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Short Break in December - Where?

LSM_2
LSM_2 Posts: 130 Forumite
in Overseas holidays & travel planning
Hi,

I'd like to take my wife somewhere in December for our 10th Wedding Anniversary...

I was think of taking 4/5 days e.g. Thursday to Sun i.e. near xmas but I have no idea where to go & I want it to be a surprise.

My budget is around £800 for flights / hotel. We are travelling Europe this summer (france, italy, netherlands, belguim), so I'm trying to think slightly out of the box. For info, she has very expensive taste!

I've been thinking copenhagen or iceland, but any suggestions would be appreciated, it doesn't have to be somewhere warm. Are there any hidden gems that I'm missing?

Thanks, :o
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  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,925 Forumite
    Where do you live?

    You can fly direct to Morocco from Manchester, Luton or (I think) LHR and LGW.
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  • LSM_2
    LSM_2 Posts: 130 Forumite
    Hi,

    I'm out in East Anglia...

    Like the idea, I'll bear it in mind, looked good on the apprentice the other week!
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  • tigergold
    tigergold Posts: 1,095 Forumite
    I'd like a short break in December also, so would be interesting in hearing some unsual suggestions. Its hard to think of somewhere that the weather is not going to be awful and somewhere thats not to far away as its only a short break.
  • debs66_2
    debs66_2 Posts: 304 Forumite
    not sure of costings, but how about you check out New York? at least the dollar rate is good for while there.

    subject to the price, i don't anything wrong about a short trip to the east coast USA. last year i did LA for 4 nights only to watch my fave band. 11 hours each way but worth it and i'd do it again.
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  • Diamond_Olly
    Diamond_Olly Posts: 341 Forumite
    If you're going in December, there's plenty of atmosphere and activity throughout central and Eastern Europe with Christmas markets. It'll be different from your summer trip!

    Otherwise short breaks are good to places like Malta, Tunis, Cairo, Istanbul.
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  • inspector_monkfish
    inspector_monkfish Posts: 9,276 Forumite
    LSM wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'd like to take my wife somewhere in December for our 10th Wedding Anniversary...

    I was think of taking 4/5 days e.g. Thursday to Sun i.e. near xmas but I have no idea where to go & I want it to be a surprise.

    My budget is around £800 for flights / hotel. We are travelling Europe this summer (france, italy, netherlands, belguim), so I'm trying to think slightly out of the box. For info, she has very expensive taste!

    I've been thinking copenhagen or iceland, but any suggestions would be appreciated, it doesn't have to be somewhere warm. Are there any hidden gems that I'm missing?

    Thanks, :o

    New York?

    Exchange rate should still be good by thebn, so you can get some cheap christmas presents at the same time!

    As well as maybe taking in a Show or something??
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  • LSM_2
    LSM_2 Posts: 130 Forumite
    Good idea...she went shopping with a friend there this year, so that's all that's stopping me...

    Women! :confused:
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  • inspector_monkfish
    inspector_monkfish Posts: 9,276 Forumite
    LSM wrote: »
    Good idea...she went shopping with a friend there this year, so that's all that's stopping me...

    Women! :confused:


    go on your own then !!
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  • Kez100
    Kez100 Posts: 2,236 Forumite
    We loved Funchal, Madeira
  • inspector_monkfish
    inspector_monkfish Posts: 9,276 Forumite
    Kez100 wrote: »
    We loved Funchal, Madeira

    ALRIGHT MATE, THERES NO NEED TO SWEAR.... ;)
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