If you don’t like Benidorm?

[Jim]

We'll be calling into Beni for a few days soon, looking forward to it.

 

[cliffanger]

We'll be calling into Beni for a few days soon, looking forward to it.

Whatever you do, don’t post what you love about it on this thread Jim

 

[cliffanger]

the thread title is>>>

If you don’t like Benidorm? ..​

which I don't , hence posting..

Not, why I love Beni..

And his post following on from the title was

Hence posting

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

My daughter was not the one who got ill she was fine all week , it was me who was laid low

Ah..........well that will be due to drinking beer from wet glasses then!

 

[Dolmen]

Fun and sun seekers love Benidorm, its as simple as that. They have a great time, can't wait to go back and speak highly of it. Those that wish to distance themselves, and by inference wish it to be known they have a superior outlook on touring and holidays, seek to criticise, belittle and condemn it, often without even visiting or having just passed through declare it's 'not for them'. Not sure why it can't all be part of the mix, love lazy French afternoons, like motoring through Norway, enjoy trips to Asia and Africa, enjoy Benidorm, does there always after be a right and wrong, one or the other

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[Steve and Denise]

Only people that are self opinionated p****** (people) will ridicule others

 

[Sheddy]

Only people that are self opinionated p****** (people) will ridicule others

Still in Beni Steve ?

 

[scotjimland]

does there always after be a right and wrong, one or the other

it's about likes and dislikes... not rights or wrongs

Those that wish to distance themselves, and by inference wish it to be known they have a superior outlook on touring and holidays, seek to criticise, belittle and condemn it

Why is it being superior to say you don't like or want to go to Beni... ?

We don't 'do' pubs, clubs, music venues, dancing or karaoke bars at home .. it's just not our thing..did all that in the 60s so why would we do it on holiday with thousands of other boozy Brits ?

Nor do we look for or eat English grub when abroad..

we go abroad to escape the Brit culture of many UK seaside resorts, drunks and louts roaming the streets at night, being sick and fighting .. and that's just the females ..

we go abroad to embrace another culture, to meet people from different countries and to enjoy the local food .. for me, going to Beni would be like going to Blackpool (only with better weather }

So by your definition, because we don't love Beni we are not "Fun and Sun" seekers ..

I hope that explains why we are not and and no intention of being " part of the Beni mix,"

We love Spain, it's culture and the Spanish people... been going there for over 30 years I first visited with my first wife in 1973 ..and not on a package holiday, but by car and camping in a two man tent..

Would you want to visit France, Africa and Asia if it were turned into another Blackpool ?

Thought not..

 

[Steve and Denise]

Still in Beni Steve ?

No mate traveling back through France at the moment but it is shut at the moment ? I was looking for one of Lennys fabulous restaurants

 

[bobnick]

Our visit to Beni this trip was purely to see my sister. She went back into hospital today.
Having said that and having just got back from a few hours touristing and walking along the beach front we are really enjoying it.
We do have a giggle at the amount of invalid scooters about.
Last nights sundowners at the sites bar was very busy and pleasant (and they sell the beer/drink in want).
When we had the villa up the road in Busot we came into Beni only on odd occaisions.
We don't mind it in small doses.

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[Steve and Denise]

Here are some pictures of another busy French town, if you look closely you can see two real people in the second photo they were also on the aire

 

[denisejoe]

Most French villages are like that

 

[carolyn]

We’re on our first trip to Spain in the van since before Covid and thought we’d have a change from Beni. It was a bit last minute and decided to head really south as we’re also going to Portugal. We panicked and bought into the “nowhere to stay, everywhere’s full” so booked 2 weeks on Cabopino which is indeed South , half way between Marbella and Fuengirola.

The campsite is OK but really that’s all I can say that’s positive about the place itself. There’s no town, just a new marina, new houses and apartments. Lidl is 20 mins walk. The seafront walk is pleasant. We’ve walked as far as Mijas and back, 9 miles. Even that’s not much better really.

Find a cheap meal or a cheap drink, you’re having a laugh. Get the bus to Fuengirola. Like a mini Beni.

We feel quite nostalgic for our lovely trips to Beni. I don’t even drink but there’s something for everyone and you don’t have to go far to find a bit of old Spain either by foot, bike, bus, train or car.

Even our Dutch neighbours won’t use their bikes on the roads round here!

 

[bobnick]

We’re on our first trip to Spain in the van since before Covid and thought we’d have a change from Beni. It was a bit last minute and decided to head really south as we’re also going to Portugal. We panicked and bought into the “nowhere to stay, everywhere’s full” so booked 2 weeks on Cabopino which is indeed South , half way between Marbella and Fuengirola.

The campsite is OK but really that’s all I can say that’s positive about the place itself. There’s no town, just a new marina, new houses and apartments. Lidl is 20 mins walk. The seafront walk is pleasant. We’ve walked as far as Mijas and back, 9 miles. Even that’s not much better really.

Find a cheap meal or a cheap drink, you’re having a laugh. Get the bus to Fuengirola. Like a mini Beni.

We feel quite nostalgic for our lovely trips to Beni. I don’t even drink but there’s something for everyone and you don’t have to go far to find a bit of old Spain either by foot, bike, bus, train or car.

Even our Dutch neighbours won’t use their bikes on the roads round here!

Get in your van and head straight for Beni.
On Villasol there are plenty of places. Even some funsters i'm told.

 

[carolyn]

Get in your van and head straight for Beni.
On Villasol there are plenty of places. Even some funsters i'm told.

If we hadn’t booked and paid for Portugal we’d be tempted especially looking at the weather forecast for next week!

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[Steve and Denise]

I’ve been extolling the virtues of Benidorm with a Beni thread every time we come Shirl.

I didn’t have the strength or heart to do it this year, but we still had a lovely time.

Let those who decry it carry on. Those who love it will keep coming back, and it’s their company we’ll continue to enjoy on the terraces and in the bars, restaurants and tapas bars we all know about.

Safe trip home girls, and thanks for your company.

The only ones that moan are the old farts who are to old for Fun now Ger
We enjoyed the month there but our site was a bit tight as you know also we wanted to spend some time in Albir & Altea

 

[cliffanger]

The only ones that moan are the old farts who are to old for Fun now Ger
We enjoyed the month there but our site was a bit tight as you know also we wanted to spend some time in Albir & Altea

I don’t care what others think - as long as we enjoy the company of those that are there, that’s all that counts!

I think the pitch we’ve booked for next year will be just big enough for the van and Quest!

Enjoy France . We’re in Valdepeñas tonight, heading to Burgos and religious relic hunting tomorrow - see I can do things other than eat, drink, dance, karaoke, play the uke and generally have FUN!

 

[Al n Val]

Get in your van and head straight for Beni.
On Villasol there are plenty of places. Even some funsters i'm told.

We’re here now and spent a lovely 2 weeks, leaving tomorrow to go up north and home

 

[bobnick]

We’re here now and spent a lovely 2 weeks, leaving tomorrow to go up north and home

Ditto. We are on the bottom line nearest the road.
Also leaving tomorrow for 2 nights in Andorra.
1st time on this site, love it.
In the clubhouse last night alone (early doors) as madam was knackered from our long walk to and on the see front.
1st time in that indoor market for decades.

 

[bobnick]

Just having a drive and walk around Albir. Another stomping ground.

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[3 cabbages]

a Bump for the Benidorm thread ,

We spent 10 ( enjoyable ) winters on Villasol.

Leo

 

[GoldenVision]

it's about likes and dislikes... not rights or wrongs



Why is it being superior to say you don't like or want to go to Beni... ?

We don't 'do' pubs, clubs, music venues, dancing or karaoke bars at home .. it's just not our thing..did all that in the 60s so why would we do it on holiday with thousands of other boozy Brits ?

Nor do we look for or eat English grub when abroad..

we go abroad to escape the Brit culture of many UK seaside resorts, drunks and louts roaming the streets at night, being sick and fighting .. and that's just the females ..

we go abroad to embrace another culture, to meet people from different countries and to enjoy the local food .. for me, going to Beni would be like going to Blackpool (only with better weather }

So by your definition, because we don't love Beni we are not "Fun and Sun" seekers ..

I hope that explains why we are not and and no intention of being " part of the Beni mix,"

We love Spain, it's culture and the Spanish people... been going there for over 30 years I first visited with my first wife in 1973 ..and not on a package holiday, but by car and camping in a two man tent..

Would you want to visit France, Africa and Asia if it were turned into another Blackpool ?

Thought not..

Very well said

 

[Jo662]

I stayed in the Rio Park hotel I think it had Legionaires disease outbreak the year after.

I stayed at Rio Park in 1981,and they had Legionaries disease a couple of months before we arrived.

And we were there last Thursday to see Pablo Bloom

 

[Richard n Ann]

it's about likes and dislikes... not rights or wrongs



Why is it being superior to say you don't like or want to go to Beni... ?

We don't 'do' pubs, clubs, music venues, dancing or karaoke bars at home .. it's just not our thing..did all that in the 60s so why would we do it on holiday with thousands of other boozy Brits ?

Nor do we look for or eat English grub when abroad..

we go abroad to escape the Brit culture of many UK seaside resorts, drunks and louts roaming the streets at night, being sick and fighting .. and that's just the females ..

we go abroad to embrace another culture, to meet people from different countries and to enjoy the local food .. for me, going to Beni would be like going to Blackpool (only with better weather }

So by your definition, because we don't love Beni we are not "Fun and Sun" seekers ..

I hope that explains why we are not and and no intention of being " part of the Beni mix,"

We love Spain, it's culture and the Spanish people... been going there for over 30 years I first visited with my first wife in 1973 ..and not on a package holiday, but by car and camping in a two man tent..

Would you want to visit France, Africa and Asia if it were turned into another Blackpool ?

Thought not..

You'd like Benidorm old town, very Spanish.

Loads of foreigners and strange food, not for me

 

[Alan]

Beautiful Sunsets

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[Richard n Ann]

 

[Steve and Denise]

France sunrise

 

[Jo662]

You dont have to go far to experience the beauty of Benidorm. The Spanish fiestas with the parades are beautiful with a great sense of how they celebrate their culture. In the Old Town the church and the castle and the lovely tapas bars with the friendly waiters and waitresses. Yes it can be noisy, I think the Spanish tend to talk loud but that is how they are. Not far away is Albia and Altea again beautiful places.
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We were watching them climb the church ready to put the flowers round the door. Then we got blocked off by the procession

 

[Debs]

And we were there last Thursday to see Pablo Bloom

He's great isnt he. We saw him when we were in Beni. He's doing a uk tour, going to Doncaster of all places

 

[Jo662]

He's great isnt he. We saw him when we were in Beni. He's doing a uk tour, going to Doncaster of all places

Yes he was pushing his UK tour, places and dates. We really enjoyed his show,but would it be the same seeing him in Skeggie,the closest show to us ?

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