Stevenpfo
Emperor
Generally temperatures in Andalucia now at winter are generally around 15ºC at day and 5-10º at night. So it is relatively nice for visiting monuments etc, but you are not going to beach (if you thought so), that for sure.
Thanks for the info.
I think Andalucia will be my destination if I get my vacation time off around September - November. Other than that I might look for somewhere a bit warmer. I wasn't too worried about beaches. They're nice to look at and even to swim at once or twice but that's about it for me.
I'm also not too worried about money. Seeing as it's leave from a tour of duty I get my (and the wife's) plane ticket bought for me by the military. As well as a certain amount of money for "lodging" and other such things. Lodging can mean a hotel or a cruise or even an all inclusive resort.
My biggest worry, really, is that I get the military to pay for a 5 star hotel for myself and then i'm stuck paying a lot of money for food and alcohol where i'm at or moving around to eat a lot. All inclusive does sound nice but i'd only do it if it was within easy reach of other stuff and not just free rooms, booze and food.
The wife mentioned she'd like to do a trip to Scotland or something and i'm all for that ... In the summer. September it wouldn't be so bad. I think the best bet would be somewhere in the Southern hemisphere for December - February. Maybe New Zealand?