Tag Archives: holiday

tea plantation assam
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: March 8, 2011
  • Category: Holidays

Well, hello again

Remember a few months ago, when I asked your advice about going out to India for a favourite friend’s wedding in 2011? Some good points were made and I decided to go for it – even though I don’t like … Continue reading

Read the rest of this article

…And I’m back!

As previously threatened, I went and took that thrifty roadtrip. Yep: the first holiday in two years, all bought and paid for back at the beginning of 2010. We landed in Colorado and hired a car. Then we drove up … Continue reading

Read the rest of this article
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 20
  • Posted: August 18, 2010
  • Category: Holidays

A thrifty quandary: what would you do?

I flash the cash rather than flex the plastic, but (gasp!) am I about to break my own frugal rules? Truth is, I’m having a dilemma here – dilemma being a Money Monster sitting on my shoulder, whispering sweet IOUs … Continue reading

Read the rest of this article
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: February 8, 2010
  • Category: Competitions

COMPETITION: Win a two-night hotel break

Best Western Hotels is giving away two-night hotel breaks every 30 minutes for 24 hours, from 8 am on Tuesday 9 February. The prizes include dinner, bed and breakfast in a UK Best Western. This is a Twitter comp. I’m … Continue reading

Read the rest of this article
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: July 22, 2009
  • Category: Holidays

Grab a cheap hotel room in Leeds

Here is one for locals and Yorkshire lovers: 1,000 Leeds hotel rooms are going for £10 apiece. It’s a wheeze organised by Visit Leeds, the city’s tourist body. Some of the rooms are going for £10 for one night; others … Continue reading

Read the rest of this article
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: December 19, 2008
  • Category: Holidays

Oh la la! Win a Paris holiday

Ah Paris, Paris, how je t’adore! Even though I speak French like Del Boy. This competition has been organised by Paris Ile-de-France Tours, and you can enter by visiting the competition page and filling out your details. You also have … Continue reading

Read the rest of this article
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 4
  • Posted: December 3, 2008
  • Category: Holidays

COMPETITION: Win a holiday in Alberta, Canada

SKY Travel is running a competition to win a week’s holiday in “one of the best ski and snowboard destinations in the world”. The winner and his/her guest gets to stay in the Banff Caribou Lodge and Spa in the … Continue reading

Read the rest of this article
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: November 3, 2008
  • Category: Competitions

COMPETITION: Win a skiing holiday in the South Tyrol

The Guardian is running a competition to win a week’s skiing holiday in the South Tyrol (the Italian Alps) in February 2009. The prize includes return flights from a UK airport, accommodation in a 4-star “wellness resort” and two six-day lift … Continue reading

Read the rest of this article

Editor’s Pick: 35th Money Hacks Carnival

Hey! My post about our forthcoming Thrifty Roadtrip has just made Editor’s Pick at the 35th Money Hacks Carnival! Thanks to My Two Dollars for organising a great carnival this week, with lots of pictures of steam trains. You can’t go … Continue reading

Read the rest of this article
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: July 20, 2008
  • Category: Holidays

Barn-hopping: cheaper than youth hostels!

There’s a great piece in today’s Sunday Times travel section, about holidaying in the beautiful Lake District and staying in barns.  It’s a new initiative, set up by Lakeland Camping Barns. The facilities are basic, but you get a roof … Continue reading

Read the rest of this article