Where should I go ? .. Advice please

Whilst the ‘world is my oyster’, I can’t decide where to travel during the first two weeks of February.

I’m very happy to travel on my own. I’m in need of a holiday where it’s warm enough to sit outside, swim & enjoy the sun, but preferably not above 28 degrees. Beach & ocean a bonus.

A comfortable hotel, good standard, not too big, but of sufficient size to have a good size pool, steam room & massage treatments if needed. Equally, of a good enough size, where a solo traveller does not ‘stand out’.

A city / town providing tasty food choices outside of the hotel would be good, interesting walks & scenery.

Perhaps a two centre trip .. ?

Suggestions gratefully received .. Thank you.

Good morning Bullfrog

I was going to suggest Rio de Janeiro or Salvador, but have just seen that Carnaval falls during your dates. I don’t know if that appeals to you? And in Rio the temperature will almost certainly be above 28.

Other places that spring to mind are Manila, Kerala, Sri Lanka and Cartagena, Colombia.

Happy planning!

Edited to add I like the suggestion by FDOS, although I haven’t been.

Bullfrog, carrying over from another thread……The Canaries might fit the bill, Gran Canaria having great weather all year but rarely above your 28 limit. The mountains are spectacular, away from the obvious tour operator resorts the food exceptional.

Carribean is another good bet, how about Cuba before all those lovely old American cars currently used as cabs get exported back to the USA by collectors willing to swop them for an A class Mercedes! Cuban food and hospitality really is a joy. Two centre, Beach + Havana.

Lastly, I have to say this, Egypt, great beaches on the Red Sea, not too hot in Feb, and with some ancient sites along the incredible River Nile Cairo/Luxor/Aswan that will take your breath away. The locals are as friendly as you could hope for. A great two centre, beach and Luxor.

Happy hunting.

My suggestion is a bit of a trek, and you have to deal with Homeland Security at some point, but I’d recommend a 2 centre trip ……

Honolulu, on the island of Oahu gives you everything you want including bustle, and then for a bit of tranquillity hop on a short flight to Molokai !!

If you’re travelling in J , I’d recommend using AC via YVR. Maybe even have a stopover in Vancouver, enjoying in my opinion, one of the greatest cities on our very beautiful planet.

Canucklad +1

If you want somewhere interesting, where hotel standards aren’t the best but are improving, I’d really go for Cuba. Nowhere else remotely like it on the planet-and it will change, probably for the worse, soon as relations are normalised with the US, Avoid the cheap and cheerful all inclusive however.

If not all the other suggestions here are good ones.

canucklad – agreed but big island has much to recommend over oahu

MrMichael +1 on Cuba but the red sea has iffy Feb weather

Western Aussi via somewhere asian perhaps or, shorter, central america – Guatemala, even Mexico (but you’ve probably been there) Costa Rica or, if Africa, then a great hotel on Zanzibar?