How to lose your holiday half-a-stone FAST: Diet experts reveal the 14 sure-fire tricks that really work... and no you HAVEN'T heard them all before
It's totally normal to gain a bit of weight on holiday. The whole point is to relax and sample the delights of your destination's cuisine, be that pasta and gelato or tapas and sangria.
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The Guardian
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- The Guardian
Readers reply: when did people start going on holiday?
When did people start going on holiday? Valentina Otero, Mexico City Send new questions to nq@ Only a privileged few could afford to go on holiday in pre-industrial times (and before the advent of the railways). The earliest known holiday postcard, however, dates back to Roman times. The text, in full, reads: 'Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres. Utinam hic esses.' EddieChorepost People certainly went on holiday during the Roman empire – actually travelling, not just nipping off to your villa on the coast for the summer, as many rich people did – because we've found the souvenirs. There are at least two 'A present from Hadrian's Wall' cups, decorated with names of major forts. SpoilheapSurfer Well, the first to have a holiday was God – according to Genesis, that is. (Not sure which album, though.) If organised holidays are meant, for 'hoi polloi', not the grand tour aristos, then Thomas Cook arranged everything on 5 July 1841 for a group of temperance campaigners to travel the vast distance between Leicester and Loughborough to attend a rally. Apparently, refreshments were included: cakes, but no ale. For cakes and ale, it was necessary to wait until Cook had changed his mind and started taking the great unwashed to Spain; things really started to take off in the 1960s. bricklayersoption The grand tour of European sites, as enjoyed by men of the upper classes as part of the general education, was popular between the 17th and 19th centuries. And I suppose there were pilgrimages and trips to spas before that. nina1414 Pilgrimages were possibly the first holidays available to the middling classes. They were ostensibly journeys to venerate saints, but Chaucer gives a good idea of the jollity involved. Souvenir stamped metal badges have been found in the river in York, thrown into the water as an offering to Saint William. DoraMarr It started with holy days. But there is also the idea of mix and match, for example Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico. This holiday, celebrated on 1-2 November, blends Aztec traditions of honouring ancestors with the Catholic All Souls' Day. andya2025 Wealthy Egyptians started the tradition of the Nile cruise maybe 3,000 years ago. Sailing the Nile to see the pharaohs' tombs, the temples and the natural wonders was a safe and comfortable way to travel. Throughout history, the wealthy and powerful have found novel ways to demonstrate that they don't need to work. Maybe some bronze age city chieftain decided to conspicuously do nothing for half a moon. PlaceboPidgeon I don't know if it counts, but hop-picking season in Kent was used as a working holiday for a lot of poor Londoners from about the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. They even ran special trains. haveaperspective My parents moved to Bermondsey in the 1950s when they got married; they were amazed at the mass exodus of families at hop-picking time (they grew up in Devon and only moved due to the lack of well-paid work). Tables, chairs and mattresses were piled on to carts and lorries and taken down to the farms of Kent and East Sussex. Br1ckh1ll The Bank Holiday Act 1871, introduced by John Lubbock, was what introduced the idea of paid days off. It gave bank workers four paid days off and they were known as 'Saint Lubbock's Days'. Rail companies ran cheap day excursions to seaside towns – cheap enough for industrial workers to afford them without holiday pay. LittleBarnSwallow In Britain, the Holidays With Pay Act was passed in 1938, so that's a significant date; you could argue it sparked mass tourism. jno50
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Daily Mail
My mother-in-law drunkenly let slip a dark family secret. It's ruined the summer vacation: DEAR JANE
Dear Jane, I recently went on my first family vacation with my in-laws – and let's just say that it did not go as planned.
Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Iris Law flaunts her incredible figure in a stunning array of bikinis as she shares scantily-clad snaps from her sun-soaked holiday in Jamaica
Iris Law sent temperatures soaring on Sunday as she gave fans a glimpse into her sun-soaked holiday, showing off her toned frame in a string of barely-there bikinis. The model and actress, 23, who is the daughter of Jude Law and Sadie Frost, enjoyed some downtime in Jamaica as she posed effortlessly in a brown triangle string bikini top that she paired with pink shorts. She later slipped into a gorgeous brown patterned two piece, laughing and joking with her friends as they made their way around a cliff edge. In another snap, Iris switched to a multi coloured, sequin bikini top and bottoms as she swung upside down from a tree, dipping her hands into the sandy beach waters. She also showed off her tree climbing skills, as another pictured showed her confidently half way up a branch and swinging from mid air.. A fourth pictured showed the model striking another sultry pose for the camera, this time in a strapless blue bandeau top, offering a glimpse of her ample assets. She paired the look with some tiny striped hot pants and wore a patterned bandana plus an array of jewellery to up the style stakes. In another eye-catching snap, the beauty posed with a pal in a vibrant yellow two-piece, as she beamed for the camera as she sat on a ledge by a lake. Taking a well-earned break from her hectic schedule, Iris also lounged on a red boat in a lilac crochet bikini, letting the wind whip through her hair as she stretched out against the backrest. The rising star was also seen enjoying a quiet moment over tea, dressed in a pair of high-cut shorts emblazoned with the word 'Dream' and a matching crop top. But it wasn't all sun, sea and sunbathing as Iris proved she's just as committed to fitness as she is to fashion, joining a group for an intense outdoor workout. Dressed in a sky-blue bikini, she showed off her enviable figure while powering through floor exercises with a caption that read: 'Grind never stops' followed by a sweat emoji and flexed arm. Iris recently spoke out to clarify her relationship with DJ Tommy Gold after the two sparked romance rumours during a Notting Hill outing last month. The model was seen with the London-based DJ, who bears a striking resemblance to her ex Trent Alexander-Arnold. The pair were seen browsing stalls at the famous Portobello Road Market, where they paused to pick up some flowers in the seemingly romantic setting. However, Iris addressed the speculation and insisted that Tommy is her 'bestie', taking to Instagram last month to clarify their relationship. Reposting a picture of their day out, Iris wrote: '[laughing face emoji] sorry guys but that's bestie.' Iris last sparked romance rumours in October when it was reported she was growing close to her ex Pa Salieu again after her split from England footballer Trent. She had been tapping the heart button in response to social media posts by the rapper, just a month after his release from a 33-month jail sentence for violent disorder. She also commented on his latest post, writing: 'Fiya'. The pair were first seen together in October 2021, and relationship rumours were sparked in April the following year. It is not known when they split. Brit nominee Pa was jailed for two years and nine months for taking part in a mob attack on a 23-year-old man shortly after his best friend was stabbed to death. The 27-year-old admitted violent disorder at a previous hearing, having been caught on CCTV using a tree branch to repeatedly hit the victim, who spent ten days in hospital. The BRIT Award-nominated artist, who was named the BBC's Sound of 2021, was cleared by a jury of a second count of violent disorder relating to a mass brawl in a nearby street minutes earlier, which led to the death of 21-year-old Fidel Glasgow, grandson of The Special's singer Neville Staple.
