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Old 24-04-2013, 13:06
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Most of them are living on the equity in their house.

Basically they keep borrowing another £20,000 every now and again.
How do you know this?

My last holiday cost me over £6k for 2 of us, paid by savings.
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Old 29-11-2016, 19:11
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I have never gone on a holiday other than France. We both work - just normal jobs. We don't go out to fancy restaurants, or do much at the weekends, rarely entertain. Our money goes to older relatives and siblings who are barely managing. I was hoping for a break sometime, but it is what it is. I would feel bad going on an all expenses five star holiday whilst we have relatives barely surviving.
I play tennis in the evening with people who have a lot more money than me and they are always off on long haul holidays. What can you do?
On the plus side to us, they do get a lot more wrinkles
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Old 03-12-2016, 07:29
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Travel doesn't have to be expensive, and it's so worth it ....
Depends on where you go. For me there are many no go areas in the world I will never travel to for various reasons.
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Old 03-12-2016, 07:40
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I went on two luxe holidays this year to the Caribbean and New York, sorry!
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Old 03-12-2016, 07:43
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You know the type - every time you log into Facebook yet another exotic photo album pops up.

Or at a dinner party when the topic of traveling comes up, and there's people of 30 years that have been to almost every continent.

How do these people afford it / how did they afford it? Although you wouldn't believe it listening to these folk, traveling IS unbelievably expensive. They're honestly not rich, but they always seem to have the money for an impromptu trip to Asia or new York.

My suspicion is that it's typically only people who inherit wealth in one form or another that go traveling in any serious way.

My ex-gf was like that, but she described her year going around the world as her own "grand adventure", when in reality it was a extremely special gift from her parents.
Don't worry about it. Some of us just don't want to travel all around the world, just don't (see my post above). Travel is nice, but it's not the be all and end all and these days you can get a good idea of what anywhere is like just by turning on the TV or using the internet from the comfort of your home.
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Old 03-12-2016, 08:18
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It is possible to find long-haul holidays which are not that expensive. You just need to be flexible, spend time looking for deals and avoid package holidays.

Some people have friends or family abroad which makes it cheaper when you get there. We can head over to France for just the ferry fare as we have people to stay with.

If you have children things get far more expensive - you can only travel in school holidays and have to buy them tickets for everything too. We went to the USA as a couple for £1000 a few years ago, the same holiday with two young children now costs £6000.
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Old 03-12-2016, 09:50
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Some people will have inheritances or relatives that pay for them

Others earn a big wage and can afford it

Otherwise people save their money to go away and go without other stuff like expensive gadgets. Or people have more money to spend once their children earn their own wage, or once they pay off their mortgage.
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Old 03-12-2016, 10:08
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I agree absolutely.

The green-eyed monster rears it's ugly head yet again.
I also agree.

Myself and most of my friends have travelled the globe many times. Not from wealthy families and given nothing. Funded by working hard and saving hard, hunting out cheap flights and backpacking (hostels) etc. Sometimes working when travelling too, like fruit picking in Australia.

Helps being single and having no kids or mortgage mind!
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Old 03-12-2016, 10:13
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Don't worry about it. Some of us just don't want to travel all around the world, just don't (see my post above). Travel is nice, but it's not the be all and end all and these days you can get a good idea of what anywhere is like just by turning on the TV or using the internet from the comfort of your home.
It is interesting to get a glimpse of distant places on TV, but it's not the same as actually being there and interacting with local people.
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Old 03-12-2016, 10:15
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Don't worry about it. Some of us just don't want to travel all around the world, just don't (see my post above). Travel is nice, but it's not the be all and end all and these days you can get a good idea of what anywhere is like just by turning on the TV or using the internet from the comfort of your home.
You really can't, in fact quite to opposite. You can never really experience it unless you have been there, smelt the smells, spoken to the people, eaten the food, felt the environment and seen with your own eyes the things they don't show on TV (the bits they decide to film). And the experience is different for everyone. If you travel you will realise it's a very different experience to watching something on TV.
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Old 03-12-2016, 10:18
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I also agree.

Myself and most of my friends have travelled the globe many times. Not from wealthy families and given nothing. Funded by working hard and saving hard, hunting out cheap flights and backpacking (hostels) etc.
Same here - well not many times, but managed two overland trips through SE Asia in our 30s through saving hard or moving to a cheaper area for housing.
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Old 03-12-2016, 10:58
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OP, such people are also usually posting pics of themselves post-gym workout. Look at me, I'm a fabulously fit go-getter. Meanwhile normal sensible folk who might merely be 'averagely' in shape and healthy enjoy just slobbing around when they aren't working and they're more or less up to date with all the routine home management shite.
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Old 03-12-2016, 11:29
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Don't worry about it. Some of us just don't want to travel all around the world, just don't (see my post above). Travel is nice, but it's not the be all and end all and these days you can get a good idea of what anywhere is like just by turning on the TV or using the internet from the comfort of your home.
Seriously? You think watching a place on tv or the internet is a good alternative to going there?
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Old 03-12-2016, 11:49
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People have different priorities. I work with a young man who doesn't earn a fortune but his holidays are sacred to him. He's single and lives in a shared house but travels club class and stays in 5 star hotels.
Whereas others who earn far more but have mortgages and kids prefer a self catering apartment and fly easyJet
I also know people on good money who'd rather have a massive house and never go on holiday.
Horses for courses
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Old 03-12-2016, 11:59
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Why was this thread bumped from 2013???

I mean come on, the OP isn't coming back.
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Old 03-12-2016, 12:05
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People have different priorities. I work with a young man who doesn't earn a fortune but his holidays are sacred to him. He's single and lives in a shared house but travels club class and stays in 5 star hotels.
Whereas others who earn far more but have mortgages and kids prefer a self catering apartment and fly easyJet
I also know people on good money who'd rather have a massive house and never go on holiday.
Horses for courses
Exactly this. My workmate lives in a two bed terraced council house and drives a battered old Fiesta, but every year takes a first class flight and stays in 5 star accommodation in places like Mexico, Bahamas and the Maldives.

We're in a 4 bed detached private house and drive a modern car, and are more the Ryanair to Spain for a couple of weeks or domestic type holidaymaker. We've only had one longhaul luxury holiday in 9 years and that was our honeymoon.
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Old 03-12-2016, 12:41
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They take out several credit cards and max them
THIS, is the most realistic and correct answer in many of the situations that the OP's post brought up. And then those of us who only have what they can afford and who dont consider it their rights to have whatever they want, when they want (like 75% of the population these days) can bail those people out through benefits etc by paying our taxes!!
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Old 04-12-2016, 10:12
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THIS, is the most realistic and correct answer in many of the situations that the OP's post brought up. And then those of us who only have what they can afford and who dont consider it their rights to have whatever they want, when they want (like 75% of the population these days) can bail those people out through benefits etc by paying our taxes!!
I like the way you've created a complex scenario just so you can get outraged. Well done.
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Old 04-12-2016, 10:26
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I like the way you've created a complex scenario just so you can get outraged. Well done.
They're probably auditioning for a job on the Daily Mail.
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Old 04-12-2016, 13:52
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You really can't, in fact quite to opposite. You can never really experience it unless you have been there, smelt the smells, spoken to the people, eaten the food, felt the environment and seen with your own eyes the things they don't show on TV (the bits they decide to film). And the experience is different for everyone. If you travel you will realise it's a very different experience to watching something on TV.
That's just the point. I don't want to experience what it's really like going to some parts of the world. Taking an extreme example. I know it's a bad idea to go to Syria right now. I don't need to go there personally to find out for myself.

Besides, there are other factors I take into account.

I won't travel to any country which is non-democratic, as defined by Freedom House and/or Amnesty International.

I won't travel to any country with internal conflicts or political unrest.

I won't travel to any country with too many dodgy animals, insects or diseases.

I wont travel to any country or state that has the death penalty.

etc.

You go to these places and tell me what it's like. I'll watch it on the TV/internet.

In the meantime I'll travel around Europe where it is relatively safe, or maybe Japan, New Zealand, Canada, parts of the USA, but I'll never set foot in the Middle East (bar possibly Israel), Africa, south America, many parts of mainland Asia.

YMMV.
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Old 04-12-2016, 14:00
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Seriously? You think watching a place on tv or the internet is a good alternative to going there?
In some cases yes.
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Old 04-12-2016, 17:02
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OP, such people are also usually posting pics of themselves post-gym workout. Look at me, I'm a fabulously fit go-getter. Meanwhile normal sensible folk who might merely be 'averagely' in shape and healthy enjoy just slobbing around when they aren't working and they're more or less up to date with all the routine home management shite.
Lol you are sooo right
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Old 04-12-2016, 17:03
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That's just the point. I don't want to experience what it's really like going to some parts of the world. Taking an extreme example. I know it's a bad idea to go to Syria right now. I don't need to go there personally to find out for myself.

Besides, there are other factors I take into account.

I won't travel to any country which is non-democratic, as defined by Freedom House and/or Amnesty International.

I won't travel to any country with internal conflicts or political unrest.

I won't travel to any country with too many dodgy animals, insects or diseases.

I wont travel to any country or state that has the death penalty.

etc.

You go to these places and tell me what it's like. I'll watch it on the TV/internet.

In the meantime I'll travel around Europe where it is relatively safe, or maybe Japan, New Zealand, Canada, parts of the USA, but I'll never set foot in the Middle East (bar possibly Israel), Africa, south America, many parts of mainland Asia.

YMMV.
You sound like us lol
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Old 04-12-2016, 17:54
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That's just the point. I don't want to experience what it's really like going to some parts of the world. Taking an extreme example. I know it's a bad idea to go to Syria right now. I don't need to go there personally to find out for myself.

Besides, there are other factors I take into account.

I won't travel to any country which is non-democratic, as defined by Freedom House and/or Amnesty International.

I won't travel to any country with internal conflicts or political unrest.

I won't travel to any country with too many dodgy animals, insects or diseases.

I wont travel to any country or state that has the death penalty.

etc.

You go to these places and tell me what it's like. I'll watch it on the TV/internet.

In the meantime I'll travel around Europe where it is relatively safe, or maybe Japan, New Zealand, Canada, parts of the USA, but I'll never set foot in the Middle East (bar possibly Israel), Africa, south America, many parts of mainland Asia.

YMMV.
Japan has the death penalty so you can remove that from your list.
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Old 04-12-2016, 18:02
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That's just the point. I don't want to experience what it's really like going to some parts of the world. Taking an extreme example. I know it's a bad idea to go to Syria right now. I don't need to go there personally to find out for myself.

Besides, there are other factors I take into account.

I won't travel to any country which is non-democratic, as defined by Freedom House and/or Amnesty International.

I won't travel to any country with internal conflicts or political unrest.

I won't travel to any country with too many dodgy animals, insects or diseases.

I wont travel to any country or state that has the death penalty.

etc.

You go to these places and tell me what it's like. I'll watch it on the TV/internet.

In the meantime I'll travel around Europe where it is relatively safe, or maybe Japan, New Zealand, Canada, parts of the USA, but I'll never set foot in the Middle East (bar possibly Israel), Africa, south America, many parts of mainland Asia.

YMMV.
You're quite right, much of the world is pretty shit. I got Her Majesty to pay for my travel, but she only sent me to places you, or many other sensible people wouldn't go. There had to be a down side
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