Josie's Holidays Page

This page written 20/01/2000, updated 14/02/03

As a child, most of my holidays were camping ones. Mostly in North Wales with my Dad and sisters. Here we are in 1981 somewhere on a camp site near a steam railway (they were always near a steam railway because that's where my Dad wanted to go).

Me Jen and Trish in front of tent 1981 13k
Me on left (eating biscuits), Jennie in the middle, Trisha.

Me in Youth Hostel 1988 4k

 Me in a Youth Hostel just outside Dublin, 1988. This was my first holiday without my family. I went alone on my bike (see Bike Page) in October for a few days. It was fab and definitely worth going, even if I did end up with a puncture, a lost ferry ticket and sleeping under a warehouse roof rather than riding home through the rain at 1am. This is the only picture of me on this holiday as I was alone and had to get someone I didn't know to take it.

I didn't really have holidays during and just after my degree, partly because I couldn't afford them and partly because I was living in Menai Bridge which is a holiday resort itself, half a mile from the sea. So I had people come to stay with me for a holiday.

Here I am on top of Great Orme (near Llandudno, North Wales). I went out on a trip with a gang of friends, all of whom were too embarassed to be photographed with me in my 'flasher mac'.

Me on top of Great Orme in 1990 17k


So my main holidays were camping trips and days out at this time. I still do a fair amount of camping now, but have been known to fork out for the odd hotel.

Me on a camping trip 1996. I was living in Stoke, near the Peak District, 1994 - 1998 and - not having a vehicle - used to cycle around quite a bit. My sisters invited me to a camping weekend in the Peaks so I cycled the 25 miles there, and back the next day. And I was well knackered, as you can see in this picture. It was also the hottest day of the year. Tough luck.

Me on camping trip 1996 5k


Me in Paris 1997 5k

 Me in Paris 1996. Went on a bus trip with a load of mates from Stoke. It took 18 hours to get there and then we had three hours wandering around in Paris before retiring to the hotel for the night. So managed to get this photo of me by the Eiffel Tower and not much else. Worth it for the crack on the bus and the food once we got there. Where I lived at the time had a shower and no bath so I had three baths in the hotel that night.

Me in the Lake District 1998 4k


We went on a trip to the Lake District (B & B) in 1998 - as I'd never really been 'up North'. Stopped off at Haworth to see the Bronte house and at Blackpool on the way back. Here I am next to a waterfall on one of my many walks.
The next big holiday was Benidorm 2001. Here I am reading my book (Captain Corelli's Mandolin) in the lovely Spanish December sunshine. Books go everywhere with me, especially on holiday, but this particular book would probably have been abandoned after the first 10 pages had it not been the only one I had taken!

Me on balcony with book 17k


Me in Paris 1997 5k

 And here I am on the same balcony, showing the building site in the background. Thus is Benidorm life: sun, sea, cement. (Tee-shirt slogan, by the way, is 'BRAZEN HUSSY')



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