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Personal Travel Consultant specialising in creating bespoke worldwide adventures. Hi, I'm Jodie and I am your personal Travel Counsellor.

I am the owner of my own travel business so there’s nothing I care more about than you and your holiday. I am a professional Travel Expert with years of experience in the industry here to help you book your next dream holiday. I take the time to really get to know you so I can ensure every holiday I book is absolutely perfect. I am passionate about travel and have travelled a lot myself so I like to include personal recommendations for you based on my own travel experiences, which I know you will love. I pride myself on my personal service and I always go above and beyond expectation for all of my clients. I have access to a wide range of holiday options and I specialise in creating bespoke itineraries tailored to your budget and preferences. I can help you arrange everything from a UK staycation with your furry friends to a 6 month round the world adventure spanning every continent, as well as anything that falls in-between. I offer flights, hotels, cruises, package holidays, Disney holidays, group tours, tailor made independent tours, sailing trips, car hire, campervan hire, villas, cottages, day trips, insurance, and much more. All the holidays I arrange are completely bespoke to you so you can be assured that all of your needs will be met and you're going to have an amazing time. I can also book the likes of Jet2 Holidays, Easyjet Holidays, TUI and many more. I am available on the phone, in person, via email and on various social media channels so there's lots of different ways you can get in touch with me. I work from home so I am available outside normal office hours at a time convenient to you. I aim to always be available for my clients no matter what the time of day however should you be unable to contact me you can rest assured that I have a 24/7 Duty Office you can speak to. All holidays booked with me have 100% financial protection through Travel Counsellors unique trust scheme. As a regular traveller myself I know how important it is to ensure you always get the best deal. I will always try my best to ensure everything I offer to you is competitively priced and I can guarantee that you won't find better value for money than the service I can offer you. I will take care of everything for you, right down to making sure you have bread and milk for your return home (providing you’re local). I can’t wait to hear all about your holiday plans and help to make sure that your next holiday is the best you’ve ever experienced!

14/10/2026

What should a family of four realistically budget for a Christmas holiday? 🎄✈️

Meeting Father Christmas in Lapland, skiing in the Alps, seeing New York dressed up for the festive season or swapping Christmas jumpers for swimwear in the Caribbean… there are some pretty wonderful ways to spend the school holidays. Unfortunately, festive magic doesn’t come with a festive discount and it’s one of the most expensive times of year to travel.

In the final post of my Budget Expectations series, I’m looking at six different Christmas family holidays:
- Lapland
- The French Alps
- New York
- Dubai
- Barbados
- Australia

From a three-night Santa break to two weeks Down Under, the carousel gives you an idea of what to budget and the choices that can push the price higher.

At this time of year, your exact dates matter enormously. Travelling during the school holidays, spending Christmas Day abroad and staying over New Year can produce very different totals.

The figures are indicative planning ranges for two adults and two children travelling from London, with Economy flights, checked luggage and good-quality accommodation. Trip lengths and inclusions vary by destination, and meals outside the stated board basis and spending money are additional.

My job is to help you work out where your budget will take you, what’s worth spending more on and how to put it all together into a holiday that suits your family.

Save this for your Christmas holiday planning, or get in touch with your dates, children’s ages and an idea of your budget and let’s explore the possibilities.
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13/10/2026

Some hotels are worth planning the whole trip around. These come with a rather spectacular lake attached.

For the next instalment of my Extraordinary Escapes series, I’ve chosen ten luxury lakeside hotels and lodges, from Italian glamour on Lake Como to a palace surrounded by Lake Pichola and a remote wildlife retreat on Lake Victoria.

There’s plenty of variety here: romantic boat arrivals, overwater pavilions, canoeing on turquoise water and peaceful afternoons watching the scenery change. A lakeside holiday can be blissfully slow, full of adventure, or a little of both.

Whether you’re planning a special anniversary, a luxury honeymoon or a tailor-made holiday with somewhere memorable to stay, the right hotel can become a highlight of the journey.
Which of these would earn a place on your travel wish list?

Get in touch and I’ll help you find a lakeside escape that fits your kind of holiday.
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12/10/2026

Thinking about a holiday to Malaysia, but wondering how to bring it all together? 🇲🇾

A few days in Kuala Lumpur followed by a beach stay is a lovely starting point but there’s so much more you can build into the journey.

Think wildlife encounters in Malaysian Borneo, tea plantations in the Cameron Highlands, discovering Ipoh through its food, or swapping rainforest adventures for snorkelling in the Perhentian Islands. You could even continue from Langkawi into Thailand for a little island hopping.

In the latest instalment of my Best-Selling Itineraries series, I’m sharing seven ways to experience Malaysia, with ideas for couples, families, active travellers and those looking beyond the familiar route.
The right combination depends on your interests, how much time you have and when you’re travelling. Malaysia’s beach seasons vary by coast, and getting the route and pace right makes all the difference.

Save this post for your Malaysia holiday planning, and get in touch if you’d like me to create a tailor-made itinerary around you.
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07/10/2026

Part Three: How much should a family of four budget for an October half-term holiday?

For some families, it’s one precious week away. Others have a longer school break and enough time to venture further. That difference can completely change which destinations make sense.

A week could mean volcanic landscapes in Lanzarote, city and mountain time in Morocco, or late-summer sunshine in Cyprus. With closer to two weeks, Mauritius, South Korea and Namibia become doable options.

For the next post in my Budget Expectations series, I’ve included three shorter holidays and three longer adventures:
Lanzarote
Morocco
Cyprus
Mauritius
South Korea
Namibia

Save this for your October half-term planning or let me know where you have in mind and I’ll give you a realistic budget expectation.

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02/10/2026

If Croatia is on your wish list, this is one hotel worth knowing about. 🇭🇷

Overlooking Rovinj’s colourful old town and marina, Grand Park Hotel Rovinj combines a brilliant location with contemporary design, enormous spa facilities and one of the most exciting dining scenes in Croatia.
There are three pools on the hotel’s fifth floor including a 50-metre indoor-to-outdoor pool with beautiful views across the water, alongside the 3,800-square-metre Albaro Wellness & Spa.

Food is another serious highlight. Cap Aureo holds one Michelin star, while Agli Amici Rovinj has two, making this an especially tempting choice for foodies.

What really appeals to me, though, is the perfect balance. You have all the facilities of a luxury resort, but you can still wander into Rovinj’s old town, cycle through the neighbouring forest park or spend a day discovering Istria’s wineries, olive oil estates and hilltop villages.

It’s sophisticated but not isolated, and with various room types available is ideal for couples, foodies, spa lovers and families wanting connecting rooms with lots to do outside the hotel grounds.

Fancy a stay here?
Get in touch for a personalised quotation.
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01/10/2026

There’s what you say… and then there’s what I as your travel expert hears 👋

“Somewhere unspoilt, but with plenty going on.”
“We want to see everything, but we don’t want to feel rushed.”
“A family hotel, but not one that feels too family-ish.”
“We’re open to anywhere, we just want somewhere hot.”

After nearly 15 years of planning holidays, I’ve become fairly fluent in translating a travel brief.

“Family-friendly” doesn’t have to mean a giant mascot joining you at breakfast. And “seeing everything” shouldn’t leave you needing another holiday to recover.

Often, the most useful part of our first conversation isn’t deciding where to go. It’s working out what matters most and where you’re happy to compromise if needed.

That’s how a vague, sometimes contradictory collection of ideas becomes a tailor-made holiday that is genuinely made for you.

Which of these have you said before? Or do you have another classic holiday request for me to translate?

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30/09/2026

What should a family of four realistically budget for a summer holiday?

The summer holidays opens up some incredible travel possibilities. There’s enough time for a proper road trip, an African safari, an island-hopping adventure or a journey that would feel far too rushed during half term.

Unfortunately, July and August are also among the most expensive times to travel. Flights fill quickly, family rooms are limited and the destinations enjoying their best weather are in high demand. Add separate bedrooms, direct flights, private guides, internal travel or premium accommodation, and the total can climb surprisingly quickly.

For the second post in my Budget Expectations series, I’m looking at six very different summer holiday ideas:
Kenya or Tanzania with the Indian Ocean coast
Western Canada
Indonesia
Malaysia and Borneo
Peru
Greece

The figures are indicative prices based on a family of four travelling from London during the UK school summer holidays. They’re based on Economy flights with checked luggage, good-quality four-star accommodation and the transport needed to complete each suggested itinerary. They aren’t live quotations, and they certainly aren’t a suggestion that every family must spend this amount. The purpose is to show what these trips realistically cost, what that budget could include and which choices are most likely to increase the final price.

There are often ways to make a summer holiday budget work harder: travelling towards the end of August or earlier in July, choosing an indirect flight, reducing the number of stops, mixing accommodation standards or prioritising the experiences that matter most.

Save this post if you’re considering a family summer holiday and tell me which destination you’d choose.
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26/09/2026

Everyone knows the destinations appearing on their feeds again and again… but what about the places that aren’t quite “hot” yet?
My Not-Yet-Hot List for 2027 is all about looking beyond the obvious and discovering places that still feel wonderfully different.

🌿 Príncipe, where rainforest meets wild tropical coastline
🕌 Uzbekistan, for Silk Road cities, intricate architecture and centuries of stories
🐋 Nuquí, where the Colombian rainforest tumbles towards the Pacific Ocean
⛰️ The Iya Valley, for a slower and more remote side of Japan
🛶 Finnish Lakeland, for lakeside cabins, saunas and long summer evenings

These are places that offer something genuinely special: deeper cultural experiences, extraordinary landscapes, remarkable wildlife and the chance to travel at a different pace.

Will any make it onto your 2027 travel wish list?
Contact me directly to start planning!
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24/09/2026

I sometimes tell my clients not to fly direct.

Not because I enjoy making journeys longer and more complicated but because the right stopover can completely transform the holiday.

If your long-haul flight already connects through an incredible city, spending two or three nights there can break up the journey, help with the time difference and add a completely different experience to the trip.

Think:
Singapore before Bali
Seoul before Japan
Istanbul before Mauritius
Dubai before the Maldives
Los Angeles before Hawaii
Kuala Lumpur before Borneo

A stopover isn’t automatically the best choice, and it isn’t always cheaper. It depends on the airline, fare rules, flight schedule, luggage arrangements and how much time you have available.

But when the routing works, those extra nights can offer far better value than booking an entirely separate city break another year.

This is why I look beyond the final destination when planning a tailor-made holiday and if it’s somewhere worthwhile and the maths makes sense I’ll always throw out the idea of a stopover.

Planning a long haul trip? Don’t rule out those indirect flights immediately. Get in touch and I’ll help you make the most of your transit point:
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21/09/2026

What should a family of four realistically budget for an Easter holiday? 🐥

It’s one of the most important and sometimes most difficult, conversations to have when planning a trip.

Holiday pricing has changed considerably, and travelling during the school holidays brings an additional premium. Add direct flights, convenient departure times, separate sleeping areas, a higher board basis or a more complex itinerary, and the total can increase very quickly.

So, I’m starting a new series sharing realistic budget expectations for the key school-holiday periods, beginning with Easter and six of my most requested destinations for this time:
- Japan
- Thailand
- Sri Lanka
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
- The Maldives

The figures in this post are indicative starting points for a family of four travelling from London in Economy, with checked luggage and good-quality accommodation. They aren’t live quotations, and every family’s requirements will produce a slightly different price.

My intention isn’t to put anyone off or suggest that you need an unlimited budget. It’s to give you an honest starting point, explain where the money goes and help you decide which elements matter most.

Sometimes we can make a budget work harder by adjusting the dates, choosing an indirect flight, reducing the number of stops or mixing hotel standards. At other times, the requirements and budget simply don’t quite match and it might be a case of finding an alternative destination that will work for you.

Coming next in the series:
- Summer holidays
- Christmas
- October half term
- February and May half terms

Save this post for your Easter planning and let me know which school-holiday period or destination you’d like me to break down next.
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