The bad news was there was very little of value out of Newcastle during October half term so our plans of a trip away with our good friends the Parkers for Mrs P's 30+10 birthday were looking rocky.
For once my own sage advice came to the rescue. As we live within 2 hours of Scotland USE SCOTTISH AIRPORTS, the range of flights from Edinburgh was huge. Cheap trips to Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, Lisbon, Paris, Rekjavik, Malaga, Milan and of course Madrid were in plentiful supply. Due to some date restrictions for mini Parker to see One Direction, even without Zane how will she cope, we secured return fares with pre booked seats for £90.
Accommodation is great value in Madrid, with plentiful cheap good quality Hostals, mid range Hotels and self serviced apartments. We have plumped for the WOO Atocha 107 Homtel within walking distance of the Atocha train station our likely drop off point from the airport on the 2 euro bus transfer. By using my Hotels Combined link we secured a fantastic value stay in a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom modern apartment for well under £200 for us all, a real bargain!
Really looking forward to our trip to celebrate with the birthday girl, watch out for a trip report and some pictures when we go.
In the meantime grab yourself a trip away on the just released Easyjet flights and grab a bargain using the links shown to the right.
Just travel!