Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Where to go in february
The best places to visit in february
February is a good month to go in the sun, which is beginning to miss you badly at the end of winter, and you can also avoid the winter usually crowded at this season.
In Europe, winter bat still full and the weather dominates with short days and a rare sun. The winter sports resorts are under attack in France due to school holidays, but neighboring countries (Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Andorra, Spain) offer many possibilities. The countries of southern Europe destinations can be very pleasant at that time, everything is in bloom and gently moved around.
In Asia, many destinations are ideal in this period: Burma, northern India, the Philippines when the typhoon shelter, west and south of Sri Lanka, Laos if you avoid the mountains. You can also make a trek to Nepal where the sun is very good, but beware of very cold nights at altitude.
In Africa, it is time for a trek in the Moroccan desert, a trip across the Maghreb, or visiting countries such as Senegal or Egypt, prior periods of hot weather, and with very affordable prices . South Africa will be able to warm temperatures and low rainfall. Mauritania, Jordan and Syria are both sunny with cool nights: planning a small wool for the evening!
In America, Argentina, Peru, Nicaragua offer pleasant temperatures, and is also an ideal time to discover the Southern California or the desert regions of south-west. Mexico and the Caribbean offer beautiful sunny days, but you may prefer the rigors of the great Canadian winter. In Hawaii, the surfers will give their heart in gigantic waves.
Avoid: Indonesia, Seychelles, Polynesia, where there the rainy season, as well as Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius where the risk of cyclones are high.
The 25 best destinations in february
| Town | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| Abidjan (Ivory Coast) | 7 | 25 | 33 | 18 | 36 | 52 | 4 | ![]() |
| Caracas (Venezuela) | 9 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 2 | ![]() |
| Colombo (Sri Lanka) | 9 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 37 | 68 | 6 | ![]() |
| Cotonou (Benin) | 8 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 35 | 32 | 2 | ![]() |
| Dakar (Senegal) | 9 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
| Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) | 7 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 36 | 65 | 6 | ![]() |
| Guatemala Ciudad (Guatemala) | 5 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 2 | ![]() |
| Hanoi (Vietnam) | 1 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 13 | ![]() |
| Havana (Cuba) | 6 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 4 | ![]() |
| Lagos (Nigeria) | 7 | 26 | 33 | 19 | 37 | 45 | 3 | ![]() |
| Cape Town (South Africa) | 10 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 39 | 8 | 2 | ![]() |
| Lima (Peru) | 7 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
| Lome (Togo) | 8 | 25 | 32 | 17 | 39 | 32 | 2 | ![]() |
| Male (Maldives) | 9 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 33 | 17 | 1 | ![]() |
| Manila (Philippines) | 6 | 22 | 31 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 6 | ![]() |
| Muscat (Oman) | 10 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 33 | 17 | 1 | ![]() |
| Nairobi (Kenya) | 9 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 32 | 63 | 6 | ![]() |
| Nouakchott (Mauritania) | 9 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
| Phnom Penh (Cambodia) | 9 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 38 | 10 | 1 | ![]() |
| Yangon (Rangoon) (Burma (Myanmar)) | 10 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
| San Jose (Costa Rica) | 8 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
| Sanaa (Yemen) | 9 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
| Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) | 6 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 6 | ![]() |
| Vientiane (Laos) | 8 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 38 | 14 | 2 | ![]() |
| Port Elizabeth (South Africa) | 8 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 10 | ![]() |

