"Let's have a night away" I said .........

[Osc]

Let's treat ourselves to a night in a posh hotel in Wicklow on Saturday week and go to a dance on the way home. So we look up the hotel, it is gorgeous, posh and expensive. We decide to have a think about it. Then he says "Actually if we are going to spend that kind of money I'd rather go away for a few days". So then it's a couple of hours on the Internet last night researching a few days in Lisbon but he still wouldn't commit to booking. This morning I went out for a while, his golf was cancelled and when I came back he was looking up weeks in the sun

The upshot is that we went to a travel agency this afternoon and next Thursday we are going to Malta for a week - AND for less than the cost of three nights in Lisbon! We said all along that while we were staying with Miss Osc we would try and go away a couple of times to give them some time to themselves but I think what we had meant was a few days in Cork with my brother (although we might do that too).

[Diflower]

Yaaay good for you Osc
Have passport must use it

Honestly I've had several 'special offers' from various origins that cost more for a weekend in the UK than we're paying for a whole week in Spain (with flights!), and it's definitely more to rent a cottage here for a week.

[Kaz]

Excellent Osc

Di you're right - Mick and I had our first time at that gorgeous hotel in Corfu for less than the cottage in Devon cost us last summer! That was all-in as well whereas in Devon we had to find food and entertainment

[saundra]

you do right osc have a lovely time in the sun

[tonicha]

That's brill Osc

Where in Malta?

[jenniren]

Well done you osc, and you're right it really is cheaper to go abroad than stay here. Add to that you've a much better chance of good weather and it's a no brainer really. We had a week in Malta some years ago and really enjoyed it

[Lozzles]

Ooh, smashing! What fun!

[Gal]

Excellent Osc!

We might've done something similar last week if T didn't have to reapply for his passport

[Diflower]

Get him to do it now Gal, so you're all ready when the opportunity arises

[Kaz]

Just what I was going to say Di