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I know that sunseekers from northern Europe (e.g. the British Isles, Netherlands, Germany, Scandinavia) go to the Mediterranean area (e.g. the French Riviera, Costa del Sol, the Greek islands), plus the Canary Islands and what not, in the summer in big numbers. Do they go to the Mediterranean and so forth also in the winter (at least in the more southerly parts), or do they go more to Florida, the Caribbean, Brazil, islands in the Indian Ocean (e.g. the Seychelles), Southeast Asia (e.g. Thailand), etc. in the winter?
And do retirees from northern Europe who go to warmer/sunnier places in the winter (i.e. "snowbirds") go to the general Mediterranean area or do they go elsewhere?
Many Scandinavians usually visit southern Europe (Mediterreanean), but Thailand is very popular and so are Dubai and Egypt now. Many also visit Florida, Mexico or Caribbean.
Since there are no true tropical climate in mainland Europe, many do not stay there for months.
In the winter everybody goes to the south of spain mainly. Areas such as malaga and murcia. Alot of people have homes in spain. Some goto the algarve but it isnt too warm there.
People do goto florida but thats mainly in the summer. The american laws make it not worthwhile buying a house there.
We live in Paris. Before the € (well even during the early € years still) we used my wife and I to snowbird on the Spanish costas (Puerto Mazarron, Torrevieja south of Alicante- the best climate overall on the costas, much better than the so called "costa tropical" around Almeria and Almunecar) and of course the Canary islands.
Now with the strong € we go Thailand, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize (soon I hope).
We totally skip the African continent (too many security problems, very expensive if one wants to live the Western way,and South Africa is too far) although I 've heard only good things about Morocco (more and more French retirees and snowbirders down there).
Indian is termpting too, the only problem is that I'm afraid to get sick tehre.
I think the Canary islands are an awful long flight. We may aswell just goto America. Sometimes the flight actually takes 5 hours.
Owen, it is physically impossible to arrive in Florida in 5 hours from the British Isles. I live 3600 miles away from Heathrow on a non-stop flight while to WPB it is 4300 miles and it takes airplanes flying out of Heathrow 8 hours to reach Baltimore.
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Originally Posted by pigeonhole
We live in Paris. Before the € (well even during the early € years still) we used my wife and I to snowbird on the Spanish costas (Puerto Mazarron, Torrevieja south of Alicante- the best climate overall on the costas, much better than the so called "costa tropical" around Almeria and Almunecar) and of course the Canary islands.
Now with the strong € we go Thailand, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize (soon I hope).
We totally skip the African continent (too many security problems, very expensive if one wants to live the Western way,and South Africa is too far) although I 've heard only good things about Morocco (more and more French retirees and snowbirders down there).
Indian is termpting too, the only problem is that I'm afraid to get sick tehre.
What about the Dominican Republic? How popular is it with non-Spanish Europeans? It's popular for Americans, safer than Mexico these days and probably a bit cheaper too.
It is a 5 hour flight to nyc so do not call me a liar.
No it's not. If it takes me half an hour to fly to NYC, it does not take you 5. The only way you're getting to NYC, and Florida curiously as well, in 5 hours is if you're making the trip in a RAF Tornado. Translation: you need to be flying 800mph which is breaking the sound barrier
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