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LOOKING around your house on a dull January day, did you ever wish you were living somewhere else, somewhere beautiful, somewhere hot, somewhere interesting, anywhere else? writes Joan Scales

That's what holidays are for, and when you opt for self-catering abroad, you can have that beautiful, interesting home in the sun. The best thing about self-catering holidays is that you can stay in fabulous places, in homes you could never afford, if only for a couple of weeks.