Off Topic Holidays

Why, what's happening?

 

Just really unsettled and missing home to be honest. Been here 18 months and don't feel like I've put roots down at all. Getting itchy feet.

 

You coming back here then?
You spent a ****ing fortune getting over there.
Would your lass move to the UK?

 

Nah I doubt it, not in the short term anyhow. Got to stick it out.

 

That's the way mate.

 

If it helps mate, I lived in the south of France for nearly 20 years and 'never put down any roots'.

It was never 'home' and I never tried to force the issue despite owning a property there.

I took advantage of what was there, enjoyed the good stuff and just allowed the 'settling in' process to sort itself out.

I now miss it, despite loving my life here, so some change must have come over me ..... I suppose it's just a time thing.

 

I (and Mrs. A.) miss it, too

We've been to some wonderful places that we wouldn't have even considered if it wasn't for you and Mrs. Smug . . . . . many thanks (again) for that, marra

 

Yeah I get that, it's just difficult being so far away and the change in culture has come as an absolutely massive shock to me to be honest. Coupled with not seeing family or friends for 18 months and no real prospect of it happening any time soon... It's just a bit hard.

I'm sure some people would love it. I'm just struggling to adjust.

 

It's a state of mind mate.

Wherever I am, in the world, I always feel part of my family.

I'm not one for giving people advice but I'll just say this ..... be honest with yourself, your family, and your friends.

You're obviously a decent sensitive lad, nowt wrong with that, just allow yourself to feel homesick or whatever ..... that's life mate.

I may be lucky, or just older than you, but I've learned to exist in my self and appreciate what I have, not what I don't have.

Sorry if this is all a bit vague but I'm just trying to help and give you a different perspective to ponder.

 

We always like to share 'what we have' mate ..... people like me & you don't normally get access to these kind of places.

I'm always happy to welcome decent people and we've had some great times.

It looks like we'll be here for life now so I'm sure you'll have some more good times courtesy of the Sheikh.

 

Off to Holy Island in July (hopefully). I know it's not abroad but it looks absolutely beautiful.

 

We did that touring about 5 years ago mate it was excellent we landed in Pisa and collected the car and just drove when we got to Florence it was about 35 degrees but with everything being marble it seemed like 200 degrees bloody cooked alive, still one of the best holidays i have had.

 

When I moved up the Lakes Billy, my partner went to Canada and stayed in farming on the arable farm next to us in Lincoln (3000 acres) the contractors used to have 3 x 33ft combines in a line and this is classed as a big farm, Martin took me out one day to see a contractor over there and there were 120 combines in 1 line and they drive in a straight line for 70 miles with canteens and bed trucks just driving along behind.Bloody mental mate.

 

I have read all of the pages , and you boys are missing out, Kenya is the place, indian ocean, palm trees, golden sands, English is the main language, a meal in a restaurant 7 quid 5 star 15 quid eat what you want,Breathtaking beauty , all the ladies want an English man,they are brought up to respect and serve, as true a lass as you could wish for, drop dead gorgeous, even for Billy's taste, if Gil went there he would never come back, cant recommend it enough,there are touts who try to get you booked up to expensive things like safaris just ignore them, hire a car and go yersel.if you single guaranteed you'll meet a wife, if your married your lass will always want to go back, you can build your own palace on 1 acre with swimming pool for 60,000 lifes slow and easy cant recommend it highly enough.

 

Holy Island? And you a heathen?

You'll end up on a cross up there mate!

 

burnt as a wicker man

 

My dad was there in the 50's fighting the mau.

 

NO MATE NOT ALLOWED, British troops were there and were asked to intervene on the Kenyan governments behalf, to kick the Mau mau tribesmen out of the Mau forest, So that Kenyatta the president could kick them out and take their land for himself,they are still trying to get there land back to this day, Kenyatta stole thousand of acres all over Kenya in the early days of Independence for himself and tried to blame it on the british, indeed there are tribes even to this day wanting to sue the British government for what he did, but they voted for independence.

 

Well he was still there fighting the mau Rog & had two kills to his name.
Don't know about the political side but he was there.

 

give me his adress and ill forward it on to the solicitors .....