Marjo McLaren
I'm based in
Edinburgh
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Hello,
Thank you for visiting my website. My name is Marjo and I welcome you to my world of Travel Counsellors, where you come first!
I joined the travel industry 37 years ago. The decision to join was that I enjoy dealing with people and I love travel. I have worked in various different roles within the travel industry.
Travelling to many destinations has been a joy and privilege. I have visited many destinations around the world spanning the continents of North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Europe. Experiencing the diverse cultures this world has to offer, meeting people from different nations and my adventurous nature are some of the reasons I love travel.
As a professional Travel Counsellor working from home and building my own business I am supported by an award winning company who supports approx 1000 independent Travel Counsellors in the UK. I now have access to the best travel deals, great technology, and dynamic package system and also with fantastic support from the Travel Counsellors team in the UK.
At Travel Counsellors I have the knowledge, experience and technology to assist you with travel arrangements.
Services that I offer:
• Flights
• Package Holidays
• Tailor-Made Holidays
• Accommodation
• Car hire
• City Breaks
• UK Holidays
• Skiing Holidays
• Cruises
• Adventure Holidays
Please e-mail or phone me on the above number. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
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19 days tour around Vietnam and Cambodia
A journey through Vietnam and Cambodia
06 Apr 2026 5 min read
Oman delights
Who ever thought of going to Oman ? I had looked at you tube videos and read a guide book it sounded fantastic and it did not disappoint. This is the real authentic middle east . It is really nice , super nice people the Omanis, a lot of history , culture beautiful scenery with a grand canyon . It is a very safe country also going in our winter time is great average temperature was 24degrees. Al
14 Feb 2025 5 min read
3 nights in Budapest
we travelled for 3 nights for a city break to Budapest . What a beautiful city it exceeded our expectations. We booked the tour bus as this is always a good way of getting your bearings in a city . When we were there in January we had beautiful sunny weather with snow on the ground. The city is made up out of two areas divided by the river Danube . Buda were you will find a magnificent castle wit
11 Nov 2024 5 min read
A tour through , Doha Sri Lanka and finishing with Beautiful Maldives
What a trip... We left from Edinburgh to fly directly to Doha , stayed two nights in Doha . Doha is an interesting city and growing all the time . The must see in Doha is the National museum of Qatar. It is a beautiful building and telling you the whole history of Qatar. It was extremely hot in Doha but everything has air-conditioning. The main souq Waqif is well worth a visit. Doha is good place
16 Oct 2024 5 min read
River Cruise on the Rhine from Basel to Rudesheim
I was lucky enough to be invited by Amadeus River cruises to join them to sample a 3 night Rhine Cruise from Basel to Rudesheim, Germany; although this Cruise does sail on to Amsterdam. River cruising is a great way to see a lot of different places. We visited the city of Basel where the cruise started. It has a nice old city centre. We sailed overnight and when we arrived the next day the
25 Jul 2017 5 min read
Stunning Barbados
I was very lucky to be sent to Barbados with another 25 Travel Counsellors courtesy of British Airways and Elegant Hotels. We flew with BA direct to Barbados. This journey takes about eight hours from London Gatwick. I was upgraded to Club World which was a great experience. We had great service from BA in Business Class with flat beds, great food and fantastic service. On arrival in Barbados w
05 Dec 2016 5 min read
Crete a fantastic destination
I have visited the Island of Crete on an educational trip with work. It is a beautiful island with many unspoilt places. The flight from London Gatwick to Heraklion (the main airport, there is another airport called Chania) took around three hours. Heraklion is almost in the middle of Crete and very accessible to many resorts on the Island. When we arrived we had fantastic lunch in Cretan Rest
24 Oct 2016 5 min read
Ibiza an island with lots of different things to do
Spending a short break in Ibiza I was not too sure what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. We stayed in Ibiza Town which has a beautiful old town, surrounded by an ancient great wall. It has many bar bars and great restaurants. The evenings in Ibiza town are very lively with plenty nightclubs & bars with the most famous nightclub called Pacha. We stayed in the Royal Plaza hotel in Ibiza t
20 Oct 2015 5 min read
Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria Educational: 20 June -24 June I was very lucky to travel to Gran Canaria with 11 other Travel Counsellors on an educational trip. We flew from London Gatwick with Norwegian which is a low cost airline. They were excellent and you even get free WiFi in the air! We stayed for the four nights in the Seaside Palm Beach, in Maspalomas. The service and the food is fantastic. The vi
06 Jul 2015 5 min read
The Paradise of Mauritius
Me and my husband travelled to Mauritius in November 2014. The flights were with Emirates. They are a great airline, fantastic service, very good inflight entertainment. The journey from the UK to Mauritius takes approx. 12 hours if you fly via Dubai. Direct flights take around 10 hours. We stayed in the Outriggers Resort in the Bel Ombre area of Mauritius which is the South of the Island. It i
04 Dec 2014 5 min read
Toronto in 3 days
I just had a fantastic trip to Toronto courtesy of Air Canada & Shangri-La hotels. We flew from London Heathrow, had a visit to the Air Canada lounge this is very nice and also very near for the flight departures to Canada. I flew Economy class to Toronto and business class back. I can highly recommend both economy (good leg room) and of course business class with flat beds. We stayed at the 5* S
11 Nov 2014 5 min read
Dominican Republic - so much to offer…..
I have just been on a fantastic educational trip to the Dominican Republic organised by the tourist board in conjunction with British Airways. On arrival at London Gatwick airport we were told that the whole group would be travelling in business class which was fantastic. I had a short stay in the Club World Lounge of BA and the flight to Punta Cana took 10 hours. We were met at Punta Cana air
07 Oct 2013 5 min read
Australia visit with fantastic wildlife on Kangaroo Island.
I was lucky enough to be chosen to go to visit parts of Australia. We flew out with Qantas Airlines from London to Sydney and then up to Cairns. The flight had a short stop in Dubai. I had the opportunity to experience the Airbus A380 which is fantastic. The first part of my trip was a big conference with nearly all the suppliers that had something to offer in Australia. It was very interestin
03 Jun 2013 5 min read
A Cuban experience
I recently visited the fascinating country of Cuba, travelling with Virgin Atlantic directly from London Gatwick to Havana. For the first 3 nights we stayed in the Parc Central Hotelin Havana, which is part of the Iberostar group. It was a very good hotel with a fantastic breakfast and a in a great location for exploring the city. While in Havana, we went on a walking tour taking in the rum mus
05 Oct 2012 5 min read
Skiing in Andorra
Our family with a group of friend went on a skiing holiday to Andorra in February 2012.. We stayed in the resort of Soldeu which is right in the middle of Andorra. Which means you have access to a huge ski area around 190km with around 110 runs for all abilities. We flew into Barcelona it takes around 3 hours to get to Andorra on very good roads. We hired a car to get there. There are also trans
14 Aug 2012 5 min read
Qatar visit
I visited Qatar in October 2011. It is very much an up and coming tourist destination. Not a lot tourism just yet but I can see this changing in the next 10 years. There is a lot building work going on. This will also be for the forthcoming world cup football in the 2022. The capital city Doha has got some interesting places to visit for example the Museum of Islamic art which is a very interesti
14 Aug 2012 5 min read
By Train & Boat to Kefalonia
By train to Kefalonia in Greece. This summer I travelled with my family to Kefalonia. You can find this Island between Corfu and Zante. You may know this Island from the film Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. We travelled overland to Kefalonia by train and boat. We bought an Interrail pass travelling five days in a ten day period this was great value for money much cheaper than individual tickets.
15 Nov 2011 5 min read
Beautiful Kalkan
I was lucky to travel to Kalkan with a group of other Travel Counsellors to see what this Turkish holiday destination has to offer. We stayed at the lovely Oasis hotel, which is within walking distance of the harbour and boasts fantastic service with glorious food. During our stay we visited several hotels in Kalkan to see what the resort has to offer for our customers. Our first visit was to
05 May 2011 5 min read
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