From: d4g4h4 on
tim.... <tims_new_home(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> "john hamilton" <bluestar95(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:i0v654$1gn$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> > Whats the most reasonably priced and easily arranged (i.e. frequent cheap
> > flights and easy transport at the destination end) weeks holiday break at
> > the sea side, in Spain or similar nearby country; for an elderly couple
> > living in the London area? Thanks for advice.
>
> The easiest has to be flying to Malaga and staying at one of the resorts on
> the local train service between there and Fuengirola but these are not the
> prettiest of resorts.

Barcelona has resorts easily accessible by train (and also bus) too.
Pretty easy to take the bus from Malaga to other resorts- e.g. Nerja.

I generally find it slightly easier to get cheaper flights to Barcelona
than Malaga but YMMV.

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From: Jack Campin - bogus address on
>>> Whats the most reasonably priced and easily arranged (i.e. frequent cheap
>>> flights and easy transport at the destination end) weeks holiday break at
>>> the sea side, in Spain or similar nearby country; for an elderly couple
>>> living in the London area?
> Barcelona has resorts easily accessible by train (and also bus) too.
> Pretty easy to take the bus from Malaga to other resorts- e.g. Nerja.
> I generally find it slightly easier to get cheaper flights to Barcelona
> than Malaga but YMMV.

They opened some new terminal areas at Barcelona airport early this year.
The result was that if you fly Easyjet you're in for a hell of a long
walk and with very poor signposting. Better ensure that this couple can
handle that.

As a city destination (it doesn't have much seaside) Barcelona itself
makes a lot of sense for an elderly couple, as its public transport
system is very easy to use.

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From: d4g4h4 on
Derek F <lordpilrig(a)NOXo2.co.uk> wrote:

> "john hamilton" <bluestar95(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:i0v654$1gn$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> > Whats the most reasonably priced and easily arranged (i.e. frequent cheap
> > flights and easy transport at the destination end) weeks holiday break at
> > the sea side, in Spain or similar nearby country; for an elderly couple
> > living in the London area? Thanks for advice.
> >
> How elderly? Fit eldery? Savvy elderly?
> Malaga airport has a good train service to local resorts.The area though is
> full of scammers and pickpockets.

I forgot to lock the locker in Malaga train station a few years ago
(yes, idiotic I know!) and when I got back a few hours later, it was all
there intact.

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From: james on
In message <e2mrmnxdzq1g.m7l4frdun6eo$.dlg(a)40tude.net>, PetrolHead
<petrol.head(a)live.com> writes
>On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:11:04 +0100, Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:
>
>> As a city destination (it doesn't have much seaside) Barcelona itself
>> makes a lot of sense for an elderly couple, as its public transport
>> system is very easy to use.
>
>Barcelona certainly isn't a beach resort type place, which I think is
>what's looked for here.

Plaja D'aro is. A mere 150e cab fare from Gerona airport and
plenty of nice hotels along the paseo de maritimo. JF
From: d4g4h4 on
james <james(a)marage.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> In message <e2mrmnxdzq1g.m7l4frdun6eo$.dlg(a)40tude.net>, PetrolHead
> <petrol.head(a)live.com> writes
> >On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:11:04 +0100, Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:
> >
> >> As a city destination (it doesn't have much seaside) Barcelona itself
> >> makes a lot of sense for an elderly couple, as its public transport
> >> system is very easy to use.
> >
> >Barcelona certainly isn't a beach resort type place, which I think is
> >what's looked for here.
>
> Plaja D'aro is. A mere 150e cab fare from Gerona airport and
> plenty of nice hotels along the paseo de maritimo. JF

Didn't you mean 15 euro?

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