r/holidays

Hi all! I'm thinking of booking to take my wife and three kids to La Palma this summer to see the stars and do some hiking.

Can anyone recommend the best way of doing some star gazing and any good hikes. Would love to hike to the observatories in the evening and spend a few hours viewing the stars one night. Also the forests to the north look amazing. I've seen there are some star gazing tours available. Are these worth it or is it easy enough to do yourself?

There seem to be a lot of options so I guess hiring a car is a must.

Also, there are a few resorts around the island. Is any of them particularly well placed for access to routes and amenities or is the whole island pretty accessible?

Lastly, it seems only Tui fly from the UK, Thursday to Thursday. Is there any other options for getting there, i.e. flying to Gran Canaria / Tenerife and getting a transfer by boat or plane?

Sorry, lots of questions there but there is both lots of information our there on websites but very few specifics so i'm finding it a little difficult to plan.

Our family holiday turned into a nightmare after we were denied boarding for our flight to Turkey despite travelling with valid Polish national ID documents, which are accepted for entry to Turkey.

The experience at the airport was humiliating, stressful, and financially damaging. We lost our holiday, incurred additional costs, and were left trying to understand how such a serious mistake could happen.

What shocked me even more was the response from loveholidays afterwards. Instead of showing genuine customer care or attempting to assist in resolving the situation, they quickly distanced themselves from any responsibility, stating they are “only a booking agent” and directing us elsewhere.

When customers book a package holiday, they expect support when something goes seriously wrong — especially when a family is stranded due to what appears to be incorrect handling of valid travel documentation.

I appreciate that airlines make boarding decisions, but the complete lack of meaningful assistance, accountability, or empathy from loveholidays has been deeply disappointing.

We are now pursuing the matter further with the airline, insurance providers, and additional complaint channels while keeping evidence confirming that Polish ID cards are accepted for travel to Turkey.

Based on this experience, I would think very carefully before booking through loveholidays again.

I’m going to Agadir in Morocco or 5 nights 6 full days the flights & accommodation is paid for plus private transfers to and from Agadir airport. The hotel is all inclusive. I’m planning on visiting the souk and I’m a bit of a spender, I want to to jet skis, clubbing, we’ve paid for quad bikes already, how much money in pounds shall I take for this amount of time ?

My family group chat turned into “what do we get mom?” panic mode, so I made a simple page with all the ideas I found while doomscrolling Amazon.

Stuff like heated mugs, silk pillowcases, candle warmers, digital frames, etc.

If anybody wants it I can drop the link.