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[Travel] *Different* Relaxing Holiday Locations
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Hmmmm. It was an attempt at humour.
1) I am a fan of NSC holiday boasts, although I prefer the thinly veiled “can anyone recommend a bar in insert some exotic location“ type.
2) I’m a hand wringing Guardian reader and some people suggest we loath England and our fellow people. I was playing on this idea.
All things considered, if you have to deconstruct humour like this I guess it isn’t very funny
Bullet point 2) reminds me, I need to go over to the England Greece thread and mention I didn’t even realize England were playing. (Come on, this is worth at least one laughing emoji)
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Cordwainer
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- Jul 30, 2023
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We went in peak season this summer..near Split also and didn’t appear to be overwhelmed by Brits. So much to explore in Croatia..would love to go back there late Sept early Oct.
I went there a few years back. Lovely place and nice for sea swimming.
Paris. But ruined by the French.
Coldeanseagull
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Rab, Croatia. All inclusive, southerners only...no flights from north of Gatwick(2019 when we went), adults only, no kids, good food, good weather, friendly locals, two hour flight, one hour bus and ferry transfer, loads to see and do or to laze around in the sun and drink
Arthur
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Likewise I went end of August last year and it was busy but not uncomfortably busy. Only thing I would add about Zadar is you don't need long to see it all as it wasn't very big. I had 3 nights there and I think that was probably about right.
That whole coast is lovely though. From Zadar I went south to Pakostan which was very quiet but had a lovely little beach which again wasn't crazy busy for the time of year. Split is amazing as is Dubrovnik but both are very busy with tourists especially Dubrovnik. We found a little village a few miles away called Cavtat which was beautiful and quiet. You could get a boat round the cove from Dubrovnik. If you keep going south and can handle the border crossing Montenegro is equally as beautiful.
I ended up driving to the very north of Croatia to a place called Rijeka which was had a bit more a modern vibe to it. Only had a night there so didn't see a great deal of it because it pissed it down pretty much from the second I got there until it was time for bed. I was flying home the following day and typically the weather was amazing. Was also probably the smallest airport I think I've been in but again that added to its charm.
juliant
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Took my wife here for her 40th in August, lovely place. And Sicily itself was very quiet and enriched in history and culture
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Cordwainer
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Agree you don’t need many days for Zadar..rest of your trip sounds great. We stayed outside the centres of both Zadar and Split so only came across the tourist hordes when going into both old city centres. Will definitely go back..endless beautiful coastlines and islands to explore.
The Maharajah of Sydney
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San Sebastian.
Three great beaches (2 of them surf), pinxtos in the Parte Verga, more Michelin stars per capita than any other city if that’s your thing.
Nothing like southern Spain, it’s quite lush with greenery and very few English.
Fly into Bilbao (Vueling have the best flight times from Gatwick) , spend 3 nights in San Sebastián and a couple in wonderful Bilbao - less than 90 minute bus ride between the two.
Three great beaches (2 of them surf), pinxtos in the Parte Verga, more Michelin stars per capita than any other city if that’s your thing.
Nothing like southern Spain, it’s quite lush with greenery and very few English.
Fly into Bilbao (Vueling have the best flight times from Gatwick) , spend 3 nights in San Sebastián and a couple in wonderful Bilbao - less than 90 minute bus ride between the two.
Thankfully they all fckd off after Putin’s latest genocide!
Sardinia a good shout but go to the south of the island and avoid the more touristy resorts of the north.
Since1982
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That's on my list. My brother in law has a place and hour or so on from Bordeaux so was thinking of driving it with a couple of night with him to break the journey.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Not exactly off the beaten track but... Madeira was an unexpected treat, full of surprises. Banana plantations everywhere, even in the centre of towns, great walking trails, cable cars galore, wonderful food and drink options, including a mind-boggling market in Funchal with evil-looking black eel-like fish, craft beer paddles and eighteen different kinds of mangoes. Oh and there's CR7, a Ronaldo museum the size of an aircraft hangar. Fascinating place
Official Old Man
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Sorry I'm late to the party, away on holiday.
Over the past 20 years I've done plenty of 'adults only' holidays so here comes my advice-
Go to the absolute maximum of your budget.
Avoid the Brits, Yanks and Canadians, which means everybody.
We've been to Tenerife, bad
Cape Verde, people from Tenerife go there now
Cuba, loved it 3 times but go 5* and some more. No Americans and few Canadians.
Mexico, was great. But 'adult only' includes 21 yo Canadians.
Jamaica, expensive.
Dom Republic. As above.
Even our last holiday at the Hilton, Dom Rep was ruined by parties in all the pools.
Avoid a hotel that has an Adult section. No one abides by the rules. Kids still get in the adult pool.
£10K holiday to Maldives was the best, an entire island with 36 others and staff. But left me skint.
Over the past 20 years I've done plenty of 'adults only' holidays so here comes my advice-
Go to the absolute maximum of your budget.
Avoid the Brits, Yanks and Canadians, which means everybody.
We've been to Tenerife, bad
Cape Verde, people from Tenerife go there now
Cuba, loved it 3 times but go 5* and some more. No Americans and few Canadians.
Mexico, was great. But 'adult only' includes 21 yo Canadians.
Jamaica, expensive.
Dom Republic. As above.
Even our last holiday at the Hilton, Dom Rep was ruined by parties in all the pools.
Avoid a hotel that has an Adult section. No one abides by the rules. Kids still get in the adult pool.
£10K holiday to Maldives was the best, an entire island with 36 others and staff. But left me skint.
This - San Sebastian is a wonderful city
I was in Durres in Albania last year. The people there are great, the food great and it's cheap. We were considered a
novelty being Brits. I would say only one thing. The beaches are beautiful (sand etc) but the facilities around the beaches are not
great and things are a little run down still. Needs massive upgrading to get to Spain and Italy etc standards.
novelty being Brits. I would say only one thing. The beaches are beautiful (sand etc) but the facilities around the beaches are not
great and things are a little run down still. Needs massive upgrading to get to Spain and Italy etc standards.
- Jul 27, 2024
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The most relaxing holiday I remember was Taormina in Sicily. We sat on our hotel balcony in the sun for a week, reading. It was great, though a very unusual holiday for us. Mind you, in the second week we packed up and hired a car. Driving a car round Sicily, and especially Palermo was the least relaxing thing possible. It was like a fairground ride, trying to dodge horn-blaring madmen shooting out from every side road. Great fun though.
Italy in general (outside the big cities) is a very beautiful, relaxing, placid place to be. Wonderful food and wine, sunshine, ancient streets, atmospheric church bells tolling across the valley, that sort of thing. Lovely.
Italy in general (outside the big cities) is a very beautiful, relaxing, placid place to be. Wonderful food and wine, sunshine, ancient streets, atmospheric church bells tolling across the valley, that sort of thing. Lovely.
- Jul 27, 2024
- 776
The Basque Country in general is a wonderful place for a holiday. Hire a car and mooch around. Lots of art, nice food and wine.