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Ever thought about just how much it costs to take a holiday? Katy MCAulay finds out what you could buy if you cancelled that trip and splashed out on yourself instead.
CHEAP AS CHIPS DAY TRIP \
EUROPEAN CITY BREAK
Barcelona Return flights from Edinburgh
with Easy Jet from £199.96
+ seven nights accommodation at the three star Catalonia = spree for him Aragon hotel in the centre of Striped polo shirt from Gant (£59) and Barcelona costing £424 per Daniel Hechter couture suit (£250). John
North Berwlclt Cheap day return train ticket from
Glasgow £12.50 or person (based on two sharing). Lewis; and Coffee Machine designed by cheap day return train ticket from Total: £623.96 Luca Trazzi (£360). Inhouse. Edinburgh £4.70 + chips and beer = beachwear basic
money: £20 Summer Chloe beach top. £30
Total: £32.50 (or £24.70) French Connection
Los Angeles Return flights from Glasgow plus 14 days economy care hire from Expedia costing £877 (based on two peOple travelling)
Total: £877
DIRTY WEEKEND
= hag lady and home style
Greta Hand Bag (£189). Furla: Kenneth Cole leather metallic bag. (£170). John Lewis: and Radley square-shaped leather shoulder bag (£75). Sacho. Also. blue velvet decorated cushion (£62) and Crystal chandelier (£229). Bo Concept: and Faux leather set of tables (£1 70) for three. Au Naturale.
Amsterdam Return flights from Glasgow with KLM from £108.90 + three nights accommodation at three star Hotel Nicolaas Witsen at £34 per person per night (based on two
shanngl , Tokyo Tom" £21030 \' A fortnight at the three star = beauty bonanz. Shiba Park Hotel in the centre Prescriptives Intensive Rebuilding Of TOKYO P'US return fights from « Moisturiser (£65) and Intensive . ' Lomdon W'm Exped'a COSt'ng Rebuilding Eye Cream (£44). John ' - hfis '5‘ 13° (based 0” ‘WO peop'e Lewis; washbag by Layla . ‘ travelling M August)“ MacLachlan (£18.50) and make Tom': in ‘ 20 up bag by Georgia McGuinness 1" (£22.50). Gertrude and Lily: and Q‘CC‘Q‘) = “"0” MIN] two-hour. full body. hot stone Stem CObblestO_ne massage. (£65). Willow Trading. “"9 (£9651 Ham'lton & Inches; Fresh Water 870cm,“ Pearl Bangle (£55). Au Naturale. tel: 0141 552 2020; 80 Concept. Glasgow3 tel: 0141 204 3441; French Connection. Raspberry Ripple; and Epl rill 22333223'315'25983313m2.13.2225.231332353323maffizi‘m";fir‘cfieiflémrgh, designed by Tiziana Redavid tel: 0131 225 4898; Inhouse. tel: 0131 225 2888 or 0141 552 3322; John Lewis. tel: 0141 353 6677 or (£70), lnHouse 0131 556 9121; Sacho. Buchanan Galleries. Glasgow, tel: 0141 333 9898; Raspberry Ripple. Princes Square. Glasgow. tel: 0141 221 8060; Willow Trading. Glasgow. tel: 0141 339 6446