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Took the family to Lego land Windsor today
Decent for the kids
Rides are mediocre though
Windsor castle tommorow
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Took the family to Lego land Windsor today
Decent for the kids
Rides are mediocre though
Windsor castle tommorow
How old are your kids?
I've realised that we have no choice but to do "trip" holidays because there's no relaxing holiday option with a 3 and a 5 year old. Plus I'm watching them swim in the pool as I write this so we don't need sunshine holidays because of where we live.
We just did three days in Rome that I think my 5 year old appreciated enough to make it worthwhile. I'd really recommend that if the kids are well enough behaved.
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Tenerife has Loro Parque and some water parks
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How old are your kids?
I've realised that we have no choice but to do "trip" holidays because there's no relaxing holiday option with a 3 and a 5 year old. Plus I'm watching them swim in the pool as I write this so we don't need sunshine holidays because of where we live.
We just did three days in Rome that I think my 5 year old appreciated enough to make it worthwhile. I'd really recommend that if the kids are well enough behaved.
Six and twelve
The six year old is Lego obsessed
We tend to do short trips
Because you can't chill on holidays as you are
Always trying to keep them amused
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Six and twelve
The six year old is Lego obsessed
We tend to do short trips
Because you can't chill on holidays as you are
Always trying to keep them amused
Get off to Egypt mate, the Makadi Sunwing, huge waterpark in hotel.
http://www.goldentickettravel.co.uk/destinations/egypt/makadi-bay/sunwing-makadi-hotel
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Six and twelve
The six year old is Lego obsessed
We tend to do short trips
Because you can't chill on holidays as you are
Always trying to keep them amused
Thailand is the place to be.
It's a kid-friendly place. Sort of the opposite of the UK.
You walk into a pub with a kids in Thailand - not a disco or a wine bar - but a regular pub or restaurant - and instead of everyone rolling their eyes - they smile, talk to the kids and treat them like fellow humans.
In the UK - you walk into a restaurant with kids, it's like you walked in with ebola. People scowl at you.
There's loads of places here set up specifically to cater for parents and kids so that they all enjoy the holiday. The Hard Rock Hotel in Pattaya has a kids room you can safely leave your younger kids for a few hours. Then a separate place you can leave your teen kids to do their thing. There's family suites your kids can be in bunk beds or playing an X-Box and you can be in your separate bedroom having a bit of afternoon pleasure. Even the hotel lounges let the kids in - so it's free cocktails at 6pm-7:30pm and a corner of the room lounge where kids can play games, whilst you relax with a glass of whatever.
Fucking pains me going to England with the kids now - it's like they expect you to stop living because you had kids. The way they treat kids in the UK is horrible too. Waiters and waitresses will always, without fail, engage with your kids. Do that in the UK, they'll get their heads kicked in for being pedo's.
Course - Thailand is no nirvana but as a parent - it shits on the UK.
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Thailand is the place to be.
It's a kid-friendly place. Sort of the opposite of the UK.
You walk into a pub with a kids in Thailand - not a disco or a wine bar - but a regular pub or restaurant - and instead of everyone rolling their eyes - they smile, talk to the kids and treat them like fellow humans.
In the UK - you walk into a restaurant with kids, it's like you walked in with ebola. People scowl at you.
There's loads of places here set up specifically to cater for parents and kids so that they all enjoy the holiday. The Hard Rock Hotel in Pattaya has a kids room you can safely leave your younger kids for a few hours. Then a separate place you can leave your teen kids to do their thing. There's family suites your kids can be in bunk beds or playing an X-Box and you can be in your separate bedroom having a bit of afternoon pleasure. Even the hotel lounges let the kids in - so it's free cocktails at 6pm-7:30pm and a corner of the room lounge where kids can play games, whilst you relax with a glass of whatever.
Fucking pains me going to England with the kids now - it's like they expect you to stop living because you had kids. The way they treat kids in the UK is horrible too. Waiters and waitresses will always, without fail, engage with your kids. Do that in the UK, they'll get their heads kicked in for being pedo's.
Course - Thailand is no nirvana but as a parent - it shits on the UK.
If they are lucky they will get an impromptu rendition of "Do you wanna be in my Gang" from a local resident.
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Thailand is the place to be.
It's a kid-friendly place. Sort of the opposite of the UK.
You walk into a pub with a kids in Thailand - not a disco or a wine bar - but a regular pub or restaurant - and instead of everyone rolling their eyes - they smile, talk to the kids and treat them like fellow humans.
In the UK - you walk into a restaurant with kids, it's like you walked in with ebola. People scowl at you.
There's loads of places here set up specifically to cater for parents and kids so that they all enjoy the holiday. The Hard Rock Hotel in Pattaya has a kids room you can safely leave your younger kids for a few hours. Then a separate place you can leave your teen kids to do their thing. There's family suites your kids can be in bunk beds or playing an X-Box and you can be in your separate bedroom having a bit of afternoon pleasure. Even the hotel lounges let the kids in - so it's free cocktails at 6pm-7:30pm and a corner of the room lounge where kids can play games, whilst you relax with a glass of whatever.
Fucking pains me going to England with the kids now - it's like they expect you to stop living because you had kids. The way they treat kids in the UK is horrible too. Waiters and waitresses will always, without fail, engage with your kids. Do that in the UK, they'll get their heads kicked in for being pedo's.
Course - Thailand is no nirvana but as a parent - it shits on the UK.
You don't need to go to Thailand for that though. In Southern Europe everyone ruffles my kids' hair and engages them.
The UK isn't so good but if people are rude / ignorant then fuck them, that's their problem not yours.
I still maintain that Brits, and Anglo Saxon culture in general, are smarter in their approach than everywhere else that I have seen / lived / done business.
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The six year old is Lego obsessed
I assume you have the movie.
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I assume you have the movie.
everyhthing is awesome
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Six and twelve
The six year old is Lego obsessed
We tend to do short trips
Because you can't chill on holidays as you are
Always trying to keep them amused
If you're looking for a more exotic sojourn, the UAE is extremely kid-friendly and relatively cheap. There are more than enough attractions, the locals have a good attitude toward kids, and large, ultra-cooled malls chalk full of mini amusement parks and other kid-centric entertainment form the core of social life. Even the emirs in the less developed emirates cater to kids, e.g., the large water park in the northeasternmost emirate, Ras Al Khaimah.
Just don't put on those booty shorts I know you like to wear; the dress code can be a bit tight in certain places.
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Thailand is the place to be.
It's a kid-friendly place. Sort of the opposite of the UK.
You walk into a pub with a kids in Thailand - not a disco or a wine bar - but a regular pub or restaurant - and instead of everyone rolling their eyes - they smile, talk to the kids and treat them like fellow humans.
In the UK - you walk into a restaurant with kids, it's like you walked in with ebola. People scowl at you.
There's loads of places here set up specifically to cater for parents and kids so that they all enjoy the holiday. The Hard Rock Hotel in Pattaya has a kids room you can safely leave your younger kids for a few hours. Then a separate place you can leave your teen kids to do their thing. There's family suites your kids can be in bunk beds or playing an X-Box and you can be in your separate bedroom having a bit of afternoon pleasure. Even the hotel lounges let the kids in - so it's free cocktails at 6pm-7:30pm and a corner of the room lounge where kids can play games, whilst you relax with a glass of whatever.
Fucking pains me going to England with the kids now - it's like they expect you to stop living because you had kids. The way they treat kids in the UK is horrible too. Waiters and waitresses will always, without fail, engage with your kids. Do that in the UK, they'll get their heads kicked in for being pedo's.
Course - Thailand is no nirvana but as a parent - it shits on the UK.
all asia is family oriented. as a society. that's why unscrupulous politicians sh1t on them and exploit their simple mindedness.
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everyhthing is awesome
Everything is cool if you're part of a team ;D
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If you're looking for a more exotic sojourn, the UAE is extremely kid-friendly and relatively cheap. There are more than enough attractions, the locals have a good attitude toward kids, and large, ultra-cooled malls chalk full of mini amusement parks and other kid-centric entertainment form the core of social life. Even the emirs in the less developed emirates cater to kids, e.g., the large water park in the northeasternmost emirate, Ras Al Khaimah.
Just don't put on those booty shorts I know you like to wear; the dress code can be a bit tight in certain places.
i wont go places like that
if im spending a shit load of money I don't see why I have to wear a burka
they expect the freedom to express their religion and dress codes when they come to Britain
I expect the same courtesy in return
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i wont go places like that
if im spending a shit load of money I don't see why I have to wear a burka
they expect the freedom to express their religion and dress codes when they come to Britain
I expect the same courtesy in return
I'm the same mate.
For some reason I can't even entertain the thought of going to an Arab country on holiday, my missus has suggested various places but I just can't do it.
Tell me one thing that I have to go to an Arab country for, that I can't get better elsewhere in holiday terms.
Heat - Just as hot in Cyprus/Greece etc
Scenery - Shit - better literally anywhere else
People - hahahahahahahahahahahaha haa
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i wont go places like that
if im spending a shit load of money I don't see why I have to wear a burka
they expect the freedom to express their religion and dress codes when they come to Britain
I expect the same courtesy in return
Agreed.
I'd be somewhere like that - I'd worry about holding my 4 year old daughters hand when walking down the street.
Or demanding a peck on the cheek after buying the wife a prezzie.
Fuck that.
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i wont go places like that
if im spending a shit load of money I don't see why I have to wear a burka
they expect the freedom to express their religion and dress codes when they come to Britain
I expect the same courtesy in return
In the UAE at least, you'd be fine as long as you weren't groping bitches and making out in public or prancing around in a speedo. It's really rather reasonable.
Tell me one thing that I have to go to an Arab country for, that I can't get better elsewhere in holiday terms.
Unique things?
You can't interact with true Arabs in their natural environment elsewhere.
The deserts are first rate as well.
Seriously, that's about it. And seriously, it has its own charms: dune buggying through primitive villages, dune bashing, camel racing, sailing in the pristine Arabian Gulf, falconry, oasis camping, etc. The Arabs are also very welcoming.
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In the UAE at least, you'd be fine as long as you weren't groping bitches and making out in public or prancing around in a speedo. It's really rather reasonable.
Unique things?
You can't interact with true Arabs in their natural environment elsewhere.
The deserts are first rate as well.
Seriously, that's about it. And seriously, it has its own charms: dune buggying through primitive villages, dune bashing, camel racing, sailing in the pristine Arabian Gulf, falconry, oasis camping, etc. The Arabs are also very welcoming.
Vast areas of sand are the same all over the world.
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Vast areas of sand are the same all over the world.
yeah I thought that
im not sure my kids would be that impressed if there isn't a sea for them too jump in attached
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yeah I thought that
im not sure my kids would be that impressed if there isn't a sea for them too jump in attached
Good way to get rid of them for the day though - go to the desert and tell them to run to the sea and have a dip.