Early October beach holiday

[alanbeeb]

Canary Islands, Tenerife is a safe bet just be careful which resort you go to.

I really like Lanzarote but it can be windy.

I would be very wary about going abroad though but the choice is yours to make.

Gran Canaria or Tenerife are reliably warm in October, if all you want to do is laze in the sun. Good places available on airbnb if you can do self-catering, own pool, barbecue, no shortage of restaurants etc. Some fantastic dry & dusty scenery if you rent a car, and the capital cities of each island have some places of interest e.g. Christopher Columbus House and the Cathedral in Las Palmas.

But yep, I wouldn't take the risk on booking anything now as lockdown and quarantine look to be very unpredictable.

 

[AndyU]

Israel.

 

[gintonic]

Israel.

IME not exactly warm in Oct. Good possibility of rain

 

[richardg]

Re Tenerife and the Canary Isles, I have been to Tenerife twice, Madeira once, rained on every holiday.

 

[AndyU]

IME not exactly warm in Oct. Good possibility of rain

I was thinking of somewhere like Eilat .. seems to me from this like it would be pretty warm, and 4mm monthly rainfall is hardly biblical!

https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine,Eilat,Israel

 

[gintonic]

Eilat

way over rated IME. Its OK, hardly interesting. Tel Aviv is way better

 

[Cav]

Re Tenerife and the Canary Isles, I have been to Tenerife twice, Madeira once, rained on every holiday.

Every day? If you are that unlucky you might as well stay home - or have a desert holiday.

 

[Kirk]

Fiji. The weather kicks off in November.

 

[gintonic]

Fiji.

8 hours flight?

 

[gintonic]

Tenerife and the Canary Isles

boring though

 

[Kirk]

8 hours flight?

Ta - missed that crucial detail.

 

[Cav]

boring though

That is you, that is.

 

[sean99]

Tenerife is lovely and a lot of variety. However the north can be cloudy and the south was a bit too much beer and chips when I was last there (admittedly 25 yrs ago).

How about Florida ?

 

[gintonic]

That is you, that is.

right you joker

 

[richardg]

right you joker

Lol.

 

[richardg]

Every day? If you are that unlucky you might as well stay home - or have a desert holiday.

just 2 days maybe? 3 even.

 

[Bob McC]

That is you, that is.

Newman and Baddiel?

 

[tqineil]

I've spent £5K 15 years ago for a week in Sorrento, weather still decent in October

 

[stevec67]

I've spent £5K 15 years ago for a week in Sorrento, weather still decent in October

The west side of Italy can get a bit damp in October. I've been to Calabria a few times in autumn, it's nice but you will get some rain. I might be tempted to explore Puglia, that coast is drier.

 

[tonerei]

boring though

Not the North. Beautiful and very varied but no use for Richard as Sean99 advises you get cloud and rain at times. But we love it for all the walking and hiking options. I think Richard is going for plunge pool and sun so really that can be anywhere.