Hello anyone happen to be around at the moment? I am on holiday in Spain and because of one noise or another, I can not sleep. Actually the whole 'holiday' experience has left me thinking just why do we bother! Does everything turn out ok for you or are you like me and get one irritation after the other? We booked two separate apartments, last week it was sheer hell, 'up a small incline' the holiday advert said, it real terms we needed oxygen each time we attempted it. Then of course the weather, I mean are we mad? it is the middle of the night now and it still must be 26c on top of which I am covered from top to toe with damn mosquito bites. After being out most of the day we are of course pretty tired but don't expect to get an early night, when I say early, you know, 1 or 2 a.m. would be ok but OH NO, why does everyone think just because it is hot they should bellow on their balconies or let their kids run riot, (notices in the apartment state 'consider others' 'no noise after 10 p.m.) ha ha, last week we had every Spanish tom, **** and Alfonso out in the streets, unaccompanied kids (Spanish) tearing around on skateboards, some as young as 9 or 10 at 2.30 a.m. At one point we could stand it no longer and booked in to a hotel for a couple of nights, now we are at our second apartment and after finally getting to sleep, some p**s artists are sat on the balcony below us. I mean, really, just why do we bother, this holiday has cost in excess of £1000 and for what? To lose sleep, be cooked and bitten to death! I seriously think this will be our last ever time in Spain. I used to think it would be great if we got good weather in England but on reflection if it does this to people I prefer it to stop the way it is. My husband is deaf so is now asleep oblivious of everything, he did say yesterday that he now thinks his deafness is an actual blessing at times like this. Not the case really, why do people have to be so thoughtless when the weather is hot?
Ah Jeanie! No its not you, it is true. why bother? I have been most places in Europe there is nothing like good old blighty!
Have a holiday in Pembrokeshire you will forget about exotic places!( can guarentee even sunshine this week!)
Hope you find the rest of your holiday is more enjoyable.
Hugs
Ruby
Oh dear, oh dear. Sounds as if you should have gone for somewhere a bit more off the beaten track. If you're in the middle of a town or a tourist resort you're unlikely to experience much peace and quiet. What made you opt for this particular location? Whereabouts in Spain are you? Perhaps you could salvage something from this holiday if you can look for something positive about the place, otherwise your annoyance and frustration are just going to eat you up. Good luck.
Sorry to hear that Jeannie! That's one of the reasons we don't go on holiday - at least not to a resort town of any sort! Can you find some ear plugs? Is it quieter during the day and have a siesta then?
Mossie bites can be awful - anithistamines may help. A mixture of citronella and eucalyptus oils can help keep them away, and keep completely covered up in the evenings. The best option is to take a multivit containing high B complex with calcium in it - that seems to work, but best taken for the month ahead.
As Sunanda says - hope you can salvage some benefit from your trip.
Love and Light
I use fresh lime juice to keep mosquitoes and other insects from biting. I squeeze a half a lime into my hand, rub my hands together and pat the juice all over me from crown to toe. It works very well, and is not sticky when applied in this fashion. Lime juice should not be used in sunlight, however, as it can intensify the rays of the sun (cause sunburn).