Tenerife
Nothing beats waking up in paradise and for just over a week at the beginning of April, I did just that. My own personal Garden of Eden - the beautiful Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.
We haven't really been on a "sunny" holiday in two years. Last time we were in Tenerife, Ali had a three day job interview the day we got back, so he didn't exactly have the most relaxing time ever - he spent a lot of time revising and prepping! I spent a lot of time floating on a rubber ring in the pool; I spent a lot of this holiday doing much of the same. Except this time it was a flamingo and I'm not sorry.
We stayed in a resort called Parque Santiago; there's about 53 different ones across Tenerife (slight exaggeration - I think there might be about 6) but we were in number 4, right at the ocean. There's a fab wee rum bar right on the beach called Chirinquito Las Salinas that sells the tastiest mojitos I've ever tasted. Because we had arrived in the last week in March, before most schools had started their Easter holidays, it was blissfully quiet. When we visited the beach along the road on a few scorching afternoons, we practically had the place to ourselves.
It was the most relaxing heaven. Nothing but tequila sunrise cocktails by the pool, eating more Lays than one gal should, floating about in a giant flamingo and romantic dinners every night. Such a stark contrast to everyday life, when I'm constantly fretting about having so much to do and not enough time to do it. When I'm on holiday, I feel like I've got all the time in the world. We were away for 9 days and I read 10 books. I spent quality time with Ali. I ate what I liked and didn't feel the slightest bit guilty.
If you're after a sunshine holiday with a nice night life and peace, perfect peace by the pool during the day, hit up Tenerife out of season. The weather is almost always good and the choices of activities, restaurants and hotels are almost endless.
Where are your favourite destinations for relaxing in the sun? We'd love to try somewhere different next time, so please let me know!
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