La Piramide, Fuerteventura

Advantages: Great weather all year round. Gentle cooling breeze, lots to do.
Disadvantages: You have to come home!

...of people around, except those windsurfing, kitesurfing and people flying kites, I imagine that is because even though the beach is gorgeous the water is quite unsafe for swimming as it has quite strong currents as the wind does tend to get quite strong on this part of the island. One of the best parts of our holiday was the trip to the South of Fuerteventura to the wonderful La Lajita Oasis Park. There are animals from all over the world here and is well worth a visit if it's the only thing you do on the island. I booked the trip through my rep and was picked up at my resort and driven through to the Zoo, throughout the day you have a guide (ours was a wonderful French man called David) who will advise you on things to see, and take you through the park so that you see all the best parts, you are given some free time to explore on your own... Read review

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Advantages: Great hotel catering for both families and couples
Disadvantages: Don't mention the war :)

...a field as Glasgow, East Midlands and Gatwick. For people who don't know Fuerteventura, this is one of the many islands that make up the Canary Islands. The other larger islands are Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Palma, Gomera, Hierro. Fuerteventura is the second largest island after Tenerife and is thought to be the oldest. The origin of its name is unclear. Some people say that it is derived from 'forte aventure' meaning 'great adventure' whilst others say its derived from the word 'venutra' which means 'wind'. Indeed strong winds are a characteristic of Fuerteventura and on our excursions we saw one wind farm with about 20-25 electricity generating windmills. Temperatures vary between 21°C in the winter and 27°C in the summer and during our trip in the middle of April, temperatures were around 22-24°C with just a single night when... Read review

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Advantages: Great food, reasonable fixed price menu
Disadvantages: None

...On our recent trip to the Loire Valley Mr Tart and myself arrived in Tours quite late on our first night. We drove down to Tours from Paris. We were going to stop for something to eat on the way but in the end decided to make our way straight to Tours and get settled in the hotel and then find something close by. A couple of minutes from our hotel we came across this place and were really glad that we did. LOCATION: La Chope is located at 25 Avenue Grammont. Our hotel was on the same road so we just came across it. It is about a ten minute walk from Tours? old town. The restaurant doesn?t stand out and the sign is not particularly bright so make sure you look out for it. THE EXPERIENCE: La Chope (which apparently translates as the tankard) is actually a fish restaurant. I?m not really a fish person (ok, that... Read review

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