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Old 19-08-2009, 15:10   #1
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Anyone recomend somewhere for Nov/ Dec?

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Not too far maybe 6h flight
Not to cold 20-30
Not too stressful, natives have some grasp of english and toilets you sit on
No maleria tablets
Something to see and do apart from sit on the beach all day, perferably historical and not nightclubs
Not full of thugs i.e. Brits
Not in North America
Not too expensive, ideally under £1500 for 2 for the week

We've been to Cario and some of Egypt and aren't ready to go again yet. Places on the list at the moment are Morroco/ Tunisia and errrrrrr not much else

Any ideas?

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Old 19-08-2009, 15:12   #2
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Tenerife? Go to the west of the island and it's quite nice and historical (nice mountain), certainly better than the west, and the thuggy types tend to stay away.
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Old 19-08-2009, 15:26   #3
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You've been reading my FaceBook status updates havent you?

Leon was very helpful, give him a poke. Fnar.
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Old 19-08-2009, 15:28   #4
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I'll stick Madeira on the table. Might not be your bag but no harm in suggesting it.

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Not too far maybe 6h flight
About 4h IIRC.

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Not to cold 20-30
Daytime Average 20-22. Night time 13-15.

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Not too stressful, natives have some grasp of english and toilets you sit on
Fair proportion of the natives (especially in the busier areas) have English as second language. Toilets - check.

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No maleria tablets
Check.

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Something to see and do apart from sit on the beach all day, perferably historical and not nightclubs
Admittedly not masses to do, but enough historical sites to see when you want it, and being lazy when you don't.

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Not full of thugs i.e. Brits
Plenty of Brits about but very much geared towards the older tourist, so thugs are rare.

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Not in North America
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Not too expensive, ideally under £1500 for 2 for the week
Not sure on this. Squeezyjet do direct flights from Stansted (try to avoid Mondays as it's often double the price), but hotel and cost of living can be expensive due to it being an island (most stuff gets flown in from Portugal).
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Old 19-08-2009, 15:28   #5
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Cyprus

Avoid the tourist traps of Paphos/Agia Naypa and you can find some really lovely cultural experiences with the warmth and low probability of rainfall

Just over 4 hours flight from Bristol.
Most people speak / understand English to great extent.
No problems with facilities.
No malaria.
Plenty to experience, see and do - with a nice variety of the sea, mountains, culture and 'buzz', all within travelling distance
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Old 19-08-2009, 16:47   #6
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I was very seriously thinking about Cyprus and I'm reasonably confident that it would have Will's recomendation too

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Old 19-08-2009, 16:51   #7
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You've been reading my FaceBook status updates havent you?

Leon was very helpful, give him a poke. Fnar.
I hadn't seen that actually, Aitch and I have been talking about it for a while, well she has. We were thinking about doing a big holiday; India or South America but its probably best to put the money into the mortgage instead so we're saving that for a while. I really want to Namibia

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Old 19-08-2009, 19:02   #8
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I was very seriously thinking about Cyprus and I'm reasonably confident that it would have Will's recomendation too

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Old 19-08-2009, 22:21   #9
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What's Portugal like in winter? Whenever we have family holidays I've always said to my parents it's too hot in summer (we hate anything more than 22 or 23 lol, too hot to travel around and being brown a beach isn't any use to us).
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Old 19-08-2009, 22:23   #10
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Cypr... oh wait! It is sunny, but don't expect it to be hot sunny or beach sunny. I'd need to check a few things but drop me a mail and I may be able to sort something out for you in terms of property.

Morocco is absolutely amazing, I loved it - but speaking French and broken Arabic does help a lot.
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