This year is shaping up to be a good year in terms of holidays.
Fortunately, due to a number of changes with my contract in work, it's looking like I'll be getting an annual entitlement of 28 days for the leave year 2013 (which starts on 1st April 2013 and runs until 31st March 2014). This is in addition to rolling forward 8 days from 2012 which leaves me with 36 days for the year!
Earlier this year, my girlfriend surprised me with a trip to Dortmund for my birthday, incorporating a trip to see the mighty Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park. So that's Germany already visited this year. Ironically, my last two trips abroad have been to Germany and the next will also be a visit to the Fatherland when I go on this stag do in May.
We're hoping to pick up a cheap flight for a week away in June and at the moment, funds permitting, Croatia is the front-runner. I'd love to fly to Dubrovnik and do a little bit of island-hopping, perhaps going to visit Hvar. Thsi would be another stamp to the passport too ;)
Then comes the big one, the summer holiday. At the moment I'm busy planning a three week trip to Central America which should take in three countries - Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
We'll be flying in to Cancun, Mexico and some of the highlights of the trip will include Chichen Itza, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World (which will take my tally up to four out of the seven), Caracol and Caye Caulker in Belize, Tikal, Semuc Champey and Lake Atitlan in Guatemala and then flying home from Guatemala City.
It's an optimistic schedule and there will be plenty of miles to cover in three weeks. Hopefully we'll manage to see it all!
This trip, combined with Germany, Croatia and Turkey will see me visit six countries in 2013, five of which I've never visited before. It promises to be an exciting year.
Fortunately, due to a number of changes with my contract in work, it's looking like I'll be getting an annual entitlement of 28 days for the leave year 2013 (which starts on 1st April 2013 and runs until 31st March 2014). This is in addition to rolling forward 8 days from 2012 which leaves me with 36 days for the year!
Earlier this year, my girlfriend surprised me with a trip to Dortmund for my birthday, incorporating a trip to see the mighty Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park. So that's Germany already visited this year. Ironically, my last two trips abroad have been to Germany and the next will also be a visit to the Fatherland when I go on this stag do in May.
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| The 'yellow wall' - Borussia Dortmund |
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| Dubrovnik, Croatia. |
Then comes the big one, the summer holiday. At the moment I'm busy planning a three week trip to Central America which should take in three countries - Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
We'll be flying in to Cancun, Mexico and some of the highlights of the trip will include Chichen Itza, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World (which will take my tally up to four out of the seven), Caracol and Caye Caulker in Belize, Tikal, Semuc Champey and Lake Atitlan in Guatemala and then flying home from Guatemala City.
It's an optimistic schedule and there will be plenty of miles to cover in three weeks. Hopefully we'll manage to see it all!
This trip, combined with Germany, Croatia and Turkey will see me visit six countries in 2013, five of which I've never visited before. It promises to be an exciting year.