Packing a snapper
FORGET selfies – you can now bring your ownprofessional photographer on holiday.
Shoot My Travel lets you hire your own snapper to capture special moments during your trip, from romantic proposals to the chaos of a hen do.
You pick from a global network. Because they are local they can give tour s too. Prices from £155 per hour at shootmytravel.com. GET away from the big freeze and Brexit madness and dose up on some sunshine. You can bag an affordable winter break if you know where to look.
Old faves
The Canary Islands: warm
It may be south of Donald Trump’s planned wall, but there is no denying the popularity of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula with American travellers, especially during the winter months.
Its main resort of Cancun is high rise, throbbing with life, and teeming with partying teenagers from the
US during Spring Break –
February to April.
For something quieter and more Europe-dominated, head south to Playa del
Carmen with its offshore island of Cozumel. The beaches are fab and inland there are pyramids and temples from the Mayan culture, as well as crystal clear underground lakes.
The food is good, standards are high, and prices lower than the Caribbean. Expect mid-20 temperatures and a flight time of ten hours. GO: G An all-inclusive week in the Oasis Palm, with it its 11 on-site restaurants, on the white sand be beach costs from £1,021, including flights. It is aw away from Cancun’s lively centre but there is a b bus link to downtown. See firstchoice.co.uk.
Glamour babes Caribbean islands: hot
Those Th bikini shots that appear in the celebrity pages pa of newspapers and mags in winter mostly originate o from one place – the Caribbean.
If ever there was a destination for perfect se selfies with azure sea, palm trees and pina co coladas then it has to be here, with Antigua, Ja Jamaica, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic an and the Bahamas top of the pops.
It comes at a price – and the Caribbean is so in demand that it does not have to work as hard as other winter sun destinations. Accordingly,