Nonetheless, the idea of planning a summer holiday during the month of May is also deeper than you think. It's been engraved in us throughout our childhood with the eagerness of our school summer recess since day 1. Who does not recall the counting of weeks for school to end for summer? For me, it was a weekly, if not a daily count and a prime topic in my school break!
Not many years ago, the planning of a summer holiday started with the choice of destination. The necessary booking requirements followed suit. Nowadays, low cost airlines, love them or hate them, have in a way revolutionized our holiday planning process and some, if not many, start with the low cost flight schedule and price.
If a destination is available at interesting prices, then the holiday destination choice is easily made! This is not the norm but I'm sure it happens often!
Once a destination is decided upon and flight secure the interesting search and choice of hotel begins. I love booking hotels online and finding a good unique hotel with the required characteristics and location has now become fun and easy due to online innovations. Viewing the hotels' neighbourhood on Google earth and street view is also great, time permitting.
Which brings me to the infamous list of things to do and see...... I tend to shortlist a number of items and relative addressed and then leave it up to mood, weather and last minute decision when on holiday. For me it works as it gives me enough functionality to take advantage of the local area attractions yet giving me flexibility to relax and have no rigid schedule on holiday.
Nonetheless in recent years planning a holiday has become intertwined and runs in parallel to discovering local good restaurants. I'm one of those that envies the food critic that travels the world tasting local cuisine and restaurants.
Whilst travelling, food and eating out is synonymous with the destinations culture and eating well wraps up a great holiday!
So, let's all start planning, we have over 70,000 hotels for you to choose from and for those that discover the ultimate local restaurant, please do email us so we share it on our new restaurant listings!