Inexpensive Holiday sites or brochures

"Tiffany" wrote in message
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Dennis Here youreply
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Camping or hostels, or even camping in hostels!
I have done both with Freddie from when he was three.

How do you find out where hostels are located?

On the Web of course. :-))

Try:-

http://www.hostelworld.com/?source=overture

http://iyhf.org/openHome.sma

or for the UK:-

http://www.yha.org.uk/

Many other countries seem to have their own hostel association sites too.

HTH


--
Paul Griffiths

Colette Collopy wrote in message ...

Thanks Dennis but not too sure about that being my myself. Might be just me
but I think I'd feel too vulnerable a woman alone with three girls camping.


Yeah, there are big scary bears and things just outside the tent waiting to
gobble up people who feel vulnerable.
The trick is to look the world straight in the eye and make IT feel
vulnerable.

Dennis

Tiffany wrote in message ...


How do you find out where hostels are located?


Go here
http://www.hihostels.com/openHome.sma

It is the old Youth Hostel Association now named Hosteling International.
They have a strict "No Prejudice" policy which includes age!
Also there is no smoking or drinking aloud so the "rowdies" go elsewhere
making them ideal for kids.
Used them in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Melbourne (Oz) in recent
years.

There are plenty in Ireland too but you won't need them, you can stay here!

Dennis

"Dennis Here" youreply
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Colette Collopy wrote in message ...

Thanks Dennis but not too sure about that being my myself. Might be just
me
but I think I'd feel too vulnerable a woman alone with three girls
camping.


Yeah, there are big scary bears and things just outside the tent waiting
to
gobble up people who feel vulnerable.
The trick is to look the world straight in the eye and make IT feel
vulnerable.

Dennis



Colette,

I have learned that sometimes being by yourself with the children is the
best holiday one can anticipate... Camping is not what it used to be... I
never worried about the creatures outside my tent but the campers on the
next tent site

LOL there are enough people camping in the campgrounds that you are never
alone... Make sure you pack lots of "patience", "giggles", "songs" and a
deck of cards!!! What a riot trying to set up the site for the first time
on your own...

Every year now we have made a trip to a place called Magic Mountain... It's
a water park about 2 hours away from us... Our first time we had all the
gear for camping but really none of the expreience on our own (I was always
the one setting up the kitchen aspect of the gear and the kids were always
the playing part *grin* once in a while I was the 'goffer' you know 'hey Kim
go fer that hammer... rope... whatever) SOOoooooooo set up was a riot and at
the end of it we sat down on the picnic table slugging back our can's of
soda Oh so very proud of our accomplishment... Our site looked GOOD!

IT IS frightening to do on your own the first time out... Once you've done
it once you will wonder why you didn't do it before... I promise... LOL and
we even got rain on our first trip... Remember to et a big enough tent that
you can bring the picnic table into *grin*

Dennis as always is dead on..."The trick is to look the world straight in
the eye and make IT feel
vulnerable." (I might have to borrow that line

Kim

Dennis Here youreply
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Tiffany wrote in message ...


How do you find out where hostels are located?


Go here
http://www.hihostels.com/openHome.sma

It is the old Youth Hostel Association now named Hosteling International.
They have a strict "No Prejudice" policy which includes age!
Also there is no smoking or drinking aloud so the "rowdies" go elsewhere
making them ideal for kids.
Used them in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Melbourne (Oz) in recent
years.

There are plenty in Ireland too but you won't need them, you can stay
here!

Dennis



Thanks Dennis! And I will keep that offer in mind..... you don't mind
children do you? lol

T

haha thanks for that. But at the moment can't even look my 3 year old in the
eye, cos either too tired or just too darn stressed with my new situation
Col x
"Dennis Here" youreply
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Colette Collopy wrote in message ...

Thanks Dennis but not too sure about that being my myself. Might be just
me
but I think I'd feel too vulnerable a woman alone with three girls
camping.


Yeah, there are big scary bears and things just outside the tent waiting
to
gobble up people who feel vulnerable.
The trick is to look the world straight in the eye and make IT feel
vulnerable.

Dennis

Kim, thanks for the advice. I am actually thinking about the idea more
seriously now. Used to go camping about 10 years ago with the girls and
used to enjoy it but had the ex with me then. I suppose I'm just feeling a
little lost still but its still early days and time will help that. I am
usually a strong person and that WILL return and then I will become more
adventurous.

Thanks for your help
Col x
"Kim In NS" wrote in message
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"Dennis Here" youreply
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Colette Collopy wrote in message ...

Thanks Dennis but not too sure about that being my myself. Might be
just
me
but I think I'd feel too vulnerable a woman alone with three girls
camping.


Yeah, there are big scary bears and things just outside the tent waiting
to
gobble up people who feel vulnerable.
The trick is to look the world straight in the eye and make IT feel
vulnerable.

Dennis



Colette,

I have learned that sometimes being by yourself with the children is the
best holiday one can anticipate... Camping is not what it used to be... I
never worried about the creatures outside my tent but the campers on the
next tent site

LOL there are enough people camping in the campgrounds that you are never
alone... Make sure you pack lots of "patience", "giggles", "songs" and a
deck of cards!!! What a riot trying to set up the site for the first time
on your own...

Every year now we have made a trip to a place called Magic Mountain...
It's
a water park about 2 hours away from us... Our first time we had all the
gear for camping but really none of the expreience on our own (I was
always
the one setting up the kitchen aspect of the gear and the kids were always
the playing part *grin* once in a while I was the 'goffer' you know 'hey
Kim
go fer that hammer... rope... whatever) SOOoooooooo set up was a riot and
at
the end of it we sat down on the picnic table slugging back our can's of
soda Oh so very proud of our accomplishment... Our site looked GOOD!

IT IS frightening to do on your own the first time out... Once you've done
it once you will wonder why you didn't do it before... I promise... LOL
and
we even got rain on our first trip... Remember to et a big enough tent
that
you can bring the picnic table into *grin*

Dennis as always is dead on..."The trick is to look the world straight in
the eye and make IT feel
vulnerable." (I might have to borrow that line

Kim

Wow, Dennis, you from Ireland???? What part?? I am from Co. Wicklow
originally but living in UK at the moment. Miss home sooooo much. Was there
last July touring Limerick, Co Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny and had a fab
time.
Col x
"Dennis Here" youreply
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Tiffany wrote in message ...


How do you find out where hostels are located?


Go here
http://www.hihostels.com/openHome.sma

It is the old Youth Hostel Association now named Hosteling International.
They have a strict "No Prejudice" policy which includes age!
Also there is no smoking or drinking aloud so the "rowdies" go elsewhere
making them ideal for kids.
Used them in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Melbourne (Oz) in recent
years.

There are plenty in Ireland too but you won't need them, you can stay
here!

Dennis

Colette Collopy wrote in message ...

Wow, Dennis, you from Ireland???? What part?? I am from Co. Wicklow
originally but living in UK at the moment. Miss home sooooo much. Was
there
last July touring Limerick, Co Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny and had a fab
time.


I am English and I live in rural Kilkenny.
Won't be long before the sheep are back in the field and I'll have
neighbours again.

Dennis

Tiffany wrote in message ...

Thanks Dennis! And I will keep that offer in mind..... you don't mind
children do you? lol

The more the merrier.
I have a heap coming today because it was Freddie's eigth birthday
yesterday!

Dennis