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It's raining. I'm ill at home with the man flu. I have some airmiles. December doesn't seem so far away. It's time to book a holiday for some December sun. Any opinions? Madeira? Portugeuse. Rugged. Hot. Tenerife/Gran Canaria/Lanzarote. Spanish. Hot. Tourist infested. Any thoughts?


Charlie

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Trouble is Cannes is 12 degrees in December where the Canaries are 21 degrees.


I have a house in Kalamata in Greece (which just survived a near burning in the forest fires) and it gets near to freezing in December and January.


And Florida is lovely but there's no airmiles availability at short notice, so southern Europe's where it's at.


Charlie

You cannot generalise about the Canaries. Tenerife and Gran Canaria are over-developed.


Lanzarote is nice. Its not been spoiled and has some very impressive geological things to look at (old and new vulcanicity at either end of the island). Fuertaventura is possitively under-developed and barren in a magnificent sort of way.

In re. the Canaries. There is an amazing island just off Tenergrief called La Gomera. Very dramatic, fantastic scenery, black sand, still fairly un-touristy. Recommend it as somewhere slightly different and off the beaten track. Only downside is you have to get the ferry from Playa de los Americanos, but you get a fabulous view of the volcano as you sail away. Looks like Fiji.

char1ie Wrote:

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> Trouble is Cannes is 12 degrees in December where

> the Canaries are 21 degrees.

>

> I have a house in Kalamata in Greece (which just

> survived a near burning in the forest fires) and

> it gets near to freezing in December and January.

>

> And Florida is lovely but there's no airmiles

> availability at short notice, so southern Europe's

> where it's at.

>

> Charlie


Sorry Charlie........didn't notice your last sentence about Airmiles before I made my last comment.

I loved Fuerterventura and Lanzarote when I went, 2 weeks each time, although FV was a bit on the windy side.


I did loads of swimming, kickboxing, running and other sports (before I got fat and lazy!) plus spent most of my time hanging around with seedy locals and ex-pat Brits selling timeshare. Brilliant!

Stayed here in Tenerife New Year 2006 for the same reasons finca paraiso. Very comfortable and very secluded (tucked away in a small valley in a remote village). Not sure if still owned by Brian as he wanted to sell up and move back to the UK. Beaches aren't great but if you don't mind paying a bit more then Playa del Duque, where Castro used to hang out, has good sand, amenities and Thai massage. Nightlife is as you'd expect seedy with lots of Eastern European entertainment. Trip to the Volcano is like nostalgia trip through the set of the magnificent seven and it is a few degrees below zero at the top. Red tops here have gone on about the waves of African boat people besieging the Islands. It is a problem but no worse than negotiating a gentle stroll across the Ponte Vechio in Florence.
Why head for sun? Go for Great Britain - I'm walking some of Hadrian's Wall next week. Forecast is for mostly sunny & dry, if not warm. The walking will keep me warm, get me fitter (lomg way to go, the fresh air blows away cobwebs (and man flu), every evening there's an excuse to sit in a pub, beside a fire, drink pints and talk. Plus it's a very low carbon footprint, if you're into eco stuff.

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