Last Minute Flights/Journeys/Hotels

[Conchis]

I fancy getting away for a few days before Christmas. Just wondering if anyone has any favourite travel sites, etc. to get last minute deals?


Thanks!

[Dave2002]

I fancy getting away for a few days before Christmas. Just wondering if anyone has any favourite travel sites, etc. to get last minute deals?


Thanks!

Few days - 1-3 perhaps? UK, Europe or further afield? Expedia - lastminute - also try travelzoo and secret escapes.

[Conchis]

Thanks for that.

Yes, I'm looking at Prague sometime in December. I know of Expedia and Travelzoo; will give secret escapes a look.

[Richard Barrett]

I'm looking at Prague sometime in December.

I don't know if you've been to Prague in recent years but it's horribly overcrowded with tourists these days. If you're looking for somewhere in central Europe I would recommend Budapest much more highly.

[Serial_Apologist]

I don't know if you've been to Prague in recent years but it's horribly overcrowded with tourists these days. If you're looking for somewhere in central Europe I would recommend Budapest much more highly.

And while there you might even get a chance to catch a glimpse of Mr Orban.

[Richard Barrett]

Well, I've been there several times in the past year and I've never seen him, I'm glad to say.

[Beef Oven!]

And while there you might even get a chance to catch a glimpse of Mr Orban.

Cometh the hour, cometh the man ....

I'm going there soon, so I'll take my autograph book. Or maybe just a selfie with him for Instagram.

[Serial_Apologist]

Well, I've been there several times in the past year and I've never seen him, I'm glad to say.

[Serial_Apologist]

Cometh the hour, cometh the man ....

I'm going there soon, so I'll take my autograph book. Or maybe just a selfie with him for Instagram.

Make sure to forget to take a pen, or he might have it off you!

[MrGongGong]

I don't know if you've been to Prague in recent years but it's horribly overcrowded with tourists these days. If you're looking for somewhere in central Europe I would recommend Budapest much more highly.

Szechenyi Baths and Cafe Gerbeaud are worth a visit

[Conchis]

I don't know if you've been to Prague in recent years but it's horribly overcrowded with tourists these days. If you're looking for somewhere in central Europe I would recommend Budapest much more highly.

My super-objective is to get to Dresden. Direct flights from Britain are virtually (or actually) non-existent and Prague is less than a two hour train journey away.

Prague is of interest to me for its Kafka associations, though, so might be worth a look around. I'm aware of the stag parties that favour it as a location.

[Richard Barrett]

My super-objective is to get to Dresden. Direct flights from Britain are virtually (or actually) non-existent and Prague is less than a two hour train journey away.

Dresden is definitely worth a visit to be sure.

[french frank]

I don't know if you've been to Prague in recent years but it's horribly overcrowded with tourists these days. If you're looking for somewhere in central Europe I would recommend Budapest much more highly.

Hmm. A few years back I arrived at Prague station, and a taxi driver charged me £16 to drive me round the corner to my hotel. I wasn't used to handling the currency. I hoped to get to Dresden, but didn't make it, but I would recommend Leipzig.

[Dave2002]

Dresden is definitely worth a visit to be sure.

Not sure where you’re starting from. Ryanair from Stansted to Leipzig is probably best, then take the train to Dresden. Leipzig is really good in December - if you can get to the Bach Christmas Oratorio. The big advantage of Ryanair for that route is it’s a direct flight - no stopover in Munich or Frankfurt.

[Conchis]

Not sure where you’re starting from. Ryanair from Stansted to Leipzig is probably best, then take the train to Dresden. Leipzig is really good in December - if you can get to the Bach Christmas Oratorio. The big advantage of Ryanair for that route is it’s a direct flight - no stopover in Munich or Frankfurt.

I've flown with Ryanair twice and, though the flights haven't been what I'd call pleasant, I've not had the horrendous experience some people speak of. Not flown with them for over ten years, though. Have things changed (apart from the cabin regulations)?