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I'm SO poor when I go camping I can't afford proper food like burgers and hotdogs, I have to make do with venison steaks from the local smokery on the BBQ, and all the trimmings bought fresh from the local farm shop. Or sometimes I have to resort to buying fresh shellfish from the boat in the harbour because the backwards little place I am staying doesnt have an Iceland freezer shop.

I wish I was rich enough to be able to afford a proper holiday in Benidorm, I would just love to be herded through the airports like cattle then bussed to a highrise hotel instead of the horrible drive in my own car through the fantastic scenery in Scotland and being able to stop when and where I want.

What is ment by a proper holiday ? Not being stuck in the same house surounding and getting away from the day to day grind is in my book a proper holiday .

I went camping with the brownies years ago and it was nothing like how it is today with SIG, heaters etc.  The whole experience put me off until I was in my middle 40's and I think that is what most people believe camping is still like.  Because we enjoy walking etc., we thought we would give it a go.  I absolutely love it now and have spent, like other folks I would imagine, quite a bit on all the equipment over the last few years.

We are going away next week for the first time camping this year, as I wasn't well enough earlier on.  I can't wait - I find I can completely relax, don't have to worry about dressing up if I don't feel like it and so on........

Quote: Originally posted by DanMcK on 18/7/2011

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I'm SO poor when I go camping I can't afford proper food like burgers and hotdogs, I have to make do with venison steaks from the local smokery on the BBQ, and all the trimmings bought fresh from the local farm shop. Or sometimes I have to resort to buying fresh shellfish from the boat in the harbour because the backwards little place I am staying doesnt have an Iceland freezer shop.

I wish I was rich enough to be able to afford a proper holiday in Benidorm, I would just love to be herded through the airports like cattle then bussed to a highrise hotel instead of the horrible drive in my own car through the fantastic scenery in Scotland and being able to stop when and where I want.

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This all echoes of a previous thread - why is camping compared with a trip to Benidorm, Florida or some other dreadful resort?  I go abroad for at least one trip a year and have never been to a resort or done a package deal.  Last year - cottage in Portugal,camping in Holland; year before - New York; camped around the South Pacific islands a few years ago (that IS an expensive flight..)

It is possible to go abroad without any of the experience, Dan mentions above.

Love camping, love travel in UK and abroad - hate resorts and package holidays.

Quote: Originally posted by No Faff on 18/7/2011

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I've been thinking of what a 'proper holiday', means to me and I say one that is full of memories.  We have had package holidays abroad in the past with no problems but I struggle to remember any particular highlight, other than the heat and sun!  However, the whole family can recall endless 'events' from our camping trips, like the discovery of two toads who set up home in our awning one year in Cornwall!  Yes, we have had disasterous weather, breakages and kids weeing in their sleeping bags etc - all good material to keep friends and family amused after dinner on a cold winter's night 

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A couple of weeks ago we were at Ty Mawr, and Pip went mention about how when we were there last (about 6 years ago) how one night there was a fire engine going around the camping field and that we wetn back to our tent instead of going to the club.   Turns out it was just doing a routine check - but had its lighs on.   I wasn't sure if there might be the need to move cars etc.
Ic an remember another night standing chatting to other campers, watching a band of rain moving in - we all then deicided it was best to get insde.    
Sitting watching a DVD because it was too wet to go outside.
Another time at a different site, near having kittens - kids had been playing ball, and
Alice came home - no sign of Pip - looking all over the site, and finding him fast aslppe in bed - he must have snealed past us.  
Yes I've dealt with sicky sheets.    Found things to do in a week when it has rain more than it has been dry.
Spend one night listening to the wind and the rain, thinking here we go again - next day was dull and grey.   Woke up the following morning, took the dog out for he wee, and was hit with wall to wall sunshine.

Camping has alos proved ideal for us, as over the past few years we have needed to be withing a couple of hours of home.   As  it was we never needed to do the dash home, but if we had it would have been possible.

Camping is a proper holiday as far as I'm concerned.  I've been doing it all my life and can't imagine anything better.

We had the chance of a free week in my parents lovely seaside holiday flat and have decided we'd rather spend that time outdoors, so are planning on taking the tent to Cornwall instead. :)