Do specialist travel companies make your holiday happier?

Yes, it is vital to buy a package holiday and relevant insurance. When English ladies are travelling in Foreign places it can be very unsettling and frightening.
Especially approaches and lears from foreigners.. Although one would always be dressed for decorum with no short Skirts showing long, glossy, sun kissed legs or tops showing extreme pushed up cleavage. One should avoid the scarlet reds in lip wear also, a delicate shell pink being most accceptable. A Parasol, or Sun Umbrella, is an absolute must and can be used as a weapon if you drop the hat pin!

Even having scarlet enamel on Toe Nails is taboo I am afraid! Clear or again a shell pink is fine.
You see, To explain as delicately as I can, red, scarlet, especially worn with shiny, slimy lip ‘gloss’ is in the foreign males brain, a colour of sexual invitation and arousal, YES! I know I may shock. it has to be said for your own protection and virtue, the conduct of the foreign male is very far removed from our own dear English men – very far indeed. I will not embarrass any rather unworldly gals with issues of lengths and sizes here, after all myths are easily explained away. (forgive the rather risque language, but we are women of certain age and I am president of the WI, strictly a leading honourary role of course, NO, I do not jam make or have ever baked even one bun! In fact I cannot ever remember going into what is called a kitchen or scullery in my whole life. I never have been in the Nursery. Horrid places I am told.
The Head Cook and Housekeeper see to domestic affairs thank you very much, and what treasures they are by the way, both being over 94. Of course, if they left devoted service here where would they go? They have known only one life, a life devoted to me. They would pine away and expire. As would James the Butler who is 89 years old and rather deaf now but manages quite well with his atificial limb, eye and toupe’
I do believe there are various women who keep everything ‘ship shape and bristol fashion’ (a fond saying of dear Papas) , there are about 9 ‘maid of all works’ on the annual stipend my solicitor keeps bothering me with once every year for signature. They must be somewhere around, of course, but being trained in the 1900s ‘old school’ type of service, they rushes out of sight, they does if the mistress, me, happens to come along. To refer back to your original query of me regarding my vital travel advice.

If one must wear trousers they must NOT, in any circumstances be tight fitting, especially around the crotch or crutch. This can lead to what one of my personal maids, Marga, has given me the shocking details of – a ‘camel foot’ a quite, quite obscene sceneario. Let me tell you, use your imagination and when you realise what that is, get out your listerine – and USE it. You must always remember when abroad you are actually an ambassador for England and as such any of the foreigners will judge not just you, yourself, in person, but your demeaner and carriage, your whole behaviour will be scrutinised, even copied. So! Remember YOUR DUTY to The Country of your birth! and the dear, dear Royal Family who are an example to us all. Following a few simple rules on feminine safety issues and composure will help towards this safety – but the best thing to do really IS TO STOP AT HOME!
Anyhow, just when did Bogner or Broadstairs and the English Riviera, Torquay etc become less de rigure? Just you tell me that! If you know, of course. Herne Bay has always been very accommodating to me, I can tell you. Of course when the dear Colonial was alive he would whisk me off to Monte Carlo and the French Riviera at the drop of a bat! He was most kind in engaging the services of a very accomodating Doctor, who supplied my wonderful opiate sleeping draughts for my much needed, many, ‘naps’ I got so, so exhausted, why sometimes I would retire at 2pm and not be awaked by my maid until 10 am the next day?

I feel so uncomfortable now for just whatwould he have been able to do whilst not in my company? In the South of France of al god forsaken places? Thank goodness the dear old Doctor came back to Blighty with us and is now a valued family retainer we Renamed him Doctor Soportsus, foreign sounding I know, but I assure you no trace of any accent when consulting him, and so free with my ‘little helpers’. That is what my maids call my wonderful medicama. Time for my nap with Topsy Lou, My devoted Peke, you know..”coming bates, I prefer the injection today, I hope it is prepared!……”
Regards, On behalf of my mistress,
Countess Bibbleeen La Smythe

Just following up on Martin’s comment. For the last 10 years I have booked my holiday with Thomas Cook at a local branch. This year I looked on their web-site, but could not find the hotel in the resort I normally go too. But to my surprise, the travel consultant said, ‘..lets see if Thomson have it…!’ They did, so the holiday was booked with Thomson via Thomas Cook. I got the web discount plus any discount from Thomas Cook, making the holiday to Greece value for money. This co-operation between two rival Travel Agents gives the customer more choices with two of the biggest Travel Agents in the UK, which many people have walked away from in favor of buget holidays, of which now many are have folded or are struggling.
With Thomas Cook or Thomson, I know I’m safe. Yes, going on holday to a Euro-zone country is not good with a very weak pound. So I go Half-Board or All-inclusive, it take the worry out of were and what to eat & drink, but everyone has there own opinion and what they expect in a holday, especially young adults, who go for a good night-life.