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04/11/2026

🌴 Escape the Winter Chill in Beautiful Saint Lucia! ☀️

7 nights from £2,625 per person

Imagine swapping grey January skies for tropical hillsides, turquoise waters and a beautiful marina setting in the Caribbean.

Tucked away in one of Saint Lucia’s most picturesque natural harbours, Zoëtry Marigot Bay St. Lucia offers a more intimate, relaxed take on luxury all-inclusive.

This isn’t your typical large Caribbean beach resort. It’s somewhere to slow down, enjoy wonderful food, take in the marina views and explore one of the Caribbean’s most beautiful islands.

🌺 What makes it special?

🍹 À la carte dining, premium drinks, afternoon tea and 24-hour in-suite dining through Zoëtry’s Endless Privileges® concept.

⛵ A gorgeous marina setting, with a private pontoon taking you across to LaBas Beach.

🧘 Yoga, meditation, wellness experiences and a lovely spa for those days when doing very little sounds perfect.

🌋 The opportunity to discover Saint Lucia’s famous Pitons, rainforest, volcanic landscapes and beautiful coastline.

And for me, the location is a real selling point. Marigot Bay is a wonderful alternative if you’re looking for something a little different from a traditional beachfront all-inclusive.

✈️ Your holiday includes:

🏨 7 nights at Zoëtry Marigot Bay St. Lucia
🛏️ Junior Suite Garden View
🍽️ All-inclusive
✈️ Flights from London Gatwick
🚘 Private airport transfers
📅 Departing 14 January 2027
👫 Based on 2 adults sharing

From £2,625 per person

If a peaceful Caribbean escape sounds like just what you need after Christmas, I’d love to help you plan it.

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Terms and conditions: Price based on 2 adults sharing, subject to availability and change. Local tax of USD 84 (approximately £64.85) payable locally. Some activities, spa treatments and excursions may cost extra. Flight-inclusive package ATOL protected by Travel Counsellors Ltd, ATOL 6751. Prices correct at time of posting. Full terms and conditions apply. Travel insurance is recommended and can be discussed at booking.

03/11/2026

Dubai or Abu Dhabi – which would I recommend? 🇦🇪☀️

They’re both fantastic destinations for winter sunshine, with beautiful hotels, beaches and plenty to see and do.

But I wouldn’t necessarily recommend the same one to everyone.

🌆 Dubai – for variety, entertainment and plenty going on

Dubai is somewhere I’d suggest if you enjoy having lots of options.

You can spend the morning on the beach, the afternoon shopping and the evening enjoying a fabulous restaurant overlooking the skyline.

There’s the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah, waterparks, beach clubs and some spectacular hotels.

And where you stay makes a difference.

A beachfront hotel on Jumeirah Beach feels very different from staying Downtown, where you’re closer to the shopping and city attractions.

I’d particularly consider Dubai for couples who enjoy dining out, families wanting lots of entertainment and anyone who likes a lively atmosphere.

🏖️ Abu Dhabi – for beautiful beaches, culture and a slightly slower pace

If you told me you wanted a luxury hotel, a lovely beach and somewhere that feels a little less hectic, I’d be looking seriously at Abu Dhabi.

Saadiyat Island has some gorgeous beachfront resorts, and it’s a wonderful choice if relaxing by the sea is a priority.

But Abu Dhabi isn’t just about the hotels.

There’s the magnificent Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Louvre Abu Dhabi and Qasr Al Watan.

And for families who love theme parks, Yas Island has Ferrari World, Warner Bros. World and Yas Waterworld.

So which would I choose?

If you wanted restaurants, shopping, nightlife and plenty of sightseeing, I’d probably steer you towards Dubai.

If your priority was a beautiful beach resort with some interesting cultural experiences, Abu Dhabi would be a strong contender.

For families, I’d look closely at the ages of the children and what they actually enjoy doing, because both destinations have plenty to offer.

And if you had a little longer? I’d consider combining the two!

One final thing – I’d be careful about the time of year. Both can be extremely hot in summer, so the season is an important part of choosing the right holiday.

Which appeals to you more – the excitement of Dubai or the more relaxed atmosphere of Abu Dhabi?

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02/11/2026

The cruise itinerary I’d choose for someone who loves scenery 🚢

If you told me that spectacular scenery was your number one priority for a cruise, there are three destinations I’d want to talk to you about.

And they’re three very different experiences!

🏔️ Alaska – for glaciers, mountains and wildlife

Imagine sailing past snow-capped mountains, watching glaciers from the deck and keeping an eye out for whales, sea otters and bald eagles.

Alaska is particularly appealing because you can combine the scenery with some wonderful experiences ashore, from wildlife excursions to scenic rail journeys.

I’d also consider adding time in the Canadian Rockies before or after your cruise.

🇳🇴 Norwegian Fjords – for dramatic scenery closer to home

Towering cliffs, waterfalls, colourful waterfront towns and beautiful fjords.

One of the things I love about a Norwegian Fjords itinerary is how much of the scenery you can enjoy directly from the ship.

You don’t necessarily need a packed excursion programme to appreciate where you are.

It’s also a very appealing option if you don’t want a long-haul flight.

🐧 Antarctica – for something completely extraordinary

This is a different type of cruising altogether.

Enormous icebergs, vast white landscapes, penguin colonies and the possibility of seeing whales in Antarctic waters.

I’d be looking at specialist expedition ships, where the experience is about exploration, expert guides and, when conditions allow, getting out on the water in Zodiac boats.

It’s a much bigger commitment in terms of time and budget, but for the right traveller, it can be the trip of a lifetime.

So which would I choose?

For scenery combined with wildlife and plenty of activities, Alaska.

For dramatic landscapes without travelling halfway around the world, Norway.

And for someone who wants a genuine expedition experience unlike anywhere else, Antarctica.

Of course, the ship, route and time of year can make an enormous difference in all three destinations.

Which would you most like to see from the deck of a ship – Alaska, Norway or Antarctica?

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01/11/2026

If I had two weeks in Vietnam, this is how I’d spend them 🇻🇳

Vietnam is one of those countries where it’s very tempting to keep adding places to your itinerary.

But with two weeks, I’d rather give you a proper taste of north, central and southern Vietnam than have you constantly packing your suitcase.

For a first visit, this is the sort of itinerary I’d suggest.

🏮 Hanoi – 3 nights

Start in the capital, exploring the Old Quarter, trying the incredible street food, visiting temples and watching daily life unfold around Hoan Kiem Lake.

🚢 Halong Bay – 1 night

I’d include an overnight cruise rather than just visiting for the day. Sailing between those enormous limestone islands, kayaking and waking up to the scenery is a wonderful experience.

🏮 Hoi An – 4 nights

Then fly south to central Vietnam.

Hoi An is somewhere I’d want you to have time to enjoy. Wander the lantern-lit streets, take a cooking class, explore the countryside and perhaps spend an afternoon at the beach.

It’s also a lovely place to slow the pace a little.

🌆 Ho Chi Minh City – 3 nights

A complete contrast to Hoi An!

Markets, history, fantastic restaurants and the energy of a huge city. I’d also consider a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels.

🌿 Mekong Delta – 2 nights

Finally, head into the Mekong Delta for a quieter experience of southern Vietnam, with waterways, villages, boat trips and local life.

That’s 13 nights on the ground, with the remaining time allowing for the journey home.

Would I plan exactly this for everyone? No.

If you love history, I might include Hue. If you’d rather finish with a beach, I’d look at Phu Quoc instead of the Mekong Delta.

And the time of year matters too, particularly when combining different regions.

The important thing is making Vietnam feel like a holiday, not a race from one attraction to the next.

It’s a wonderful country for a tailor-made trip, and getting the route and pace right makes all the difference.

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31/10/2026

October – a little travel inspiration for the weekend ✈️

It’s the last day of October, so no serious travel advice from me today!

Instead, I’m giving you four holidays and you can only choose one…

🦁 A South African safari
Early morning game drives, incredible wildlife and sundowners in the bush.

🚢 A cruise
Unpack once, wake up somewhere new and let somebody else worry about getting you there.

🚗 A road trip
A car, a loose itinerary and the freedom to stop whenever somewhere catches your eye.

🏝️ A tropical beach
White sand, warm sea, a lovely hotel and absolutely no intention of doing very much at all.

Right now, I think I’d have quite a difficult time choosing between them!

Which one are you picking – safari, cruise, road trip or beach?

And no, you can’t have all four. 😄

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29/10/2026

Africa for your first safari – where would I start? 🦁

South Africa, Kenya or Tanzania?

I wouldn’t pick one and call it the “best” place for a first safari, because they can give you three quite different holidays.

I’d start with what you want the rest of the trip to look like.

🇿🇦 South Africa – if you want safari to be part of a bigger trip

This is often where I’d look for someone who wants variety.

Cape Town, the Winelands and a few nights on safari work brilliantly together, so you can have food, scenery, sightseeing and wildlife all in one holiday.

🇰🇪 Kenya – if the classic safari is the dream

Wide-open landscapes, game drives and the Maasai Mara – Kenya delivers much of what people picture when they imagine their first African safari.

It also works particularly well if you’d like to finish with some beach time, either on the Kenyan coast or by combining it with somewhere like Zanzibar.

🇹🇿 Tanzania – if wildlife is going to be the main event

The Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater can form part of an incredible wildlife-focused itinerary, and the time of year becomes especially important if you’re hoping to experience particular stages of the Great Migration.

Again, Zanzibar can make a lovely contrast afterwards if you want a few days on the beach.

But I’d also ask how long you have, when you’re travelling, how much moving around you’re comfortable with and what wildlife you’re particularly hoping to see.

Because your first safari shouldn’t simply be “Which country is best?”

It should be “Which safari fits the holiday I’ve been imagining?”

And those can be two very different questions.

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28/10/2026

The itinerary can be perfect and still have the wrong flights ✈️

You’ve got the hotels right.

The route works beautifully.

Everything you want to see is included.

But then I look at the flights… and sometimes I’ll change the whole thing.

Because on a long-haul holiday, I don’t just look at the price and how many stops there are.

⏰ What time do you actually arrive?

A flight that lands late at night might mean paying for a hotel night you barely use. Arriving early in the morning can give you almost an extra day – although I’ll also think about when you can actually get into your room.

🌙 Where is the overnight sector?

On a multi-centre trip, I’ll look at where you’re likely to sleep, when you’ll arrive and whether the journey leaves you ready to enjoy the next part of the holiday.

🔄 How good is the connection?

The shortest connection isn’t automatically the one I want. Too tight and it becomes stressful. Too long and you can lose half a day sitting in an airport.

🛫 What about internal flights?

This is particularly important somewhere like Australia, Thailand or South Africa. A flight might only take a couple of hours, but once you include transfers, check-in and collecting luggage, changing destination can use up a surprisingly large part of the day.

And that’s why I sometimes choose a flight that doesn’t initially look like the obvious one.

Saving £100 is lovely.

But if it costs you a useful day of a holiday you’ve spent thousands on, I’m going to show you the alternative.

The right flights don’t just get you there. They make the itinerary work.

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27/10/2026

Where would I send you for Christmas in the sunshine? 🎄☀️

If you told me you wanted to swap Christmas at home for sunshine, I wouldn’t immediately start looking for the hottest destination I could find.

I’d want to know what you want Christmas Day to feel like.

🏝️ The Caribbean – for a proper resort Christmas

If you want beautiful beaches, warm weather and a hotel where Christmas still feels like an occasion, the Caribbean is an obvious contender.

But I’d still choose the island carefully. Barbados if you like getting out and about, Antigua if your idea of Christmas is doing very little beyond deciding which beach to visit.

🌴 The Indian Ocean – for complete escapism

The Maldives is hard to beat if your Christmas wish is essentially leave me alone somewhere beautiful.

Mauritius gives you more to explore beyond the resort, while the Seychelles can work wonderfully if you fancy combining more than one island.

🇹🇭 Thailand – for Christmas with plenty going on

This is where I’d look if sitting in a resort for ten days sounds lovely for about three of them!

Bangkok, temples, markets and fantastic food can be combined with a beach stay, so Christmas becomes part of a much bigger trip.

🇿🇦 South Africa – for a Christmas you’ll talk about for years

Christmas morning in Cape Town? A few days in the Winelands? Safari over the festive period?

South Africa would be my suggestion for someone who wants sunshine but wants the holiday to be about experiences rather than simply escaping the British winter.

Four very different Christmases.

And that’s before we’ve even talked about whether you want Father Christmas, turkey and all the trimmings or would quite happily forget it’s Christmas altogether! 🎅

Tell me which version sounds most like yours, and that’s where I’d start.

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25/10/2026

The cruise port where I’d want more than a few hours 🚢

One of the things I look at when planning a cruise is whether the embarkation port deserves to be treated as part of the holiday.

Because sometimes, flying in and heading straight to the ship feels like such a waste!

🇪🇸 Barcelona

If my cruise starts here, I’d happily arrive a couple of nights early. There’s far too much to see, eat and explore to squeeze Barcelona into the few hours before embarkation.

🇮🇹 Rome

Technically, your ship will be sailing from Civitavecchia rather than central Rome – which is even more reason not to think of it as somewhere you can simply see on embarkation day.

If you want the Colosseum, Vatican, Trevi Fountain and time to actually enjoy Rome, I’d build in a proper stay.

🇸🇬 Singapore

This is one I’d definitely turn into a stopover. Gardens by the Bay, Marina Bay, incredible food and very different neighbourhoods make it worthy of a few days in its own right.

🇨🇦 Vancouver

Particularly if you’re joining an Alaska cruise, I think Vancouver makes a brilliant beginning or end to the trip. You could even extend the holiday further into Canada rather than simply flying home.

🇬🇷 Athens

Another cruise gateway where I’d be reluctant to arrive and immediately leave. Give yourself time for the Acropolis, Plaka and a long Greek dinner before you sail.

And there’s another advantage to arriving early:

you’re not relying on your flight arriving perfectly on the day your ship leaves.

So when I’m planning a cruise, I don’t just look at where the ship is going.

I look at where the holiday could begin before you even step onboard.

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24/10/2026

One holiday, two completely different sides of Japan 🇯🇵

When people picture a first trip to Japan, Tokyo and Kyoto are usually somewhere near the top of the list.

And I’d absolutely include them.

But I wouldn’t necessarily stop there.

🌆 Tokyo gives you the energy.

Neon-lit neighbourhoods, tiny restaurants, huge stations, shopping, temples and that wonderful feeling that there’s something happening everywhere you look.

⛩️ Kyoto gives you another side again.

Historic streets, shrines, temples, gardens and traditional Japan alongside the modern city.

But then I’d consider adding somewhere that changes the pace completely.

🏔️ Perhaps the Japanese Alps, with mountain scenery and traditional towns.

♨️ Or an onsen stay, where the point isn’t ticking off sights at all. It’s slowing down, experiencing a traditional ryokan and soaking in a hot spring.

🌿 You could even spend time somewhere more rural, where Japan suddenly feels a world away from the crowds and skyscrapers of Tokyo.

For me, that contrast is what can make a Japan itinerary really work.

I wouldn’t try to squeeze every famous place into one trip just because you’ve travelled all that way.

I’d rather give you the bright lights, bullet trains and big-name sights and then show you the quieter Japan in between.

Japan can be an incredible city break.

But give it a little more time, and it can be so much more than that.

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