Chivas

One comment without alcohol in it Mmmm I'm impressed

Drama queen

Really chuffed with your space saver bags, I have never thought about them, we have 3 and I only use them to place things in for attic purposes.
May use them for the beach towels, as they always take too much room up for my liking.

cheers for that one

kazee

Kazee
Just be careful with the space saver bags, I bought some from QVC for this purpose and whilst they give you more room...the clothes still weigh the same.
I weighed my case when I had finished packing.....OOPS! on the max which would have made me well overweight coming back with the goodies.

besos xxxx

My sisters BIL is a gut doctor and he says good quality Coke as in Coca Cola or Pepsi kills all stomach bugs known to man ! just add a little sugar to take out the fizz and drink as much as you are able It really does work I hate the stuff but tried it once and it did work so always the first thing to try in our family and usually the only thing !

Sanji

I will bear that in mind

kind regards

kazee

hi to you..gill that another idea i can try when i get the stomach bugs...yogurt and coke,..wonder if you can mix them together ....p.s maybe add a drop of whisky.. any way many thanks for the tip...regards ..johndoe

Heres a tip,
If you want to get rid of the mozzies throw a peice of raw meat on the balcony bellow and they'll all go there!
see, no mention of booze!

One tip that you'd think would work but doesn't (I know from experience)
is to put your wet socks on the ceiling fan and see if it will dry them whilst spinning! All this seems to do is soak the walls with water! At the time though I thought it couldn't fail!

One great tip

Nearly every place we've been to someone always seems to come along whilst we are eating and place a card and a few keyrings on our table. The Card says something like 'I AM DEAF, PLEASE FEED MY FAMILY BY BUYING A KEYRING' After a few mins they collect the keyrings up and gesture for money, Sat no, then as they walk away and their back is turned say'ok then here's some euros' they'll turn round instantly and you can then say' I thought you were deaf'!!!

Pmsl chivas good one!

If you want to take food out of the restaurants in the hotels and have a bit of fun, take as much of the unused bread as you can and throw it to the fish. The kids will love it, and with a bit of luck, if a BIG fish comes along.........



(Kids are lovely - especially with bread.)

We had that in spain last year Chivas until my sister, who is deaf started signing to him, he looked at her then made a very sharp exit

Loulou

LouLou I had to read that 3 times before I realised you'd put signing instead of singing!

you had me looking there

A simple tip,

If you get timeshare people coming up to you just say that you're going home today and they'll shut up straight away!

+ wouldn't it be ironic if you really DID want a timeshare but only scratched off two monkeys?

Hi all
I remember when we were in Cyprus, we got approached by these timeshare scratch card touts, normally a girl and young man. They'll ask if your British, working and all that bumph, and get you scratch off the card- and hey presto! you've won, you are told where to get your prize (an presentation timeshare place) we didn't bother. But what we did was when we saw them approach other people we would say aloud, we've won aswell. We even got the same touts about ten times within a hour. When we got fed up of it my husband told them off, and all we got was abuse and swore at, and we had our children with us.

Dawn

+ wouldn't it be ironic if you really DID want a timeshare but only scratched off two monkeys?

Now that is funny . I might use that one

Robby

This thread is great ive gotten some fantastic tips from here, please keep them coming

Just to add to Gillc7 tip regarding the coke.

Great tip but need to add, it needs to be 'fatty' coke not diet!
Its something to do with needing the sugars in it etc.

Hey everyone

just like to say thanks for the great ideas people have been coming up with!

P.s Hi Colette

here are some other tips i just found
find there is no plug! Pop to the shop, buy a lemon, slice it in half then place it over the plug hole. Now for the other half, make yourself a gin and tonic, slice the lemon, then relax in your long-awaited bath...
If someone asks you if your (mobile) phone just rang, most people put their hand to their pocket/bag to feel for it. Which means a potential thief knows whereabouts your phone is... Just say no, then check discreetly when you get a chance.

Take a recent photo of your children with you, it's much easier to show to the police if you lose a child on holiday, rather than trying to describe a child to someone who may not speak English.

When you are travelling abroad and are taking make-up, go to your nearest chemist or make-up seller and buy 'three in one' tubes.Especially ones that you can use for your eyes, lips,and cheeks - it cuts down on luggage space!
When traveling abroad carry your wallet in the front left pocket. Most people are right handed so pick pockets will tend to direct their activties to the right pocket. Also in areas that lend themselves to theft I often will use an old wallet in the back pocket with nothing in it as a decoy.

hope this helps

also......
bring a bath mat if you have young children.
check you have enougth medication for your holiday and a couple of days after.
A sarong can prove very useful as it can be used as a skirt, head scarf or head rest whilst travelling.
Eating garlic and drinking stout is said to help repel insects.

Before purchasing bottled water abroad, turn the bottle upside down, if it leaks it may have been filled with untreated water
Hang clothes in the shower room, the steam will get the creases out.
Photo copy passport and carry separately in case of loss.
tie a bit of elastic round you and your childs AI band to stop them getting lost
can't think of any more