Saving for travel can be a wearing business. I have recently come to accept that I am being far too militant about my frugal ways. I just can’t hack the usual dull “9-5 and then home to a plate of beans on toast” for much longer. I’ve come to realise… I need a holiday.

My last holiday was over in wonderful Thailand. I booked well in advance and landed a £320 flight from cheapflights.co.uk - an absolute bargain. But on my return, I found out that the cost of my holiday was far more than I’d wanted it to be. All those Singha beers really added up.

So this time round, I am thinking of doing something completely different - going for an “all-inclusive” holiday to somewhere cheap in the Med. I’ve got my eye on Greece after a glowing report I received from a friend who went there last year claiming that the Greeks were “the friendliest people she’d ever met.”

The benefits of such a holiday are clear: you know before you leave exactly how much most of the holiday will cost you. There will no doubt be some “hidden extras”, but I think I would be more cautious about paying out extra on such a holiday. In Thailand it is easy to splash out. I don’t think the same would be true on an all-inclusive holiday.

I’ve started looking for deals in all the typical UK High Street places, and also found a few competitive places online. On the Beach caught my eye - they offer cheap holidays to Greece - many all inclusive - and also cheap Greek island holidays which seem more like my bag. I just want to kick back on an island beach in the Med - and eat something other than baked beans for a change!

I must admit though, I am wondering how a humble backpacker like myself will adjust to the Greece hotels. I’m more a guesthouse/dorms kind of guy. Will I be ready for that kind of luxury?

You bet