Sun, sea, sand – but please spare me the clickbait

This year’s week in the sun is sadly over, a mountain of washing and an empty wallet the only things to show for seven nights away in Greece.

- Kate Wobschall

And while the time certainly flies when you're having fun, you can’t just sit there watching the clock and hoping it slows down.

Not when there are people to chat to—or avoid like the plague, depending on your point of view.

Broadly speaking, folk on holiday tend to fall into one of two categories - those who love having a good natter and those who steadfastly hide behind the cover of the latest blockbuster, computing magazine or anything remotely large enough to use as a barrier between themselves and the outside world.

Each to their own, and we all want something different from a break in the sun.