some problem or other with them, mainly because my 14 year old son will be with me and I don't want to take him on a bad holiday, BUT I'm going to be brave for 2008 and leave it to a month or so before we want to go. Although I'm sure cruises are wonderful I'm not quite sure that it would be right for me. Some friends went to Malta a few years running and said it was lovely. As it will probably be the last foreign holiday I have with Ashley I think I might prefer to go further afield than Europe this time. Jue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 i know this isnt sunshine (but its a holiday thread - hope you dont mind Ju ) but I've just booked this for this year - It can only be reached down a track by 4x4 and has no neighbours, but has direct access to the loch....fab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basset Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 i know this isnt sunshine (but its a holiday thread - hope you dont mind Ju ) but I've just booked this for this year - It can only be reached down a track by 4x4 and has no neighbours, but has direct access to the loch....fab! Mmmm,, That looks fabulous Chelsea, Truely Scenic. I bet you can't wait. What a lovely holiday to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnrob Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I'm going to send my passport off this week as it needs renewing Well that should cut your holiday budget by half then Although I'm sure cruises are wonderful I'm not quite sure that it would be right for me. Fair enough. We've only been on one and loved it and would like to do another. We've got friends who say the same as you though. Each to their own... Some friends went to Malta a few years running and said it was lovely. I have heard people say it's one of those places that you either love or hate. We went because a lady I worked with had been going for years and thoroughly recommended it. We both then recommended it to someone else and she absolutely hated it! As it will probably be the last foreign holiday I have with Ashley I think I might prefer to go further afield than Europe this time. Sounds like a good plan to me. Wherever you go, don't forget to take an Omlet t-shirt Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 i know this isnt sunshine (but its a holiday thread - hope you dont mind Ju ) but I've just booked this for this year - It can only be reached down a track by 4x4 and has no neighbours, but has direct access to the loch....fab! That looks just like where we stayed in the highlands a few years ago. Stunning It took us 10 hours to drive there and was over an hour from the nearest supermarket but it was well worth it! Whereabouts is it that you're going? We were on the West Coast near Gairloch,an hour and a half from Ullapool. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Sounds like a good plan to me. Wherever you go, don't forget to take an Omlet t-shirt Rob Ooh perhaps I ought to look for a really out of the way destination where no omlet t-shirt has been before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 i know this isnt sunshine (but its a holiday thread - hope you dont mind Ju ) but I've just booked this for this year - It can only be reached down a track by 4x4 and has no neighbours, but has direct access to the loch....fab! That looks just like where we stayed in the highlands a few years ago. Stunning It took us 10 hours to drive there and was over an hour from the nearest supermarket but it was well worth it! Whereabouts is it that you're going? We were on the West Coast near Gairloch,an hour and a half from Ullapool. x Its on the Isle of Skye. We go to the highlands every year....it takes us a long time from Devon too! I love Scotland, we both have hard jobs so I love to go and have total peace & quiet, hubby likes to fish and I sit and watch him and the otters and seals and golden eagles (seen them all). Dog comes aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Its on the Isle of Skye. We go to the highlands every year....it takes us a long time from Devon too! I love Scotland, we both have hard jobs so I love to go and have total peace & quiet, hubby likes to fish and I sit and watch him and the otters and seals and golden eagles (seen them all). Dog comes aswell That's my idea of heaven too. We were lucky enough to see Sea Eagles when we stayed there. Amazing birds! Saw plenty of seals and porpoise but sadly no sea otters I've always fancied spending christmas and new year locked away in a crofters cottage in the Highlands. Just need to find a nice man to snuggle up with in front of a log fire now I wonder if Dave Grohl has any plans for celebrating Christmas 2008? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I wonder if Dave Grohl has any plans for celebrating Christmas 2008? Ooooh, can you imagine ! I could just picture it....roaring log fire, Dave sat with acoustic guitar on sheepskin rug serenading you...*shudder* why dont you ask him when you see him in June?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
