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Holiday Hell
Report by Frank Wilson
Whether you'd rather spend two weeks risking broken limbs on a mountain or risking your skin to the sun's harmful rays, any holiday is only as good as the people you go with. But recent research shows that there is something else to be aware of - Holiday Incompatibility Syndrome (HIS).
Debra Richards and "Lady B"
"It was very bizarre: we're two people going on holiday who are so opposite that we are on separate holidays. She gets in the car with her beach towel and sun tan lotion and within two minutes she's conked out on the beach and she'll be there until 6pm. She's part Italian, so it's very important for her to get a good tan. I'd rather go snowboarding.
One time we went away for the weekend and stayed in a fabulous hotel. I'd noticed that breakfast was being served from 7.30am - 9.00am. Being a fan of food, I thought we'd better set the alarm for 8.00am. It went off ... and B didn't talk to me for three weeks! The thought that I'd set an alarm for a Sunday morning was outrageous to her!"
Bernard Iniecham and family
"Once children get to the teenage years it is very difficult I think to come up with a satisfactory holiday compromise. My son hankered for holidays that involved physical danger - like jumping out of helicopters and going paragliding - things that I'd pay money not to do.
My daughter wanted to go to places that I'd describe as "small, remote and uncomfortable" - when we'd left behind a perfectly good house, surrounded by friends and with an Italian restaurant at the end of the road. It was not my idea of fun."
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