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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Anyone have experience with Orlando and how much they spent on spending money when there?

My circumstance would be:
Breakfast is covered in hotel
no additional transport costs
probably bring a packed lunch.

So really just an evening meal (with one or two drinks) for 2 adult and the two brats (ages 14+9) buying bits and pieces in the parks.
250 Euro a day too little?




The parks are absolutely class but you will burn money over there.
The exchange rates are not great and you have to tip everybody.

If you can cut out as much food and drink during the day you will save loads.
But overall it will be a great holiday.

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anyone ever been to the Middle East during August ? Is it really as hot as they say ? 
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Awful time of year to go to anywhere in the Middle East (Not a great time now either for obvious reasons).

End of October to May is a much nicer time to visit, you can actually be outdoors without sweating buckets.
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Originally posted by Zinedine Kilbane 110 Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Anyone have experience with Orlando and how much they spent on spending money when there?

My circumstance would be:
Breakfast is covered in hotel
no additional transport costs
probably bring a packed lunch.

So really just an evening meal (with one or two drinks) for 2 adult and the two brats (ages 14+9) buying bits and pieces in the parks.
250 Euro a day too little?




The parks are absolutely class but you will burn money over there.
The exchange rates are not great and you have to tip everybody.

If you can cut out as much food and drink during the day you will save loads.
But overall it will be a great holiday.



Cheers HB+ZK.

Looking forward to it. Only problem is I am going at the start of last 16 round of Euros meaning I will probably be missing majority of games. Plan would be to watch them while queuing for rides Big smile (will need to figure out VPN so I can watch Sky Go over there)  
Unless of course Ireland somehow make it that far then I'll make an exception


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Thinking of Montenegro for a sun holiday this year, anyone ever been and have any tips?
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Originally posted by The White Cafu The White Cafu wrote:

Thinking of Montenegro for a sun holiday this year, anyone ever been and have any tips?
Yep we are going for 8 or 9 days .
Think we should have gone about 5 years ago but we will see how it pans out .
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Nice one I'm thinking 9 nights myself, you basing yourself in one place or hiring a car and travelling along the coast?
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Originally posted by The White Cafu The White Cafu wrote:

Thinking of Montenegro for a sun holiday this year, anyone ever been and have any tips?
Stayed in Budva a few years back. Nice seaside resort with nice hotels, full of easter europeans. It's like Lanzarote for Russians. First holiday resort I'd been where tourist menus wouldn't have English menus. Wouldn't knock it, good spot for a few days R&R.

On the tourist trail we stayed fairly close to there, Kotor is lovely, but thronged when a cruise ship arrives, if ya can stay a night you'll have the place to yourself after 5pm. Sveti Stefan is worth a glance, but you can't enter the island as far as I know. We stopped for lunch in Herceg Novi, easy striking distance of Dubrovnik airport if ya need a stopover
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Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by The White Cafu The White Cafu wrote:

Thinking of Montenegro for a sun holiday this year, anyone ever been and have any tips?
Stayed in Budva a few years back. Nice seaside resort with nice hotels, full of easter europeans. It's like Lanzarote for Russians. First holiday resort I'd been where tourist menus wouldn't have English menus. Wouldn't knock it, good spot for a few days R&R.

On the tourist trail we stayed fairly close to there, Kotor is lovely, but thronged when a cruise ship arrives, if ya can stay a night you'll have the place to yourself after 5pm. Sveti Stefan is worth a glance, but you can't enter the island as far as I know. We stopped for lunch in Herceg Novi, easy striking distance of Dubrovnik airport if ya need a stopover
Stayed in Budva last summer and thought it was great too. Some lovely beaches around the place and plenty to do. All the restaurants we went to had English menus so no problem there and the service was top class. Top of the Hill nightclub was unbelievable too I thought if you fancy a night out but some very lively bars along the sea front too.
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Originally posted by The White Cafu The White Cafu wrote:

Nice one I'm thinking 9 nights myself, you basing yourself in one place or hiring a car and travelling along the coast?
Nope staying in Budva and taking local transport for day trips LOL
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Anyone have experience with Orlando and how much they spent on spending money when there?

My circumstance would be:
Breakfast is covered in hotel
no additional transport costs
probably bring a packed lunch.

So really just an evening meal (with one or two drinks) for 2 adult and the two brats (ages 14+9) buying bits and pieces in the parks.
250 Euro a day too little?




Never got to do this Cry.
Covid struck. Got a credit note but by time things opened back up its was 3k dearer and we had a new baby (Covid baby I guess people call them). Not going to spend that kind of money with a baby. We will wait until baby is older and try again (or maybe she is old enough that we don't feel bad leaving her for 2 weeks with family while we bring the older kids Big smile).



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Me and the misses had a glorious 2020 lined up as we were planning on trying later that year for our 3rd kid, and after having hardly any travel for a few years previous wanted to make the most of babysitting till the 3rd arrived.

Mates wedding in Italy
4 days in New York
Weekend in London (I managed to get a ticket in the ballot for the Euro 20 final)
Week in Spain with the kids

All wiped out, but managed to get to Spain in Sept 2020 with the kids and was actually quality as there were only around 40 people on the plane.  

We were also in Spain in the Feb that year when they shut the place down. Was mad coming back to the UK seeing life going on as normal.
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