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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Best place for a break without paying the price for a proper holiday aboard? Considering Amsterdam though coming up for the same price as a fortnight some where else!! Only have 4 or 5 nights? Ideas??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

got to be abroad?

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Look for deals to Sri Lanka. It can be done

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Rome. Although it's not the best time of year

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

4/5 nights is long for a city break. I'd be tempted to fly further for somewhere cheaper, or more interesting. Marrakesh maybe?

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"4/5 nights is long for a city break. I'd be tempted to fly further for somewhere cheaper, or more interesting. Marrakesh maybe?"

Yeah, it'll be warmer too

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

Marrakesh, Prague, Krakow are all great for weekends away.

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By *afadaoMan
over a year ago

Staines

Have a look at Budapest. Super cheap, loads of nice bars and restaurants, plenty to do.

But if you fancy something a little warmer then either Lisbon or Porto. Porto edged it for me - probably due to the local tipple!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I really shouldn't write this while im steaming ??

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"Best place for a break without paying the price for a proper holiday aboard? Considering Amsterdam though coming up for the same price as a fortnight some where else!! Only have 4 or 5 nights? Ideas?? "

Just avoid the school holidays and you should get some bargains, have a look at sky scanner for flight prices and go from there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Madrid & Barcelona - cheap flights, expensive hotels

Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Berlin, Hamburg - again cheap flights but hotels can be pricey

Budapest is a good choice + throw on a day trip to Vienna

Porto is lovely as someone already said plus day trips to Guimaraes & Braga which are both lovely historic cities.

Tarragona is lovely - only an hour or so train ride from Barcelona

Warsaw surprised me in a good way

Tallinn was stunning & take a ferry to Helsinki for the day.

Milan & Lake Como beautiful too and you can pop over to Lugano in Switzerland

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By *eliciousladyWoman
over a year ago

Sometimes U.K

Can you give some more info such as when you plan to travel?

What do you want..sun or cold or doesn't matter?

Culture, history, good food or cheap drinking?

Where have you been before and enjoyed?

We could all list an armful of cities for you xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can get an all-inclusive 4 night stay in Turkey for less than £200 leaving on Friday

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

"Have a look at Budapest. Super cheap, loads of nice bars and restaurants, plenty to do.

But if you fancy something a little warmer then either Lisbon or Porto. Porto edged it for me - probably due to the local tipple!"

I was going to suggest Lisbon and Porto too. Doesn't need to cost much. Lisbon is by the coast so can have a split centre break.

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By *assie48Woman
over a year ago

Stoke-on-Trent

riga xxx

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"Have a look at Budapest. Super cheap, loads of nice bars and restaurants, plenty to do.

But if you fancy something a little warmer then either Lisbon or Porto. Porto edged it for me - probably due to the local tipple!

I was going to suggest Lisbon and Porto too. Doesn't need to cost much. Lisbon is by the coast so can have a split centre break. "
lisbon is a great city, you can stay in Estoril which is very close by and is home to europes largest casino

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Have a look at Budapest. Super cheap, loads of nice bars and restaurants, plenty to do.

But if you fancy something a little warmer then either Lisbon or Porto. Porto edged it for me - probably due to the local tipple!

I was going to suggest Lisbon and Porto too. Doesn't need to cost much. Lisbon is by the coast so can have a split centre break. "

If you do this, then take the train between the two

It's cheap, easy and a lot easier than taking a hire car

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"Madrid & Barcelona - cheap flights, expensive hotels

Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Berlin, Hamburg - again cheap flights but hotels can be pricey

Budapest is a good choice + throw on a day trip to Vienna

Porto is lovely as someone already said plus day trips to Guimaraes & Braga which are both lovely historic cities.

Tarragona is lovely - only an hour or so train ride from Barcelona

Warsaw surprised me in a good way

Tallinn was stunning & take a ferry to Helsinki for the day.

Milan & Lake Como beautiful too and you can pop over to Lugano in Switzerland

Taste

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Madrid & Barcelona - cheap flights, expensive hotels

Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Berlin, Hamburg - again cheap flights but hotels can be pricey

Budapest is a good choice + throw on a day trip to Vienna

Porto is lovely as someone already said plus day trips to Guimaraes & Braga which are both lovely historic cities.

Tarragona is lovely - only an hour or so train ride from Barcelona

Warsaw surprised me in a good way

Tallinn was stunning & take a ferry to Helsinki for the day.

Milan & Lake Como beautiful too and you can pop over to Lugano in Switzerland

You should do this for a living great help thanks guys

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"You can get an all-inclusive 4 night stay in Turkey for less than £200 leaving on Friday

Is that what the travel agent is paying the holidaymakers ?;)

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By *ecretsRmineWoman
over a year ago

gatwickish (yes that means near Gatwick)

secret escapes web has some good deals

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Denmark...I love the country.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Iran, Iraq, Syria all cheap at the moment for a holiday.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you find the right flights and accommodation, Florence.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gibraltar is real nice and a familiar feel to it too also why not try out madrid ? very nice historic city

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

oh and cadiz it great place to go for a short trip

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

OP, I've heard that Belfast is very nice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If you find the right flights and accommodation, Florence."

I love Florence - so much to see.

Cologne is pretty and lots to see and do.

Seville - you forget how beautiful a lot of Spain is.

Depends what you like to see and do really.

Sarah

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thinking something along the lines of Amsterdam or else Barcelona? Amsterdam looks more appealing though can't get the right accommodation wild expensive,

Ideally somewhere for me and my friend both looking for somewhere to have a laugh good nightlife and good food though also good for chilling aswel thinking May time?

Sooo confusing ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Berlin is a good one

Lots of filth if you know where to look.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Night in dublin

Night in Kilkenny

Night in Galway

Night in Waterford

Night in Carrick on shannon

drive and stay in bnbs

if you go Wed this Fri say Sun nights each one is buzzing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Did a belter a few years ago..

Flew from Bristol to nice.

2 nights hotel with a very nice buffet brekkie included.

Night train to Paris.

2 nights hotel with a nice brekkie included.

Flight from Paris to Bristol.

With a friend and all for £162 each for flights and hotels.

My best ever bargain which I very nearly repeated price wise a year later pairing Bologna with Milan.

Earlier today I was looking at doing something involving Venice in may as only costs 19.99 for the flight I was looking at.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Did a belter a few years ago..

Flew from Bristol to nice.

2 nights hotel with a very nice buffet brekkie included.

Night train to Paris.

2 nights hotel with a nice brekkie included.

Flight from Paris to Bristol.

With a friend and all for £162 each for flights and hotels.

My best ever bargain which I very nearly repeated price wise a year later pairing Bologna with Milan.

Earlier today I was looking at doing something involving Venice in may as only costs 19.99 for the flight I was looking at."

That sounds awesome. I was looking at Barcelona and then heading to tarragona though the return flights home were silly o'clock, heads getting abit sore now looking Krakow was an idea aswel?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Krakow 19 to 24 April

£95 each for the flight BFS return with Easyjet

£115 each for the hotel - think it was a Novotel, so mid range

City, loads of history, trips to Salt mines, Auschwitz, Carapthian Mountains

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Always clear your cookies if looking an airline or holiday company websites.

If you don't you can guarantee that the price will always go up between views.

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By *plpxp2Couple
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

"Krakow 19 to 24 April

£95 each for the flight BFS return with Easyjet

£115 each for the hotel - think it was a Novotel, so mid range

City, loads of history, trips to Salt mines, Auschwitz, Carapthian Mountains "

Our favourite city, amazing place and people. x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Did a belter a few years ago..

Flew from Bristol to nice.

2 nights hotel with a very nice buffet brekkie included.

Night train to Paris.

2 nights hotel with a nice brekkie included.

Flight from Paris to Bristol.

With a friend and all for £162 each for flights and hotels.

My best ever bargain which I very nearly repeated price wise a year later pairing Bologna with Milan.

Earlier today I was looking at doing something involving Venice in may as only costs 19.99 for the flight I was looking at.

That sounds awesome. I was looking at Barcelona and then heading to tarragona though the return flights home were silly o'clock, heads getting abit sore now looking Krakow was an idea aswel? "

When you pair places up sometimes you have to try them in reverse because of price differences and/or early late flight times in order to arrive early in the day and fly home late to maximise your time.

Rome is a brilliant one to do because trains are fast and cheap in Italy so it's easy pair up super cheap flights in and out.

Barcelona is my current favourite destination and I'm returning there in September the day after easyjets new season started and the prices dropped but it's still bloody hot.

What airports are good for you?

In order for me to do really cheap breaks it has to be from Bristol otherwise getting there makes it uneconomical plus I really enjoy the challenge.

One of my best bargains was a room in a lovely little three room hotel in central Rome for myself and a friend with breakfast included at only £16 each per night and we didn't even see the people in the other two rooms while we were there so had the breakfast room and lounge to ourselves.

Poland looks great and I've been highly recommended by friends to check it out for myself.

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

Barcelona is a great city break but then again I also love Paris, Rome, Milan and Florence too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Venice ~ it's the most beautiful city I've been too. Amazing food, wine & people too.

Otherwise I've enjoyed Amsterdam, Paris & Barcelona.

Heard good reports on Copenhagen & Budapest.

Another place I've always wanted to go to is Rekyavik.

Really depends on your budget & interests.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paris is marvellous. So much to see and romantic if you take someone with you.

Budapest is beautiful within easy reach of Vienna. The Danube at night is stunning and the old city of Buda has lots of rich history and great sights.

Copenhagen is also lovely with great sights and lots to do. Tivoli is excellent. It's easy to nip on the train into Malmö too.

Just to name a few

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