I’ve never wanted to holiday abroad, it’s never interested me so a passport has never been necessary. There’s always been many places in this country to see. My parents lived on the coast so I spent a lot of what spare time I did have on the south coast. There was not much spare time really, having two young children to keep in touch with after a divorce and working long shifts in London saw to that. 
Ooh no no, I’d probably pee me pants.
Tena Lady?
Cheeky boy.
That’s fairy nuff. My travel wasn’t for holidays either.
I wish but unfortunately now it’s an ‘old boy’, so I am regularly told!
Had my work involved travelling in any way it might have been different. For one thing I doubt I would be still living in the UK. A chance of going to live in Australia for three years under the £10 pom scheme would have been taken, I doubt if I would have retuned either as I have more family there than here.
Went on a Skiing holiday with the school to Italy
I’m going in a hot air balloon in a couple of months with Ady. Paula didn’t want to go with him so I stepped in.
Anybody on here been for a flight?
Sydney to Perth. 11 years old. 1963. Scared @#$%less. Yes Carol. Had a hot air balloon ride a few years ago in Canberra.
Yes Carol, we have been on a hot air balloon flight in Egypt and flew over the Valley of the Kings. We enjoyed every minute of it.
Don’t stand near the centre of the balloon as it’s very hot!
My first flight was from Leeds/Bradford airport to Jersey on a gloriously clear September morning - magical. Have been in love with flying ever since.
Very true!
Yes - it was wonderful! Wear trousers and something warm - and be prepared for a bit of bumpy landing! You will love it!
My first flight in a plane was in an Auster on a five minute joy flight during a week at Butlins (I think it was Claction) in the mid 1950s. I suspect the plane was probably a war surplus vehicle.
During the flight we went through an “air pocket” and the plane dropped like a stone - absolutely no idea what an air pocket is. I enjoyed it very much and was a bit peeved it was so short a flight.
My next flight was about a decade later when I flew from the UK to Australia on a Boeing 707, what hell that was, the damn plane had to refuel every five minutes so the whole journey took 48 hours. I returned to the UK by ship two years later. Modern flight is so much easier.
Suppose I shouldn’t complain, the flight only cost me 10 pounds and was the start of a wonderful adventure.
Were you what they call a ten pound pom Bruce?
Oh that’s wonderful Carol, I’m sure you will love it! Take a couple of photos if you can!
Oooh that’s a dramatic picture, Mags! Love it!
Sounds awfully posh. Did you go in your spongebags?
We’re the same as baz, neither me or Mrs p have ever flown, never fancied a holiday abroad, I’m not scared of flying I’d probably enjoy it, I have been on a catalina flying boat on the ground when we once went to elvington air show, it was very cramped and I wouldn’t fancy endless hours being cooped up in it during ww2 as many were used in coastal command, I would’ve flown in that if we were allowed to though …