Thought would see if the Hive minds could come up with a solution as I'm going round in circles!
Details:
8-9 nights, first two weeks of Oct
2 adults, 1 child (2.5 years)
I want: hot. Not "mild tepid Europe at the end of the season warm" but "Greece in July" hot. I guess something around 28+ during the day.
However, would also like the "amble around nice villages and tavernas for dinner" type evenings and some local culture and things to see rather than just lying on a beach.
(Yes, ideally we should just go to a Greek island in July. However timings wise, first two weeks of October is what we have.)
DH doesn't like non direct flights and thinks too long a flight would be tricky with a toddler. I'm more gung-ho and a much more experienced traveller than him, so I have a more "it's fine let's just get on with it attitude"
If I could find a place that was interesting, a bit of culture, not an AI resort, hot and good food he could be persuaded on the long haul aspect.
was considering the Middle East, but I think he's a bit sniffy about dubai being all man made and nothing of any history or culture. Oman - not enough interest and tooo barren for a toddler. Egypt - not at the moment. Turkey - I love, but think it may have started to shut down by the second week of Oct.
Anyone got any ideas?
budget for 8-9 nights, self catering or breakfast only, I guess £2-3k