It takes no more than a sniff of September rain and a merest hint of gold on the trees and suddenly everyone seems to be suffering a dose of the post-holiday blues.

If I had a penny for every time some harbinger of gloom has dejectedly informed me it's the End of Summer this week then, well, I'd be able to pay for another holiday. Which, as luck would have it is one of our favourite ways of putting a von Trapp-like spring back in our steps.

As a new survey by Tripadvisor, sagely informs us (no doubt keen for us to book another holiday), 90% of holidaymakers start planning their next trip as soon as they get home. Which seems like a logical solution to combatting the doldrums – unlike the 14% who apparently continue wearing flip flops in the freezing rain.

So how are you coping with the return to work, school and driving rain? Is your mind wandering to your next escape – and if so where would you rather be?