Don't let the small things dampen your mood whilst here
It's the small things that count when it comes to our holidays, according to new research.
It revealed that one in three Brits long for home when abroad, with one in five breaking down in tears because of pet holiday hates.
Annoyances include not being able to drink water straight from the tap, expensive phone calls home and the dreaded and sometimes brutal competition for the sun-loungers.
The survey which asked 2,000 jetsetters what they thought were the most annoying things about going abroad, showed that 'missing their own bed and pillow' and not being able to get a decent cup of tea topped the list of things.
The cost of making calls abroad back to loved ones at home was also a pet peeve. Research found hotel phones and landlines to be particulary expensice with one in three admitting to using these to call home.
With so many holidaymakers caught out by expensice calls Tesco has launched the Tesco Holiday Card.
A Tesco spokesperson said: "We can't promise our Tesco Holiday Calling Card will help sun-seekers secure that sun lounger by the pool, but we can promise it'll help avoid the complexities of the foreign phone box and all the worry and expense of unforeseen cost or big bills when they run home."
By using the card to call from a landline in Spain, France, Greece or Portugal, people can stay in touch with family and friends for only 10p per minuite to a landline and 20p a minute to a UK mobile.
Femalefirst Taryn Davies
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