on holiday
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Katie Scarlett, a 23-year-old festival content creator, attended her first festival in 2019 - and says she is prioritising festivals "instead of going on holiday".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
When Susan reluctantly let Melanie take him on holiday to Marbella in September 2017, he never returned.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
"When we went on holiday it was to please us because his joy was family and farming," she said.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Most travel insurance policies will not be valid if you buy cover while already on holiday.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
But she feared that this was because theirs was a relationship consumed in sips: She saw him when she came home on holiday; they wrote to each other; they talked on the phone.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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