Where should I go for my holidays?

[Donney]

I agree with fandango from what I've heard Alicante and Murcia are places to avoid at any costs. Barcelona should be great and also Valencia, I've never been there though.

[nicemms]

You'll find lots of interesting stuff to see here in Barcelona (Barça is the football club, not the city). For a four or five day city break it's quite good. The weather at the end of April will seem very pleasant coming from Britain, but there is a slightly stronger chance of rain at that time (think of the weather at the GPs over the years, usually sunny, but there was that time in 96 when Schumacher won in torrential conditions).

Whats Barcelona like in August and is it possible to spend a week there on a budget? Because I am off with my mum in summer on a tight budget.

[Storm]

I agree with fandango from what I've heard Alicante and Murcia are places to avoid at any costs. Barcelona should be great and also Valencia, I've never been there though.

You have not been to all these places? Spain is not that big eh ? :

[Donney]

eeeeeerrrr....

[Ian McC]

A lot of the old Eastern Block countries are becoming favourite destinations for stag weekends, like Krakow and Prague.

[fandango]

Whats Barcelona like in August and is it possible to spend a week there on a budget? Because I am off with my mum in summer on a tight budget.

It's holiday high season, so I would say you might have a problem doing it on a budget in August. It's pretty hot and humid in August, so it might just be too uncomfortable. If you can, go in September.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

You could always visit Garstang in Lancashire. Take a hike up Beacon Fell ( where you can see Blackburn, Preston, Blackpool, Lancaster and the Lake District. And then take a stroll down the Canal. (although some chavs may push you in! )
Then visit Brown,JonBrow at work in Booths (buy some traditional Lancashire cheese of me)

[tintin]

Looks like Bristol's off Mark's shortlist for the time being...

[J4MIE]

Garstand or Geneva. Hmmmmmmmmmmm let me think....

[Mark]

We looked seriously at Rome, but found some problems. Firstly any decent hotels within sight of the city centre are rediculosly expensive. You can get the metro but that stops running at 9pm, puts a bit of a dampner on nights out really. Plus the flights back to Newcastle aren't great, getting in at 11pm.

We are looking at Palma de Mallorca now. Found one hotel which looks promising (but not brilliant).