Have you been down to your local camera shop and had a play with what feels right for you???

If you fancy getting a good camera does it have to be a full blown DSLR, it's a lot of money if it's only going to be used for a holiday or two?

Some of the compacts now can take good photo's without the expense of a full blown DSLR + lenses.

If you do have to have a full DSLR there are entry level cameras that you could pick up for that budget with kit lenses but may find a better solution to look in the classifeid section for a good used camera with some glass. Have a look at www.warehouseexpress.com for good reasonably priced suppliers