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Warmest (and best) place to go in Feb/March?

We want to avoid the UK winter. We have been to S.Africa, New Zealand, Ecuador, Mexico and Australia so far. Running out of options now!

Where would you recommend as a safe and interesting place to visit in the cold northern hemisphere months?
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  • bigadaj
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    You've missed out Asia by the look of it.

    India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, all worth visiting depending on what your interests are.

    Costa Rica is good, there's other countries in Africa, Namibia for example.

    Probably best to detail your requirements in a bit more detail rather than just warmer than the uk.
  • maman
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    That time of the year I've been to the Caribbean and Bali, both were warm and sunny
    Caribbean might be a problem this year though.
  • z1a
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    North Korea covers the interesting bit, not too sure about the safe bit.
  • ThemeOne
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    Don't forget the good old Canaries. Would normally be in the low 20s that time of year, and much cheaper than the other places you listed.
  • richardw
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    Uruguay, Brazil.
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  • bspm
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    Florida

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  • Sri Lanka is beautiful in Feb <3
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  • WAYT
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    z1a wrote: »
    North Korea covers the interesting bit, not too sure about the safe bit.

    The daily average high and low temperatures for Pyongyang in January are −3 and −13 °C.....
    We want to avoid the UK winter.

    Geography not on the curriculum at your school?
  • Ganga
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    WAYT wrote: »
    The daily average high and low temperatures for Pyongyang in January are −3 and −13 °C.....



    Geography not on the curriculum at your school?

    Might be a bit warmer if they start throwing nuclear missiles at the neighbors:rotfl:
  • Can recommend Costa Rica, we are restricted to summer hols but even then was hot and saw loads of wildlife.

    Got to cuddle a sloth, saw monkeys, toucan, gecko, raccoons ate evening meal with us, coati appeared at breakfast etc. Plus amazing activities including ziplining, water slides through jungle, rainforest, hot springs, kayaking in Pacific, horse riding, hanging bridges etc. Amazing place and not too expensive overall though trips were pricey but amazing. Felt very safe though we stayed in AI hotel and went on excursions.

    Brazil is good too, recommend Paraty and Rio. Rio isn't that safe but if you stick to organised excursions and better hotels you will be fine. We heard gunshots and the hotel said that's normal. Paraty seemed very safe.
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