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Feb6

Travel for Foodies – US hotspots and the foods they’re famous for…

by Megan in America, Bucket List, Dining, Travel tips, Travelling, Uncategorized, USA

Travel for Foodies – US Hotspots and the Foods They’re Famous For If you’re a self-proclaimed “foodie”, you may find yourself creating food bucket lists for each country you visit; be that sushi in Tokyo, pasta in Italy, tacos in...

Sep6

Coast 2 Coast USA: West Coast

by Megan in 2018 holiday, Adventure Holiday, America, FAM, Itinerary Travel, San Francisco, Travel stories, Travel tips, Travelling

It was now time for my final stop of what can be described as a whirlwind adventure around USA. I’d seen the Grand Canyon, been to Broadway in Nashville, watched Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas and walked over...

Aug28

Coast 2 Coast USA: East Coast

by Megan in 2018 holiday, Adventure Holiday, America, FAM, literary holidays, New York, Travel stories, Travel tips, Travelling

I’d barely had the time to get used to being back in UK’s time zone from my previous USA MegaFam trip before I was packing my bags once more and heading to Heathrow again! I couldn’t quite believe my...

Aug7

Round The World Trip – Part 6

by Megan in Adventure Holiday, Antarctica, Argentina, Cruises, literary holidays, Travel stories, Travel tips, Travelling

We flew from Buenos Aires to the most southerly city in the world, Ushuaia. Being pretty much the last piece of land before you get to Antarctica Ushuaia is quite bleak and windswept. There are attractions to see such as...

Jul31

Elephants, Beaches & Temples: Sri Lanka Tour

by Megan in 2018 holiday, beaches, FAM, Sri Lanka, Travel stories, Travel tips

On arrival in Sri Lanka (after a very good flight with Qatar Airways), we were met by our lovely tour leader, Athula, who gathered us quickly onto our bus and off we headed towards Negombo. We stayed for only one night at...

Jul20

Round The World Trip – Part 5

by Megan in Adventure Holiday, Argentina, Chile, literary holidays, Travel stories, Travel tips, Travelling

Travelling across the Pacific and the international dateline from New Zealand to Chile we had the peculiar feeling of travelling for 11 hours and yet landing 5 hours before we had taken off. We landed at Santiago and stayed in...

Jul10

Where To Stay In The Maldives: A Travel Expert’s Tour Part 2

by Megan in beaches, FAM, Honeymoons, Indian Ocean Isles, Luxury, luxury holidays, Luxury Hotels, Maldives, Overwater Bungalow, Relaxing, Romantic Holidays, travel expert, Travel stories, Travel tips

Day 4 & 5: Diamonds Athuruga & Thudufushi After 5 hours of speedboats, domestic flight & a seaplane we eventually arrive at the stunning Athuruga Resort around 5pm. Straight away you feel like you've arrived in an isolated paradise! The concept...

Jul3

Where To Stay In The Maldives: A Travel Expert’s Tour

by Megan in beaches, FAM, Honeymoons, Indian Ocean Isles, Luxury, luxury holidays, Luxury Hotels, Maldives, Overwater Bungalow, Relaxing, Romantic Holidays, travel expert, Travel stories, Travel tips

Day 1: Kurumba After arriving later than planned due to a slight flight delay we finally arrive in the gorgeous Maldives. A short 10-minute speedboat later and we disembark at the stunning 5-Star Kurumba Resort. Staff await our arrival with a friendly...

Jun15

Round The World Trip – Part 4

by Megan in Adventure Holiday, beaches, Cook Island's, New Year's Holidays, New Zealand, Travel stories, Travel tips, Travelling

We flew out of New Zealand to the Cook Islands on New Year’s Day but because you cross the international date line we landed on New Year’s Eve. So you yes we had two New Year’s Eve’s. Any excuse...

Jun8

Sun, Sand and Relaxation

by Megan in beaches, FAM, Honeymoons, Luxury, Luxury Hotels, Relaxing, Romantic Holidays, Thailand, Travel stories, Travel tips

Last December I was lucky enough to spend a couple of nights at the stunning 4-star, Adult only Beyond Resort in Khao Lak with my fiancé. Once we got to the resort we were just absolutely blown away, the reception...