Your first trip overseas

[Scunner]

I think it is amazing, and tell two kids who do not think it is remotely amazing, that I estimate they have flown somewhere in the region of 50 times, and are still at an age at which I had never flown.

[loz]

Does the Isle of Wight count

[stoop]

My first trip was won through my job. I did a 'Spot the ball' on a tennis match and won second prize - two top class tennis rackets, a week in Corfu for two and £100 to spend ( a lot in 1978).

My luck went further as I was single at the time and had just been asked to look after a gorgeous young Norwegian girl who had come to the UK for six months to work at my brothers firm. Anyway she agreed to come away with me and a few weeks before we went I got a letter saying they could not fly us back on the date we chose - so would we like another week free or to change the dates!

I guess that's why I've never won the lottery ;-)

We flew on a Danair Comet! Scary!

[joannasal]

6 years old to Tunis - started a life long love of the Middle East and camels. I still remember so clearly the first time I saw and rode a camel. (and now I own some   )

[Jim Fraser]

We were very poor  - first holiday flight when I was near 30 - weekend to Barcelona, made up for it since.....

[angela]

School trip to France aged about 13, place called Le Treport if I remember rightly. I was astounded to hear a french man sneeze and it sounded just like an english sneeze, how could that happen, my 13 year old brain thought. Bless me (and him!!  )

[stoop]

I lied! First trip was with school - drove to Italy for three weeks one summer.

How did I forget that?

[heather07]

Stoop.  Did you forget because the other story was better???

[stoop]

No because she it was more memorable   

[Colwyn]

How did I forget that?

Do you find this happening more frequently these days?