CURLY AND CANDID

You know when you get all excited about a competition, see the prize, rub your hands together in anticipation and then realise that once again that you can’t enter because you are in the Republic of Ireland? Blinking annoying I’m sure! This competition however will work in your favour as my readers outside of the RoI may not enter!

Falcon Holidays are offering a whopping €500 voucher for those who take on the Passport Challenge, collect enough stamps and for one lucky someone, is chosen from the pot of entries that make up the grand prize draw.

Don’t get too cocky though, it isn’t as easy as it sounds, which is fair enough given the value of the prize. To earn your passport stamps you have to answer some fairly tricky questions about the six destinations which are Egypt, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Spain and Bulgaria.

Is your geography knowledge up to spec?

Would you love that travel voucher?

If so have a gander at the terms and conditions to find out more about the prize and the rules for entry and then go for gold!

Good luck all.

**Please do share this with any of your RoI contacts**

*This post has been written in collaboration with the mentioned business. That does not detract from the fact that it is an incredible prize and that I will be extremely jealous of the winner.

In General, MoneySaving

Searching for a Frugal-ish Holiday

Nicki CawoodJanuary 20, 2014January 20, 2014

After my rant yesterday about my Blasted Energy Bill I’m in full frugal mode and so you mustn’t be suprised if the focus of quite a few posts in the coming weeks will be aimed at ways to save money.

Today I am focussing on getting away from it all. I did post recently about perhaps going on a cruise although that idea is probably one for the 2015 season now. Taylor will be a little older and more able to join in with the wealth of activities the cruises seem to offer. Also, I’ve left it too late to plan a cruise around everything else we have going on.

With my money-saving head on I have been looking to find a more local escape and cheap holidays for summer 2014. I don’t fancy 12 hour flights for the sake of some sunshine or something I’ll be paying for next summer however a break to Ireland sounds fantastic or perhaps some soaking up of the local culture in France?

In truth the more I think about it the more I think a destination not too far from home would suit me just fine and France is just over the pond, as is Ireland.

To be absolutely honest I am somewhat miffed about how much I seem to be paying for utilities as well as everything else so a holiday away which isn’t going to add to my spending misery is always going to be a good thing. The whole point of going away is to enjoy ourselves and if I pay over the odds for a holiday I’m not going to be good company!

My question for you today is: How do you search your summer holiday?
Do you use a holiday checker website which searches for the best deals?
Do you prefer a specific airline / travel agent 0r travel company?
I’m curious!

*Written in colloboration with the mentioned business yet true to my own thoughts feelings and experiences.

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