Hi guys another great vlog like seeing how you budget for your travels. Going to stay in Costa teguise in March and tenerife in October are favorite canary island.
Hey Mark, glad you're feeling better! Thanks Judy for sharing budgets & prices! My top tip is signing up to the hotel loyalty programs & then bagging a bargain during sales, like Black Friday. BA have a sale until 28 Jan & I use Google Flights then I compare it with the actual site. Love the bit at 17:34 when you say 'Life is for living now...', very inspring! Keep up great work & keep travelling!
I'm with you lanzerote all day long been to Tenerife a few times but I agree with everything you say about it ,great to see you both back I've missed you're cheeky laugh. A week on Friday p.d.c not that I'm counting the day's😎😎😎
Great information simplified. You paid a bargain price for your holiday in Lanzarote, we paid £1.300 pounds for our hotel withe breakfast in Palma for one week over Christmas, that didn’t include flights, but we enjoyed it and Palma is quite expensive. Lovely view behind you. Thanks Judy and Mark, glad you’re feeling better.
Have fun! We have to run to a budget or we’d never be able to do this for so long and as long as the accommodation is clean and tidy we’re happy with that xx
@dianeleahy3345 And as long as we have a sofa to curl up on to watch Netflix tbh we’re usually home by 9pm at the latest .. so we probably spent more time in apartments than someone here for week or two x
Your both looking nice n tanned, love your motto live for the day, that’s exactly what I do so far this year I have 6 holidays abroad booked my friends think I have shares in EasyJet! Like you say you don’t know what’s around the corner, enjoy the rest of your trip 🥰
Well I've got to say you pair are so switched on when it comes to organising your holidays. We'll done and keep on traveling you deserve it. P s. I love lanzarote and tenerife. Will be in tenerife myself 24 Jan for a week. Enjoy both . X
Thank you for all the lovely volgs you do me and my husband plus 2 children have recently started traveling we are new to all this we have done our holiday through travel agents just wanted to ask a few questions is it easier to book things separate than going through a travel agents also wanted to ask with the travel insurance do they cover existing health conditions as our youngest son who is 4 yrs old has complex medical needs with a few health conditions thank you
Hello… thank you 🤩 I’ve only ever used a travel agent possibly twice in my life always book separately even when my children were small. I’m not sure about travel insurance for families nowadays I just used to get single trip back in the day.. we now have annual couple policy with 100 day extension which covers my medical condition abroad… happy travelling x
Hi guys glad Mark is on the mend & you look fabulous Judy ..I arrived in lanzarote after 24 hr delay last night the 6th ..first few hrs delayed from the weather then when we boarded plane probem with engine and had to go home and return next day ..Glad im here now weather was beautiful today 🌞
What a nightmare but the weather is out of all our control and better the plane is safe to get you here… I’d imagine you can claim for the delay due to engine as you’ve lost a days holiday .. enjoy your time xx
I agree with everything you say. I do the same. Keep checking places and prices over the summer. I don't book anything i can't cancel within a month of going. Life is short. Love your vlogs you two. 💗
Thanks for the vlog guys. Great to see you on the mend Mark. I recommend you drowned the rest of the bugs with a good helping of San Miguel, that will get rid of the buggers. When are you back to PDC we will be there next week 👍👍
Thanks just need to lose some weight and hopefully my sexy surgeon will be happy 😆 he thinks I’m going for reversal but we don’t think so now I can’t go through this sliced up again and healing business and this lumpy bumpy tummy is gross next time you see me I’ll be a skinny Minnie 😆 xx
Thanks for the info re costs. My, you have missed some awful weather here in the UK. Manchester airport was closed earlier today, and there were 8 snowploughs in convoy clearing one runway, the other one was closed. Delays+++, and planes held on taxiways, and in holding patterns in the air. At one time there were 11 planes waiting on the taxiway. White out conditions. Enjoy the sun you are having! Going to be -7 degs tonight here! Live your life!
🎉super video judy on the costings and great to see Mark getting better ,i also got sick while there and think it was something i had in mcguires bar in adjete as sick for 2 days ,have a wonderful evening
Sorry to hear that..Mark must have caught it on plane he had sore throat and tight chest and was sneezing all the time.. I managed to escape with just a slight sore throat all ok now x
@gypsysoulsjudymark.escapet7388 we were to fly out on a Wednesday and I found out on the Monday and met the surgeon the day we were to fly out , we usually stay in matagorda
hi mark and judy hope ur feeling a lot better allways watch ur videos there brill ur lovely people myself and missus love lanzarote we go about 3 times a year love the sun and like mark the beer keep well and safe 😄😄billy and barbara ayrshire scotland
Im interested to hear your take on travel insurance. Was Stay sure the best value you found. I have had a cancer diagnosis and treated recently.all looking good . I am dreading getting a quote on travel insurance next time. It didnt go up this time when i informed them as the policy had already been taken out fortunately. The thing is you speak to operators that do not have a medical background and cancer is very different for every person with different predicted outcomes. I also turned 62 and so my insurance went up quite a bit due to that, about 60%
Yes when I was looking Staysure was most competitive in 2018 and we’ve been with them ever since.. I don’t shop around I’m happy with them I do go through it every year with them to make sure it’s all correct… there very good 👍 after this I’m not worried about cost it’s cover that is paramount having gone through this now I want top cover should this ever happen to us again particularly abroad x
Be aware it’s addictive 🤣 but got some great dresses just check their not polyester as that stuffs crap check material on each.. I ordered most of it and sent loads back but kept the good stuff .. don’t rate their swimwear though avoid that x
Here a tip . If you have an idea when your flying. Go sky scanner. Look at the date you want to fly. Hit the love ❤️ on the dates. They will email you when prices are gone up and down. Booked direct. With the airline. Here a tip for the girls. If you have to much stuff. Go into duty-free. Buy a big and water. Put your extra stuff in the duty-free bag. And off you go. And find revolut good for travel. Carry on only. Is best. Years of traveling experience. Off to lanzorte in Feb. Portugal in April. Living my retirement. When working. He who dare wins. 😂. Enjoy your trip you two 😊👍
Enjoy! We've still an ongoing dispute with Booking from Sept 2023, regarding a cancellation... although we cancelled in time, the hotel still took the full amount and Booking and the hotel just blame one another 🙄... cos it was within the cancellation period, insurance have no interest and they told us to contact bank 🤦😂... it was a genuine reason too, so we resigned now to just losing over €1200 😭
Oh hec Mick that’s terrible and such a lot to lose I’d be ranting and would not give up .. was it booking.com ? As they schedule the payment when it’s due but after that date it’s not refundable .. I always pay before that date manually so I know it’s been done. It is the booking agents fault as they took it on behalf of the hotel so therefore they are in the wrong as the agents don’t pay the hotels till the next invoice date so wouldn’t have had that money then anyway.. don’t give up it might be worth getting legal advice x
@gypsysoulsjudymark.escapet7388 yeah we did speak to a solicitor and he looked it up and because they are Holland based or something you would have to go through their legal system. It seems such an easy dispute to settle but apparently not! Next time I'm in the resort I'm just going break a few windows of hotel involved 🙈😳😂... enjoy the sun, I'm just going make a snowman 😂
I thought I was anal with budgets - but you take it to nuclear levels.....down to the penny haha!! Brilliant stuff!....so a taxi from fanabe beach up that mad hill up to haciendas village....would that be about 3 or 4 euro? Also theres a steakhouse across the road from haciendas village. have you tried that? (Ps I get Bridget Jones' vibes from you - and I mean that as the biggest compliment, as I love her!) (Sorry that was for Judy not Mark haha)
I always believe in making your money work or we’d not be able to do any of this if we didn’t do a budget.. had the fancy houses and the posh cars big salaries.. but never had any mone left …never again yes I love Bridget jones too xx
Hi, I am coming to Playa de las Americas on 22nd Jan for 2 weeks. Maybe we could meet up for a drink and I will tell you about some bank accounts to maximise your interest on your savings. I am currently getting 4.9% tax free. I stayed where you are now 5 weeks ago. Never again.
You mean this apartment? Or the area we like this area prefer Del Duque though but way out of our price range 😆 .. got to build the savings back up again once back to work .. we may do some meet ups while here but not sure yet as we get so many meet us requests xx
@@gypsysoulsjudymark.escapet7388 I stayed in Villas Canarias which is close by where you are staying. Have you tried the restaurant near you. It is called Calma Balkan. Views are great and food excellent. Not the cheapest.
Hedy Guys...Not Sure If Anyone's asked this before have you Been to Gran Canaria? if Not Why ? If yes Why have you Not Been Back Etc etc....Good Break down of The Costs..Enjoy!!
No we don’t particularly like GC we both went when we were in our 20s with previous partners both disliked it never left a great impression and just don’t fancy it at all to go back x
I don't blame you enjoying your holidays while you can. You are so right, you never know what is round the corner. Live life to the full.🤩x
Too true Sue can always make money but can never make time x
Hi guys another great vlog like seeing how you budget for your travels. Going to stay in Costa teguise in March and tenerife in October are favorite canary island.
@davidpensom6997 Have a fab time … it’s really interesting hearing people’s favourite island all different reasons x
Hey Mark, glad you're feeling better! Thanks Judy for sharing budgets & prices! My top tip is signing up to the hotel loyalty programs & then bagging a bargain during sales, like Black Friday. BA have a sale until 28 Jan & I use Google Flights then I compare it with the actual site. Love the bit at 17:34 when you say 'Life is for living now...', very inspring! Keep up great work & keep travelling!
Thanks Jazz I mentioned what you do in the Playa Blanca vlog re Barcelo xx
Good information,well done Mark for getting better...obviously Judy has been looking after you...enjoy yourselves ❤
😆 he was asleep for most of 2 days I just got off the sunlounger when he got up 😆
Hi both ,glad you are feeling better mark 😊
Yes as you say life is for living you never know what is around the corner, so good on you guys, thanks ❤
Thanks 🤩
Great to see mark back and you judy both looking well ❤☘️☘️☘️☘️
Thank you x
Enjoying watching you both on your travels, good on you both just having a great time,enjoy 👍
Thanks x
Morning guys hope your on the mend fantastic weather guys xx
Yes we are it’s a sunlounger day… marks finally up 😆 he does like his sleep xx
I'm with you lanzerote all day long been to Tenerife a few times but I agree with everything you say about it ,great to see you both back I've missed you're cheeky laugh. A week on Friday p.d.c not that I'm counting the day's😎😎😎
Glad you enjoyed it and enjoy beautiful LZ x
Morning you pair , another great inspiring vlog so thankyou. Mark looking much better now. Can’t wait for next vlog x
Hopefully I can edit it on my sunlounger and I can see screen 😆 one waiting to go up.. x
Great information simplified. You paid a bargain price for your holiday in Lanzarote, we paid £1.300 pounds for our hotel withe breakfast in Palma for one week over Christmas, that didn’t include flights, but we enjoyed it and Palma is quite expensive. Lovely view behind you. Thanks Judy and Mark, glad you’re feeling better.
Have fun! We have to run to a budget or we’d never be able to do this for so long and as long as the accommodation is clean and tidy we’re happy with that xx
@ yes I agree let’s face it basically you’re only sleeping and showering in it most of the time so as long as it’s clean.
@dianeleahy3345 And as long as we have a sofa to curl up on to watch Netflix tbh we’re usually home by 9pm at the latest .. so we probably spent more time in apartments than someone here for week or two x
Enjoy your life you deserve it guys xx
👍 xx
Your both looking nice n tanned, love your motto live for the day, that’s exactly what I do so far this year I have 6 holidays abroad booked my friends think I have shares in EasyJet!
Like you say you don’t know what’s around the corner, enjoy the rest of your trip 🥰
If you can do it why …not plenty of time before you sit in that rocking chair by the fire and say remember when…, xx
Great Video and Very Informative, thank you for Sharing. ❤️❤️ xx
You are so welcome!
You two are an absolute tonic,love watching your Vlogs Get well soon Mark and you look after yourself Judy 🙏
Thanks so much glad you enjoy them x
Thanks for the update.
Any time!
Well I've got to say you pair are so switched on when it comes to organising your holidays. We'll done and keep on traveling you deserve it. P s. I love lanzarote and tenerife. Will be in tenerife myself 24 Jan for a week. Enjoy both . X
Thanks have a fab time x
Thank you for all the lovely volgs you do me and my husband plus 2 children have recently started traveling we are new to all this we have done our holiday through travel agents just wanted to ask a few questions is it easier to book things separate than going through a travel agents also wanted to ask with the travel insurance do they cover existing health conditions as our youngest son who is 4 yrs old has complex medical needs with a few health conditions thank you
Hello… thank you 🤩
I’ve only ever used a travel agent possibly twice in my life always book separately even when my children were small. I’m not sure about travel insurance for families nowadays I just used to get single trip back in the day.. we now have annual couple policy with 100 day extension which covers my medical condition abroad… happy travelling x
@gypsysoulsjudymark.escapet7388 thank you
good to see Mark back on his feet again. 👍
He’s certainly back on his feet and his right arms lifting a pint quite nicely x
Hi guys glad Mark is on the mend & you look fabulous Judy ..I arrived in lanzarote after 24 hr delay last night the 6th ..first few hrs delayed from the weather then when we boarded plane probem with engine and had to go home and return next day ..Glad im here now weather was beautiful today 🌞
What a nightmare but the weather is out of all our control and better the plane is safe to get you here… I’d imagine you can claim for the delay due to engine as you’ve lost a days holiday .. enjoy your time xx
Yes I think €2.50 then for people that paid for night in hotel can claim that back too and the nights accommodation they lost in lanzarote 🙂
I agree with everything you say. I do the same. Keep checking places and prices over the summer. I don't book anything i can't cancel within a month of going. Life is short. Love your vlogs you two. 💗
Thanks for sharing!! Glad I’m not the only one who absolutely loves planning 😆
Thanks for the vlog guys. Great to see you on the mend Mark. I recommend you drowned the rest of the bugs with a good helping of San Miguel, that will get rid of the buggers. When are you back to PDC we will be there next week 👍👍
He had a few last night with a lovely steak x
Oh in LZ again Feb 10th fly across from Tenerife on Binter internal flight x
Judy you look so well xx
Thanks just need to lose some weight and hopefully my sexy surgeon will be happy 😆 he thinks I’m going for reversal but we don’t think so now I can’t go through this sliced up again and healing business and this lumpy bumpy tummy is gross next time you see me I’ll be a skinny Minnie 😆 xx
Thanks for the info re costs. My, you have missed some awful weather here in the UK. Manchester airport was closed earlier today, and there were 8 snowploughs in convoy clearing one runway, the other one was closed. Delays+++, and planes held on taxiways, and in holding patterns in the air. At one time there were 11 planes waiting on the taxiway. White out conditions. Enjoy the sun you are having! Going to be -7 degs tonight here! Live your life!
Oh no our friends flew out today all ok thankfully oh so glad we miss uk winters we’re not a fan of the cold xxx
Good to see the cash is spinning along for you two, take care and enjoy 👍
Thanks 👍
🎉super video judy on the costings and great to see Mark getting better ,i also got sick while there and think it was something i had in mcguires bar in adjete as sick for 2 days ,have a wonderful evening
Sorry to hear that..Mark must have caught it on plane he had sore throat and tight chest and was sneezing all the time.. I managed to escape with just a slight sore throat all ok now x
Good video and indeed being cattle for our overlords who wish to replace us is no way to live a life. Enjoy!
So glad that Mark is better but I can't help thinking was it the drop in beers that led to illness lol? Good to see your both back vlogging.
😆 I doubt it more like the people on the plane and he transported the sore throat to me but im hardcore 😆
Lanzarote still packed guys. Been here 15 years and never seen it so busy.
It’s strange maybe everyone is just fed up of the uk weather heard on uk news will go down to -20 in Scotland 😮
I’m glad Mark is feeling better, my wife said he didn’t sound right in your previous Indian meal vlog. Onwards and upwards !
Thanks 👍
Great advice folks 😊
Thanks for watching!
We had to cancel last August to Lanzarote but Ryanair gave us nothing back even with the surgeon's letter.
Omg really that’s terrible 😞 was it an emergency operation? That’s why I got refund x
@gypsysoulsjudymark.escapet7388 we were to fly out on a Wednesday and I found out on the Monday and met the surgeon the day we were to fly out , we usually stay in matagorda
Im going to The panorama apartments in puerto del Carmen at easter first time in lanzarote 😊
I’m sure you will love it they are by where we stay .. use Mercadona lift to avoid the hill x
hi mark and judy hope ur feeling a lot better allways watch ur videos there brill ur lovely people myself and missus love lanzarote we go about 3 times a year love the sun and like mark the beer keep well and safe 😄😄billy and barbara ayrshire scotland
Hello thanks for watching. LZ is very special we love PDC x
Great video glad mark is on the mend. Man flu is a horrible thing😂
Oh it is for them 😆
Im interested to hear your take on travel insurance. Was Stay sure the best value you found. I have had a cancer diagnosis and treated recently.all looking good . I am dreading getting a quote on travel insurance next time. It didnt go up this time when i informed them as the policy had already been taken out fortunately. The thing is you speak to operators that do not have a medical background and cancer is very different for every person with different predicted outcomes. I also turned 62 and so my insurance went up quite a bit due to that, about 60%
Yes when I was looking Staysure was most competitive in 2018 and we’ve been with them ever since.. I don’t shop around I’m happy with them I do go through it every year with them to make sure it’s all correct… there very good 👍 after this I’m not worried about cost it’s cover that is paramount having gone through this now I want top cover should this ever happen to us again particularly abroad x
@@gypsysoulsjudymark.escapet7388 Yes absolutely cheapest is not the best i know, good cover is paramount. i will certainly look at Staysure. Thanks
Glad marks better.. where did you get your white top from please 🙏 xx it's lovely xx
Yes he’s fine … Temu the top is from as is most of my stuff had rethink my wardrobe after my operation so didn’t want to spend loads x
@gypsysoulsjudymark.escapet7388 thanks xx have an amazing time xxgoing shopping on temu now lol xx 😂
Be aware it’s addictive 🤣 but got some great dresses just check their not polyester as that stuffs crap check material on each.. I ordered most of it and sent loads back but kept the good stuff .. don’t rate their swimwear though avoid that x
All this talk of life is short and slippery slope, 19mins without a drink Mark take heed, great vlog someones birthday is getting closer....
He’s doing fab really cut down but I’m sure he’ll go bonkers on his bday and I can’t moan can I? X
Do you book your flights through skyscanner?The view looks lovely i have to say enjoy and glad Marks better😎👍
No we just use EasyJet happy with them would never use Ryan air x
We have Chase! Very good! Mark still sounds abit croaky but looks well! I'm the same re reviews. Xx
It's so good Chase but the interest keeps dropping grrr must look about for a better saver rate if one exists x
You have more variety of flights from the UK Here in Ireland it's either Aer Lingus or Ryan Air an odd time we may get a Tui flight to the canaries
Not much choice from Scotland either.
Bit weird I wonder why?
Sometimes it could be cheaper to fly from Dublin to UK and onwards judy cause you are so blessed with deals for flights
@patrickmoran4171 Is it because there’s not much demand to fly to canaries from Ireland? But yes that’s a good idea to fly uk then onwards x
There is demand but jet 2 and easy jet don't fly from south Ireland and only UK airports unfortunately so we only have ryan air or aer lingus
Hi guys 💕💕
Very well said
Here a tip . If you have an idea when your flying. Go sky scanner. Look at the date you want to fly. Hit the love ❤️ on the dates. They will email you when prices are gone up and down. Booked direct. With the airline. Here a tip for the girls. If you have to much stuff. Go into duty-free. Buy a big and water. Put your extra stuff in the duty-free bag. And off you go. And find revolut good for travel. Carry on only. Is best. Years of traveling experience. Off to lanzorte in Feb. Portugal in April. Living my retirement. When working. He who dare wins. 😂. Enjoy your trip you two 😊👍
Good tips thanks enjoy life is too short x
Adege all day long Tenerife , Lanzarote wind and Rain , 25 degrees and sun January 2025 here now Adege 😎
The weather has definitely picked up since December x
Well that’s me out….. riff raff😂😂😂
Omg you’ve never seen anything like it I’m sure it’s not 😆
Popped up through the algorithm a few days back, thanks to the girlfriend using my youtube!
But i find these videos brilliant haha!
Glad you like them! And thank you xx
Really disappointed here, we are leaving Lanzarote on the 8th of February we would of loved coming along to one of your famous meet ups 😔
There’s always next winter we will be in LZ from Feb 6th to March 5th 2026 x
Enjoy! We've still an ongoing dispute with Booking from Sept 2023, regarding a cancellation... although we cancelled in time, the hotel still took the full amount and Booking and the hotel just blame one another 🙄... cos it was within the cancellation period, insurance have no interest and they told us to contact bank 🤦😂... it was a genuine reason too, so we resigned now to just losing over €1200 😭
Oh hec Mick that’s terrible and such a lot to lose I’d be ranting and would not give up .. was it booking.com ? As they schedule the payment when it’s due but after that date it’s not refundable .. I always pay before that date manually so I know it’s been done. It is the booking agents fault as they took it on behalf of the hotel so therefore they are in the wrong as the agents don’t pay the hotels till the next invoice date so wouldn’t have had that money then anyway.. don’t give up it might be worth getting legal advice x
@gypsysoulsjudymark.escapet7388 yeah we did speak to a solicitor and he looked it up and because they are Holland based or something you would have to go through their legal system. It seems such an easy dispute to settle but apparently not! Next time I'm in the resort I'm just going break a few windows of hotel involved 🙈😳😂... enjoy the sun, I'm just going make a snowman 😂
Forget the honey and rum Mark just drink more beer😂
He’s trying not too x
Much more civilised in Lanzarote 😁
It’s very different in LZ but both fab in their own right I
I thought I was anal with budgets - but you take it to nuclear levels.....down to the penny haha!! Brilliant stuff!....so a taxi from fanabe beach up that mad hill up to haciendas village....would that be about 3 or 4 euro? Also theres a steakhouse across the road from haciendas village. have you tried that? (Ps I get Bridget Jones' vibes from you - and I mean that as the biggest compliment, as I love her!) (Sorry that was for Judy not Mark haha)
I always believe in making your money work or we’d not be able to do any of this if we didn’t do a budget.. had the fancy houses and the posh cars big salaries.. but never had any mone left …never again yes I love Bridget jones too xx
That's Brexit for ya!
Looking soo well both of you ❤
Thank you 😊
Hi, I am coming to Playa de las Americas on 22nd Jan for 2 weeks. Maybe we could meet up for a drink and I will tell you about some bank accounts to maximise your interest on your savings. I am currently getting 4.9% tax free. I stayed where you are now 5 weeks ago. Never again.
You mean this apartment? Or the area we like this area prefer Del Duque though but way out of our price range 😆 .. got to build the savings back up again once back to work .. we may do some meet ups while here but not sure yet as we get so many meet us requests xx
@@gypsysoulsjudymark.escapet7388 I stayed in Villas Canarias which is close by where you are staying. Have you tried the restaurant near you. It is called Calma Balkan. Views are great and food excellent. Not the cheapest.
If you’re worried about a few £££. You’re in for a shock . The biggest financial crash in history will hit soon 😂
Always look after the pennies x
Hedy Guys...Not Sure If Anyone's asked this before have you Been to Gran Canaria? if Not Why ? If yes Why have you Not Been Back Etc etc....Good Break down of The Costs..Enjoy!!
No we don’t particularly like GC we both went when we were in our 20s with previous partners both disliked it never left a great impression and just don’t fancy it at all to go back x
Been going all the canaries for many years, GC is the least favourite of mine by a long way,mogan and ferry to it is only thing worth mentioning imho