On Holiday
Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4...
Summertime means travel time for many people.
Let's talk about travel and holidays.
1. Will you be traveling this summer at all?
We rarely go away in summer now the kids are grown up and have their own families. Christmas happens in summer here and the grandkids tend to go to their parents homes and so that's where we go. And they mostly live in Dunedin just a few minutes away. In the past we did tenting and then caravan holidays at camping grounds with the kids. They were a lot of fun.
2. Will there be day trips in store for you? visits to the beach, evenings out:?
Maybe, who knows, it's still a wee way off. I'm hoping we might head north for a few days about the end of July or beginning of August though but that's still to be decided. And it will still be quite cool but lately their temperatures have been averaging 7 or 8 degrees warmer than us so we'd enjoy that.
3. Do you eat out more in summer... do you go for ice cream or treats more?
We go for day trips occasionally, often go out for an ice cream, Outram is a favourite place for that as it is only about 10 to 15 minute's drive away. We sit there and eat it and then take a leisurely trip home around the plain. We don't eat out a lot, we sometimes go to a cafe for lunch and probably yes, more so in summer.
4. What is your favorite place to visit and what is the most exotic place you've been to?
My favourite place to visit is wherever the kids are, big ones and little ones. Even my brothers and sisters are kids, they're all younger than me :) I love visiting family. We've been to Australia, which is like us but not the same :) I've been to Fiji when I was a teenager and loved it. Bob and I thought we might go over several years ago only to wake up the day after we'd decided to discover there had been a military coup! And we went to Japan for Aaron's wedding. That was probably the most exotic place we've been. The culture was so totally different to anything we were used to, the cities were so clean, no graffiti, the people were very friendly and we felt very welcome wherever we went.
But it's winter here so summer holidays are just a dream at the moment. Instead we're eating stodgy comfort food and hunkering down and keeping warm.
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Keep well until next time,
blessings,
Diana
It's great to be with family if you are close to your family members. I enjoy seeing family near and far and don't get to see a lot of them very often. I'm glad to hear you found the people of Japan to be friendly. A friend I made many years ago is from Japan and she has invited me. I don't know if and when I'll make it. It would a very interesting trip I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you made that trip to Japan. I've not been out of the country but it sounds like it was a wonderful place to visit.
ReplyDeleteI agree - we go where the kids are!
I have a neice and her husband who have been to Japan a few times and absolutely love it. Your seasons are backwards from ours so it's strange to think about you being in winter there when we are in summer here. Strange for you thinking of us, too, I'm sure!! I enjoyed your post and I love being with family, too!
ReplyDeleteFun to read your answers.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite place is always with my children and grandchildren
ReplyDeleteI’ve been lucky enough to visit many places, especially in Europe.
I’ve been to Fiji, it was lovely. And I’ve visited your beautiful home.
I hope that travel is again in my future, but who knows.
Right now I’m just happy to stay at home. Like you I’m not even thinking of summer just yet
Nice to read your answers.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
You are like us..there's no place like home, but it's nice to be with family any time/1 I always have to stop and think about the fact that you are on the opposite end of the earth and your seasons are opposite ours. How strange to have your Christmas in summer and winter during our summertime. But we probably seem upside down to you. I enjoyed your answers and am glad you joined in! Enjoy your "winter"!!
ReplyDeleteDiana, I am with you when it comes to your answer to #4! Where the kids are. Family is so precious. xx
ReplyDeleteI wish I could travel around a bit more. I would love to see everything on earth, I just don't know how safe that is. I am happy to be at home though. Have a nice week!
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I think it is nice that you have had a few adventures. If I could not travel far, I would be happy getting together with my whole family at a swim party. That is what we did for my 70th birthday last year and it was great!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your answers.
ReplyDeleteI'm ready for a few adventures, but it is mighty hot right now so I think we will probably wait a bit. My kids and grands and greats all live nearby so I can see them without travel. I would love to see Japan, but I'm not keen on airplane adventures while we have so many problems right now. Just a bit scaredy cat!
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