Below you’ll find a mix of travel ideas, offers, useful information and inspiration that has appeared on my Facebook page. From beach holidays and city breaks to touring holidays, cruises and more unusual ideas, it’s a good place to browse if you’re not quite sure where your next trip might take you.
Any prices shown were accurate when originally published and can be a useful guide to what a similar holiday may cost. Travel prices and availability change constantly, however, so I will always check the current options for your dates rather than relying on an old advertised price.
If something catches your eye, it doesn’t have to be booked exactly as you see it. Dates, flights, accommodation, duration and other elements can often be changed, or we can simply use the idea as a starting point to create something that suits you better.
Travel Lyn Style is an independent travel planning and booking service, so there is no online booking engine here. Instead, tell me what you’re looking for and I’ll research the options, put the right elements together and take care of the booking for you.
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Happy browsing.
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⚓ New England & Atlantic Canada, One Port at a Time.
Boston, coastal Maine, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Québec City, all in one 14-night holiday.
Start with two nights in Boston, giving you a full day to explore before the cruise begins. Follow the Freedom Trail through the city’s history, wander through Beacon Hill, explore the waterfront or head to the North End for dinner.
Then unpack once aboard Celebrity Silhouette and let the ship do the travelling.
🌊 Rockland takes you into coastal Maine before you cross into Canada for Halifax and Sydney in Nova Scotia.
🍁 Next comes Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island, followed by one of the highlights of the itinerary, an overnight stay in Québec City. With the ship staying in port, there’s no rush to squeeze everything into a few hours. Explore the historic old city, stay ashore for dinner and enjoy the evening before sailing the following day.
🚢 Two days at sea give you time to enjoy Celebrity Silhouette before Portland brings you back to Maine.
The cruise finishes where it started, in Boston, but there’s no need to head straight to the airport. You’ll have one final night in the city before flying home the following day.
Two countries, a string of very different ports and only one suitcase to unpack along the way.
📅 Departing 10th September 2027
🌙 14 nights, based on 2 adults sharing
✈️ Return flights from London Heathrow
🏨 2 nights before the cruise + 1 night after at the 4-star Bostonian Boston, Standard Room, room only
🚢 11 nights aboard Celebrity Silhouette
🍽️ Full board
🛏️ Inside Cabin
🗺️ Boston → Rockland → Halifax → Sydney → Charlottetown → at sea → Québec City overnight → at sea → at sea → Portland → Boston
💷 £2,879 per person
💳 Deposit £200 per person
Available upgrades:
🌊 Ocean View Cabin: add £230 per person
🌅 Balcony Cabin: add £370 per person
🍹 All Included drinks and Wi-Fi package: add £59 per person, per day
Gratuities are charged separately.
The advertised total includes the compulsory Boston hotel resort fee allowance of £40 per person, payable locally at the hotel. £2,839 per person is payable as part of the holiday package.
Could you see yourself exploring this part of North America without having to pack and unpack at every stop?
Get in touch and the itinerary, cabin choices and departure options can all be tailored to suit you.
Sold by Travel Lyn Style
Package organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd – ATOL 11770
Prices and inclusions are correct at the time of posting and subject to availability and change. The hotel resort fee is included in the advertised total using the supplier’s exchange rate of £1 = US$1.32. Its sterling equivalent may vary with the exchange rate when paid locally.
#NewEnglandCruise #CanadaCruise #CelebrityCruises #TravelLynStyle
Found it cheaper? 👀
Quite possibly. But before you book, check what that price actually includes.
Baggage? Transfers? Compulsory extras payable locally?
Sometimes the cheaper price really is cheaper. Sometimes you’re simply comparing two different holidays.
And if you’re not sure, send it to me. I’m always happy to take a look. ✈️
#HolidayPlanning #TravelPlanning #TravelSmart #TravelLynStyle
Six cities. Six completely different reasons to pack a bag.
Spend a few days surrounded by 2,500 years of history in Athens, or wander through Rome where an ordinary-looking street can suddenly end at the Colosseum.
Go to Barcelona for Gaudí, grand boulevards and the Mediterranean. Swap Europe for North Africa and lose a few hours among the souks and courtyards of Marrakech.
Valletta brings things down to a smaller scale: steep streets, colourful balconies, centuries of history and the sea never very far away.
Then there’s Berlin. Less immediately picture-postcard perhaps, but that may be missing the point. This is a city people seem to rave about for what happens between the famous sights: its neighbourhoods, museums, food, nightlife and layers of history.
A city break doesn’t need a week away or an enormous itinerary. Sometimes a few days somewhere completely different is enough.
The difficult bit is choosing where.
Which of these six gets your vote?
#CityBreaks #CityBreakIdeas #ShortHaulTravel #TravelLynStyle
🗼 Did you know that the top of the Eiffel Tower actually moves with the sun?
On a clear, sunny day, the sun heats different sides of the Tower as it moves across the sky. The iron expands slightly where it is warmer, causing the Tower to lean ever so slightly away from the sun.
The movement is tiny, but over the course of the day the summit can trace a roughly circular path measuring around 15 centimetres across.
You may also have seen claims that the Eiffel Tower becomes 15 centimetres taller in summer. That's not quite right. Seasonal changes in temperature can make the Tower grow or shrink, but the official Eiffel Tower website puts that change at only a few millimetres. The 15 centimetres refers to the movement of the summit caused by the sun heating the structure unevenly.
All of this movement is completely normal. The Tower was designed to cope with the elements, and reassuringly you wouldn't notice it while standing underneath!
Next time you're in Paris on a sunny day, look up. It might not look as though it's moving... but it is. ☀️🗼
#EiffelTower #ParisFacts #DidYouKnow #TravelLynStyle
PRAGUE, VIENNA & BUDAPEST BY RAIL 🚆❤️
Prague, Valentine's Day in Vienna and Budapest. Three cities, nine nights and not a rushed two-night stop in sight.
Start with three nights in Prague, with time to explore the Old Town, cross Charles Bridge and enjoy the city without trying to squeeze everything into 48 hours.
Then travel First Class by rail to Vienna, arriving in time for a rather special weekend. Valentine's Day falls on Sunday 14th February in 2027, so you'll have three nights in the city over Valentine's weekend. Coffee houses, palaces, perhaps an evening at the opera, or simply dinner somewhere lovely without having to catch a train the following morning.
Then it's back into First Class for Budapest and another three nights. Explore both sides of the Danube, see the Parliament building lit up after dark, spend a few hours in one of the city's thermal baths and enjoy a final few days before flying home.
And because carrying suitcases between airports, hotels and railway stations isn't anybody's idea of romance, private transfers are included throughout.
✈️ 9th – 18th February 2027
🏨 3 nights Prague – Mosaic House Design Hotel
🏨 3 nights Vienna – Hotel Kaiserhof Wien
🏨 3 nights Budapest – Hotel Moments Budapest
☕ Breakfast included throughout
🚆 First Class rail travel Prague–Vienna and Vienna–Budapest
🚗 Private airport and railway station transfers throughout
✈️ Scheduled flights from London Heathrow
🧳 Checked baggage included
£975 per person
Based on 2 adults sharing – £1,950 total
Approximately £1,930 is payable as part of the holiday package, with compulsory local city taxes currently equivalent to approximately £20 per booking payable directly to the hotels. These local charges are included in the total advertised price above; their sterling equivalent may vary with exchange rates.
Sold by Travel Lyn Style.
Package organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd – ATOL 11770.
Three very different cities, two comfortable rail journeys and no six-night sprint around Central Europe required.
#EuropeanCityBreak #RailTravel #MultiCentreHoliday #TravelLynStyle
Finding the same holiday cheaper is always worth celebrating, but before you do, it’s worth making sure it really is the same holiday.
A lower headline price can look very different once you check exactly what’s included. Baggage, transfers, room type, board basis and compulsory charges can all make a significant difference to the final cost.
That doesn’t mean the cheaper option isn’t a good deal. Sometimes it absolutely is. But price comparisons only mean something when you’re comparing like with like.
Before you book, look beyond the headline figure and check what you’re actually getting for your money.
The lowest price isn’t always the best value.
#TravelTips #HolidayPlanning #TravelAdvice #TravelLynStyle
You don't need to save a travel agent for the complicated holidays.
Of course, if you're planning a multi-centre adventure involving six hotels, three trains, a ferry and a small boat that apparently only runs on alternate Tuesdays, that's exactly the sort of thing you might decide you'd prefer to get someone else to organise. But you can just as easily ask me about a week in Greece, a city break in Rome, a family holiday in Spain, a cruise, a villa for two weeks, flights to visit family or a few nights in a hotel you've already found.
You don't even have to hand over the planning. Some people genuinely love researching their holidays and can happily lose an evening comparing hotels, reading reviews, investigating excursions and finding the little restaurant they'll want to try six months from now. If that's you, keep going! Find what you like and send it on to me.
As a travel agent, I can have access to net rates for hotels, experiences and other parts of a holiday, so I may be able to match the price you've found yourself or even improve on it. You still get the enjoyment of discovering exactly what you want, while I can take care of putting it together and booking it for you, with the appropriate financial protection in place too.
On the other hand, if trawling through 47 hotels trying to work out why one costs significantly more than another is your idea of hell, you can hand the whole lot over to me instead. There isn't a right or wrong way to use a travel agent; it depends entirely on how much of the planning you actually want to do yourself.
Then there's probably the biggest assumption of all: surely booking through a travel agent is more expensive?
Sometimes it will be, but sometimes it won't. Rather than assuming, you can simply ask. If you've found a hotel, cruise, tour or experience at a price you're happy with, send it over and let me see what I can do. If you've got a whole trip in mind, tell me about it and I'll work out what it would cost to put it together for you.
Perhaps more importantly, before you decide whether you want me involved at all, you can actually talk to the person who would be looking after your holiday.
Travel Lyn Style isn't a call centre or an anonymous booking website. It's me, Lyn. I've worked in travel for over 30 years, and you don't need to make a booking or arrive with a perfectly formed holiday plan before having a conversation with me about what you're thinking of doing.
Travel Lyn Style is a member of Protected Trust Services, so client money is held in trust, and flight-inclusive packages are financially protected under ATOL 11770 through Merlin Travel Group Ltd.
Whether you've already planned every last detail, haven't got much further than “somewhere warm in February”, or simply want to know whether I can match the price you've found online, start by asking me.
You might be surprised by what I can do.
#TravelPlanning #IndependentTravel #TailorMadeTravel #TravelLynStyle
What if your holiday started with breakfast in Lisbon and ended with a week of wondering whether Madeira has a single straight road?
This 10-night trip gives you three nights in Lisbon first. Your hotel puts you right in the middle of the action, so you’ll have time to wander through the city’s tiled streets, ride one of its historic funiculars, head down towards the Tagus and find somewhere for coffee, a pastel de nata or dinner.
Three days later, fly down to Madeira and pick up your automatic hire car.
For the next seven nights, Quinta do Furão is home. It sits on Madeira’s north coast, surrounded by vineyards, mountains and Atlantic views, with breakfast and dinner included.
The days in between are yours. Madeira is an island to explore. Roads climb through the mountains, viewpoints appear above the clouds, walking trails disappear into the landscape and the coastline changes dramatically as you travel around the island. Having your own car means you can decide where to go each morning rather than organising your holiday around somebody else’s itinerary.
✈️ Return flights from London Heathrow with TAP Air Portugal
🧳 Checked baggage included
🏙️ 3 nights at My Story Hotel Rossio, Lisbon — Bed & Breakfast
🚘 Private airport transfers in Lisbon
🌿 7 nights at Quinta do Furão, Madeira — Half Board
🚗 Automatic car hire in Madeira with zero excess
📅 12th–22nd March 2027
💷 £1,720 per person, based on 2 adults sharing
🥂 Business Class for all flights is currently available for an additional £400 per person.
Prefer another date, a few more nights or a different combination? This itinerary can be tailored to suit you.
Price correct at time of posting and subject to availability and change until booked.
Holiday booked through Travel Lyn Style and organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd (ATOL 11770)
#PortugalHoliday #LisbonAndMadeira #Madeira #TravelLynStyle
Some of the best parts of a holiday begin with, “Shall we see what’s down there?”
A narrow passage opens onto a sunlit square. A café has a table free, so you stop for a coffee and end up ordering lunch. Around the next corner there’s a wall covered in colour, a view you weren’t expecting, or a donkey who looks like he’s happy to meet you. 🫏
None of it was on the itinerary.
I love planning the important parts of a trip: the route, the places you really want to see and the practical details that make it all work. But I also like leaving enough space for you to follow your curiosity.
Where has an unplanned turn taken you?
#TravelInspiration #TravelYourWay #TheJoyOfTravel #TravelLynStyle
Of all the countries in the world, only one is named after a real woman.
Saint Lucia takes its name from Saint Lucy of Syracuse, a Christian martyr who lived during the Roman era and died in the early fourth century.
Ireland also has a claim, as its Irish name, Éire, is linked to Ériu, who is a woman from Irish mythology. However, Saint Lucia remains the only sovereign country named after an actual historical woman.
Exactly how the Caribbean island acquired its name is less certain. The best-known story involves French sailors reaching the island on 13th December, Saint Lucy’s feast day, although this is generally treated as tradition rather than proven history.
Did you know this one?
#DidYouKnow #SaintLucia #TravelFacts #TravelLynStyle
🦁 Lyon has been doing some thinking about the way we travel.
Some people arrive at the airport with hours to spare. Others consider getting to the gate before it closes to be perfectly acceptable.
Some have Tuesday planned down to 10:15. Others haven’t thought about Tuesday yet!
There are people who pack for sunshine, rain, snow and a freak meteorological event that has never previously occurred in their destination. And there are people who travel with hand luggage and an impressive amount of optimism.
Then there’s the carefully researched restaurant versus the little place you’ve just spotted down a side street…
None of them is the “right” way to travel.
But knowing which sort of traveller you are makes quite a difference when you’re planning a holiday — because the perfect itinerary for one person could drive somebody else completely mad.
So Lyon would like to conduct some highly scientific research. 🦁
Swipe through and see where you land, then tell Lyon: what kind of traveller are you?
#TravelPersonality #TailorMadeTravel #TravelPlanning #TravelLynStyle
Your flight is cancelled. The airline knows about it. The airport does too and Google reports it with glee.
The hotel’s still expecting you at the original time. The transfer driver has the original flight number. The car-hire desk may close before the replacement flight lands. Tomorrow’s guide is expecting two people in reception at 9am. None of those suppliers knows what the others are doing and that’s the real problem.
A holiday may be sold as one journey, but when something changes, it can rapidly turn into five separate customer-service queues.
Booking through Travel Lyn Style means one person has the full picture: what was booked, what depends on what, and who needs to be contacted first. There aren’t any promises of miracles. Weather still happens, airlines still make operational decisions, software failures occur and a full aircraft remains a full aircraft.
While the airline deals with the cancelled flight, the rest of the holiday doesn’t have to be left quietly falling apart in the background and you’re not left to deal with it alone.
Online booking engines are very good at taking bookings. It’s what happens afterwards that matters.
Because the booking is only the beginning.
#TravelPlanning #TravelSupport #IndependentTravelAgent #TravelLynStyle
King Charles doesn’t need a British passport when travelling overseas.
British passports are issued in His Majesty’s name, so it would be a bit ridiculous for The King to ask himself for permission to travel.
Quite literally, One doesn’t need a passport. 👑
The exception applies only to the reigning monarch. Queen Camilla and Prince William need passports, just like every other ordinary British citizen.
That doesn’t mean The King simply saunters through passport control unidentified. Royal visits are arranged in advance through official diplomatic channels, so the relevant authorities already know exactly who’s arriving. The precise immigration and security procedures aren’t publicly explained, for obvious reasons.
Still, no passport means no expiry date to check and no last-minute discovery that it expired six months ago or that the ticket has been booked under the name Chuck instead of Charles.
For the rest of us, checking our passport details before booking remains strongly recommended!
Be honest: when did you last check yours? ✈️
Source: The official Royal Family website.
#TravelFacts #DidYouKnow #PassportFacts #TravelLynStyle
🗽 NEW YORK IN JANUARY
Four nights in New York gives you time to see the city from above, wander through Central Park, explore its different neighbourhoods, visit a museum or two and experience Times Square when the lights take over after dark.
You will be staying at the Moxy NYC Times Square, well placed for exploring Manhattan on foot or by subway. Breakfast is included each morning, which represents a substantial saving and lets you head out for the day without having to find somewhere to eat first.
Your four-attraction Explorer Pass gives you a choice of more than 90 attractions, tours and experiences. You could look across Manhattan from the One World Observatory or Top of the Rock, take a hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus, visit one of the city’s museums or choose something you might never have considered before.
It may only be four nights, but with well-timed flights, a central hotel and four attractions already included, you can fit a great deal of New York into them.
📅 Departing 7th January 2027
✈️ Direct flights from London Heathrow to Newark including checked luggage
🏨 4 nights at Moxy NYC Times Square
🛏️ Standard Double Room with breakfast included
🎟️ 4-attraction New York Explorer Pass
👥 Based on 2 adults sharing
💳 Deposit: £100 per person
💷 Total price: £2,118 for 2 adults
💷 £1,059 per person
The total price includes £1,998 for the holiday package and £120 for the compulsory resort fee. The resort fee of US$160.64 per room is payable locally at the hotel and may vary slightly with the exchange rate.
An approved ESTA is obligatory for eligible British passport holders travelling to the United States and is not included. Each traveller is responsible for applying and paying for their own ESTA through the official US Government website.
Sold by Travel Lyn Style.
Package organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd – ATOL 11770.
Price, availability and inclusions correct at the time of posting on 16th September 2026 and subject to availability at the time of booking. Terms and conditions apply.
#NewYorkCity #NewYorkHoliday #CityBreak #TravelLynStyle
If you’ve travelled to the Schengen Area recently, you may have noticed that your passport wasn’t stamped when you entered or left.
That’s because the EU Entry/Exit System (usually shortened to EES), has replaced manual passport stamping for non-EU nationals making short visits to the Schengen Area. This includes most people travelling on British, American or Australian passports.
EES creates a digital record of when and where you enter and leave. It’s also designed to calculate how long you’ve spent within the Schengen Area, where the usual limit for non-EU visitors is 90 days in any rolling 180-day period.
The system can also record your passport details, facial image and fingerprints. However, the way the biometric checks are currently being applied can vary between countries and individual border crossings. Fingerprints and facial images aren’t yet being collected from every traveller at every crossing, including some journeys through the LeShuttle controls at Folkestone and Calais.
You don’t need to apply for EES or pay a fee before travelling. Allow a little extra time and follow the instructions given at your departure point or destination. Even if you weren’t asked to complete biometric checks on one journey, you may be asked on another.
So why is Lyon keeping his boarding pass?
If an entry or exit is ever recorded incorrectly, your EES record could make it appear that you entered the Schengen Area but didn’t leave. Boarding passes and flight, rail or ferry confirmations can help show your actual travel dates if you need to have the record corrected. This is particularly sensible if you travel frequently.
EES and ETIAS are two different systems. EES is already operating, while ETIAS hasn’t yet opened for applications. You shouldn’t pay any website offering to obtain an ETIAS for you at the moment.
My EES and ETIAS guide in plain English has been updated with the latest information, and includes a downloadable document.
travellynstyle.com/ees-etias-uk-travellers/
Entry requirements can change, so check the latest official guidance before travelling.
#EES #EuropeanTravel #TravelAdvice #TravelLynStyle
Sometimes the most important element of a holiday happens right in the middle of it.
You might have your heart set on a particular train journey, a festival, a cruise, a wildlife experience or an historical site that opens for approximately eleven minutes every third Wednesday. That one thing can dictate the route, the dates and even which direction you travel in.
In these cases, I don’t always start with the flights. I start with the thing you really want to include, pin that down and then build the rest of the holiday around it. Sometimes I need to work backwards. Sometimes I work forwards. Quite often I do both while muttering about ferry timetables and wondering why museums across an entire region have apparently agreed to close on the same day.
A route can look perfectly logical on a map and make absolutely no sense in real life. There may be a ferry that only runs four days a week, a train that leaves before your flight lands or a three-hour drive which becomes five once you include the tiny mountain road that nobody mentioned.
This is the part of tailor-made travel that I love. It is less about putting flights and hotels into the same booking and more about making sure the whole holiday actually works.
What would be the one non-negotiable at the centre of your holiday?
#TailorMadeTravel #HolidayPlanning #TravelTips #TravelLynStyle
💕 Valentine’s Day in Jamaica, where February means warm Caribbean water, dinner overlooking the sea and absolutely no need to scrape ice from the car.
Couples Tower Isle is a couples-only resort in Ocho Rios, with a private beach, seven restaurants, six bars and plenty included beyond the usual all-inclusive food and drinks.
You can try scuba diving, play a round of golf, take a catamaran cruise or simply settle beside the swim-up bar. Your room has an ocean view and a private balcony, so even doing very little comes with a good view.
There is also a private au naturel island, complete with its own pool and swim-up bar. Entirely optional, of course, but you can safely leave the swimwear in your room because nobody over there wants to see it.
💕 Departing 9th February 2027
🌙 9 nights’ accommodation plus 1 night on board
🏨 Couples Tower Isle, Ocho Rios
🌊 Deluxe Ocean Room with balcony
🍹 All Inclusive
✈️ Direct Virgin Atlantic flights from London Heathrow
🧳 23kg checked baggage per person
🚗 Private return airport transfers
🤿 Up to two complimentary group dives per day for certified divers, with scuba equipment included
⛳ Complimentary green fees at Upton Golf & Country Club
💷 Total package price: £5,460
👫 Based on two adults sharing
💷 Equivalent to £2,730 per person
Deposit: £100 per person
Guests choosing to play golf must pay a mandatory cart and caddie fee of $50 per person, per round, locally. Club and shoe hire cost extra. Night dives, private dives, specialist dives and diving courses may also cost extra.
Sold by Travel Lyn Style.
Package organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd - ATOL 11770.
The total package price includes the stated flights, accommodation, checked baggage and private return airport transfers. Prices are correct at the time of posting and are subject to availability and change. No compulsory local accommodation taxes have been advised at the time of posting. Alternative travel dates may be available on request, although prices may vary.
#JamaicaHoliday #ValentinesEscape #CouplesTowerIsle #TravelLynStyle
Have you ever noticed that you’re a slightly different person when you’re on holiday?
Holiday you will happily spend an hour over breakfast, even longer over dinner and wander through a village or city without really needing to know exactly where you’re going. You’ll try something because it looks interesting, order something because you’ve never heard of it and sit down for a coffee simply because the view is lovely.
You might read a book cover to cover, take a swim before breakfast, have a nap in the afternoon or discover that a glass of Prosecco at 9am seems perfectly reasonable when somebody has thoughtfully added it to the breakfast buffet.
Some of your usual rules disappear, you stop watching the clock quite so closely and somehow it really doesn’t matter.
Eventually, of course, you have to come home, and sometimes reality arrives with a bit of a bump. One minute you’re enjoying a warm Mediterranean evening and a few hours later you’re standing outside an airport in the middle of the night wondering why your cardigan is packed in your suitcase and not in your hand luggage.
Luckily, holiday you is always ready for the next trip.
So, who are you when you’re on holiday?
#TravelInspiration #HolidayYou #TimeToTravel #TravelLynStyle
On 25th August 1919, Aircraft Transport and Travel Limited (AT&T) began one of the world’s first daily international scheduled air services, flying between London and Paris.
The service left Hounslow Heath, not far from where Heathrow Airport stands today, and flew to Le Bourget in Paris. The aircraft was an Airco DH.16, with room for just four passengers, although that first service carried only one fare-paying passenger, allegedly a journalist from the Evening Standard.
He wasn’t travelling alone, exactly. Also on board was a rather eclectic cargo of newspapers, Devonshire cream, jam and grouse. Apparently, even in 1919, there were some things worth importing from Britain.
The journey took around two and a half hours, a considerable improvement on travelling between the two capitals by rail and ferry, and marked the beginning of regular international passenger air travel between London and Paris.
AT&T would later become part of the complicated family tree that eventually led to today’s British Airways, but aviation in 1919 looked very different from the industry we know now.
One passenger, a small cabin, an open cockpit for the pilot and a consignment of cream, jam and grouse. International air travel had arrived.
#DidYouKnow #AviationHistory #TravelFacts #TravelLynStyle
🍝 Fancy spending a few days in Tuscany learning to cook Italian food, tasting local wine and exploring some of its lovely towns?
This four-night break takes you to La Garfagnana in northern Tuscany, where you'll stay at La Mezzaluna and get properly involved in the local food and culture.
You'll join Chef Rita for two hands-on Italian cookery lessons, with wine included, as well as enjoying a local wine tasting. Away from the kitchen, there are excursions to beautiful Barga and Lucca, plus a visit to the local markets in Pisa.
There's free time too, so you can relax, explore the surrounding countryside or simply find somewhere pleasant to sit with a coffee and watch Tuscany go by.
✈️ Departing London Heathrow on 13th October 2026
🏡 4 nights at La Mezzaluna in a double room
☕ Breakfast included, plus 1 lunch & 1 dinner
🍝 2 hands-on Italian cookery lessons with wine
🍷 Local wine tasting
🏘️ Excursions to Barga, Lucca & local markets in Pisa
🚐 Transport for excursions & shared airport transfers
💷 £1,275 per person
💷 £2,550 total for 2 adults sharing
A short break with a little bit of sightseeing, plenty of good food and the chance to come home knowing how to make something more impressive than spaghetti hoops on toast. 😉
Price includes compulsory local charges and is subject to availability at the time of booking.
Sold by Travel Lyn Style.
Package organised by Travelpack Leisure & Marketing Services Ltd – ATOL 2866.
#Tuscany #FoodAndWine #ItalyTravel #TravelLynStyle
Lyon had relaxing plans for the day: find a sun lounger, settle down by the pool and do as little as possible. 🦁☀️
Unfortunately, everyone else appeared to have had exactly the same idea before he did, and the search for somewhere to park himself wasn’t going to plan.
Just as he was beginning to think he might have to admit defeat, the pool attendant appeared with a suggestion.
A Bali bed? Well, now you’re talking! 😎
It seems Lyon may have discovered that being late to the pool has its advantages after all.
#TravelHumour #HolidayLife #LyonOnTour #TravelLynStyle
It sounds like a fairly ridiculous question. Seven nights is seven nights, surely?
Well... take a 7-night trip across the Atlantic. You might reasonably assume you’ll be spending seven nights at your destination but take a closer look and you may find that you’re really only staying at your hotel for six nights. The seventh is spent on the overnight flight home.
There’s nothing wrong with that. Overnight flights back to Europe are a fact of life on many transatlantic routes, and waking up back at Heathrow or Dublin instead of paying for another hotel night can make perfect sense.
It does, however, make a difference when you’re comparing prices.
Two holidays can both say “7 nights” in the headline, yet one includes seven nights’ accommodation and the other only six. Suddenly that cheaper option isn’t quite the comparison you thought it was.
Flight times are worth a look too. An early arrival can give you most of your first day at the destination, while a late arrival might mean your first night consists of finding your room and going straight to bed. At the other end, there’s quite a difference between leaving for the airport after breakfast and having almost another full day before your flight home.
Head east and the counting can get even more interesting. A long-haul trip to Asia might include an overnight flight on the way out and another on the way home. A holiday described as 12 nights could therefore mean only 10 nights’ accommodation and the other two spent somewhere at 35,000 feet.
Those options aren’t automatically better or worse. Sometimes the saving is well worth losing a few hours or a hotel night. Sometimes an extra night at the hotel for a relatively small difference in price wins hands down.
The important thing is to count what you’re actually getting before deciding which holiday offers the better deal.
So yes, a seven-night holiday can indeed be only six nights in situ.
Travel maths. Who knew?
#TravelTips #HolidayPlanning #TravelAdvice #TravelLynStyle
🌴 THAILAND — BANGKOK & KOH SAMUI FAMILY ADVENTURE
Thailand works brilliantly for a family holiday when you mix a few days of exploring with plenty of time to slow down by the sea — and this 14-night trip gives you both.
You’ll start with 4 nights in Bangkok, staying in a Deluxe Family Suite at iSanook Bangkok. There’s time to explore the city at your own pace, plus a Bangkok Backstreets Food Tour with more than 15 tastings included. 🍜
Then you’ll leave the city behind and fly to Koh Samui for 10 nights at Coco Palm Beach Resort, staying in a Quadruple Family Bungalow. You’ll be right by the beach, with plenty of free days for swimming, relaxing and deciding whether doing absolutely nothing counts as a plan. 🌴
Two family-friendly experiences are included while you’re on the island. You can spend half a day at Samui Elephant Home, with drinks, snacks and hotel transfers included, and head out by speedboat on a Pig Island eco tour for snorkelling, lunch and a beach where the resident pigs may well steal some of your holiday photos. 🐘🐷
✈️ Depart London Gatwick on 20th May 2027
🌙 14 nights — Bangkok & Koh Samui
🏨 4 nights iSanook Bangkok — Bed & Breakfast
🌴 10 nights Coco Palm Beach Resort — Bed & Breakfast
🍜 Bangkok Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ tastings
🐘 Half-Day Samui Elephant Home Visit
🐷 Pig Island Snorkelling Eco Tour by Speedboat
✈️ Internal flights included
🚐 Private transfers throughout
🧳 Luggage included
👨👩👧👦 Based on 2 adults & 2 children aged 2–11 at time of travel
💷 £5,925 per family
💳 £120 per person deposit
You get Bangkok’s food, colour and bustle first, then ten nights of island time with some family adventures already taken care of — and enough free days left to make the holiday your own.
Package booked by Travel Lyn Style and organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd - ATOL 11770
Prices are correct at time of posting and are subject to availability and change. No local taxes applicable at the specified accommodations have been advised at the time of posting.
Included excursions can be swapped or removed on request.
#ThailandFamilyHoliday #KohSamui #FamilyAdventure #TravelLynStyle
You might have an obvious reason to celebrate — a honeymoon, a special anniversary, a big birthday or the start of retirement. 🥂
Perhaps you’ve started a new job, changed career, watched the children finally leave home, become a grandparent, finished a degree, sold a business or paid off the mortgage. You might even have signed the divorce papers and decided that somewhere fabulous is called for!
Your reason might be more personal. Perhaps you’re ready to take your first trip alone, you can finally travel again after an illness, or you’ve come through a difficult period and want something exciting to look forward to.
Then there are all those things you’ve been promising yourself you’ll do “one day”. See the Northern Lights. Walk along the Great Wall of China. Spot a tiger in the wild. Watch the balloons over Cappadocia. Visit the Canadian Rockies. Make it all the way to Bora Bora.
You don’t need a traditional milestone to justify a special trip. You just need to decide that “one day” has waited long enough. 🌍✈️
#TravelInspiration #TravelDreams #MilestoneTravel #TravelLynStyle
⚡ It looks dramatic, and it can certainly sound dramatic too — but lightning strikes on commercial aircraft are surprisingly routine.
Airbus says an aircraft in service is struck by lightning on average about once a year, or every 3,000 flying hours. Modern aircraft are designed and certified with this in mind, allowing the electrical current to travel through the structure and exit again without compromising the safety of the flight.
If you’re on board when it happens, there may be a brilliant flash accompanied by a very loud bang or thump, which can understandably be pretty terrifying!
A lightning strike isn't simply ignored once the aircraft lands either. After a known strike, the aircraft is inspected before returning to service, looking for signs of damage at possible entry and exit points and checking any systems or equipment that may have been affected.
So, while the flash and bang might give you quite a fright, for the aircraft it's something its designers have planned for. ✈️⚡
#DidYouKnow #AviationFacts #TravelFacts #TravelLynStyle
🌴 PHILIPPINES — PALAWAN & CEBU
Palawan is made for exploring by boat. Limestone cliffs rise from clear blue water, coral reefs surround tiny islands and some of its best-known sights are hidden beneath the landscape.
This 10-night adventure starts in Manila before flying to Puerto Princesa. Spend an evening on the Iwahig River watching fireflies amongst the mangroves, then travel to Sabang and take a boat along the Subterranean River as it passes through a vast limestone cave towards the sea.
Back on dry land, a hike beneath St Paul Mountain leads to the Batak and Tagbanua village at Sitio Kawasan. Meet members of two of the Indigenous communities of Palawan, learn about their traditions and perhaps try fruit straight from the cashew trees.
From here, travel north to Port Barton, a small coastal town where the first afternoon is deliberately left free. Walk to Pamuayan Falls, find a stretch of white sand or simply stay put for sunset.
The following day is spent island hopping around Port Barton, travelling between places including Turtle Sanctuary, Exotic Island and Paradise Island. Swim and snorkel amongst coral reefs, stop on white-sand beaches and see how local fishermen still use kawil — a simple hand-held hook and single nylon line — to fish these waters.
El Nido comes next, with its jagged limestone islands, rocky coves, lagoons and beaches. A full day of island hopping and snorkelling is included, as well as free time to explore.
Finally, fly to Cebu for three nights. An included day trip visits Oslob and Tumalog Falls before continuing to Moalboal to snorkel amongst sea turtles and the enormous shoals of the famous sardine run.
✈️ London Heathrow – 17th March 2027
🌙 10 nights
🧳 International & domestic flights with 20kg checked luggage included
🏝️ 7-night escorted Palawan tour
🏨 3 nights at the 4* Savoy Hotel Mactan Newtown, Cebu
🍽️ Selected meals included
🚐 Touring, transfers and excursions included
💷 £3,099 per person, based on 2 adults sharing
💳 £550 per person deposit
💰 No mandatory fees payable locally
Full itinerary available on request
Prices are correct at the time of posting and subject to availability and change.
Sold by Travel Lyn Style
Package organised by Travelpack – ATOL 2866
📞 +44 7707 129 306
✉️ info@travellynstyle.com
#Philippines #Palawan #Cebu #TravelLynStyle
🎂 Travel Lyn Style is 3 today!
Three years ago today, I took the plunge and started my own independent travel business.
Since then, I’ve planned adventures all over the world, tackled some wonderfully complicated itineraries and, most importantly, had the pleasure of seeing so many clients head off on holidays that I helped bring together.
A huge thank you to everyone who has booked with me, recommended me, followed along and supported Travel Lyn Style over the past three years.
Year four starts here. 🥂✈️
#MerlinTravelGroup #IndependentTravelAgent #TailorMadeTravel #TravelLynStyle
Tomorrow, Travel Lyn Style turns three. 🎂
Three years of arranging holidays has reinforced my thoughts on a few things about travel that are worth sharing.
💷 The cheapest holiday is rarely the best-value holiday.
That lower price can be tempting, but sometimes there's a reason for it. Awkward flight times, extras that aren't included, a long transfer or simply a hotel that doesn't suit the people travelling can easily outweigh the saving. Value isn't always found in the lowest number on the quote.
🔎 The little details often make the biggest difference.
Flight times, room location, transfer length, whether a car would be useful, what's within walking distance or which part of an island you stay on might not seem like the most exciting bits of planning a holiday. Once you're there, they can make an enormous difference to how much you enjoy it.
🧭 "The best" is very rarely that simple.
The hotel with fabulous reviews won't suit everyone. Neither will the cruise ship everybody recommends, the destination that's currently everywhere on social media or somebody else's perfect itinerary. What matters is whether it's right for the people actually travelling.
Three years down the line, I'm probably more interested in the details than ever. Not because every holiday needs to be complicated, but because getting those details right is often what turns a perfectly good holiday into the right one.
#TravelPlanning #TravelAdvice #TailorMadeTravel #TravelLynStyle
🌴 BARBADOS — WITH FREEDOM TO EXPLORE
Perched dramatically above Crane Beach on Barbados’ south-east coast, The Crane is no ordinary beach hotel. Dating back to 1887, it combines historic character with a spectacular clifftop setting, sweeping Atlantic views and one of the island’s most distinctive beaches just below.
There’s plenty of temptation to stay put. Days can disappear between the pools, beach and spa, with seven restaurants and bars across the resort when venturing further than a sun lounger feels unnecessarily energetic.
There’s more to Barbados than sun loungers and hotel restaurants, and that’s where this package gets better. Instead of private transfers, an economy hire car is included from the moment you arrive at the airport. For a day out, head into Bridgetown for its UNESCO-listed historic centre and Garrison, follow the Atlantic coast north to Bathsheba and the dramatic rock formations at Bathsheba Beach, or cross to the west coast for calmer Caribbean waters. Harrison’s Cave takes you underground among stalactites, stalagmites and streams, while a visit to one of the island’s rum distilleries adds another very Barbadian experience to the itinerary.
✈️ Direct flights from London Gatwick
🌴 Departing 9th November 2026
🌙 8 days / 7 nights — 6 nights at The Crane + overnight return flight
🏨 4* The Crane Resort
🛏️ Junior Suite
☕ Bed & Breakfast
🚗 Economy car hire — airport pick-up & drop-off, unlimited mileage
💷 £1,549 per person — £3,098 total for 2 adults sharing
The total price includes the mandatory US$58 resort fee, payable locally. Its sterling equivalent has been included in the advertised package price and may vary slightly with the exchange rate.
Prices and availability are correct at the time of posting and subject to change until booked.
Sold by Travel Lyn Style
Package organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd – ATOL 11770
📞 +44 7707 129 306
📧 info@travellynstyle.com
#Barbados #TheCraneBarbados #CaribbeanHoliday #TravelLynStyle
Lyon has been getting to grips with the finer points of travelling.
First lesson: definitions can vary considerably from one country to another.
Take a “light lunch”, for example…
Fortunately, finding the right holiday is rather less open to interpretation. It’s about understanding what matters to you, what doesn’t, and getting the details right before you travel.
As Lyon is beginning to discover, those details can make all the difference. 🦁
#TailorMadeTravel #TravelAgent #TravelTips #TravelLynStyle
TANZANIA & ZANZIBAR — From safari to sea, a match made in heaven
There are few better combinations than the excitement of an African safari followed by a few days beside the Indian Ocean, and this trip packs an impressive amount into just 8 nights.
Your adventure begins in Arusha before heading into the Central Serengeti for private 4x4 game drives and an overnight at Golden Safari Camp. This is the Tanzania you’ve come to see, where the wildlife rather than the clock dictates the pace of the day. Then it’s on to Ngorongoro for a crater descent, wildlife viewing and picnic lunch.
After the safari, an included internal flight takes you across to Zanzibar for five nights split between three very different parts of the island. You’ll have two nights on the coast at Jambiani, a night among the winding streets and historic buildings of Stone Town, and finally two nights at Nungwi in the north.
There’s plenty included along the way too, with a Prison Island and Stone Town spice tour, plus a snorkelling and dolphin trip off Nungwi. It’s a lot of Tanzania in one trip, but with those final days beside the Indian Ocean providing a rather good reward for all those early safari starts.
🦁 Private Serengeti 4x4 game drives
🌋 Ngorongoro Crater descent
🌴 Jambiani • Stone Town • Nungwi
🐬 Snorkelling & dolphin tour
🌿 Prison Island & spice tour
🚗 Private transfers throughout
🧳 Luggage included
📅 25th July 2027
✈️ London Gatwick flights
🌙 8 nights / 9 days
💷 £4,443 per person based on 2 adults sharing
💳 £750 per person deposit
⏳ Book by 4 September 2026
Total package price for 2 adults: £8,886 of which £108 (£54 per person) is payable locally.
Booked through Travel Lyn Style. Package organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd – ATOL 11770.
Prices correct at time of posting and subject to availability/change. Total price includes mandatory local fees/taxes based on £1 GBP = $1.30 USD. Exchange rates/local taxes may change before local payment.
📞 +44 7707 129 306
📧 info@travellynstyle.com
#TanzaniaSafari #Zanzibar #SafariAndBeach #TravelLynStyle
SRI LANKA: A world in one island
Thirty days in Sri Lanka gives you something that a shorter tour simply can’t: time.
Departing on 16 February 2027, this journey begins with two nights in Negombo before heading into the wilderness for four nights at Wilpattu Safari Camp. From there, the route continues through the Cultural Triangle and Kandy, with three nights in each, before one of Sri Lanka’s best-known journeys takes you by train from Kandy through the tea country to Ella.
Four nights in Ella are followed by four nights at Gal Oya, where the focus turns firmly back to nature, then another four nights around Yala and the coast. By the time you reach Beruwela, there are still five nights left to settle beside the beach and enjoy a completely different side of the island.
The longer stays are what make this itinerary particularly appealing. Rather than constantly moving on, there’s time to see more of each area and choose how busy you want your days to be.
Optional experiences available along the way range from wildlife and boat safaris to village visits, cooking demonstrations, tuk-tuk tours and cycling. There are opportunities to walk sections of the Pekoe Trail, visit temples, discover local crafts and traditions or spend time with the Veddha community. You certainly won’t need to do everything.
✈️ Direct flights from London Heathrow
📆 Departs 16th February 2027
🌙 30-day journey
🏨 Accommodation throughout
☕ Daily breakfast
🚗 All transfers
🚂 Kandy–Ella train tickets
💷 £11,798 total for 2 adults
👫 £5,899 per person, based on 2 adults sharing
💳 Deposit £500 per person
For anyone who has Sri Lanka on their list but would rather experience the country than race around it, this is a rather lovely way to do it.
📞 +44 7707 129 306
📧 info@travellynstyle.com
Sold by Travel Lyn Style
Package organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd – ATOL 11770
Prices are correct at the time of posting and are subject to availability and change. No local taxes were
advised as applicable to the specified accommodation at the time of posting.
#SriLanka #SlowTravel #WildlifeTravel #TravelLynStyle
✈️ DID YOU KNOW?
The world’s shortest scheduled flight links two tiny islands in Orkney: Westray and Papa Westray.
The two airports are just 1.7 miles apart and the flight is scheduled to take around two minutes, although the actual time in the air is usually closer to 90 seconds. With the right wind behind it, the crossing has reportedly been completed in under a minute.
The route is operated by Loganair, and because curiosity got the better of me, I checked whether you can actually book it. You can. A one-way fare starts from £19, including baggage.
I’m not entirely sure you’d have time to settle into your seat before preparing to land, but it must be quite fun to say you’ve flown the shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world.
Blink and you’ll miss it. 🐸✈️
Would you book it just to say you’d flown it?
#DidYouKnow #TravelFacts #Orkney #TravelLynStyle
Of course you can book your own holiday. You can compare the flights, work out which fare actually includes luggage, open fifteen hotel tabs, read reviews until they all start contradicting each other, check whether the room with the better view is worth the extra, sort the transfers and make sure all the pieces actually work together.
For some people, researching every last detail is part of the fun. For everyone else, several evenings disappearing down a rabbit hole of flight times, hotel reviews, room categories, baggage allowances and cancellation policies probably isn’t quite how they planned to spend their free time.
Tell me where you’d like to go, what matters to you and what you’d like to spend, and I’ll take it from there. I’ll search and compare the options, look at the details that can make a real difference to a trip and put everything together around you. You make the choices that matter; I deal with the legwork, and you have someone to turn to if you need help along the way.
Perhaps the best part of planning a holiday should be looking forward to it.
Thinking about your next trip? Get in touch and tell me where you’d like to go.
#TailorMadeTravel #IndependentTravelAgent #HolidayPlanning #TravelLynStyle
🦁 MEET LYON
Travel Lyn Style seems to have acquired a new member of the team.
He’s curious about the world, particular about the details and firmly believes that the right holiday depends entirely on the person taking it.
So, Lyon will be coming along for the journey.
You’ll find him exploring destinations, investigating hotels, discovering different ways to travel and occasionally asking the questions that might help you decide whether somewhere is right for you.
He has opinions. He notices things. He’s rather fond of the good life, and judging by his first appearance, he’s already found a Greek taverna. 🍷
Lyon won’t be replacing the personal advice, planning and support behind Travel Lyn Style. He’s here to add another perspective and perhaps make choosing your next adventure a little more fun and a lot less stressful.
#MeetLyon #TailorMadeTravel #TravelInspiration #TravelLynStyle
🚢 ITALY, BERMUDA & FLORIDA
How does 18 nights away, a transatlantic cruise and a balcony cabin for £2,575 per person sound?
Your holiday begins in Rome on 29th October, with a night in the city before boarding Celebrity Ascent for 14 nights and setting off across the Atlantic towards Florida.
First come Cagliari in Sardinia, Málaga and Madeira. Then it’s time to settle into life aboard Celebrity Ascent, with five consecutive days at sea before reaching Bermuda. No ports, no early starts and plenty of time to make use of everything on board.
And with five days of Atlantic ahead of you, having your own Infinite Edge Balcony sounds like a very good idea. 🌊
Spend the day at Bermuda’s Royal Naval Dockyard, with its historic buildings, waterfront and those famously clear turquoise waters, before continuing to Florida.
Once in Fort Lauderdale, three nights at The Westin Beach Resort give you time to enjoy the sunshine before flying home.
✈️ London Heathrow flights
🏨 1 night 4* Hotel Latinum, Rome – Room Only
🚢 14 nights Celebrity Ascent – Full Board
🌊 Infinite Edge Balcony Cabin
🍹 Classic Drinks Package & Basic Wi-Fi
🌴 3 nights 4* The Westin Beach Resort Fort Lauderdale – Room Only
💷 £2,575 per person (£5,150 total based on 2 adults sharing)
💰 £300 per person deposit
£2,508 per person payable to MTG Holidays + £67 per person payable locally.
The £67 is included in the total price above.
Optional onboard gratuities: £414.96 per cabin.
US entry requirements apply. Eligible travellers will require a valid ESTA or appropriate visa.
📅 Departs 29th October 2026
Book by 27th August 2026, subject to availability.
Prices correct at time of posting and subject to availability and change. Local payment calculated at £1 = US$1.35; exchange rates and local charges may change before payment.
Sold by Travel Lyn Style.
Package organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd – ATOL 11770.
Fancy swapping grey November days for the Mediterranean, Bermuda and Florida? Send me a message.
#CelebrityCruises #TransatlanticCruise #Bermuda #TravelLynStyle
🚂 INDIA, BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
There are journeys where the transport simply gets you from one place to another, and then there’s the Palace on Wheels. For seven glorious nights, this luxury train becomes your hotel as you make your way through Rajasthan, waking each day somewhere new and stepping off to discover palaces, forts, and some of India’s best-known sights.
From Delhi, journey through Jaipur, Ranthambore, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur, continuing to Bharatpur and Agra.
🐅 Search for tigers in Ranthambore National Park
🏰 Explore Amber Fort, City Palace, Mehrangarh Fort and Chittorgarh Fort
🐪 Watch the sunset over the Sam Sand Dunes
🛶 Cruise Lake Pichola
✨ And finish with one of the great sights of India – the Taj Mahal
On board, your Deluxe Cabin has its own ensuite, with full-board dining, bar lounge, spa and onboard hospitality. The package also includes 2 nights at the 5* Le Méridien New Delhi, transfers, sightseeing, entrance fees and English-speaking guides.
✈️ Flying from London Heathrow
📅 Departing 8th March 2027
🌙 9 nights / 11 days
👫 Based on 2 adults sharing
💷 £7,089 per person — £14,178 total package price
💳 Deposit £750 per person
⏳ Book by 26 August 2026
Also included:
🍽️ 9 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 7 dinners
🚌 Luxury coaches for excursions
🐅 Shared canter safari in Ranthambore
India is one of those destinations where having the arrangements taken care of makes an enormous difference. Unpack aboard one of India’s best-known luxury trains and let Rajasthan come to you.
If this sounds like your kind of India, send me a message and I’ll talk you through the itinerary.
📞 +44 7707 129 306
📧 info@travellynstyle.com
Sold by Travel Lyn Style.
Package organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd – ATOL 11770.
Prices and inclusions correct at time of posting and subject to availability and change. No applicable local accommodation taxes have been advised at the time of posting.
#LuxuryRailTravel #IndiaByTrain #PalaceOnWheels #TravelLynStyle
Every traveller has their own idea of the perfect escape.
Apparently this little fella prefers Tuscany...
Where would you go?
Let me know in the comments. 🦁
Did you know that sloths can take up to a month to digest a single meal?
Their metabolism is one of the slowest in the animal kingdom. Living on a diet of leaves, they conserve energy by moving very little, sleeping for around 15 hours a day and taking their time over... well... just about everything!
It's a surprisingly effective survival strategy. By moving slowly, they use less energy and are less likely to attract the attention of predators.
So perhaps we can all learn something from a sloth.
Not every journey has to be rushed. Not every itinerary has to be packed from dawn until dusk. Sometimes the best travel experiences come from slowing down long enough to notice what's happening around you.
Whether that's watching wildlife in the Costa Rican rainforest, lingering over lunch in a village square or simply enjoying the view with nowhere else to be, travelling at a gentler pace has its own rewards.
Life in the slow lane doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all.
#TravelLynStyle #DidYouKnow #WildlifeTravel #TravelSmarter
Two Countries. One Extraordinary Journey.
Some holidays are about slowing down, whereas others are about seeing how much of the world you can experience in a single trip. This is most definitely the second.
Beginning in Panama, you'll discover the remarkable engineering of the Panama Canal, explore the modern skyline and historic quarter of Panama City, spend time with an indigenous community and escape to the Caribbean islands of Bocas del Toro, where life revolves around colourful wooden houses, crystal-clear waters and cacao plantations.
Crossing into Costa Rica, the journey becomes your own. Collect your hire car and explore at a relaxed pace, stopping whenever a viewpoint, a waterfall or a roadside café tempts you. Rainforests replace island life, hanging bridges lead you through the forest canopy, sloths, monkeys and scarlet macaws become regular sightings, while visits to family-run coffee and pineapple farms offer a glimpse into everyday Costa Rican life. The backdrop of Arenal Volcano provides one final change of scenery before the journey comes to an end.
Every stop has been chosen for a reason, right down to the accommodation, where you'll stay in everything from a Caribbean beach lodge and glamping tent to a rainforest treehouse and a hotel with views of Arenal Volcano.
Your package includes:
✈️ Return flights from London via Newark
🌎 14 nights across Panama & Costa Rica
🏨 Carefully selected accommodation throughout
🚗 Transfers, domestic flight and car hire
🍽️ Daily breakfast, selected lunches and one dinner
🛶 A programme of guided experiences and excursions
📅 Departure: 2nd January 2027
💷 £4,745 per person, based on 2 adults sharing.
ℹ️ ESTA approval for US transit via Newark is required and not included. Subject to availability at the time of booking.
If you'd like to discover where each day takes you, I'd be delighted to send you the full itinerary.
Package sold by Travel Lyn Style and organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd (ATOL 11770).
#TravelLynStyle #Panama #CostaRica #MultiCentreTravel
Yesterday, we looked at why the best holidays start with the right questions rather than the right destination.
So here's another one...
What is your holiday must-have?
Perhaps it's sitting outside over breakfast while the rest of the world is still asleep. Maybe it's a balcony with a view, a hotel where everything is taken care of, or somewhere so peaceful that you forget what day it is.
Or perhaps it's wandering through local markets, discovering little cafés, swimming in warm seas, walking in the mountains, finding exceptional restaurants, enjoying a glass of wine as the sun goes down, watching wildlife, visiting museums, exploring gardens, meeting local people, or simply knowing there's absolutely nothing planned.
There isn't a wrong answer.
The same destination can be completely different depending on what you're hoping to get from it, and that's why one person's perfect holiday can leave someone else completely unmoved.
So, if you had to choose just one...
❤️ Sunshine
🍷 Food & wine
🌊 The sea
🏔️ Mountains
🚶 Exploring
🏛️ History & culture
🌿 Nature & wildlife
🛏️ Peace & quiet
🏨 Luxury hotels
👨👩👧 Time with family
🎭 Entertainment & nightlife
🍹 Doing absolutely nothing
Or is it something else entirely?
I'd love to hear your answer. Leave a comment below and let's see which holiday must-have comes out on top!
#TravelLynStyle #TravelInspiration #HolidayPlanning #YourPerfectHoliday
What if you're asking the wrong question?
One of the first things many people do when they start planning a holiday is ask, "Where should we go?"
It's an understandable question, but it isn't always the most useful one.
A destination is only part of the story. The better place to start is by thinking about what you want from the trip.
Perhaps you've had a demanding few months and simply need to slow down for a week. Maybe you've reached a milestone worth celebrating. Or perhaps you've realised it's been far too long since you wandered through the streets of somewhere completely new with absolutely no agenda.
Those answers tell you far more than a map ever could.
By the time you've worked out what you want your holiday to do for you, the list of possible destinations has usually become much shorter.
Choosing where to go is important and understanding why you're travelling is even more so.
The best holidays don't begin with a destination. They begin with the right conversation.
#TravelLynStyle #TravelAdvice #TailorMadeTravel #TravelPlanning
Four Canary Islands. Four very different personalities.
One journey to discover them all. 🌋🌴
One of the things I've enjoyed most about learning more about the Canary Islands is discovering just how different they are from one another.
If you're visiting for the first time, choosing just one isn't easy.
For me, Lanzarote is the artist, where volcanic landscapes and César Manrique's vision have created an island unlike any other.
Fuerteventura is the free spirit, with seemingly endless sandy beaches and a relaxed pace of life.
La Palma is the nature lover, greener than most people expect and a favourite for walkers, gardens and star-filled skies.
Tenerife is the cultured explorer, combining Spain's highest peak with elegant towns, dramatic coastline and a surprising variety of landscapes.
The beauty of this itinerary is that you don't have to choose between them.
Over 15 days, you'll have the opportunity to experience all four Canary Islands, with Lisbon and Madeira adding even more variety along the way. It's long enough to give you a flavour of each destination and perhaps discover the one that deserves a longer return visit in the future.
If this sounds like your kind of journey, here's what's included:
🛳 Cunard Queen Anne
📅 29th November – 13th December 2026
💷 £1,049 per person, based on two adults sharing a Britannia Inside Stateroom (standard aft, allocated by Cunard).
💰 Deposit £160 per person.
Your itinerary:
🚢 Southampton - 🚋 Lisbon - 🌿 La Palma - 🌋 Tenerife - 🏖️ Fuerteventura - 🎨 Lanzarote - 🌺 Madeira - 🚢 Southampton
Your fare includes accommodation, full board dining and onboard entertainment.
Gratuities of US$18 per person, per day apply. Other stateroom categories, drinks packages and shore excursions are available at additional cost, subject to availability.
Sold by Travel Lyn Style.
Arranged by Cunard Cruise Lines.
The best holidays don't begin with a destination.
They begin with the right conversation.
If you're curious to find out which Canary Island might suit you best, let's start that conversation.
#TravelLynStyle #CanaryIslands #Cunard #Cruise
Before last week, I'd never been to the Canary Islands.
My visit to Tenerife challenged quite a few assumptions I'd made. I came home thinking I'd discovered one island. Instead, I found myself reading about all eight.
The more I learnt, the more I realised they each have their own character. Some are made for walkers, others for artists, beach lovers, divers or anyone simply looking to slow the pace.
That's one of the things I love most about travel. The more you discover, the more curious you become.
So I started wondering...
If each Canary Island were a person, who would they be?
Swipe through and tell me... which one sounds most like you?
#TravelLynStyle #CanaryIslands #TravelInspiration #IslandLife
Confession time...
Until last week, I'd never set foot in the Canary Islands. Sure, I knew the names, but I really hadn't appreciated just how different they are from one another.
So here's a little challenge to see how well you know them.
Swipe through, make your guesses and let me know your score in the comments.
(And yes... no Googling! 😉)
#TravelLynStyle #CanaryIslands #TravelQuiz #DidYouKnow
Over the past few days I've shared why North Tenerife deserves far more attention than it often receives. Today, I'd like to finish where it all began... at the 5* Gran Hotel Taoro.
When a hotel invites a travel professional to experience its property, it places a great deal of trust in that person. Every detail matters, and every experience contributes to the recommendation that follows.
Gran Hotel Taoro did far more than showcase a beautifully restored historic hotel. The team shared their pride in North Tenerife, introducing us to its landscapes, history, food and traditions as well as their own exceptional hospitality. It was an approach that left a lasting impression.
The hotel itself is somewhere you can happily spend a day doing very little at all. Relax by one of the heated swimming pools, stroll through the gardens, enjoy the ocean views from your room, linger over dinner on the terrace as the evening light changes, or simply pause to appreciate the history of a building that has been restored with such care and respect.
If you'd like to experience everything you've seen over the past few days, this itinerary combines a stay at the Gran Hotel Taoro with the freedom of your own hire car, so you too can explore North Tenerife whenever the mood takes you.
✈️ Departure: 19th September 2026
🗓️ 5 nights
💷 £1,110 per person, based on two adults sharing
Your package includes:
✈️ Direct British Airways flights from London Heathrow
🧳 Cabin baggage and 23kg checked luggage
🚗 Six days' car hire with free additional driver
🏨 Five nights at the 5* Gran Hotel Taoro in a Deluxe Ocean View Room
🍽️ Half Board (breakfast and dinner)
💳 Deposit: £100 per person
My sincere thanks to everyone at Gran Hotel Taoro for making us feel so welcome, and to Workham Hotels for the invitation. It has been a privilege to discover this remarkable hotel and the beautiful corner of Tenerife it calls home.
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Package organised by Merlin Travel Group Ltd – ATOL 11770.
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Three days isn't enough to know North Tenerife. It is, however, long enough to understand why so many visitors return time and time again.
When I arrived at Gran Hotel Taoro last Friday, I knew I was about to experience a beautifully restored five-star hotel. What I didn't appreciate was how perfectly it would introduce me to the region that surrounds it.
Every day revealed something different.
One morning was spent wandering through the streets of Puerto de la Cruz, where historic squares sit comfortably alongside a modern seafront promenade. Returning another evening for dinner and an evening stroll showed the town in a completely different light, proving it's somewhere to savour rather than simply pass through.
Our full-day excursion revealed yet another side of the island. We observed the famous Dragon Tree in Icod de los Vinos, paused at the Mirador de Garachico with a traditional barraquito in hand, explored the remarkable town of Garachico and its story of resilience after the volcanic eruption of 1706, before returning through landscapes that reminded us just how varied North Tenerife really is. That afternoon took us to La Orotava. Its beautifully preserved houses, carved wooden balconies and quiet streets speak of centuries of history, inviting you to slow down and look a little closer.
The scenery is quite different from the south of the island. The slightly cooler, greener climate supports vineyards alongside plantations of bananas, mangoes, avocados and papayas, while the Atlantic provides a spectacular backdrop almost everywhere you look. Sometimes the clouds drifted in across the mountains, but rather than spoiling the view they added another dimension to the landscape and made exploring on foot all the more comfortable.
Food became another highlight of the visit. Whether we were dining at the hotel, enjoying leisurely lunches or discovering restaurants in Puerto de la Cruz, every meal celebrated local ingredients, generous hospitality and excellent Canarian wines. We certainly weren't in danger of coming home hungry!
Gran Hotel Taoro was the constant throughout it all. Its elegant gardens, several heated swimming pools and commanding position above Puerto de la Cruz made it a wonderful place to return to after each day's adventures. Rather than feeling tucked away from the island, it felt completely connected to it.
Perhaps that's what I'll remember most.
The hotel was exceptional, but it never tried to be the whole experience. Instead, it encouraged us to step outside, explore North Tenerife and come back each evening with another story to tell.
For me, that's exactly what great travel should do.
Tomorrow I'll be putting together an itinerary inspired by this visit, for anyone who'd like to experience North Tenerife in much the same way.
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After lunch yesterday, our hosts at Gran Hotel Taoro swapped volcanic landscapes for elegant architecture as they introduced us to La Orotava, a town where history seems to spill down every steep cobbled street.
I quickly discovered that looking at La Orotava and exploring La Orotava are two very different things. Every side street seemed to reveal another carved wooden balcony, flower-filled courtyard or carefully restored façade. It’s a town that rewards wandering without much of a plan.
As a travel planner, I found myself noticing the little details that help bring a destination to life for clients. The famous Canarian balconies are beautiful, but so too are the quiet squares, colourful façades, hidden gardens and viewpoints that many visitors simply walk past.
By late afternoon we were back at Gran Hotel Taoro with just enough time to freshen up before heading out again, this time into Puerto de la Cruz for dinner.
The evening light transformed the harbour. Fishing boats rocked gently beneath the old harbour crane, golden sunshine caught the volcanic stone of Castillo San Felipe, and dark Atlantic clouds gathered dramatically over Mount Teide without ever quite spoiling the sunset. Even the fairground rides waiting to open seemed to glow in the last light of the day.
After dinner, we lingered a little longer, strolling along the waterfront as Puerto de la Cruz slipped from sunset into night. Restaurants filled, waves crashed against the lava rocks, and the town took on an entirely different atmosphere to the one we’d explored earlier in the day.
It’s easy to understand why so many visitors return here year after year. There’s history in the streets, life around the harbour and, wherever you happen to be, the Atlantic never seems very far away.
Thank you once again to the team at Gran Hotel Taoro for another thoughtfully planned day, introducing us not only to the hotel but also to the character of northern Tenerife.
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Today’s Tenerife has been a reminder that on an island like this, the weather has absolutely no intention of sticking to one season.
Breakfast began with rain drumming on the terrace. A little later we were driving through sunshine, then mist, then cloud, before emerging back into bright blue skies. If we’d managed to find snow, we’d probably have completed the set.
One thing I’ve particularly appreciated during this stay at the Gran Hotel Taoro is that they haven’t simply shown us the hotel. Today’s excursion was organised by the team so we could experience more of northern Tenerife itself, from its landscapes and history to its local traditions and cuisine. Our route has taken us from one of Tenerife’s oldest living landmarks to one of its most beautiful historic towns.
🌳 We stood beside the famous ancient Dragon Tree, whose sculptural form looks more like something from another planet than a tree.
☕ We finally tried a traditional barraquito. Layers of coffee, condensed milk, liqueur, frothed milk and cinnamon… definitely not your average morning coffee and very delicious.
⛪ We wandered through the churches and quiet streets of Garachico, a town that rebuilt itself after the volcanic eruption of 1706 changed its history forever.
🌊 And from high viewpoints looking down over the Atlantic to sea level beside the harbour, the scenery kept changing almost as quickly as the weather.
Then we came it back to Puerto de la Cruz for lunch… before continuing our discovery of North Tenerife and that’s a story for the next post.
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Sometimes first impressions deserve a second chance.
After sharing my thoughts on Puerto de la Cruz this morning, I found myself wandering back into town this afternoon. Without a schedule to follow, I took a few different streets and discovered a very different side of the town.
Away from the seafront, I found quiet cobbled lanes lined with traditional Canarian balconies, peaceful churches, small squares and reminders that this was once an important fishing port. The sculptures along the waterfront celebrate that maritime heritage, while the volcanic coastline continues to remind you that you're on an island shaped by nature as much as by history.
It's a useful reminder that familiarisation trips aren't just about ticking off attractions. Sometimes it's the unplanned hour, walking without a map or an agenda, that gives you the clearest understanding of a place. Puerto de la Cruz certainly rewarded a second look.
Back at the Gran Hotel Taoro, the evening continued at OKA, the hotel's Japanese restaurant. Beautifully presented dishes, excellent ingredients and relaxed service made for a memorable dinner, followed by an espresso martini overlooking the Atlantic as daylight gradually gave way to another spectacular Canarian evening.
One day, two walks through the same town... and two completely different impressions. That's exactly why I never like to judge a destination too quickly.
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Stepping into Puerto de la Cruz
One of the advantages of staying at the granhoteltaoro is that Puerto de la Cruz is within easy reach… provided you’re happy with steps.
The walk into town took us about fifteen minutes, almost entirely downhill through gardens and quiet streets. Returning to the hotel was rather different. A ten-minute taxi ride for €5 seemed a perfectly sensible investment.
This morning’s guided walk reinforced something I’ve been reminded of many times in my travels: a destination doesn’t have to become your favourite for you to appreciate it.
Puerto de la Cruz is a town of contrasts. Historic churches sit alongside colourful street art. Old defensive walls overlook the Atlantic while modern apartment buildings remind you that this is a living town rather than an open-air museum. Small religious images decorate house walls, fishing heritage is celebrated in murals, and tropical planting softens the volcanic landscape.
It isn’t the polished image that many people picture when they think of Tenerife, but perhaps that’s the point. North Tenerife has its own character, shaped as much by its history as by tourism.
Returning to the Gran Hotel Taoro, lunch at the poolside La Carola showcased a combination of Canarian and Peruvian flavours that reflected Tenerife’s long-standing connections with Latin America. After a relaxed afternoon by the pool, the culinary journey continues this evening at OKA, the hotel’s Japanese restaurant.
Tomorrow we’ll be exploring another side of Tenerife, and I’m curious to see how the island continues to surprise me.
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There are hotels that impress from the moment you arrive, and there are hotels that gradually reveal themselves.
Gran Hotel Taoro falls firmly into the second category.
Following a meticulous restoration, the hotel’s historic character has been preserved while carefully introducing everything expected of a modern five-star property. The new additions don’t compete with the original building; they respect it. Even the concrete balconies have been designed to complement the architecture rather than imitate it, allowing old and new to sit comfortably together.
As I wandered through the hotel, I found myself noticing the details. Anne Semonin products appear consistently throughout the property, from the guestrooms to the wellness area and even the public facilities. It isn’t about showcasing a luxury brand, but about creating a seamless experience.
The real highlight, however, arrived over dinner.
With my back to the Atlantic, my attention was drawn inland towards Mount Teide. Throughout the evening the clouds slowly lifted, revealing the observatory high on the mountainside before drifting back down again like a soft cloak over the landscape.
As daylight faded, the atmosphere changed almost imperceptibly. The light softened, bringing out the colours of the gardens, trees and historic buildings before the sky gradually filled with shades of pink and orange.
It was a fitting end to my first full afternoon at Gran Hotel Taoro.
Tomorrow I’ll be exploring much more of the hotel, discovering Puerto de la Cruz and learning more about why this part of Tenerife has such a loyal following. If today is anything to go by, there’s plenty more to uncover.
My thanks to the team at Gran Hotel Taoro for such a warm welcome. More to come…
TravelLynStyle is visiting Gran Hotel Taoro as a guest of the hotel and Workham Hotels as part of a familiarisation trip. As always, the opinions and observations shared are my own.
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Tenerife update…
I’ve often heard people describe Tenerife as “not very pretty”.
I can see why they say it. There are certainly parts of the island where concrete seems to have won the battle against aesthetics.
And then there’s somewhere like El Médano.
Black volcanic sand instead of golden beaches. A mountain that looks as though someone carefully placed it there. Constant Atlantic breezes, surfers everywhere and an atmosphere that feels completely different from the south-west coast that most visitors know.
It isn’t polished. It isn’t trying to be glamorous. But somehow, the more you look, the more beautiful it becomes.
Yesterday I joked that I was heading south in search of cooler weather. As it turns out, that’s exactly what I found.
While Britain has been busy melting, El Médano has been sitting at a very civilised temperature with a gentle Atlantic breeze. Warm enough to spend the day outdoors, but without feeling as though you’re being slowly poached.
Our hotel is right on the beachfront, so the sea breeze is part of the experience. Better still, it’s an easy stroll into the town for restaurants and bars, yet somehow the soundtrack is mostly Spanish conversations rather than English ones.
It feels authentic, relaxed and refreshingly unhurried.
Perhaps Tenerife isn’t one destination after all. It’s several very different islands sharing the same piece of volcanic rock.
These photos certainly aren’t helping the argument that “it’s not very pretty.” 😉
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Today's weather in London appears to have been accidentally borrowed from somewhere in the Sahara.
Meanwhile, the temperature forecast for Tenerife is sitting very comfortably at around 25°C.
For years the Canary Islands have been sold as somewhere to escape the British weather and find a bit of warmth. Tenerife was built for sunshine. Houses have shutters, restaurants have shade, air conditioning is generally expected, and people sensibly arrange their lives around the fact that it gets warm.
Britain, on the other hand, responds to temperatures above 30°C by melting railway lines, emptying the shelves of every fan within a 20-mile radius and collectively deciding that nobody can reasonably be expected to function.
Tomorrow I shall be heading south in search of lower temperatures, which as someone from the Northern Hemisphere feels a bit surreal. Travel really does have many ironies.
Has anybody else reached the point where 25°C suddenly sounds perfectly civilised?
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There seems to be an awful lot of pressure attached to travel these days. Social media is full of bucket lists, "must see before you die" destinations and articles telling us that we absolutely have to visit somewhere before we are 50, 60 or perhaps before next Tuesday.
Apparently, we should all want to see the Northern Lights, climb Machu Picchu, visit Japan, stay in an overwater villa in the Maldives and spend at least a week taking photographs of ourselves in New York.
The trouble is that travel is a rather personal thing.
Some people dream of safaris, while others would rather spend a fortnight reading a book beside the sea. Some people save for years to visit a particular destination, and others look at exactly the same place and wonder what all the fuss is about.
So I'm curious. Which destination seems to appear on everybody else's wish list, but simply doesn't appeal to you?
No judgement. No need to justify yourself. I'm just interested to see which places divide opinion the most.
I await your nominations.
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Behind the brochure…
Travel changes. Hotels change. Destinations change. Restaurants close, new ones open, flight schedules evolve and entire areas reinvent themselves.
A brochure can tell me how many swimming pools a hotel has. A website can show me beautifully staged photographs. A webinar can explain which rooms have been refurbished.
None of those things tell me how a place actually feels.
How far is the walk into town?
Would I feel comfortable recommending it to a solo traveller?
Is the location peaceful or simply isolated?
Does the atmosphere suit couples, families or friends?
Is the service genuine or merely well-rehearsed?
Over the past three months I've found myself in India, Norway, Bali and several trips to France in between. This week, for the first time in more than 30 years working in travel, I shall be setting foot in the Canary Islands.
Tenerife has somehow remained one of the gaps in my own travel experience.
That means I shall be seeing it exactly as many clients do: with curiosity, a few preconceptions and plenty of questions.
Over the coming week, I'll be sharing my first impressions as I discover Tenerife for myself.
Not simply what the photographs show, but what it actually feels like to be there.
And perhaps, by the end of it, I'll finally understand why so many people have spent years telling me that I really ought to visit Tenerife.
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One last Bali thought before I stop talking about the island.
Over the past few weeks I’ve taken you from Ubud to Tejakula, Amed and Jimbaran, shared ceremonies, offerings, waterfalls and village life, and perhaps most importantly introduced you to the people of Bali. Their pride in their island, their traditions and their desire to share them with visitors is often what makes people fall in love with the Island of the Gods.
The itinerary I followed costs around £2,000 per person and, if I’m honest, I would happily do exactly the same journey again. But not everybody has a £2,000 budget.
If you’ve enjoyed following my Bali adventures and have been quietly thinking, “I’d love to go, but not at that price”, then Bali can still be done for under £1,000 per person.
This 11-night twin-centre combines the peaceful surroundings of Ubud with time to relax in Canggu, giving you a taste of Bali’s cultural heart alongside its coastal lifestyle.
📅 Departure: 10 March 2027
🛏️ Duration: 11 nights plus 2 nights in flight
💷 £999 per person
💳 Deposit: £99 per person
Your package includes:
✈️ International flights from London Heathrow with 23kg baggage
🏡 3 nights at Senetan Villas & Spa Resort, Ubud
🥐 One Bedroom Bungalow with breakfast
🚗 Private transfer between resorts
🌴 7 nights at The Bali Dream Villa Resort, Echo Beach, Canggu
🥐 Superior Room with breakfast
🚘 Private airport transfers throughout
Senetan sits amongst the greenery outside Ubud and offers a quieter side of Bali, whilst Canggu provides beach sunsets, cafés, surfing, restaurants and a different pace of island life.
Additional local charges:
📄 Visa On Arrival: 500,000 Indonesian Rupiah per person (approximately £25-£30)
❤️ Bali Tourist Levy: 150,000 Indonesian Rupiah per person (approximately £6.50-£7)
This may not be exactly the Bali that I chose for myself, but one of the things this trip reminded me is that there is no single “right” way to experience the island. Whether you want to explore four different regions or simply split your time between jungle and coast, Bali remains one of the most rewarding destinations I know.
And now, I promise, I shall stop talking about Bali. At least until somebody books it, even if that somebody happens to be me!
Price based on 2 adults sharing.
Price and availability correct at the time of posting and subject to change.
Package sold by Travel Lyn Style.
Organised by Merlin Travel Group ATOL 11770.
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I've never really understood the idea of a bucket list.
Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of places I'd still like to visit, but I've never seen travel as something to be ticked off and completed.
I've just returned from my seventh visit to Bali. By bucket list logic, I should have crossed it off years ago and moved on to somewhere new.
Instead, every visit leaves me with the same feeling: that there is still more to see, more to understand and more to learn. Not because Bali is changing particularly quickly, but because I am. The places that mean the most to us often reveal themselves gradually, one visit at a time.
Perhaps that's why I find the idea of "doing" a destination slightly odd. A country isn't a museum exhibit to be viewed once before moving on to the next. The more time you spend somewhere, the more layers begin to emerge, and the more you realise how much you missed the first time around.
For me, the best destinations aren't necessarily the ones I've never visited. They're the ones that still make me curious after all these years.
So here's my Friday evening question.
Which destination could you return to again and again, and why?
📍 Bali, June 2026
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