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Gibraltar?

No recent experience, as I left there around 1990. Weather mostly great if you like heat & humidity. Topless beach area was just south of the Runway 27 threshold. The Tarifa beaches, just down the coast, were excellent place for an all-over tan.

Many of the Gibbos had a MASSIVE attitude problem. British when it suited them to be. Not popular with the IRA at one point.

Edited to add: Probably best not to use the word "Gibbos" when in conversation out there.
Or Fraggles.
 
I was there in 1990 for a year, (civvy) working the door with my brother for my Uncle, who owned the nightclub 'Rockerfellas' ( I know!) 'Irishtown' was the main drinking area, with 'Bar Penelope,' and 'Casemates' bar and club near the Navy pads. Saw a Moroccan frog marched out by two bouncers for 'minesweeping' drinks. They proceeded to stomp on him, and rumour was he was bundled into a car and chucked off the rock somewhere.....nice. One night that I wasn't working, my uncle was set upon by a lad with a piece of wood with nails in. As my uncle knew some local 'characters' the lad was squared away by a bloke called 'Jonny Duo' who drank 'Whicky and coke' ( can't do the accent!) and by all accounts was a bit of an animal.
Apart from that......yeah a sunny village on a rock.
 
From my, admittedly limited, experience. Two weeks is more than long enough if you've got something work like to do.

For a holiday its ok for a long weekend. (If you plan a few long lie-ins).

Mind you it is handy for the shops.
 
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