I have never had a holiday abroad in my life.. Is this bad?

Question

I cannot afford it.

Answer 1

I was in my 30's before I ever had a holiday out of England - as a child we couldn't afford it and once married we couldn't afford it till my daughter was about 10.  Then we had a special offer 4-day trip to Majorca (cost £21 each!) - I'd never even been in a passenger plane.

Now 70 - I have been right round the World 4 times.  Camped many times in Northern France (that was a good cheap option when we were young and broke), plus Chambery, Port Grimaud, The Vendee, Paris;  been to Holland, Germany, Switzerland (French, German and Italian speaking areas), Spain (Barcelona, Mojacar, Italy, Cyprus, Israel, Australia (4x), Fiji, New Zealand (4x) visiting North and South Island, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Singapore, Bankok, Pataya, Madeira (every Spring now - I bought a Time Share which works well for us), Cape Town, Johannesburg, Greece, Ios, Evia, Santorini, Menorca, Korcula, Milini, Venice, Verona, Lake Garda, Rome, Elba,Gibralter, Malta.  May be some others.

We had our family while we were young, had no great expectations of a wild social life (a half portion of spag bol each at the local coffee bar was our grand way of celebrating birthdays and anniversaries).  "Extravagancies" like holidays abroad came later when we were both settled in decent jobs and kids had left home.    

So it's not "bad" to leave it till a little later in life - you can still cram in the whole World in your middle and later years when you are more financially secure.  Meanwhile, enjoy the UK - there are many places here to equal and outshine their neighbours on the other Continents.  Shame about the weather!

Having said that, Pitlochry in Scotland is the only place in the World where my shoulders have blistered in the sun, and for "Wow" factor, have you ever driven over the Trossachs on a lovely sunny June morning?  Or Camped beside Loch Lomond?  Europe - eat your heart out!

Answer 2

Of course its not bad. If u cant afford it thats a fact.

Answer 3

try joining a cruise ship,or the armed forces...that way youll see lots of the world and with the bonus of actually been paid for it.....sorted.

Answer 4

hey, there is actually someone like me then...lol

no its not bad, im 39 and never been further than dorset....haha

my yearly holiday is spent at ..whitby...(a great little sea-side town).

Answer 5

me too..i am italian and i have never been in others cities in other continents..

i would like vistit london next summer..

Answer 6

No not at all, some people can't afford holidays abroad, so they usually go somewhere in their own country for a holiday in the Summer.

Answer 7

If you can´t afford it...how old are you? You´ll might do it later on in your life.If you don´t,it´s not the end of the world.

If you tell me your age I can give you a hand...there´s some ways to travel that are very cheap...I´ll give you some ideas....where are you from?

Answer 8

No, it's not bad. You should live your life the way you choose to, don't worry about what anyone else thinks.

Answer 9

Snap neither have I.If you want to go abroad start saving a

little bit each week it will soon mount up.If you do not want to go then there is nothing wrong with it.

Answer 10

Not bad but something you really should do,,,

Answer 11

No of course it's not bad. We are all different, we behave in different ways and want different things. If you don't wanna go abroad theres nothing wrong with that, if you do wanna go you can get cheap flights to almost anywhere.

Answer 12

Going abroad isn't eveyone's cup of tea.  My friend's parents have never been on a plane or a boat, but they've been all over the UK and know more about it than most of the people living there!

Answer 13

i ahve never been abroad either...i will wait until my kids are older so we can all enjoy it...for now, great yarmouth, devon and skegness we will have to make do with...lol

Answer 14

don't worry about it mate,when i was kid we never went away on holiday compared to all my mates,i use to dream of holidays abroad,as i have grown the dreams i had as kids have all come true,i have visited places like New York,Barcelona,India...

just make sure you continue working hard,try to save when you can,you will get your holiday trust me!!

good luck!!

Answer 15

your sad yes,,,, u only live once so go out with a bang. do things with your life

Answer 16

no its not a bad thing, not everybody can afford to go abroad, I am married with 3 kids and can't afford to take us all abroad every year although I would love to.  Its easy to say save up, but thats not possible today with so many other sources eating away at your cash, there is usually nothing left to save !!  Buy a lottery ticket a week and try to put any winnings into a bank account or post office account that you won't use for anything else, you never know you might end up with enough to go abroad

Answer 17

I wouldn't worry you have plenty of time to save up and go, i don't know how old you are, so i'm guessing here.

My father has been abroad a few times, but to be honest he has no interest in going somewhere else when he enjoys everything about living where he does now.

Its each to their own at the end of the day.

I don't know where you live but hopping across the border to a fellow country is seen as going abroad, you can get some really cheap deals these days, either going alone and staying in hostels or getting a friend and going for a weekend.

Answer 18

It's only a bad thing if you want it to be!

Answer 19

no its not bad!!

ive never been abroad either.

Answer 20

yes its bad cut back on your spending save up and organise a holiday away with a friend-spain is a great experience loads to do there its great to have had an experience in another culture

Answer 21

No...its not a bad thing at all!! I struggled to bring my young son up alone following my divorce, and holidays were virtually out of reach ( though I did save up for a holiday in Devon one year!!) It was only many years later, after meeting my present husband, and scrimping and saving to buy a house....and reaching the age of forty......we managed to get a cheap holiday to Portugal! I thought it was wonderful, and thought it would be a long time before we would be able to go again....but then, six months later, we went to book a holiday to Corfu.....and while we were in the travel agents, my lovely husband ( well, he was just my partner at the time) said that actually, we were there to book a holiday to Mexico as it was going to be our honeymoon!! After that, we always made a point of saving as much as we coul, when we could to try and get a holiday abroad.......and now? Well....we actually live in Cyprus now....and I love it.....but hey...........its nothing to feel bad about if you have never left the country!!!

Answer 22

It's not bad, only unfortunate if you want to go, and can't. Even as a child I had itchy feet, but my Dad would never leave his garden and poultry to go anywhere. Even when he was older and didn't have commitments, he still wouldn't leave home. My husband is similar, doesn't like holidays at all. I enjoy seeing new places and having new experiences, but now I am an OAP and have health problems, it's not so easy.

If you really, really, want to go, there is usually a way, it's just finding it.

Answer 23

One of the reasons I 'joined up' was to see a bit of the world, I couldn't afford it either.

Answer 24

I don't mean this in a negative way, but going abroad is something you need to do before you die.  It's totally fine if you haven't done it yet, but I mean I went to Spain and Portugal (I live in Arizona, U.S.) when I was 15 and it was absolutely life changing.  I have my heart set on moving to Spain someday.  I found huge pieces of myself while abroad.  It might not be the same for everyone, but it's worth a try.  Try really hard to save up money because, I swear, it's worth it.