"Jack Harrison" wrote in message
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"Wijke" wrote
This record makes Den Helder sunnier than Venice or Remini, at least in
2003 :-).

A Radio 4 programme I heard yesterday suggested that Northern Europe might
be the preferred summer today destination for Southern Europeans (to get
away from the heat) and not the other way round as at present.

Sure, our Northern Summers might become very acceptable, but our damp,
dull
winters are likely to remain unappealing. So I suppose it's quite likely
that although the holiday trek in the Summer might indeed be from south to
north, in the winter there will be increased tourism the other way round.

Down here in Cornwall, the holiday season has become greatly extended over
the last decade.
I have a holiday cottage in Mousehole, 10 years ago we'd be lucky to get 30
weeks let a year, for the last 3 years it's exceeded 40, and we are
certainly not alone. We were fully booked from 2nd March until end of
October.

I wouldn't put it all down to climate change though, increase interest in
surfing & titanium lined wet-suits have certainly helped!

Graham
Penzance


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