We've spent the last 6 holidays with friends we met in Ibiza,our son 16 is going to Florida with his girlfriend and her parents and our friends and their 2 sons all wanted to return to the hotel that we went to last year,we found the holiday very expensive and there were not many trips available so we decided to go to Turkey on our own,not sure it's the right decision now.I am looking forward to it but feel sure that we will miss them all so much,we're hoping to visit them sometime this summer for a few days though.Holidays are usually the only time we see them as they live in Manchester and we live in Norwich.

We have holidayed with all sorts of numbers. On our own (hubby is a chatterbox so making friends is usually not a problem), when our daughter came along with her (obviously ), with my family (mum, dad, sisters, brother, their partners, my niece & nephews), hubby's family (in a villa last year, there was 11 of us all in one place but it really worked and we had the best time). This year we are going with a friend and her son (who is also in my daughter's class at school) and we are both really looking forward to it.

I love holidaying with just myself, hubby and daughter, but do really enjoy being part of a group (especially as there is usually someone to babysit )

Sarah

Just the wife and me! We did go with eldest lad and family when grandkids were young and that was a great holiday. Last week my wife came home and told me her friend was booking for Cyprus for the same weeks we go in October. The swear filter on HT could not cope with my reply.

We enjoy being on holiday on our own and that is how we want it to stay.

fwh

We have done it with friends in the past.

As of late it tends to be us four and my mother in law We take her with her on one holiday in the year and on the second we just go as a family of four

Now the kids have stopped holidaying with us..it is just us.
We did have a family holiday to Gran Can a few years back, me, Rob, the kids, both sets of parents and Robs sister, BIL and thier kids...as enjoyable as it was..never again!!

We have also had holidays away as part of a big diving group..but again, it is summats I would not really fancy doing again.
We are happy to have a holiday and mmeet up with mates also on holiday in the same place at the same time..like we are doing in Malta next month..but we like to do our thing, they like to do thiers..we will meet up for a meal and a sesh...

but I agree with Frank.. we holiday on our own and like to keep it that way.

For me it depends on the type of holiday: relaxing in the sun/city break and diong lots of things/AI/B&B/SC. When it's a relaxing break in the sun it's me and hubby on AI, or our daughters may come too - though now they are older it's not so easy to organise. City breaks I go with a friend, and go B & B.

This year it was a holiday in January with hubby AI to Egypt, a city break to Krakow B & B with my friend in just over a week (volcanic ash permitting), a week in a villa in Turkey with my friend in September, and back to AI in Egypt with hubby in November.

Hubby will be taking the girls to Egypt in June - I have no holidays left at work!!

Used to always take my mum with us when the girls were younger - it was lovely for them to spend time together, and if we wanted a late night, we had a babysitter!

When my hubby and I started dating we used to go away with my parents every year.

We've been a few holidays just the two of us now, and last year we went with his sis and her fiance.. that was an adventure.

We do like to go away with my parents though.

Helen

Hi.
Just me and my partner go on holiday. When the girls were in their late teens they came with us usually on a late holiday , my daughter would come now if she could and she is 35 now. She hates being left behind. I am sure in the near future we will be taking our Grandaughter on holidays with us, quite looking foroward to that
M

We've twice been on an extended family holiday and loved it. The first time we went, there were 14 or 15 of us At the moment my sons are 27 and 24 and haven't wanted to holiday with us for some time now. Eldest has holidayed with his gf and family for the last 2 years and youngest's seeing the world with his mates (group of up to 20 sometimes ) However, I'm hoping that in a few years when they'll be settled with family of their own that they'd like to come with us for a 'one-off' family holiday.

We've also had 2 big family holidays which were great. If we do city breaks its usually just hubby & I. Our Easter holiday is usually spent with Shirley h & hubby & 2 friends. For the last couple of years as Shirley said we have also hoidayed as a group of 6 in the summer. This year however we are all going our separate ways. For once no decisions have been made for next year yet.

For one of my "big" birthdays 24 of us flew out to Rhodes, that was some party. On the big day we were 39 at lunch.Mostly now it's just me but I stay with friends and have a great time. I always enjoy some-one coming with me who hasn't been to Rhodes before and I can show them around.Sadly it doesn't look likely that I'll have my usual May trip this year

Was dreading the time when the children no longer came on hols with us , and it would be just the two of us , but i do enjoy it . We love site seeing , each have our own time , i like the beach hubby doesn't so he will have a few hours there with me and then goes walk about . Enjoy weekends away with friends but dont think i could spend 2 weeks away with them .
For those of you that holiday with friends and family do you stay together the whole time or do you go your own ways during the day and meet up of an evening , i would be afraid of spoiling the friendship by spending too much time together and getting bored of their company or them of us .

We only eat together on our last night of our holiday or if we decide to go out for a meal.Our friends are more than happy to stay around the pool all day,we like to go on several trips and use the local transport.We always ask if anybody would like to come with us,the boys are always welcome whether parents come or not and we have enjoyed 6 holidays with the same friends and never fallen out.They live too far away to see on a regular basis so we usually try to spend one weekend with them during the year and 2 weeks abroad.T.

I go with my husband and our two little girls. Sometimes my parents come too if we go for an extra week somewhere.

It's always just been the four of us - my, hubby, daughter and son - although daughter and I did go off to Turkey on our own last October after the 'boys' had had a football trip to Croatia! This year, however, hubby and I are going away for a week on our own - going to be a bit strange after all these years! Never fancied holidaying in larger groups with extended family or friends, to be honest - I would find that really strange.

When we go as a group of 6 adults we normally spend the days and nights together. Sometimes one of the couples will dine elsewhere if the restaurant we choose doesn't do plain food as they are very fussy eaters. Sometimes the men will have a few hours away on their own whilst the ladies enjoy each other's company. We haven't got fed up of each other's company yet, which is brilliant, considering the ladies and one of the men all work together

Even when we were a big family group, we spent most of the time together apart from our parents who like doing their own thing. I think you have to compromise to a certain extent. Sis and I have been told we are like the gastapo on hols as we find we need to make plans, if we want to spend lots of time together.

As I'm getting older, my holiday needs seem to be changing. I think I need a more relaxed aproach and just take things as they come, which is why I'm looking forward to our (just the two of us) holiday in August. No need to make plans about when to meet up or go out for dinner etc.

Just me and hubby - bliss No more kids to take or their pals.

Hate leaving them in house though as they don't keep on top of housework, infact they don't even know what housework is

This year its with my mum and sister in the hotel angela fuengirola..My partner has been made redundant, so cannot afford to go...il still have a good time though

My hubby, daughter and mother all go away together (Majorca) then after a week Ma and daughter come home and we have a week just us. Lovely.