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Are you well familiar with this? You are adamant to play Golf during the Holidays, but your wife wishes to work only on her tan and get pampered while your kids wish hitting the beach playing all the fun water sports.

If that is how the state of affairs in your family then what you require badly are the beach family holidays which offer you Golf courses just at hand. You can take into consideration of Spain, specifically Andalucía located in Spain’s southern region that covers around 350 mile coastline which takes in a lot of the famous resorts like the Malaga and the Torremolinos.

Three international airports are there that serves this very piece of coast, the Malaga, the Murcia San Javia, and the Almeria.  The best possible way of finding the perfect vacation for you is simply to first fix your budget, and then begin your research.  As everyone does you can also start by searching on Google typing in “beach holidays for groups” or “beach holidays for families” and get an initial notion of what the region is actually like, then pay visits to a few of the travel agents and accumulate brochures for the resorts that you are interested in.

You can also conduct research on the Golf courses that are on offer, there are more than 50 golf courses on this very coast, and most of them are well within reach of the beach resorts.

With the on going global economic recession vacation companies and the travel agents badly require your business, make the best use of this opportunity to your benefit and haggle over the financial aspect as much as you can, tell your travel agent that some other company has offered you a far better price for the holiday that you chose and ask him to slash down the rates and if they disagree just threaten them of not making it with them. If you can do all this haggling business then without a doubt you will find yourself the best and the cheapest family beach on offer.

Bangkok is perhaps the most tourist attractive Asian city. It is safe, and offers historic pleasures as well as modern garishness in almost equal measure. The city is diverse in it mix of people, not only with Thai people coming from the countryside to work, but with expats settling after finding jobs in the sprawling metropolis.

Accommodation in Bangkok is varied, and can be cheap if you do not mind not being in a top hotel. Because of the humidity it is always best to get air conditioning.

Getting around the city has been made all the more easy with the introduction of the Sky Train, which is inexpensive and very reliable. You can also try the bus, which can get crowded, or opt for an official taxi – the ones with a red light in the window if they are free. For the modern day authentic Thai experience, get on a Tuk-Tuk. These are amazing little covered trikes that will get you from A to B for a very reasonable fee.

There are many old palaces to explore in and around Bangkok, with artefacts dating back thousands of years. Couple this with the museums on offer and you have enough culture to keep a 2 week holiday filled. Lumpini Park in the middle of Bangkok is the largest open area in the city, and is great if you want to see what the locals do in their spare time. You will likely catch some free entertainment of some sort here too.

Away from the culture, there are Thai boxing matches most evenings, elephant rides for those who don’t mind seeing the animals in captivity, and spa’s and health clubs to get pampered in. If all that leaves you too tired, you can enjoy a relaxing Thai massage.

Clothing is a big industry in Thailand, and because it is made there, it is cheap to buy there. Ask your hotel to point you in the direction of the shopping districts, and you can happily spend a day or two just browsing the rails.

Thai food is world famous for its tasty spiciness. Here you can have it cooked in front of you for prices so cheap you will wonder how the restaurants make a living.