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Back from Spain (no thanks to the ash cloud!)

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Well, not all of us, obviously, just me :wink: .

 

Five uni friends and I are off to Benidorm for 3 days on Wednesday (6.30 flight :shock: ). We started meeting up about 6 years ago (we're spread all over the country from Kyle of Lochalsh to Swansea to Dublin and inbetween). We've done Cardiff, Dublin, Glasgow and Edinburgh (busman's holiday for me :lol: ) but now we're venturing further afield 8) .

 

Not sure about Benidorm, tbh, but I've heard it's not like it used to be (fingers crossed :wink: ).

 

So think of me in a day or so, cocktail in hand, lounging by the pool :whistle: .

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I went to Benidorm a few years ago and out of season (I guess that April qualifies as that) it's actually quite pleasant. There is a reason why it became such a popular resort - lovely climate and sandy beaches - I bet you'll have a great time.

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How lovely. :dance: Have a great time. :dance: Spain is really trying to clean up it's act these days, and is slowly getting rid of the scams of the past, but be careful of your bag/ wallet/ passport etc: It's a good idea to only carry what you need for the day and leave all valuables in the safe at the hotel/apartment. That is true where ever you go in the world not just Benidorm.....Sorry, :roll: rambling on again. :roll: It's the mother/ grandmother in me. :lol::lol:

 

I'll have a large gin and tonic with ice and a slice please ANH. 8):lol:

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I'm back :D . Bit of a long story ....

 

Couldn't fly from Edinburgh as flight was cancelled. Booked new tickets from Newcastle and after 2 hrs sleep in a Travelodge, drove down at 4am and got the flight to Alicante successfully.

 

Hotel lovely, all inclusive so we just drank and ate and lazed by the pool. Hardly left the building :oops: . Woke on last day to a text saying return flight cancelled. Booked new flights with Easyjet for the next day to Newcastle (as the car was there). Discovered that although our flight was cancelled (Ryanair), the Easyjet flight did actually go :roll: . Got another day in the hotel OK so just drank and ate and lazed by the pool again (half a stone heavier by now :roll: ).

 

Lovely weather (got very burnt legs though so had to cover them up :( ). Cocktails on demand, unlimited food (it would have been rude not to eat it!) and very comfortable room.

 

Glad we were only delayed one day - once you know you're going home, you just want to get there :roll: .

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Sounds wonderful - well, not the burnt legs bit and the extra disruption, but the cocktails and sun sounds good!

Very glad to hear that you made it, and had such a good time - bet there was some reminiscing about your days at university.

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