Girlie holiday dos and don'ts

by Alexis Thompson
Girl Friday
Friday, 10th June 2011

After spending a week in sunny Majorca with my two best friends Liz and Jen, I learnt some valuable lessons on how not to behave abroad, which I thought I’d share with you this week.

1. Don’t start drinking at 4pm. I know we were on holiday and that was our excuse, but we made the mistake of doing this most days and by 7pm we were wasted. This was before we’d had our dinner or even left our apartment.

2. Do know your limits. Ten years ago when we first visited the island as naive, wide-eyed 18-year-olds, we could impressively drink copious amounts of alcohol without getting stupid drunk. This time, after only three glasses of Rioja and one peach schnapps, we were rolling around in fits of hysterical laughter and taking photos of each others bosoms, which we then decided to post all over Facebook and Twitter (well, it seemed like a good idea at the time).

3. Don’t pull a Spanish waiter/ barman. My friend Jen made this mistake, when after plying us with several shots of strange-looking green stuff, one barman decided to make his calculated move on her. Before long, the pair were all over one another, like drunken teenagers on holiday for the first time. Fortunately Jen stopped when she realised that Spanish barman was in fact a) far too young for her and b) a little bit creepy.

4. Do have a holiday fling with someone you would fancy back home. Just because you’re abroad doesn’t mean you have to go out there and pull any old, one (note to Jen). A casual holiday fling is good fun, but make sure you actually fancy the person you’re pulling and are not too intoxicated to remember what they look like, or what their age is.

5. Don’t fall out with your friends, however hung over, tired or irritated you get with them. Having to spend all day every day with someone can get a bit much, but if anything a holiday will strengthen your friendship, as well as help you build some wonderful memories to share. This holiday made me grateful that I didn’t have a boyfriend and instead I could spend quality time with two people who will be in my life forever.

topic tags: attraction, chat up, conversation, flirting

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Alexis is a 27-year-old and very often, cash-strapped journo, searching for her ideal man in London. After being single for almost a year, since splitting with her first long term love, she's decided to ditch the night clubs and bars, and start finding more mature and sophisticated ways of meeting her Mr Right. Join her every Friday as she describes the trials and tribulations of discovering love in a city that has little time for romance, as well as offering advice to those in search of the same thing or who may not have realised they've already found it.

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