Q. Question? Don't advertise your own hotel or anything, but i'm looking for a nice place to stay next month (I know - short notice or what!) with my mum. Can anyone recommend somewhere nice - preferably with (or near) a golf course and tennis courts? Oh, and that's cheap - i'm kinda on a shoestring budget here. And one more thing - the dog's coming along too.

So, any ideas?
no offense 'cluckincom', but I don't think so...

A. Best Answer: St Minver, etc, is a lovely area with good facilities, but it's not cheap.
I recommend Braddicks Holiday Centre at Westward Ho!, the golf course isn't far away, or somewhere near Bude. The tourist centre there could help with accommodation.

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Q. Question? i have an overwhelming urge to take up golf... ive played once b4 on a holiday course, and i was very bad.. do i have a chance, how is best to start this as a hobby without looking stupid?

A. Best Answer: Don't spend any money for lessons just yet. Find a friend who plays regularly and go to the driving range with them.

Find " YOUR " natural swing. Don't worry about the 101 different things people tell you that you need to do to hit a ball off a tee.

In the beginning, the slower and more controlled swing will drive the ball further and straighted than the fast swing.

Learn the game "from the hole back". That is, go to a putting green for a few hours with a friend and learn to putt. It's a lot of fun even for beginners. after you get a feel for putting, learn the chip shot. The learning experience should be fun.

Let me warn you now.....If you like the game and decide to make it a hobby, it is expensive, it is addictive, and it's the only game in the world that the better you get at it the more you realize how bad you are. Enjoy and good luck.

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Q. Question? how much would you expect to pay per week for a holiday cottage set on a farm near a main road but secluded too, easy access to shops, lots to do, sleeps up to 8 with beds made up and chocolates and flowers on arrival, newly refurbished, in Dumfries and Galloway just 8 miles from dumfries with aprox 28 golf clubs within short driving distance!?

A. Best Answer: For an 8 bed cottage, with "welcome pack" I would think you are looking on £500-£900 depending on the time of year you plan to stay, and depending on whether all 8 beds will be used, or just a couple occupying.
I look after a cottage which sleeps just 4 people, and the owners charge up to £600 for a week main season.

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Q. Question? I love crisps..fizzy pop and processed food...

Im quite slim but recently developing a belly haha :D
which i do not want in 5 weeks time on holiday hehe

What exercise could i do in my house or outside on a feild something FREE and enjoyable that makes you lose a lot and lot of weight( not tenis..golf..you have to pay for the equipment)

Can anyone think of a really good fitness reigime that i can do and food thats cheap but healthy

also ive broke my arm haha so no press ups etc :P

A. Best Answer: well, if a belly is all you really need to lose, then could try a couple yoga poses that could help. surely in 5 weeks it'll help, i swear. (i've been practicing yoga for a few years). yoga doesn't take any equipment and you can do it anytime you like. first, at any time of the day/several times a day:
(1) lay on the floor, staight back, arms to the side, hold your legs straight up. from hip to foot, keep your legs straight, knees straight. you should feel the tightness in your legs and your belly. (also, slowly moving the legs from upright to almost to floor and back up helps even more).
(2) sit on your bottom with legs together, staight out in front of you. with a straight back, lean forward to grab your feet. (you may not go all the way at first, but that's ok. with a short time pf practice, you will). when you grab your feet, use your belly to help you go down further.
(3) lay on your back, legs straight inline. use your belly to raise your legs all the way to your face. keep your knees straight. the longer you hold this position, the tighter you'll feel your belly get.

i hope this helps. yoga can keep you in shape, lean muscle and flexible to boot. good luck!

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Q. Question? Hi
Does anyone know if there are any other outlets in/near the La Manga resort that hire full sets of Golf Clubs for a round. Basically we are heading there on holiday soon and intend to play at least one round on the excellent courses.
The La Manga club offers golf club hire for 50 Euros but I was wondering if anyone knew of another possibly cheaper option that can be arranged once at the resort.
We could take our own clubs but space in the car & flight is tight, so just weighing up the options.
Thanks

A. Best Answer: Bruno, My experiance is based on one week there but basically there isnt any thing close to La manga like a golf shop or something where you hire clubs for miles around. There is a recently built golf course you pass on the way there but I dont know if they hire. You could try http://www.sungolfer.com/Spain/Costa_del_Sol/Golf_Club_Hire.html or http://www.clubmurcia.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=68
Good luck

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Q. Question? A teacher asked her young pupils how they spent their vacation. One child wrote the following:

"We always used to spend the holidays with Grandma and Grandpa. They used to live here in a big brick house, but Grandpa got retarded and they moved to Florida and now they live in a place with a lot of other retarded people.

"They live in a tin box and have rocks painted green to look like grass. They ride around on big tricycles and wear nametags because they don't know who they are anymore. They go to a building called a wrecked center, but they must have got it fixed, because it is all right now.

They play games and do exercises there, but they don't do them very well. There is a swimming pool, too, but they all jump up and down in it with their hats on. I guess they don't know how to swim.

At their gate, there is a dollhouse with a little old man sitting in it. He watches all day so nobody can escape. Sometimes they sneak out. Then they go cruising in their golf carts.

My Grandma used to bake cookies and stuff, but I guess she forgot how. Nobody there cooks, they just eat out. And they eat the same thing every night: Early Birds. Some of the people can't get past the man in the dollhouse to go out. So the ones who do get out bring food back to the wrecked center and call it potluck.

My Grandma says Grandpa worked all his life to earn his retardment and says I should work hard so I can be retarded some day, too. When I earn my retardment I want to be the man in the doll house. Then I will let people out so they can visit their grandchildren."

A. Best Answer: so sweet,,,still laughing....

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Q. Question? Where would you find this type of demographic in great numbers and percentages:

-White
-Anglo-Saxon ancestry
-Resides in South-East England (Home Counties)
-Protestant
-Middle Class
-University Educated
-Works in a profession or is in management
-Votes Conservative
-Follows cricket, rugby, tennis, and golf

What and where are some of the places of resience, events, organisations, holiday spots, retail stores, work places, and dining/drinking spots ppular with this demographic group. It doesn't matter which age or gender of this group.

In other words, if I was marketing to this group where would I find them?

A. Best Answer: "Nice" commuter towns like Windsor, Epsom, Henley, Richmond, Wimbledon Village.

M&S and Waitrose are the fave shops, but also farmers markets and organic stores.

And sporting events featuring the sports you have listed.

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Q. Question?

A. Best Answer: Without doubt, as far as the number of golf courses is concerned, the Costa del Sol beats the Algarve by 2 to 1. There are over 60 on the Costa del Sol, compared to the Algarve's 30. You need then to consider the availability of flights, and on that score there are many, many more flights to Malaga than there are to Faro, and as a result cheaper fares too. There is also a great deal of cheaper accommodation, both hotels and apartments, on the Costa del Sol, most of which are within easy distance of bars, clubs and nightlife generally. For the reasons given, my choice would therefore be Spain, but that is no disrespect to the Algarve and it's many fans.

Addition - Why the thumbs down? This is only my opinion, read my last sentence.

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Q. Question? just flicking around google and checked a property website in miami. you could buy a 3 bed 2 bath condo only 10 mins from miami inter. airport, beside a golf course and 30 mins from the beach for about $1000. can this be too good to be true? if i was to purchase a property in miami florida as a holiday home what sort of cost would i encounter? first hand experience would be a great help.

thanks
stephen from ireland

p.s feel free to star. answer that helps get 10 points ;-D
its actually for sale for $1230. check realtor.com and check miami florida and type in no min and a max of $5000 and see what happens

A. Best Answer: its really not true cause i live in miami and we bought our land for $35,000 and it was the 3rd or 4th cheapist land, unless its less than half an acre..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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