Best winter holiday desrination?
Best winter holiday desrination?
Looking for a midwinter break destination where it's warm but not hot and within 5 hours flying time.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
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Re: Best winter holiday desrination?
Paphos, Cyprus
Malta
Sicily
Costa del Sol
Algarve
Crete
Madeira
Malta
Sicily
Costa del Sol
Algarve
Crete
Madeira
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We went to Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, the week before last Christmas. Very relaxed, nice places to eat and temperatures at a consistent 23 degrees C.
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Try the slopes
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Anywhere in the Alps!! Sun and snow and ski!! Pack your sunscreen!!!!
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The Canary Islands are your best bet. I personally am not keen on them but it's about a four hour flight and you usually get the sun.
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Hurghada
Cape Verde
Canary Isles
Cape Verde
Canary Isles
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Tel Aviv. Has everything.
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canary isles is probably your best bet, depending on your budget, we went to Lanzarote in march and it was just about right, a weeks all inclusive for 500 quid each, it was ok too, beer a bit crap tho. Would go again at that time of year.
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But can you get a mean bacon butty?!???!cricketfieldclarets wrote:Tel Aviv. Has everything.
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Thats a good point. Although cant be any worse than that bacon you get in spain!starting_11 wrote:But can you get a mean bacon butty?!???!
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Just got back from a week in Hurghada and the temperature barely dropped below 40 degrees.Vintage Claret wrote:Hurghada
Cape Verde
Canary Isles
However it averages 24 in December with zero rainfall.
A five hour flight from the UK and it is a beautiful place.
There are some bargains to be had. I got our holiday two days before we went at half price all inclusive and the food in the hotel was out of this world.
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Egypt is beautiful and weatger was perfect when i went im november.
Only thing id say is its the only place ive ever been ill on holiday. And quite badly too. A friends just come back and same with his whole family. I have a strong stomach and in places (on the face of it at least) far dirtier than egypt and with stronger foods ive never been ill.
Most people I know who have been have been ill there.
Id still go back but worth knowing that.
All sorts of theories as to why people get so ill there. Money. Food. Ice cubes. Swimming pools. Airbourne....
Only thing id say is its the only place ive ever been ill on holiday. And quite badly too. A friends just come back and same with his whole family. I have a strong stomach and in places (on the face of it at least) far dirtier than egypt and with stronger foods ive never been ill.
Most people I know who have been have been ill there.
Id still go back but worth knowing that.
All sorts of theories as to why people get so ill there. Money. Food. Ice cubes. Swimming pools. Airbourne....
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Plenty of bars that cater for tourists that serve full breakfast!starting_11 wrote:But can you get a mean bacon butty?!???!
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Thank god i didnt see any of themJel wrote:Plenty of bars that cater for tourists that serve full breakfast!
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Re: Best winter holiday desrination?
Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote. Been a few times in January, mid-20s average temperature, usually sunny, occasionally slightly cloudy, rain very unlikely. Old town area is very nice, plenty of good restaurants and bars. Keep away from the new town though, tacky as hell.
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Malta's bloody lovely I've heard.
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Wot, no bulldog tattoos on legs either?cricketfieldclarets wrote:Thank god i didnt see any of them
You snob. Where you from again!?!?!
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Brunshaw on Seastarting_11 wrote:Wot, no bulldog tattoos on legs either?
You snob. Where you from again!?!?!
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"Turf moor" lets have it right !cricketfieldclarets wrote:Brunshaw on Sea
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Cyprus without a doubt. Decent weather. Drive on our side of road. Reasonable prices. English everywhere. Fantastic history and sites to visit.
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You got shares there?cricketfieldclarets wrote:Tel Aviv. Has everything.
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Wonder if bluelabrador likes it there?
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Re: Best winter holiday desrination?
Tenerife last December weather excellent, Fuertaventura December before weather excellent and Gran Canaria December 1st this year no complaints
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Another vote for the Canary isles.
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We're going to Hurghada (well, Makadi Bay about 30 mins away) this November and according to some TA forums I've been reading temps average around mid 20's up to 30 C during the day although it can be a bit breezy sometimes and cool enough for a light jumper or fleece in the eveningscricketfieldclarets wrote:Egypt is beautiful and weatger was perfect when i went im november.
Only thing id say is its the only place ive ever been ill on holiday. And quite badly too. A friends just come back and same with his whole family. I have a strong stomach and in places (on the face of it at least) far dirtier than egypt and with stronger foods ive never been ill.
Most people I know who have been have been ill there.
Id still go back but worth knowing that.
All sorts of theories as to why people get so ill there. Money. Food. Ice cubes. Swimming pools. Airbourne....
Made the mistake of going to Sharm el Sheik in July once, temps reached 50C during the day and you couldn't walk about in it let alone sunbathe!
Been lucky and not really been ill as such in Egypt, some mild stomach cramps and a bit 'loose' yes (but no more than after a night out with several pints of real ale).
In tourist areas, I think a lot of the tummy upsets are more to do with dehydration, ice cold drinks in warm stomachs, change of diet and eating routines etc rather than poor hygiene though of course you do have to be careful and wash your hands a lot especially after handling their paper money which is invariably filthy (yet ironically, when you pay for a visa on entry they don't accept anything except nice, clean, crisp banknotes from visitors!)
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Morocco ??
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I wish I had invested thereCnBtruntru wrote:You got shares there?
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Thats the thing I coudlnt work out. Ive been to a few countries in all of North, West and East Africa. India, Caribbean, middle east, ex soviet states etc etc and never once been ill. Some of the places I ate in West Africa and IndiaVintage Claret wrote:We're going to Hurghada (well, Makadi Bay about 30 mins away) this November and according to some TA forums I've been reading temps average around mid 20's up to 30 C during the day although it can be a bit breezy sometimes and cool enough for a light jumper or fleece in the evenings
Made the mistake of going to Sharm el Sheik in July once, temps reached 50C during the day and you couldn't walk about in it let alone sunbathe!
Been lucky and not really been ill as such in Egypt, some mild stomach cramps and a bit 'loose' yes (but no more than after a night out with several pints of real ale).
In tourist areas, I think a lot of the tummy upsets are more to do with dehydration, ice cold drinks in warm stomachs, change of diet and eating routines etc rather than poor hygiene though of course you do have to be careful and wash your hands a lot especially after handling their paper money which is invariably filthy (yet ironically, when you pay for a visa on entry they don't accept anything except nice, clean, crisp banknotes from visitors!)
Egypt I have never had stomach problems like it. And most people I know have been there.
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starting_11
Well, I wouldn't be short for backgammon players.Wonder if bluelabrador likes it there?
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Not in winter it isn’tMiltonKeynesClaret93 wrote:Malta's bloody lovely I've heard.
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Again not ideal in winter , it can and does snowIanMcL wrote:Cyprus without a doubt. Decent weather. Drive on our side of road. Reasonable prices. English everywhere. Fantastic history and sites to visit.
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Only in the Troodos mountains! Not in real life!