Holidays 2010 - What are your Plans ??

[Garp]

Originally Posted by Will

The American holiday/work ethic is so disproportionate! Not cool! Sucks

Worse still is I only get 10 days (plus maybe 12-15 days of state and federal holidays)

Why did I move here again?

[Mark]

Can't remember what ours is (for US staff), but it's a similar idea (possibly more hours/month though). Still, no offence intended but I don't think I'd complain too much given the surroundings.

[lostkat]

We have just booked our ferries to France & back in June. Something to look forward to

[Burble]

Originally Posted by Lozza

And the fact that that's not actually that bad (22-25 days).. considering a lot of people in the UK only get 20 days holiday and that includes the 8 bank holidays a year

For a full time worker, 20 days including bank holidays is contrary to UK employment law I think:

you are entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks paid annual leave (28 days for someone working five days a week)

bank and public holidays can be included in your minimum entitlement

I read that to mean that the 28 days minimum that a full time employee is entitled to can include the 8 days bank holidays giving a remainder of 20 days.

Source.

[Pebs]

I'm off with a girlfriend to Dawwwwseht in March for a riding break. I've not had my leg over (!!!) a horse for 2 years, there's going to be paaaaaaaaaaaain!

[Glaucus]

Well Spain is booked up staying in Catral, near Alicante. Can't bloody wait.
Don't suppose anyone knows if there is any vineyards that do tours anywhere in the region?

[Mark]

Just heard that STS-131 launch is likely to be delayed into April. Gutted doesn't even come close to summing things up. The problem - the snow that affected Washington DC. There's no snow in Florida - it's just too cold. Don't want another Challenger though so I understand.

Holiday is paid for and non-cancellable obviously. I left it as late as I could so there's nothing I can do. I don't think I can afford another trip to Florida before September, so I'm done.

PS - on the bright side, I will of course still enjoy the holiday - and still go to Kennedy. Likely to be my last trip to Florida so I'll certainly make the most of it - shuttle or not.

[Kitten]

That's not confirmed though is it Mark? I saw that it was looking like being pushed first to the 22 March and then into April if no go. It's not happened yet, so there's nowt you can do about it - at least you'll be getting away

[Dee]

Confirmed - Pefkos

Will read up on the bars and beaches

[Grandad]

Originally Posted by Dee

Confirmed - Pefkos

Will read up on the bars and beaches

I know everything about Pefkos

what accomodation you using ?

Pefkos is very quiet but very nice, most bars are family / food type places though there aren't that many bars anyway

all this is irrelevant because of 2 things, Lindos is a 5 Euro taxi ride and is full of fantastic bars

and then there is Eclipse in Pefkos, this is one of the best bars I have been to anywhere

It has a standard bar/disco upstairs but then head out the back and they have a open pool area with great sunbeds and sofas ( all this is open all night ) behind the pool is a man made acapulco stye cliffs that folks dive off at night ( they have lifeguards )


only downside is the bar is often getting closed by the authorities for misdemenours