Last minute March holidays ideas

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For multiple reasons, I suddenly have all of March to take as annual leave. Just DH and myself. Not necessarily a whole month somewhere, but maybe 10days, or somewhere travelling to 2, different places. I'm normally the one making suggestions on this thread, but after a very difficult year and this sudden leave, I'm at a blank. We love food, culture, museums, walking around somewhere, but happy to relax some days. Not keen on all inclusive or sitting on a beach all day. Happy with T-shirt weather rather than stinking hot. Even a city break in Europe would be great, but just looking for ideas.

I think it should be >20 degrees in Seville in March, if you want something short haul

Seville has decent warm weather fairly close by. Budapest and Luxembourg aren't going to be particularly warm but both are great places to explore.

Thank you both. Someone else suggested Malta, which I'd never really thought about. Thailand/Cambodia, the Caribbean, Maldives or Mauritius is another thought, but of those, I've only been to Thailand, so doing lots of ready!

Any other suggestions?

What kind of budget are you thinking?

Cyprus would be nice, not too hot for exploring but should be pleasantly warm

TBH, I'm open to all suggestions. Maybe not an Elon Musk moon visit, but budget is healthy. I've had 3 days off this year, other than bank holidays, so really need a break.

Would you consider Marrakesh? Amazing culture, some beautiful riads and wonderful food.

With that amount of time, make the most of it, Cambodia/Vietnam would 100% be where I’d go, if you enjoyed Thailand.
Shorter haul, Island hopping around Greece, should be pleasantly warm but not hot.

The world is your oyster. I’d go further than Europe, you could citybreak anytime.
Of the places mentioned:
•Malta, lots to see, not great food, bright low 20’s weather. Short flight.
•Marrakesh, lots to see great food, bright mid 20’s weather. Short flight.
•Thailand. Lots to see, great food. Hot!
Have you considered Sri Lanka? Very easy to get around, great food. Disney (ie not overwhelming) India.

The best holiday I’ve been on was a river cruise on the Mekong river late March/early April. It started in Cambodia and ended in Vietnam, it was very hot though.

I would go long haul, I don't know how adventurous you are, but if it was my husband and I, I would head to one of Ecuador and Galapagos, Costa Rica or Mexico. I don't mean fly and flop, which I know lots of people do I Mexico, but head out and tour those cenotes, the Mayan temples and see the pelicans. If you are not up for travelling that far, then we did Malta last week of March last year and it was a lovely temperature for sightseeing. Initially it was a bit windy, but dry and sunny. It was roughly 20 degrees for the first few days, but the wind meant jumpers were going on and off, and the boats weren't running at the blue grotto, and then for the last 4 or 5 days it was warmer, pretty much beach warm but the sea was still chilly.

Mexico. Fly in to Mexico City, Puebla, Oaxaca, Playa del Carmen or Tulum. Merida. Back to Cancun to fly home. Or Costa Rica? Smaller and easier to navigate but not as magnificent

I'm not the one to help you re far flung places anymore. Been there done that and am finished with long flights now, and I'm older too!

However.... if it's Europe and you feel like moving around a bit there are three trips that I did in the past couple of years and all were great. Might be of interest to you. 8 or so days each, but you can stretch it out a bit!

Fly into Seville, train to Cordoba, then to Granada, then to Malaga city, fly home from there. Trains are so easy and cheap in Spain, and each of those places is incredible. Andalucia is just magic. Did that end of Feb, and while it was warm and dry it was not hot hot. Great for walking and being active. Hard to move around in intense heat.

Fly into Marseilles. Hire a car, go to Avignon, Arles, Aix en Provence, Nimes and Montpelier. Fly home from Montpelier. Absolutely amazing, but more expensive than Spain.

Fly into Treviso, train to Padua and based there, local train to Venice for the day (30 minutes). Train to Ravenna, then to Bologna, another day in Venice, day trip to Verona. Busy schedule but worth every minute.

I'm 67 now and planning the next one which will be Belgium and Netherlands. Later in the year for a bit of warmth.

Enjoy your trip. I think you will head off long haul though, and why not. Let us know where you decide. I enjoy reading about the travels of others!

Some great ideas, thank you.
@delvar- The Andalusia trip sounds interesting. I've been to Malaga city several times, with a day trip to Ronda and loved it. Also love Italy. In fact, very few places I haven't loved 😆