Winter Leaving a Nasty Taste in Your Mouth? Escape!

Fed up with winter weather and the constant gloom and doom in the news?  Unfortunately, most of this is out of our control. The reaction of this baby to the taste of grapefruit expresses that feeling very well!

The price of everything is sky high and there’s not much hope of improvement any time soon.  In fact, it appears that things will get a lot worse before they get better.  You can’t blame people for thinking ‘to heck with it’ and spending what spare cash they have on a needed sanity break.  Here are a few ideas:

Spring is on the way and the snowdrops are coming out here in the UK.  If this reminds you of snow -and skiing or snowboarding are your passion – why not plan a last-minute trip for some fun on the slopes of Europe or North America.

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, so you could surprise that special someone with a romantic break.  For rugger fans out there with plans to jet off to Paris or Rome for a 6 Nations match, why not take that special person along and make it a romantic weekend.

Easter is late this year… So, if you plan it right and are able to take the time off work you could wangle a long break for just a few days of your precious annual holiday allowance.  For example: Good Friday falls on 22 April; Friday 29 April is a public holiday for the Royal Wedding; Monday 2 May is the early Spring Bank Holiday (UK).  So, for just three or four days of annual leave (26-28 April) you could take a 10 day holiday, departing Thursday 21 April, or Good Friday 22 April and return to work on Tuesday 3 May.  Nice one – if you can beat your work mates to it!

If you are lucky enough to be able to escape the winter blues, don’t forget to protect your trip with travel insurance – you can always add ski insurance to the policy.  This is something over which you have some control. 

Unfortunately, travel mishaps are always a possibility but if you are prepared and insured those unexpected expenses won’t leave such a bad taste in your mouth!