Going Best of British
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).
It’s that time of year where I start to think about where I want to go on holiday, but I want to be a little bit more careful with my pennies this year. My pound isn’t worth much abroad anymore and flights don’t seem to be quite as reasonable as they used to be. What if I book a flight and the company folds before my holiday or leaves me stranded on a tropical island (well, that wouldm't be so bad!)!).
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. He suggested a holiday in Wales. 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 also pointed out that if you go somewhere and you are expecting crap weather – and are prepared for it - then a bit of sunshine is a bonus.
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 is full of local stuff like the blankets, the art on the wall – even the beds. 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 locally produced food, cooked by a Michelin star chef. My god, the list is exhaustive.
So, yep – I’m sold – I’m going to give it a go, safely in the knowledge that I am helping our slowing economy by keeping British money in Britain.
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