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Each year we (my mum and dad (who pay), my brother, his wife, their two kids, my wife, my daughter, and I) go on holiday for a week stopping in a self catering cottage. We have always gone to Devon and Cornwall.
I am looking for next year now, and have been looking further afield - Dorset.
Been looking all along the south coast of England, Wales, a look at France, but my dad doesn't want to drive over there. Looked at the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Wight.
My wife got carried away and started looking for villas in Spain and Portugal.
Then I had and idea, what about Ireland, the proper bit at the bottom.
Cottages are about a quarter to a fifth of the price everywhere else I've looked.
Am I missing something? Is there anything wrong with Ireland to make it so cheap? Is there actually anything there to do?
If you were two old but active persons, four in your thirties, and three children aged between 6 and 10, where would you go on holiday and why?
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Check the ferry costs - it's normally £300~£400 for a car and passengers...
Other than that, lovely place.
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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It was the cost of getting three cars to Guernsey that scuppered a proposed holiday there two years ago.
Trying to get the cost of a ferry to anywhere is a mission in itself on the websites, a mission I have so far failed to complete.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Check out Irish Feries[^], around £250 for a car. Whatever you do don't even think about the Swansea-Cork crossing, even in the summer you'll hate it!
I'd look at SW, maybe in or around Cork, normally good [for Ireland] weather. The great advantage of holidaying in Ireland is that there's no chance of sunburn. The drawback is the tendency to rust.
speramus in juniperus
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+10 The Swansea Cork crossing is always rough - last time me and wifey went it took 14 hours and even the hard lorry drivers were being sick. Oh, and you end up in Cork.
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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pkfox wrote: +10 The Swansea Cork crossing is always rough - last time me and wifey went it took 14 hours and even the hard lorry drivers were being sick.
When I was about 12 or 13 we went on a North sea ferry to Belgium in very rough weather. The toilet floors were awash with vomit, hailstones the size of tennis balls were pelting the outside decks, everyone was sitting down and clinging on.
I was the only person in the restaurant, tucking into steak and kidney pie and chips.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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ChrisElston wrote: I was the only person in the restaurant, tucking into steak and kidney pie and chips.
That's cos the restaurant is about as mid-ships as you can get, which minimizes the effects of a choppy sea on the ship, and being the only one there, you were out of the way of the smell of vomit everywhere else (often the smell alone is enough to make you add to it).
Over the years I've done the Fishguard to Rosslaire trip and the Dover to Belgium trip often, several times with wife and kids, and I know of what I speak 
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Bunratty castle[^] was pretty good.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Wet, it rains all the time and the food and drink is expensive.
And the locals dislike the English.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
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Everyone dislikes the English.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Romanians don't. They particularly like our Humor.
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ha ha  funny chaps these english people
We study and learn new things our whole life and yet we still die without knowing everything.
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Sounds like Luton
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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(That's an 'M')
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Have you tried googling 'Cottaging'? You should find something that would be right up your alley.
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Disneyland. 
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You have as much chance of getting my dad in Disney land as you have of MM posting without swearing.
It ain't gonna happen, and if it ever did everyone else would be too shocked to enjoy it properly 
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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ChrisElston wrote: You have as much chance of getting my dad in Disney land as you have of MM posting without swearing.
And what the f*** have I ever done to you?
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Serious answer.
For that sort of thing you are already doing it right. Devon/Cornwall or Brittany. If you are looking at France then bear in mind the Tolls/Petrol. The Dover crossing is by far the cheapest but we ended up spending more on Petrol and tolls on the otherside. The next time we paid more for the Portsmouth crossing but I think it worked out cheaper after deducting the extra tolls.
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PB 369,783 wrote: we paid more for the Portsmouth crossing but I think it worked out cheaper after deducting the extra tolls
... But if you want an ice cream before getting on the ferry, take out a mortgage and have a stomach pump handy.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The Republic Ireland is part of the Eurozone. The British pound is quite high compared to the euro, so a lot of that savings is likely just currency exchange. In addition, Ireland is more economically depressed than France or Spain, meaning prices are going to be lower because proprietors are more in need of pulling in guests.
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If you want reasonably priced cottage holidays, why not take a look at Brittany Ferries[^]? We've used them for great holidays in the past. And while ROI is a great place, it's rather expensive at the moment due to the PIGS depression.
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If you aren't a sheep you'll be fine.
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There's a vst plugin I'm considering writing for my own use. The functionality is pretty basic so it's a project that I'm only willing to undertake if it's not going to suck me into the black hole of endless coding hours.
I have no experience with the Steinberg vst platform / api so I don't know how much voodoo I'm opening myself up to - hence the concerns about going down the rabbit hole (and you guys know how I feel about bunnies).
Any of you been down this road?
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Indeed I have. If you're going to do this, I'd recommend using Faust[^]. While the syntax takes a little getting used to, it's designed for DSP. The best thing, there are plenty of examples and tutorials to get your head around. For instance, this[^] is a great guitar amp simulator.
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