As the title suggests, I have been thinking about holidays, cruises, etc and, most fortuitously (is that a word?) a message popped through from Jan and Ray yesterday night relating to a three night holiday near by Edinburgh with two days in Edinburgh. There are very few single rooms available and they go very quickly, but Edinburgh is somewhere I want to visit. The hotel is actually in Melrose (we will have a coach for travel to Edinburgh) and my brother lives close to Melrose so that's another plus.
So I have just fired off a message to Ray, requesting a single room and hope that I am early enough to get a place. If not, I am no worse off.
So I have just fired off a message to Ray, requesting a single room and hope that I am early enough to get a place. If not, I am no worse off.
Then, I was looking through the One Traveller brochure and saw a holiday, not a cruise, to Crete next year called 'A Taste of Crete' which is, as the title suggests, food focused to some degree. It's an eight day trip but, obviously, two days are for travelling and all places are single - double rooms but One Traveller does singles/solo holidays so you never have to share. Makes it expensive but, for me, takes all the hassle away.
There are, included in the overall cost, visits to an olive grove, lunches in various folky sort of places, cooking demos, wine tasting, markets, a day in Knossos, some workshops, guided tours and plenty of time to rest and enjoy the hotel facilities. And it is flagged up as leisurely - I guess that means nothing too energetic.
Decisions, decisions!!
Yesterday was a pleasant enough day and I took the washing back to Beth and Alex and stayed for a short coffee and chat which was very nice. I came back with more so that's today's main task. I didn't get yesterday's downstairs cleaning done so it's just as well the only thing in the diary is Groove and the walk there and back.
And it is half seven so I'd better get moving. Wishing you a very happy and satisfying Tuesday, everyone. xx
Go for it! My Mother did a singles/solo holiday to Crete years ago and she loved it. She even learned not to mind eating lamb whilst there, the only time ever she ate it.
ReplyDeleteI'll be in and around Edinburgh and area in September for a few days with the u3a and we're taking the train there and back and coach whilst we're up there. x