If you wanted to go on a month long holiday next summer, where would you go ?

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or what would you do ?

A villa in Spain Greece or Italy.

Timely thread OP. Me and DH have just retired and are looking at villas to hire for a month next summer in the Costa Brave countryside. Sailing on the ferry from Portsmouth and driving across Spain.

I’d second Italy. Trains are v economical if booked in advance. We did a 3 week holiday visiting Milan, Turin, Pisa, Cinque Terre, lake como… really enjoyed it… departed on Eurostar and changed trains in Paris

California.

We spent a month in Florida at Easter. Naples was just beautiful and my kids loved Anna Maria Island. We had a fabulous time exploring and I’d love to go again.

I'd pack the dogs into the Van and explore the whole of the UK coast.

im not sure about Greek island hopping, as I find one island so similar to another

Canada - city hop across the country and finish in the mountains - nice resort by a lake and relax for the last week

New Zealand. So much variety.

My first thought was to travel around Italy because I always wanted to do it and knew I'd like to take my time, but the other ideas on here are good too; Australia, Africa, I don't live in the UK anymore so that would be nice too.

Road trip round the top of Australia - start in Darwin, head to Broome via the Kimberleys

Or for a Pacific adventure try the Cook Islands (Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu). Beautiful.

New Zealand in winter is pretty shit.

Camper van around Scotland, staying in really remote places.
Have been all over the world but something about the wildness of Scotland keeps drawing me back

I'm surprised at so many people saying Italy. I live in Italy and I hate the summer! It is currently 33 degrees in my bedroom and I am dreaming of somewhere cooler, maybe Norway or Scotland.

france and turn right as south as I can go - stopping on the way

Have been all over the world but something about the wildness of Scotland keeps drawing me back

see I will but have been told summer is not good

New Zealand. So much variety. be cold though as there winter

Thailand

For a month, it would have to be Australia for me.

France in the campervan.

I've just looked at the cost of a ticket on a train from Venice to Rome. It's 520 km and the ticket costs just under 12 euros.

@ivykaty44 I would rather be cold than hot though!

When? Most trains cost around 90 euros. I can't find anything that low.

This is what I want to do - maybe after DC does GCSEs and I can budget for a few weeks of unpaid leave

Australia. I've been there in their winter before and it's still amazing.