Jump to content

Canaries or Madeira?

char1ie

By char1ie
in The Lounge

 Share

Recommended Posts

char1ie

char1ie

Posted
Posted

Madeira:

http://www.travelphoto.net/photos/pictures/madeira/Bild43.jpg

http://www.storensay.com/images/medium/Madeira2.jpg


Tenerife:

http://www.sunshinepropertyworld.com/uploads/images/tenerife_1.jpg

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/14/f2/9d/teide-volcano-in-tenerife.jpg


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

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/1550-canaries-or-madeira/
Share on other sites
char1ie

char1ie

Posted
  • Author
Posted

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

Michael Palaeologus

Michael Palaeologus

Posted
Posted

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.

Asset

Asset

Posted
Posted
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.
Narnia

Narnia

Posted
Posted

char1ie Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> 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.

ChavWivaLawDegree

ChavWivaLawDegree

Posted
Posted

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!

lozzyloz

lozzyloz

Posted
Posted
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.
Marmora Man

Marmora Man

Posted
Posted
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.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
  • Advertise Here

  • Latest Discussions

    • jk2016
      Electrician recommendation: Electrical Initiative Ltd

      By jk2016 · Posted

      Another great job from Leon - sorted a consumer unit and EICR for me last minute. Highly recommend 
    • Sue
      Local Dietician ?

      By Sue · Posted

      Admin, please move this if it's in the wrong section. Can anybody recommend a reasonably local dietician (or possibly nutritionist? Not sure what the difference is). My GP has suggested I see a dietician, but there isn't one attached to the practice. I have googled, but it's very hard to tell what people may be like from an online description, and I want somebody who is properly qualified. Alternatively, please PM me if you know of people I should avoid! Thanks x
    • Sue
      Dead cat found in our garden

      By Sue · Posted

      A vet might be able to trace its owners if it's chipped. Also I believe twb who posts on here has a mobile scanner. Poor cat.
    • ianr
      Application for Londis Off-Licence next to Charter East Entrance

      By ianr · Posted

      If you look at the application linked to in the OP, you'll see it's a Licensing Act 2003 one, in this case for the purposes of sale by retail of alcohol and for the provision of late night refreshment: "TAKEAWAY COFFEE/ HOT SNACKS 2300-0100". IF the shop counts as a Hot Food Takeaway, then section P48 of the Southwark Plan https://www.southwark.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-09/Southwark Plan 2022 reduced 1.pdf , which appears to be the latest one linked to on Southwark's site, will I presume be applied in any  planning application (Is there one?). It says: "New hot food takeaways will only be permitted where: ..... 3. The proposed location is further than 400 metres from any existing or proposed primary or secondary school’s boundary; ....." It incorporates  policy laid down in the National Planning Policy Framework, and thence the London Plan.  Over the years KFC, and others, have taken a  number of appeals against local planning authority decisions on Takeaways to the Planning Inspectorate.  Some have been allowed.  KFCs 'commentary on evidence contained in London Plan Topic Paper: Hot Food Takeaways', https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/nlp_ad_91.pdf may be of interest to some. I'm guessing it's referring to https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/london_plan_topic_paper_on_hot_food_takeaways.pdf of 2018, but haven't yet checked.  

East Dulwich Forum

Established in 2006, we are an online community discussion forum for people who live, work in and visit SE22.

Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...