After a number of years of travelling about in search of an affordable, pleasant,interesting long-stay winter vacation, we have settled on Spain as an ideal destination. We tried Texas and the southern USA, we've been to France and Portugal and Bermuda and although that's far from a comprehensive list of possible holidays, we've been able to distill our experiences into a holiday style that works for us.
Our priorites include cost, safety, accessibility, comfort and a level of activity or amenities which keep us from going mad with boredom. When you spend the winter in a long-stay self-catering sort of holiday, you will settle into the same sort of routines that you enjoy at home. One cannot shop or eat out or drink in cafes for twenty-four hours a day every day. Take stock of what your amusements and enjoyments are when at home. (If drinking cheap wine from sunup to midnight is part of your life, you will truly think you've gone to heaven when you reach the Costa with it's plethora of cheap friendly little bars and shelf upon shelf of excellent red wine in every corner store and supermercado.) But other than those dubious pleasures necessary amenities for us include a reliable cheap source of English language reading material. Yes, the truth is that we settled on Nerja because it has the largest, most comprehensive second-hand bookstore in all of southern Europe. It's also a great place to meet other folks who are spending the winter in this area of Andalucia.
Our priorites include cost, safety, accessibility, comfort and a level of activity or amenities which keep us from going mad with boredom. When you spend the winter in a long-stay self-catering sort of holiday, you will settle into the same sort of routines that you enjoy at home. One cannot shop or eat out or drink in cafes for twenty-four hours a day every day. Take stock of what your amusements and enjoyments are when at home. (If drinking cheap wine from sunup to midnight is part of your life, you will truly think you've gone to heaven when you reach the Costa with it's plethora of cheap friendly little bars and shelf upon shelf of excellent red wine in every corner store and supermercado.) But other than those dubious pleasures necessary amenities for us include a reliable cheap source of English language reading material. Yes, the truth is that we settled on Nerja because it has the largest, most comprehensive second-hand bookstore in all of southern Europe. It's also a great place to meet other folks who are spending the winter in this area of Andalucia.
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