A holiday at the drop of a hat? Yes, my wife and I can do that - especially if the price is right.
Hoping to head sunwards over Easter, Good Friday saw us trawl the travel shops and internet without success.
Even the normally dependable Barrhead Travel could not offer anything out of Glasgow. "You've left it too late. Everything's full", we were told.
No so. The Thomson website revealed return flights to Reus in Spain for £65. What greater encouragement did we need?
Reus it was - wherever that might be!
It only took seconds, of course, for Google to fill in the blanks and inform us we were heading for Costa Dorada, and that the nearest seaside resort to the airport was Salou.
Okay, that'll do nicely, but what about accommodation? We've never been great hotel lovers, for no reason other than preferring the flexibility a self-catering apartment brings.
A Google search of Salou offered lots of choices and we fancied taking a gamble on the Larimar complex, which the Universal Holiday Centre in Salou was the agent for.
A phone call to a very helpful Giuseppe sorted out the financial detail of our week there, and we were happy to be paying €295 for a four-star, two-bed apartment with a huge terrace out front for the morning sun, and a side balcony that carried the sunshine baton for the rest of the day.
Our 7am Thomson flight left bang on time on Easter Saturday, and two and a half hours later we had touched down in Reus.
The taxi fare to Salou was fixed at €29 before we set off, and less than 30 minutes later (after sorting out the paperwork with Giuseppe at the Universal Holiday Centre), we were settling into apartment No. 402 at the Larimar.
Pretty posh it was, too. First thing that hit us when entering was the smell of cowhide - courtesy of a brand-new, white-leather sofa.
Snazzy? Yes. But practical for a holiday flat? Not bloomin' likely!
Apart from that "disaster waiting to happen" the rest of the apartment had no obvious pitfalls.
Nice double bedroom and comfortable twin room (all with balconies off) as well as a high-spec bathroom and well equipped kitchen.
Well equipped that is in terms of cutlery, crockery and glassware (we even had two corkscrews). But kettle and toaster? Not a sign!
No real hardship, of course, to use a pot and the oven grill, but we expected better from our four-star home in the sun.
One disappointment on a week of Champions League football on TV. Our flat-screen set had over 100 channels, yet not one of them was in English. Where is Freeview when you need it!
The Larimar is almost 90% privately owned, and Universal have only two flats available in the complex.
We got the impression that virtually all the apartments are second homes, for by the time Easter Monday came round, my wife and I had the place to ourselves.
There were eight flats on the fourth floor,and seven of them were empty for most of our stay.
Security is good, however, with Larimar a gated community that only offers entry with a key to the complex itself, then the same key opens the main door to the block. We felt safe and secure inside.
So we had absolutely no problems with 402, or the service provided by the Universal Holiday Centre.The Larimar is not five-star living, but decent four-star..
Salou itself? We thoroughly enjoyed our time there. Lots of bars and restaurants on the doorstep, and three decent supermarkets within a half-mile radius.
We liked our trip to Tarragona for Thursday market day, just a few euros on the bus but money well spent.
The main drag in Salou has restaurant El Chiringuito in among the crazy-golf layout. If you fancy a new slant on tapas dining, it is a place worth seeking out.
This Glaswegian was given a warm welcome at the Bell Bar in Placa Europa. One of only two Scottish hostelries in town, I was told.
Knew little about Salou before our visit, but returned with lots of good memories. Will certainly return.