It’s official. Our credit crunch is really a recession (I think that we had already noticed!) and we don’t really know conclusively when the economy will start growing again (I’ve already heard 6 months and also not before 2010).
Its time to start thinking where to go for my mid-summer break this year. But, I need to curb my spending a bit more than normal. My money can’t be spent to the same level abroad now and cheap flights aren’t as available as they were before this credit mess. In fact, I’m worried that if I book a flight at all the company will go bust before I’ve even had a chance to get to my destination (take me there first and leave me stranded in the tropics – that’s fine!).
Being sick to my back teeth of hearing about the credit crunch, I decided to share my woes with my mate. How to find a decent holiday whilst not really having the money to spend as normal. A holiday in Wales is what he suggested. Wales!! Really!? I thought the weather was crap there! And it’s full of sheep, leaks and daffodils and, and, and Wales holiday cottages and blokes named Dafydd!
‘It’s not unusual’ for the Welsh to be misrepresented in this fashion as the weather can be bad and there is a populus of gentlemen named Dafydd but there is too much to do that is fun. He kindly informed me that preparing for bad weather means that good weather is an added treat.
I thought I better have a little look. I headed straight home, turned on my PC and started to search the web. I love youtube.com. It’s perfect for the lazy surfer.com – saves me reading stuff and I found the following video which is part of an advertising campaign for visitwales.co.uk suggesting things you can do in Wales.
Apparently you can go cycling, play at boats with kids, stay in a blue hotel (which looks like a toy – holiday cottages Wales stylie!) which has been adorned with local products. Rock climbing, and then throwing yourself off a cliff into water, drink welsh wine, eat crab and sausages (Welsh surf and turf – tee hee!), or Michelin star cuisine made with local produce. The list of stuff seems to go on forever.
OK, my conscience is telling me that I should give Wales a go as it helps the economy too. I’m taking the plunge. Are you.
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