1970s Ibiza | 1970s Spain | Fun in the sun | Spain | Brits abroad| Wish you were here? | 1979

'Wish you were here?' presenter takes a trip to the quiet picturesque holiday island of Ibiza!
First shown: 11/01/1979
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[@topping911]

My first holiday abroad with the lads! 1979 and I got friendly with two girls from Formby. Happy days

[@suzichesney7818]

In 1971, 6 of us went to stay in San Antonio, we had a great time 😊. We paid £35 each 😂 that was for 2 weeks in hotel

[@gingerfellah5665]

Was that expensive at the time?

[@jcs3330]

I used to love watching this programme has a tennager it was an adventure from home. When I became an adult I went to ibiza every year and eventually got married at Hotel Na Xamena Hacienda, (its interior looks nothing like that today and it cost a fortune to stay there per night 5 *!) like that and moved to spain.

[@jamescorbett5729]

Life used to be so simple. What have done to ourselves?

[@kenallen768]

Chris Kelly is the man in this video I remember him doing a movie show on television

[@mikemartin2957]

Yes it was Granada TV's ' Clapperboard' which was on Wednesday afternoon around4.45pm . He also was a reporter & narrated World in Action throughout the 60s ,70s & 80s

[@jasonayres]

"Pardon me, I don't know my way around, I'm looking for.. How do you say that?" "Si Senor, we call it *Fremantle* "Just as it was written on the screen in that travel show! Phew. Thanks."

[@mmaramotswe1024]

I like the tranquil, understated presentation. So many presenters now have to shout and make everything dramatic.

[@bobjames6622]

Unless it's on the "news" channels, such as BBC and Sly News. Where ALL the "news" casters and "journalists" ALL now speak in that SLOOOOWWWW, doom laden tone as though the entire weight of the world is upon their shoulders and the world is about to collapse.

[@bp7495]

My Dad Gerry Parish built Pueblo Esparragos in Cala Llonga after he sold Queensway Carpets. He had to bribe the local mayor to get planning permission. 😂 It was AirBnB 30 years ahead of its time.

[@engineere2865]

Sounds very romantic but not sure if i could spend 3 months in the back of an old army truck. Bet a few regretted it. It would be a life changer of a trip though.

[@kaymontano]

Oh the good old days when Brits knew how to say Ibiza properly..

[@007JNR]

Bizarre glory...man wearing a black shirt and a hat.

[@mogznwaz]

I didn’t know anyone who went abroad on holiday til the late 80s - one went camping in Brittany, the other had very rich parents and they went to Banff. None of my family had ever been abroad, not since the second world war, and that wasn’t for fun. It really wasn’t normal in my world til the 90s.

[@ajs41]

My grandparents lived on a council estate and were going on foreign holidays from the 60s onwards. They saved up to do it. They were a bit antisocial in other respects, never going to the pub or anything like that. Probably saved them a bit of money so they could do the trips.

[@mogznwaz]

@@ajs41 Fair enough but I didn’t know anyone like that.

[@davidrbrtsn]

'Rest-raugh' 😂

[@AndyMatrix]

£250 for a week? no thanks. crazy expensive. Normal monthly income £480

[@DaraM73]

What a ripoff.

[@sunsetlights100]

Inflation adjusted!