Solo winter sun. Any tips? mid March-ish

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Solo winter sun. Any tips? mid March-ish

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:01 pm

Looking to go away somewhere warm in March.

Preferably under 5 hours flight and not africa/turkey

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Post by DCWat » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:16 pm

Canaries

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Post by tim_noone » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:26 pm

DCWat wrote:Canaries
He said not Africa... :?
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Post by Local cricketer » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:28 pm

Benidorm and then get your holiday pics on the big screen
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Post by DCWat » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:32 pm

tim_noone wrote:He said not Africa... :?
That canary flew over my head
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Post by Aclaret » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:36 pm

Madeira
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Post by Woodleyclaret » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:38 pm

Madeira
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Post by Aclaret » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:40 pm

Snap

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Post by Bosscat » Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:00 pm

Madeira 4thly

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Post by box_of_frogs » Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:18 pm

Thailand / Cambodia / Vietnam.

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Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:20 pm

I would book flights to Malaga and stay a couple of nights there. Move along the coast to Fuengirola and finish with a couple of nights in Benelmedena.

Easy to do these days with Alpha rooms, booking.com etc

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Re: Solo winter sun. Any tips? mid March-ish

Post by HunterST_BFC » Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:21 pm

ZizkovClaret wrote:Looking to go away somewhere warm in March.

Preferably under 5 hours flight and not africa/turkey
For how long?
A few days / a week / 2 weeks / or longer?
Then there is budget...

I have a similar conundrum Zickov - Solo break somewhere warm.
I've looked into several places.

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Post by dandeclaret » Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:23 pm

Reykjavik.......

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Post by barracuda » Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:12 pm

Croatian Coastline - Flying Solo you lucky devil

Either:
a) Fly to Zagreb. rent a car and drive through the sparsely populated countryside 2hr down to the coastline then explore
b) Fly to a resort on that coastline Pula/Split/Dubrovnik

The Adriatic is such a clear sea. The most clear sea I ever saw. Mostly rocky coastline, and that time of year - warm. And well under 5 hour.
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Post by claret54 » Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:58 am

Baku I went there early October was warm then about 25C. Very good value for money. Booked accommodation thru AirBnb. Good restaurants and bars. Interesting sites to visit. English spoken widely. Could be combined with Tbilisi Georgia if you want two weeks. Flight time 5 to 6 hours. Really recommend it.

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Post by lesxdp » Thu Nov 14, 2019 6:34 am

box_of_frogs wrote:Thailand / Cambodia / Vietnam.
Well worth going but certainly more than 5 hours. More like 14 flyiing with a total journey time nearer to 20 hours. I am inThailand now in the middle of a six week break.

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Post by box_of_frogs » Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:12 am

Ah - missed the under 5 hrs thing......
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Post by joey13 » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:12 am

Got to be the Canaries

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Post by TheOriginalLongsider » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:25 am

Cyprus, Crete, Israel, Malta, Sicily

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Post by TheOriginalLongsider » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:25 am

Also Cape Verde Islands

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Post by box_of_frogs » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:25 am

Cape Verde? Might be just over the 5 hrs thing...

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Post by ayrshireclaret83 » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:58 am

Just back from Cape Verde last week weather is amazing 30ish each day.

But he did say not Africa

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Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:18 am

Aberdeen, quite tropical Feb/March

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Post by RidgeClaret » Thu Nov 14, 2019 11:19 am

Tenerife - we have a 1 bed apt there & due to a cancellation we have availability end of March /early April. PM me if you're interested.
You can watch all Claret's matches live there too.
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Post by ŽižkovClaret » Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:35 pm

Cheers all!

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Post by LS7 » Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:40 pm

I’ve always fancied a trip to Sicily.

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Post by IanMcL » Fri Nov 15, 2019 6:39 pm

I am sat drinking a beer in Cyprus and it is warm, 27/28 during the day, and many good places to visit.

BFC is here too and I understand CricketfieldClaret too, although not met him.
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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:54 pm

IanMcL wrote:I am sat drinking a beer in Cyprus and it is warm, 27/28 during the day, and many good places to visit.

BFC is here too and I understand CricketfieldClaret too, although not met him.
I believe he is! :D :D

Any recommendations? We have a car and happy to drive anywhere on the island North or South.

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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:55 pm

As for Winter Sun. Many above mentioned. But best place I have been that ticks all the boxes (5 hours, warm, plenty to see and do) is Israel. Amazing place.

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Post by tarkys_ears » Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:17 pm

Go to Madeira, though the beer is a bit **** and it's boring as ****. The food is probably overall the best you'll find on the planet!

Shame you have to be about 60+ and into ballroom dancing in your hotel lobby to enjoy the island!

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Post by If it be your will » Fri Nov 15, 2019 10:44 pm

LS7 wrote:I’ve always fancied a trip to Sicily.
I wouldn't bother. (Godfather makes it look better than it is.)

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Post by IanMcL » Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:04 am

cricketfieldclarets wrote:I believe he is! :D :D

Any recommendations? We have a car and happy to drive anywhere on the island North or South.
I am off to the footie with the Scots today!

Depends what you like Cricketfields. Plenty of archeology sites.
Not least at the other end of Paphos, just up from the fort and near the car park. Simple entrance, massive site. Super mosaics..

Kourium is another not to far. Amphitheatre a cracker.

Really nice village with cobbled street - Omodos.
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Post by ashtonlongsider » Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:15 am

We went to Mallorca early March this year. I accept the weather can be iffy at that time of year but we did OK with temperatures in early 20's over half the week. Good time to hire a car and explore the beautiful island when it's quite.

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