When the pandemic hit, we moved to our dream holiday destination – and never looked back
Barbados, Portugal and Tenerife are among the countries where Britons have found respite from our lengthy lockdown
Katie Holmes and her partner, Carl, relocated to Barbados in 2020
Would you choose a third lockdown: four months of winter, with no family Christmas, pubs roasts or friendly gatherings to lift the gloom? Or, a fresh start, preferably somewhere sunny, where the cost of living matches up with the quality of life – perhaps a lusted-after holiday destination?
In 2020, lockdowns and at turns confusing (a roundabout of Tiers) and harsh (families separated from those in care homes) restrictions left many Britons with a wandering eye for less doom-laden nations.