James Villas have been looking back at travel over the last thirty years
I have found the facts they uncovered really interesting
And I think that you will too
James Villa Holidays – 30 Years of Travel Infographic
As a family we do not really holiday abroad
David is not much of a holiday fan to be honest
He would much rather stay at home
Work on the house and play in the garden
With three small children travel is not always easy
And holidays can be really hard work
But we do go on holiday at least twice a year
We go to Coombe Mill Farm in May
For Baby Tilda’s birthday
And in the summer we go on an extended family holiday
With David’s side of the family
We like to holiday near water
Coombe Mill is on a river and near the sea
The family break is always by a lake or near the sea
Water has always been important to David and I
But even more so since Tilda died
And we let her ashes sail to the sky
The last few extended family holidays
We have had access to a private pool
It has been wonderful
And meant that there has been something to do
Whatever the weather
Esther and William learned to swim without armbands in a week this summer
They were swimming for hours each day
And they and Daddy had a wonderful time
Bea was only a few weeks old
Having the pool
And good wifi access
Made all the difference to us going on holiday at that time
Or not
Next year the extended family holiday is not happening
David and I have been looking at somewhere to go away
In the summer
With friends
And we think that we have found the perfect place
When looking, our considerations mirror many of those
In the James Villas inforgraphic
Wifi is important
It used to be just mobile signal
Now it has to be Wifi and 3G
A nice space to relax with a book
Reading has always been a big part of our holidays
Though we are increasingly reading on devices
Rather than leafing through the pages of books
We looked for a place close to the sea
A place that is private
Not too crowded with people we do not know
It had to be near places of interest
But in space of it’s own
When looking for a holiday property
I do it all online
I search websites
And ask for opinions and suggestions on Twitter
I have not been inside a travel agents
Or browsed a brochure in years
Perhaps it would be different if we were venturing abroad
But I suspect not
Searching and researching is so much more easy online
One of the many reasons Internet is needed on holiday
Days out and emergency supplies are so much easier to find online
I think going on holiday is so important
Even with wifi and mobile phones
We still spend more quality time together on holiday
There are still less distractions on holiday
We get out and about
Do different things
We see new places
Even with gadgets and gizmos
And the general speed of life
Holidays do encourage relaxation
And enable us to wind down
So whether it is Italy or Oz
USA or Spain
Ullswater or Devon
1984 or 2014
It is good to get away
It is good to get away
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