Sent by Jon & Becky R
Dubai 26/09/2023
Based in Dubai
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before” – Dalai Lama
Travel is in my DNA - it's my passion & has been my life for over 20 years! Making memories to last a lifetime for my customer is what drives me – whether it’s a short break, the annual family holiday or that dream trip of a lifetime, I will help you plan & build the perfect tailormade, personalised package just for you.
Maybe you already know where you want to go & what you want to do when you get there – I can find the best package to fit your requirements. Or you simply need some inspiration to help decide where to go next – I can help you explore the many options that perhaps remain undiscovered to you & just need a touch of my personalized packaging to build that perfect itinerary. You are possibly like me & already planning your next few trips before you’ve even returned from this one! The customer experience is my highest priority so you can be confident that I will be there for you every step of the journey.
I've been blessed to work for an airline with such an extensive network that allowed me to reach so many places – I’ve have been to more than 70 countries around the world & love sharing stories of the memories I have from each place I’ve visited to inspire others to travel, so perhaps one of my blogs might inspire your next adventure. I love to share my experiences & the knowledge I’ve built from my travels – places maybe you never even thought of visiting. I'm a strong believer that the world is big enough for us to keep exploring new places (of course responsibly & sustainably) & always try to find something special by which to remember each destination that becomes talking points for years to come ……maybe you fancy trying one of these ideas for your next holiday:-
*Paragliding on arrival into Zighy Bay
*Watching the Northern Lights dance across the Icelandic skies
*Peacefully watching the sunrise at Angkor Wat
*Nibbling on stinky tofu at the street markets of Taipei
*Canoeing across a hippo-infested lake in Kenya to reach a walking safari
*Tangoing in the streets of Buenos Aires
*Landing by helicopter on the top of the Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand
With my first-hand knowledge of some of the world’s best destinations, hotels & resorts, I am ready to build your bespoke itinerary. Being a Travel Counsellor means I provide fully personalized service & personal point of contact every step of the journey. I very much look forward to helping you realise your dream & building that next amazing adventure, just for you.
Whatever your holiday needs I'm here to help you, so simply give me a call or send me an email with your contact details on and I can get things started for you:
I absolutely live and breathe travel and I love to write about my experiences! Please take a look through my posts - you might find your own holiday inspiration.
27 August 2020
My husband & I had been to Malaysia “pre-children” & had enjoyed a wonderful two-centre holiday in Kuala Lumpar & Borneo – lots of shopping & sightseeing in the buzz of KL followed by a magical encounter with the orangutans in the rainforests in Borneo. But now we were back almost 10 years later & this time we had not only our little munchkin in tow, we had brought along moral support in our friends who also had young kids! So this trip to Malaysia was going to be a very different affair! We decided with the flight schedules from Dubai, we would spend 2 nights in KL upon arrival to get the kids settled – this seemed to work well. We had chosen a beautiful hotel in the centre of the city & found some lovely night markets nearby to stroll about with plenty of opportunity to tickle the taste buds with the various Asian delights. The next day, we revisited the KL Bird Park which delighted even more on this visit with the fabulous reaction from the young children’s faces at all the colourful birds flying freely around them. On the recommendation of a colleague, we had chosen to spend the majority of our trip at Pangkor Laut Island – a 4-5hr drive from KL which passed very quickly as we travelled through local towns & villages. The speedboat ride across from the mainland was very well handled with resort check-in & luggage concierge completed before we boarded the boat……and then we arrived on this idyllic island. A very large island at that – it required a minibus to transport us to the beaches on the other side of the island (across a mountain!) & to some of the restaurants but everything we needed was there. The resort was well-catered for families with plenty of pools to choose from but we chose to spend most of our time at the beach which was so peaceful & calm, it seemed wrong to miss this in such a great setting (plus we’d never have had the entertainment of the wild boar racing through each day looking for food!). And so for the next 5 days we simply chilled at the beach, the kids playing happily in the sand & the sea whilst we refreshed & rejuvenated from the crazy life that is Dubai! Going on holiday with kids wasn’t so bad after all………….
06 September 2020
As a Brit, I had a stereotypical view from my childhood holidays of Greece being your bucket & spade, mass holidaymaker destination………however my non-British husband was determined to make me see otherwise! Taking advantage of the week-long Eid holidays in Dubai, we decided to explore Athens for a couple of days before heading off to one of the lesser-known islands for a more relaxing break. We arrived in Athens late in the evening so decided to make the most of the next day exploring all the famous sites – luckily the queues were not too bad & the weather was very pleasant so hiking up & down historical sites from thousands of years ago was not too arduous (even if we had to leave the buggy/stroller at the entrance for our toddler!). We also decided to venture 20 minutes outside of the city centre, to a very pretty suburb on the outskirts of Athens – Glifada – to visit a relative who now lived there. It was super peaceful, on the coast with a gentle breeze & we whiled away an entire afternoon in a wonderful fresh seafood restaurant, sipping on bubbles that didn’t break the bank as it would have done had we remained in “tourist-ville” back in the centre of Athens! Definitely worth the taxi ride for an escape from the city. Then it was onto the next part of our Greek adventure. We headed back to the airport for the short 45-minute flight to the small, relatively untouched island of Paros – many Greeks have holiday homes there and the mass tourist market seems to have missed this pretty little location. Whilst it was only the start of the tourist season, it was often like we were the only ones on the island! Hiring a car on Paros was a must (as suggested by a Greek colleague) – we didn’t see a single taxi in 6 days on the island! We had chosen to stay at Summer Senses, a rather lovely boutique hotel that had only opened that season so was very peaceful & well placed to explore the island – it was also close to some amazing little eateries that served fantastic lunch & snack options, frequented by a lot of the local islanders too. We’d been advised that it was a must to explore the island whilst there & hiring the car made sense to do this – there were so many different little places to visit & each offered something different. We spent almost a whole day exploring the north of the island with the highlight being Naousa – a cute little harbour with some amazing tiny restaurants & shops scattered throughout small lanes around the coastline. Whilst we chose not to take the 2hr high-speed ferry to Santorini for a day trip, we were not disappointed with a visit to Lefkes in the centre of the island for a nice little stroll which looked much like a “little Santorini” – very cute! Instead, we chose a day trip to Antiparos – a 30-mins ferry ride, a world away from everywhere else. We drove around the tiny island, stopping for lunch at another fantastic seafood restaurant, simply taking in the views & watching the world pass by. Other options for day trips (we know friends have done from Paros) are to Mykonos, just an hour away & Naxos, a mere 30 mins by ferry. Our last day was spent at Santa Maria beach – a secluded, peaceful stretch of sand tucked away with a fab little restaurant/bar to grab more lunchtime treats - a true hidden cove! Away from the party scenes of the larger islands (that I frequented many moons ago!), the smaller Greek islands have this magical way of captivating you & removing you from real-life for a moment…………. something I would recommend from time to time!
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