but don't pretend that there are not cheap holidays in this country
Oh, I'm sure there are, but since social mores dictate that I can't leave the ankle biters at home, I'm damned if I'm going to bring the rest of the housework - cooking, washing up etc. - with me. That's not a holiday! Of course it can be done on the cheap. But the price I quoted for the med. holiday was also 4* all inclusive, not self catering either - if you want budget, for the same week, I've just looked up a s/c in Majorca for ?178pp. Gotta compare like with like!