Where would you choose to have your holiday home?

[Twosugars]

Just idle fantasizing but imagine money was no object, where would you choose to have your holiday home? Or maybe two? I.e. your dream locations for repeated holidays.


Mine would be on the island of St. Martin's in the Isles of Scilly.
Granted, the Atlantic is not warm but everything else is perfect.

If I could buy a second holiday home it'd be on a medium-sized island in the South Pacific. Somewhere warm, with facilities like shops etc but off the beaten track.

[Vicky.]

Florida I think

Barbados is tempting though, never been but would love to.

[Liam-]

Croatia or Greece, somewhere I could see a crystal blue ocean from my decking

[Beso]

The alps.

[smudgie]

One in Northumberland
One on the Yorkshire/Cumbrian border.

[Niamh.]

I'd love a house right on the Lake in Como Italy, this one we passed while on holiday there last year will do nicely

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[Shaun]

Most likely somewhere Mediterranean... but then I've not had the luxury of visiting many places and can't name somewhere exotic and beautiful from first-hand experience. Only places I've been have been pretty much north/central Europe.

I think Croatia/Greece/Italy is a good shout though. Spain would probably be too hot for me.

[Cherie]

Almeria, Spain

[Twosugars]

Apart from the usual sea, sun and sand, I'd love to be able to watch a busy shipping lane. Sitting on the veranda, a telescope handy, identifying ships. Oop and have some lighthouses dotted around, sweeping the waters with their light beams at night :lovedup:

[Mystic Mock]

Even though I love the look and culture of countries like Italy, Mexico, and Japan. I'd probably want to have holiday homes in smaller countries so I'd probably go with Malta and Gibraltar and start up business in those countries.

[Kate!]

Spain and Florida.

[caprimint]

Nashville, Tennessee

[LaLaLand]

Realistic: West Wales, right on the beach.

Dream: Hollywood Hills with a view right over Los Angeles complete with infinity pool. :love:

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[Vanessa]

Rome :love:

[Niamh.]

Rome :love:

I'm going to Rome in 13 days :amazed:

[Vanessa]

I'm going to Rome in 13 days :amazed:

Going to Italy in two weeks. Can't wait. Rome is amazing, you'll love it!

[Niamh.]

Going to Italy in two weeks. Can't wait. Rome is amazing, you'll love it!

we're only there for 2 days though, we're spending most of the holiday on the Amalfi coast and a couple of day in Naples

[Vanessa]

we're only there for 2 days though, we're spending most of the holiday on the Amalfi coast and a couple of day in Naples

Enough time to see the city centre. The Colosseum and surrounding area is my favourite. Naples has the best pizza!

[Niamh.]

Enough time to see the city centre. The Colosseum and surrounding area is my favourite. Naples has the best pizza!

Yeah, I have an intense Itinerary made out of everywhere we need to get to :laugh:

[Vanessa]

The food in Rome is also amazing. :D

[Josy]

Somewhere in the mountains, preferably with snow so I'll be boring and say either fort William or the cairngornsI'm going to Rome in 13 days :amazed:My friends just back from Italy today, she was robbed by 2 gypsy women, shes 7 months pregnant too :fist:

So yeah be careful

[Vanessa]

Somewhere in the mountains, preferably with snow so I'll be boring and say either fort William or the cairngornsMy friends just back from Italy today, she was robbed by 2 gypsy women, shes 7 months pregnant too :fist:

So yeah be careful

D:

[Niamh.]

The food in Rome is also amazing. :D

Italian food in general mmmmmmmm

Somewhere in the mountains, preferably with snow so I'll be boring and say either fort William or the cairngornsMy friends just back from Italy today, she was robbed by 2 gypsy women, shes 7 months pregnant too :fist:

So yeah be careful

Oh, I will do :love:

[Livia]

North Carolina, log cabin in the woods by a lake.

[Livia]

I'm going to Rome in 13 days :amazed:



I'm so jealous... we had such a wonderful time in Rome. It's definitely somewhere we want to revisit. Have a great time, I'm sure you will x

[Niamh.]

I'm so jealous... we had such a wonderful time in Rome. It's definitely somewhere we want to revisit. Have a great time, I'm sure you will x

I will, I can't wait, weather is so crap here aswell, I'm craving a bit of sunshine

[Livia]

I will, I can't wait, weather is so crap here aswell, I'm craving a bit of sunshine

It rained quite a lot when we were in Rome. But hey, we were on honeymoon....

I'm ordering beautiful sunshine for you.

[Vicky.]

Its been 3 weeks since your last holiday niamh, so I was expecting another :idc:

(In seriousness, you dont seem to have had anywere near as man as usual recently..at one point it seemed you were away more than home!)

[Vanessa]

I'm so jealous... we had such a wonderful time in Rome. It's definitely somewhere we want to revisit. Have a great time, I'm sure you will x

One of my favourite cities. So much history :love:

[Barry.]

Florida.

[Livia]

One of my favourite cities. So much history :love:

I totally fell in love with Rome, Ness. Everyone was so friendly, the place itself is so beautiful…. and it wasn't anywhere near as expensive as we thought it was going to be. We stayed in the Sina Bernini in Piazza Barberini with an amazing view over toward the Vatican. And we kind of stumbled onto incredible things...we turned a corner and there was the Trevi Fountain! I really can't wait to go back.

[Vanessa]

I totally fell in love with Rome, Ness. Everyone was so friendly, the place itself is so beautiful…. and it wasn't anywhere near as expensive as we thought it was going to be. We stayed in the Sina Bernini in Piazza Barberini with an amazing view over toward the Vatican. And we kind of stumbled onto incredible things...we turned a corner and there was the Trevi Fountain! I really can't wait to go back.

And it's beautiful in the evening :love:

[Livia]

And it's beautiful in the evening :love:

Sooooo beautiful.

[Niamh.]

It rained quite a lot when we were in Rome. But hey, we were on honeymoon....

I'm ordering beautiful sunshine for you.

It'll be into July though :fc:

Its been 3 weeks since your last holiday niamh, so I was expecting another :idc:

(In seriousness, you dont seem to have had anywere near as man as usual recently..at one point it seemed you were away more than home!)

feck off I haven't been on holiday since last year :fist:

Oh just read your white writing :laugh: No hardly been away at all, my daughter was doing her leaving cert this year (A level type exams) so I've been driving her to extra classes, grinds etc haven't had a minute to myself or a weekend :oh:

[Niamh.]

I totally fell in love with Rome, Ness. Everyone was so friendly, the place itself is so beautiful…. and it wasn't anywhere near as expensive as we thought it was going to be. We stayed in the Sina Bernini in Piazza Barberini with an amazing view over toward the Vatican. And we kind of stumbled onto incredible things...we turned a corner and there was the Trevi Fountain! I really can't wait to go back.

Oh that's good, someone just told Gav last weekend that food and drink etc was crazy expensive

[Cherie]

Oh that's good, someone just told Gav last weekend that food and drink etc was crazy expensive

we got caught just one, I think it was Piazza Navona but it was our own fault as we knew it would be expensive but we really just needed to sit and eat, just outside the city centre is fine, now Rome, I did like it but the traffic is crazy and you take your life in your hands crossing the road :fist:

[Niamh.]

we got caught just one, I think it was Piazza Navona but it was our own fault as we knew it would be expensive but we really just needed to sit and eat, just outside the city centre is fine, now Rome, I did like it but the traffic is crazy and you take your life in your hands crossing the road :fist:

Those Italian drivers are crazy though in general, I refuse to drive there, luckily Gav loves driving :laugh:

[Vanessa]

There are many restaurants in Rome that aren't expensive. We went to one who was doing fixed price menus. It was excellent!

[Underscore]

Sorrento, Italy :love:

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[Vanessa]

Sorrento, Italy :love:

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Another beautiful place :love:

[bots]

we got caught just one, I think it was Piazza Navona but it was our own fault as we knew it would be expensive but we really just needed to sit and eat, just outside the city centre is fine, now Rome, I did like it but the traffic is crazy and you take your life in your hands crossing the road :fist:

they have a different system in Rome. They don't stop until you actually start to cross, once you start everything is just fine, but you need to have nerves of steel to take that first step :laugh:

[Denver]

Bahamas
Slovakia

[Vanessa]

they have a different system in Rome. They don't stop until you actually start to cross, once you start everything is just fine, but you need to have nerves of steel to take that first step :laugh:

I know, but in Italy in general car drivers are crazy :joker:

[Niamh.]

I know, but in Italy in general car drivers are crazy :joker:

omg we were in Lake Como last summer and I saw the most horrific accident. you know those metal barriers they have at the side of roads? well this car was actually skewered onto one of them right through the drivers side all the way through that car. I just hope that there was no children in the back seat, it was the worst thing I ever saw

[Vanessa]

:worry:omg we were in Lake Como last summer and I saw the most horrific accident. you know those metal barriers they have at the side of roads? well this car was actually skewered onto one of them right through the drivers side all the way through that car. I just hope that there was no children in the back seat, it was the worst thing I ever saw

[caprimint]

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[Twosugars]

Where is that Stace?

[caprimint]

Where is that Stace?
Nashville :lovedup:

[Twosugars]

Nashville :lovedup:

so you are a country girl? :clap1:

[caprimint]

so you are a country girl? :clap1:
Absolutely :clap1: Musically and grown up in the countryside

[Twosugars]

Absolutely :clap1: Musically and grown up in the countryside

a fan of Emmylou Harris me, tho don't know much about the whole genre

[Livia]

Oh that's good, someone just told Gav last weekend that food and drink etc was crazy expensive

I suppose it depends where you eat, but we ate out every night and apart from the rooftop restaurant at the hotel (which was crazy expensive but it was a special occasion) everywhere else seemed quite reasonable compared to, say, London.

[Twosugars]

One of my favourite cities. So much history :love:

I'd love to do an old fashioned grand tour of Italy
Like a month in every city of interest plus lakes, islands and volcanoes
I mean the Vatican alone needs a couple of weeks, then ancient Rome, renaissance Rome
:dance: