Sharmazing cheap flights
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for inexpensive sunshine, particularly in n the spring and autumn, as it tends to get too hot in the height of summer.
Turkey is a good all-round destination, particularly for sailing holidays, either in flotillas las or on large traditional
Turkish sailing boats called gulets.
And Egypt is an inexpensive winter sun destination, great for diving and snorkelling all along the Red Sea, with the added bonus of all the ancient Egyptian tombs and temples along the banks of the river Nile.
Also back, following the exit of Robert Mugabe, is Zimbabwe, a safari destination with rates that are considerably cheaper than many other countries in southern Africa. Its recovery will have SOAK up some winter sun and culture in Sharjah, thanks to a new direct route to the United Arab Emirate. F Flights with Pegasus A Airlines from Stansted start a at £149.99 return.
Seen as the UAE UAE’S s cultural capital, pital, Sharjah been be boosted by David Attenborough’s brilliant Dynasty Dy series, a significant section of which was filmed fi here.
IIsle appeal
It is no surprise that Lonely Planet’s top tip for 2019 is the island of Sri Lanka. It has a lovely climate, wonderful food, mountains and rainforests and tea estates, s as well as a fringe of golden beaches and an exotic temple culture.
But islands in general will do well next season, particularly some of the lesser known Greek ones such as Naxos, host island for
TV’S Our Shirley Valentine
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Island for grown-ups.
Naxos’ little known neighbour Ios also has a lot of the original magic of Greek has an atmospheric souk, traditional homes, and museums devoted to Emirati customs.
It has also got beaches galore and the Al Montazah amusement and water park. See flypgs.com/en. Island holidays, something that is harder to find on successful Mykonos and Santorini, the big popular destinations in the same island group.
Overtourism
An increasing number of holiday destinations are struggling under the weight of visitor numbers. Ultra-popular destinations such as Venice, Barcelona, Bruges and Amsterdam are thinking hard and lo long about this issue, and one of their strategie strategies has been to put up prices in order to attrac attract fewer, higher-spending individuals.
So if you want to experience any of these pla places at the height of the season, you sh should consider staying somewhere less cr crowded nearby, and making a day trip in into town. For example, in pretty Padua for Ve Venice, seaside Sitges for Barcelona, in his historic Ghent for Bruges and in studentrich U Utrecht for Amsterdam.