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Half way between Dubai and London

nollag2006

nollag2006 Posts: 2,638 Forumite

10 August 2012 at 5:25PM in Overseas holidays & travel planning

I am trying to organise a college get together in October somewhere warm, easily accessible from both Dubai and London. Some of my mates moved to Dubai, but most have settled and bought homes in London.

Where would you recommend? It's a bunch of guys and girls in their late 30s, so we want some place interesting and historic with a bit of a fun atmosphere. Needs to be reasonably safe, and easily accessible from the local airport

The two obvious candidates are Istanbul and Budapest, but is there anywhere else we should look at?

Thanks

nollag

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Westin Posts: 6,256 Forumite

10 August 2012 at 5:34PM

Even before I got to your third paragraph I had been thinking Istanbul.

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littlereddevil Posts: 4,752 Forumite

11 August 2012 at 8:27AM

I was also thinking Istanbul. Great place.

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agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite

11 August 2012 at 9:07AM

How about Rome?

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Voyager2002 Posts: 16,047 Forumite

11 August 2012 at 9:31AM

Tel Aviv would be a shorter flight from Dubai.

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[Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie

11 August 2012 at 9:34AM

Can't comment on Instanbul as I have never been, but Budapest is amazing!

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richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite

11 August 2012 at 4:44PM

Cyprus perhaps

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nollag2006 Posts: 2,638 Forumite

11 August 2012 at 6:21PM

I think a Tel Aviv stamp might cause problems for the two guys trying to get back into Dubai.

Hadn't thought of Cyprus though.

What about Beirut?

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Bob_the_Saver Posts: 5,610 Forumite

11 August 2012 at 9:03PM

Another vote for Istanbul.

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ttoli Posts: 825 Forumite

12 August 2012 at 10:52AM

Istanbul or Northern Cyprus - 1 Hour flight from Istanbul.

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gem75 Posts: 64 Forumite

12 August 2012 at 3:05PM

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Tel Aviv would be a shorter flight from Dubai.

I'm fairly sure there won't be any direct flights from Tel Aviv to Dubai.

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