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Like to beat the crowds? Stay ahead of next year’s travel trends with the best holiday destinations for this year. From inspiring Vietnam to our new favourite spot for winter sun in Indonesia, these are the places you need to be rearching.

  1. Vietnam
  2. Indonesia
  3. Thailand
  4. Mexico
  5. Jamaica

From Cozumel Mexico to Cuzco Peru, there is no place better than Latin America. The people are wonderful, the traditions are colorful, and the food is unmatched. The ruins of Machu Picchu, the underwater paradises of Cozumel, swimming with dolphins in Honduras, diving with sea turtles in Belize, exploring the Amazon Rainforest, there are so many majestic places and not enough time to explore and discover the hidden treasures of this planet.

In the fast paced world we live in, when is the last time you wondered what sitting in a little wooden boat fishing for piranhas would be like? The cultures of Latin America are all different and special in their own way, but they all have one thing in common. They love each other. To their friends, they are all brothers and sisters. Whether abroad or at home there are opportunities to learn about different cultures and to broaden our knowledge of the world.It is important for us to take advantage of every opportunity we have.

Cottages with Hot Tubs

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Hot Tub Cottages

Those of us that live in the UK know full well what our weather can be like – and I lived there for more than 60 years so trust me, I know!  We avoid 9 months of the year for UK holidays because we just can’t rely on it and even when we think we can we often find it lets us down, especially with cold, wet or windy evenings.  Holiday abroad were good value for money taking that into account but that was pre 2020.  Now we have to worry about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and staying home for the holidays seem a safer bet.

Hot tubs have always been an added luxury but now it’s almost a necessity as more and more people want to stay in the UK for cottage holidays.  Having a heated hot tub not only means you aren’t affected so much by seasonal changes and makes for a great from the warmest summer through to the cold winter.

Make sure you check your rental terms though.  Having an efficiently heated hot tub is important.  Older model hot tubs may take a long time to heat up and may not be cost effective if you have to pay the electricity.  Even if it’s included, you seriously don’t want to wait 8 hours for your hot tub to be usable.  An inefficient or uncovered hot tub can easily take twice the time to heat and poor insulation will cool it quickly especially in winter.  So bottom line – ask about your hot tub!

Luxury Hot Tub Cottages

Luxury Hot Tub Holiday

Egypt Hotels

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With the current climate in Egypt and the lack of flights to most resorts in Egypt,
we recommend you consider a Sharm Holiday first!

Egypt Holiday Packages to Sharm El Sheikh

Sharm el Sheikh – Luxor – Hurghada – Cairo

Struggling to decide where to go within Egypt? Not sure which accommodation to choose? Want to know how to pack it all into one trip? The hand picked offers below represent our best selling itineraries and accommodations, whether it be for a Nile Cruise, a Red Sea beach break or a Multi Centre Holiday. So if you are looking for inspiration, look no further – the our team are on hand to help!

Luxor

Travel to Luxor and you will know why it is one of Egypt’s great tourist attractions. It is also commonly known as the world’s largest open air museum. Luxor is built on and around the ancient site of Thebes. Tourists have been visiting the area since the Greco-Roman times, so you won’t be the first! There are so many splendid temples and monuments although Luxor is actually three separate areas each with their own highlights.

Hurghada

Hurghada offers a wide range of accommodations, ranging from luxury five-star resorts and villages on the beach to the more-modest two and three-star hotels in and around town. Unlike Alexandria, where the summer is the high season, the winter months (October through April) are the busiest in Hurghada, and hotel availability and rates will change quickly depending upon the flow of visitors.

Taba

The new fast growing unspoiled upmarket Red Sea resort of Taba, in the area known as the Egyptian Riviera, is the ideal place for rest and relaxation. Set against the picturesque Sinai mountain range Taba boasts the most spectacular views. Taba offers year round sunshine and an array of first class hotels. Taba is ideally placed to explore the fascinating historical sites of the area. With the opening of the International Airport in 2001, which has direct flights from many parts of Europe, Taba is fast becoming a favorite holiday destination. Taba offers fantastic dive conditions so it really is the ideal resort in which to learn to dive – warm waters and a calm current and shallow reefs accessible straight from the beach. Taba hotels offer an abundance of other activities, such as golf, water-sports, camel rides, quad bike rides and boat-trips. A visit to the Sinai Desert is a must while holidaying in Taba, as is a traditional Bedouin dinner under the stars.

Marsa Alam

Marsa Alam is one of the more recently discovered Red Sea resorts. Marsa Alam, previously a quaint fishing village, is set to become one of Egypt’s fastest growing holiday resorts. Marsa Alam is a tropical delight with miles of untouched sandy beaches and inviting crystal clear blue waters perfect to discover the unspoilt coral reefs and awesome marine wildlife. Marsa Alam is an up and coming favourite with diving enthusiasts, with dive sites such as the Elphinstone Reef famous for its Hammerheads. However, whether you’re a diver, historian, windsurfer or sun worshipper there’s something to suit everyone at Marsa Alam.

Hotels Tenerife

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Hotels in Tenerife

Hotels in Tenerife, Canary Islands

Tenerife is a small island but still has plenty of great hotels to choose from, 5 star luxury to smaller boutique hotels and budget guest houses. Many cater for cyclists and walker/hikers and are glad to offer advice on the best of the many routes in Tenerife.

You can find a ‘quick-link’ page for all listed Tenerife Hotels at Best Tenerife Hotels where you can easily get to reviews and the hotels main site to give you all the information you need to make your decision for your next holiday to Tenerife. Enjoy!

Best Tenerife Hotels

Tenerife Boat Trips

Whale and Dolphin Trips
Ocean Tours Depart from Puerto Colon

Holiday Villas

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Villa Tinali Holiday Villa in Tenerife – sleeps 11.  This modern detached Villa is a ‘must-have’ for couples and extended family groups. It caters for all your requirements and ‘ticks all those boxes’ for that comfortable, relaxing holiday in the sun.

Villa Tinali is conveniently situated, in a semi-rural location, just outside the town of Guargacho. Local amenities, shops, restaurants, bars and supermarkets are all close to hand.

Sleeping 11 adults, there are 5 Spacious Bedrooms, 3 bath/shower rooms, Heated Swimming Pool  Jacuzzi/Hot Tub for 8, Free wifi, Pool table,Table tennis and designated Dart Board area.

The Verandas and Terraces surrounding the Pool are very large and provide Stunning, uninterrupted views over the Valley and the Atlantic Ocean.

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French Villa South of France  UK owner

Sleeps 4
Belle Vue is a lovely self – contained part of Villa Josephine, opening out on to the south facing terrace with easy access to the garden and private pool.

We guarantee that your occupancy of the property and all amenities will be private and exclusive to you and that the remainder of Villa Josephine will not be let out to anyone else during your stay.

Please note, however, that if you wish to increase the number in your party to sleep up to 10 people the whole of the Villa could be made available – see the “Further Accommodation” section below or contact the owners direct for further details.

Villa Josephine is ideal for friends and family holidaying together or for just a quiet stay for one or two couples.

  • Off road parking available.
  • Steps up to front door of property. Entrance into dining hall with table and chairs. Air conditioning unit.
  • Lounge with English/French TV/DVD/CD Player and I-Pod Dock. Wireless broadband available all year. French doors leading onto a large south facing sun terrace with BBQ.
  • Lovely views over the garden, swimming pool and surrounding area.
  • Fitted kitchen with fridge freezer, dishwasher, microwave oven, cooker and washing machine.
  • Double bedroom, with king size bed and en suite bathroom, has lovely views over the terrace and River Tech to the hills beyond and also the quaint historic village of Palalda.
  • Twin-bedded room, overlooking the terrace, with en suite facilities.
  • Swimming pool is child friendly with security fencing and self locking gate.

Diving Holidays

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Places to Dive

  • Diving in TenerifeDiving in Tenerife
    Granadilla Diving Tenerife is highly recommended.  Granadilla Diving are a diving Club where you can experience Scuba Diving safely for the first time through an approved PADI Discover Scuba Diving Program; improve your existing knowledge and gain experience through PADI certified courses
  • Diving in the Dominican RepublicDiving in the Dominican Republic
    Diving Holidays at the 5*Iberostar Costa Dorada Dominican Republic The resort includes a CDC PADI Gold Palm Resort Dive Center which offers various diving courses from beginner to instructor levels. There are also nitrox courses local dives and night dives for those who are certified. Equipment rental snorkel tours and courses are also available.
  • Diving in the Red SeaDiving in the Red Sea
    We had the most fantastic holiday with Aquarius Red Sea Diving Club.  See the underwater photography. Experienced divers might want to skip the next bit and go straight to Cheap Diving Holidays Because of health issues I was very wary of taking a course on holiday.
  • Diving in the UKDiving in the UK
    Featured Diving Club - Ashby Castle Sub Aqua Club - A membership of about 20 people enjoy continued safe diver training as well as numerous diving expeditions and the social events. Several of Ashby Castle Sub Aqua Club members on aRed Sea Trip. Visit their Diving Gallery for more pictures.
  • Holiday Review – Coral Sea Resort Sharm Diving PhotosHoliday Review - Coral Sea Resort Sharm Diving Photos
    Reviews for the Coral Sea Resort Sharm Diving Photos - Information and reviews for all well known hotels and guest houses. Last minute hotel deals for the Coral Sea Resort Sharm Diving Photos and other hotels, holidays, reviews and trips
  • Red Sea FishRed Sea Fish
    Visited by thousands divers a year the Red Sea is home to many of the world's most popular dive sites. Covering jellyfish corals nudibranchs starfish sea urchins fishes and turtles - all common species of underwater life of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden you are likely to see while diving or snorkeling.
  • Underwater PhotographyUnderwater Photography
    This section is devoted to sharing the best photo tutorials, techniques and tips for all types of underwater photography. We cover wide-angle, macro, supermacro, behavior, composition, different shooting conditions, shooting with specific gear and much more.

As soon as you hear the word “diving” you think of all sorts of different diving activities.  Diving as we mean it here in the phrase Diving Holidays simply means swimming time underwater. There are quite a few types of diving holiday. The most common forms of diving are snorkelling (also called free diving) and SCUBA diving.

SCUBA short  for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus is a system first developed by Jacques Cousteau in which high-pressure air is stored in tanks and reduced to a breathable pressure.

Since then the diving world has moved on and holidays specifically for diving or holidays in which diving plays a small or large part can now be found all over the world.

Here you will find my diving reviews of various holidays as I learn to dive and then enjoy my new diving skills on holidays all over the world. Starting with Diving in the Red Sea along with my husband we hope to dive next in Goa see Diving in Goa and with a bit of luck early next year we should have a page on Diving in the Dominican Republic.

Diving Holiday Resources

Gran Canaria Diving Holidays  Aquanauts Dive Centre

Scuba Diving in Gran Canaria

CC Puerto Base Local 5 35130 Puerto Rico Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain

Telephone – 0034 928 560 655 Mobile – 0034 662 351 562

 

Red Sea Diving Holidays  AQUARIUS Diving Club

Red Sea Diving in Sharm El Sheikh  Coral Sea Resort

Tel:+20 10 1686223

Diving Holidays at the 5*Iberostar Costa Dorada Dominican Republic

The resort includes a CDC PADI Gold Palm Resort Dive Center which offers various diving courses from beginner to instructor levels. There are also nitrox courses local dives and night dives for those who are certified. Equipment rental snorkel tours and courses are also available.

Holiday Water Sports  Diving Hand Signals  PADI Open Water Certification

Informative Scuba diving and Scuba information site and lots of diving stuff at this great scuba diving resource site.

Niagara Falls Canada

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Niagara Falls Photogallery

Niagara Falls is not one waterfall as many believe but actually 3 falls.

  • American Falls (between Prospect Point and Luna Island)
  • Bridal Veil Falls (between Luna Island and Goat Island)
  • Canadian/Horseshoe Falls (between Goat Island and Table Rock)

Niagra Falls Trips

This is one reason why you should allow plenty of time for your trip to the fall as one couldn’t possibly experience the enormity of Niagra Falls in one short trip.

Niagara Falls Trips are great for people of all ages. The Falls are a view like no other. It is an absolutely amazing site. People from all over the world come to visit Niagara Falls to get a chance to see nature’s outstanding spectacle. Over 5 billion gallons or over 2 trillion litres of water rushes over the Niagara Falls every hour.

US Citizens do not need a passport to visit Niagara Falls and Canada although you are required to have proof of your citizenship as well as a photo ID. You should bring your Permanent Resident Card/green card with you if you have one.

Return trip to the U.S. from Canada is exempt from passport requirements.

 

Hotels La Gomera

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Hotel on La Gomera Tenerife

Hotels La Gomera, Canary Islands

La Gomera is a small island but still has plenty of great hotels to choose from, 5 star luxury to smaller boutique hotels and budget guest houses. Many cater for cyclists and walker/hikers and are glad to offer advie on the best of the many routes on Gomera.

Best La Gomera Hotels

La Gomera Boat Trips

Whale and Dolphin Trips
Ocean Tours Depart from 2 ports:
– Valle Gran Rey
– Playa de Santiago (Hotel Jardin Tecina)

Dolphins at Dolphin Beach Resort?

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Can you see dolphins at Dolphin Beach Resort?

Dolphin Watching & Whale Watching

Are there  dolphins at Dolphin Beach Resort?

The Dolphin Beach Resort is the perfect destination for your next getaway. Once the sun sets, get ready for a great night out, and only a short walk away, you’ll find fabulous restaurants, Unique boutiques and shops.

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Bottlenose dolphins are probably the only dolphin species you’ll get to see at St. Pete Beach. It’s quite noticeable that there is very little mention of this on Dolphin Beaches own website. The nearby Clearwater Beach may be a better choice for seeing dolphins – home to several species of dolphins, including Bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins, and Risso’s dolphins.

Dolphin Watching & Whale Watching

What is the best time to see dolphins?

The best time to go dolphin watching in this area is during the months of April to October. If you want to see dolphins (and whales) a holiday to Tenerife in the Canary Islands could be a good choice. In South Tenerife you can see whales and dolphins all year round. Summer weather is good but many prefer the more moderate winter weather. More about Tenerife Weather.

Sea Turtles

Five different sea turtles species are found in Florida’s waters and nesting on the beaches. All sea turtles found in Florida are protected under state statutes. More about the Turtles

Dolphin Slideshow

Courtesy of Ocean Tours Whale and Dolphin Watching Trips

Hotel Parador de La Gomera

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Parador de La Gomera -One of the Best Hotels on La Gomera

The Parador de La Gomera is a real spectacle for the senses. It is located on the edge of the ocean, with a panoramic view of the island of Tenerife and the peak of Mount Teide. With its gardens full of cactus, palm trees and other subtropical species, it’s the perfect place to disconnect surrounded by nature. The Parador is in a Canary Island-style building from the Columbian era, with wooden coffered ceilings and large courtyards full of vegetation. The most surprising area is the swimming pool, with its spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean and Mount Teide in the background.

Best La Gomera Hotels

La Gomera Boat Trips

Whale and Dolphin Trips
Ocean Tours Depart from 2 ports:
– Valle Gran Rey
– Playa de Santiago (Hotel Jardin Tecina)