15 March 2024

Top 10 Things To Do In Mauritius 1) TRY THE STREET FOOD - Mauritian Street Food is amongst the best in the world – there, we said it! A unique mix of Creole, African, Indian, and Chinese influences, the dishes offer bursts of intricate flavours. Spices, colours, and flavours come together to form a scrumptious (yet little known!) cuisine. Where else would you find a French bouillon laced with Ind

19 January 2024

We have travelled a lot but this has been one of our Favourite holidays, Tanzania was a great experience. We travelled with Turkish Airlines for the first time and I found them pretty good. The layover was only short in Istanbul and there is so many shops at the airport its a massive airport so you have a lot of shops and restaurants and bars should you have longer layovers. We started our adve

09 March 2023

After our stay in Cape Town we went onto our safari in the Amakhala Game Reserve. We flew from Cape Town (approx an hour) to Port Elizabeth and then about an hour transfer by road. We were so excited to arrive at the Bukela Lodge for our first Safari trip as its been on my bucket list for a long time. We had lunch and then were shown to our room and at 3 pm met for our first game drive. Ga

05 October 2022

I absolutely loved Cape Town and I would now class it as one of my favourite cities. It is so diverse with so much to do with nice beaches, stunning scenery, lovely restaurants, lots of sea life and wild life options close by. Great wine at fantastic prices. Friendly people, what more could you ask for! I didn't expect Cape Town to be so cheap either for example you could get an Uber around the c

27 January 2022

Ellaidhoo is a beautiful Island in the Maldives with a great House reef for diving or snorkelling. Dine under the stars. Explore the marine life in the crystal clear waters, relax on the beach or by the pool or enjoy a Balinese massage at the resort spa. Flying over Male always brings a tear to my eye (of happiness) as it’s so beautiful seeing all the Atolls and the beautiful beaches and Aqua b

28 January 2021

Our trip to Barbados was during COVID restrictions so we didn’t know what to expect www.visitbarbados.org and the resort were very helpful with any concerns before travel. We used a clinic in Kent called Wren Healthcare for our PCR Covid test before travel and they offered a great efficient and professional service. Airport check in was a breeze with only a few people in the queue and eerily qui

10 June 2019

This was our third visit to the island and it just seems to get better each time. The speedboat transfer from Male is about 40 mins and you are given a cold towel on arrival with a coconut drink to cool you down as it was a long journey with the indirect flights we had (but totally worth it). We arrived late morning and were very lucky to be given our room before check in time of 2pm so we were a

27 November 2018

I recently went on an amazing family holiday to Thailand visiting both Koh Lanta and Krabi. Weather Although still the tail end of rainy season (we arrived 27th October) we had great weather and during our 9 days visit we only had 2 days where we had a terrific downpour late afternoon and then back to sunshine so it didn't bother us at all. Crowne Lanta We stayed at the Crowne Lanta i

16 January 2018

We arrived into Phu Quoc at about 6.30 and transferred to the Richis Hotel. We did have a wait for our rooms to be ready, but we just lazed by the pool. We were welcomed by the friendly front desk staff with a cold flannel and a cool drink. The hotel is set in Lovely grounds with very well-kept gardens, set on a lovely beach-front. It’s also right in the centre with lots of restaurants and bars ne

01 November 2017

We chose Vienna for a short city break in October as we were able to get flights from Southend which is only a 20 minute journey for us. We made use of the airport lounge at Southend which offers a range of snacks and drinks you can hep yourself to. We took a taxi from the airport upon arrival which took about 20 mins and cost 40 Euros with tips. The De France hotel is in a great location w

30 March 2016

Bangkok - Phuket & Khao Lak Our very first adventure to Thailand for Christmas 2015. Bangkok It’s very easy to get taxis from the airport in Bangkok it cost us 600 THB to the Sukhumvit area and a small fee for tolls on the way. Arrived to a very warm welcome at the Park Plaza Sukhumvit and we freshened up and went straight out to explore as we only had 3 days in Bangkok. We headed for

11 February 2016

Sandals La Source in Grenada was amazing !!! The transfer from the airport was literally 5 minutes from the airport (shortest I have ever been on) but as there aren't many flights you aren't effected by aircraft noise. We were greeted by friendly faces and a fruit punch and a cold towel, we were then led to the club room where we were given a nice cold glass of bubbly (as we had club level r

08 October 2014

This was our second visit to Las Vegas and I couldn’t believe when we arrived at 6pm - it was 39 degrees and it was hot! The last time we visited was about nine years ago and it was October so not as hot as it was in June this year. We decided to stay again at the Planet Hollywood. Although this might not be the plushest of hotels on the strip we love it for its location. Its smack bang in the