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Our Honeymoon in Albufeira, Portugal. We stayed in this quaint place Quinta Alfarrobeira which was a mixture of swimming pool, gardens and small scale farming. It was wild and very unique with lots of places to relax. Then you have the amazing beaches to explore. The food was amazing as well.


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On retirement a seasons skiing in the French alps


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My favorite holiday was backpacking through Mexico, an unforgettable adventure filled with vibrant culture, rich history, and my favourite foods. The highlight was hiking up to the ancient site of Palenque, where the misty jungle parted to reveal towering ruins—my own personal Cities of Gold moment.


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Mexico is always great, especially when the kids were young. Loads to do and everything included for a holiday that lets you really relax!


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Going to Raguenez in Brittany at the end of the season in 2016. Went back there for the first time in over 30 years and had the warmest welcome from our hosts. Reminiscing and looking at old photos. 


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I love our holidays in the historic town of Rye, Sussex. We go as a family every year for 25 years. A sandy beach for a traditional sandcastle building day always not far away at camber sands, a windmill by a babbling brook by country park, from the cobblestone roads and chocolate box cottages. Rye is a very calm and picturesque destination. We have booked through booking.com for many years and the service is always fabulous. The website is really easy to use and they have free cancellations so you can book that deal when you spot it without fear of missing it or finding something better. The best thing is an impressive deal every year. Because of this we can afford holiday to Rye and a weekend hotel break closer to home for a theatre night or a special restaurant. As a wheelchair user one thing has proved an important function on booking.com where they allow you to message the host to ensure everything is exactly what you want. This has given us the confidence to try somewhere a little further along the coast on the edge of Eastbourne. We have our holiday cottage booked and my family are all bigger now but we are really looking forward to spending time together. We are heading for the stone covered beaches and cultural Brighton. The Eastbourne airshow and carnival atmosphere. Luxury restaurants and pre pier train for the traditional cream tea with cream and jam scones and finger sandwiches along with a English tea. Then up to the Italian gardens and the cliff side tram. With a selection of antique shops to find a holiday treasure in. You don't have to go far to find your ideal oasis. Life is what you make of it, enjoying every moment and the memories that last a lifetime. A good holiday is impossible to forget.


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St Lucia in 2023. Took off just a day after I submitted my dissertation at uni, I felt relieved and absolutely free.

We spent time in Castries and Soufrier, mixed with locals, visited touristy things and even spent a night in an expensive resort.

Best time ever! We even looked into moving there,

although I’d never have the courage to drive there 😂


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My favourite holiday was a trip to Cambodia. I loved the ripple the simplicity of their way of life, their religion and I loved the temples, the peace,, the smal unassuming resorts. The ethnic feel, the lanterns the resultants, the mountains and most of all the waterfall. Pure magic xxx💕💞


My favourite holiday was in Cancun, Mexico. It was so relaxing to lay by a lazy river, drinks brought you you,  occasional iguana may trot by.....met a crocodile whilst exploring ,outside the hotel, but it's OK, we didn't smile at it!


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Zanzibar 2008. Booked flights to Dar es Salam and 2 nights in a beach hut. Spent an amazing month on beautiful beaches and meeting some wonderful people, getting ideas for where to go  next or looking at a guide book and picking a place to stay for 3 or 4 nights.


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Last year’s holiday to Maldives for our 25th wedding anniversary 10 days in a wonderful place great food, lovely people and some amazing scuba diving 

 


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As an amateur photographer I’ve been to some amazing places like New Zealand, Norway and Iceland where I saw the northern lights.  But the best trip was to the coast of France in Brittany photographing lighthouses where we had a flight in a helicopter with the doors off.  All that was between me and the sea was a simple lap belt!  

 


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Bucket list holiday to Vietnam and Cambodia in 2023 - saw some amazing sites, especially Ankhor Wat, and made great friends.  Will always remember


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Favourite holiday was the Maldives, I went on my honeymoon, scuba diving with the fish and turtles 


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Trecking in the Himalayas has to be the best, Top of the World experience.


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Luxor on Egypt. My best holiday of my life. Karnak Temple is like walking through history. It's giant statues and columns leave you in awe of the early pharoahs. The hieroglyphs and their vibrant colours. Watching people still working on an ancient historical site. The history told in the light and sound show during balmy evening tours. The freshwater lake used by pharoahs before prayer. The Sunset over the temple is my favourite. Luxor temple with it's Greek graffiti and German mosaics telling y the story of it's war history. The museum of luxor, telling the story of mummification. Over to the West Bank to visit the valley of the Kings. The final resting place of many Egyptian rulers, the carvings and pictures of the gods who took their souls to the afterlife. The vibrancy of the colours. The valley of the Queen's where the wives were interned. Medina el dier with it's ruins of the village all the artisans who worked on valley of the Kings lived in order to keep it's location secret. The colossi and Hatshepsut temple. The history envelopes you and takes you on a journey of discovery, like staying in an open air museum. I went back many times with all my children. Luxor lives in my heart and mind as will as in Egypt.


My first bikepacking trip ever at 56… off to the Netherlands , low budget and loads of Sun. I had completely underestimated how heavy a bike was fully packed with tent and all…  beeen back and packed lighter 😆 🚲 ⛺️ ☕️ bliss xx


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When my wife's mum retired she paid for us to go around the world. We went to Hong-Kong, Sydney, Auckland, Fiji and LA, then home. I loved Sydney. 


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Cornwall for the eclipse stunning scenery, then relaxing on the beach as the sun went down with fish & chips watching the surfers 🏄‍♂️ 


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3 weeks in Crete, visiting my sister, October great weather, not too hot, cycling in the hills, swimming in the warm Aegean sea, great food and visiting places like Rethimno, Chania and Palaiochora, magical


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Watching the sunset on beach in Spain 


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My favourite Holiday was a while ago now but had the most amazing time I travelled the west of America with my husband who did most of the driving. We visited the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon, Gooseneck Canyon, Yellowstone, The Giant Redwoods, Death Valley, Hoover Dam, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas not in this order just from memory. Saw the most amazing sites we will never forget any of the sites we visited gorgeous beautiful country met some lovely people especially in the eateries so very helpful and eager to help. On the way to Yellowstone on this long clear road we got stopped for speeding the policeman was just like the one from out of the films huge and with a stetson hat, we laughed about it after but didn’t like the fine which we had to pay over 100$. Still have the citation framed and on the office wall.

Virginia & Roger


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My favourite holiday was to the Amalfi Coast, where I discovered two things: that Italian buses do not run on time, and that sprinting uphill in 30-degree heat with a suitcase is a full body workout. I’d planned everything perfectly, the hotels, our dinners, boat trips, but I forgot to factor in local “flexibility.” Somehow, it made the whole thing better. I still remember eating the best seafood of my life, legs like jelly, overlooking the sea as if nothing had just gone wrong. Chaos, carbs, and coastline, perfection!


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My best holiday memory was a trip to Lapland when my daughter was little. I can still picture her face when she met Santa.


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Most definitely the first all inclusive abroad many years ago in Corfu such a lovely place and great people we met. Sunset's beach bar and luxury