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ITALIAN TRILOGY - by Louise Gorbatov

By Travel Stop • 17 Apr, 2024
After a short early morning flight we arrived in Rome for the first of a 3 night Italian Trilogy with Kirker Holidays and the 5* Baglioni Hotels. We checked into the Regina Baglioni Hotel which is located just a short stroll from the Spanish Steps and Villa Borghese Gardens and easily accessible on foot to all the major landmarks. We started with a ‘light lunch’ (the Italians don’t do light!) then burnt off said lunch with a private walking tour of some of the major sights, to include the Colosseum, Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain.

ARUBA - by Louise Gorbatov

By Travel Stop • 17 Oct, 2023
In March 2023 British Airways launched their first twice weekly direct flight to Aruba (with a short touchdown in Antigua). In October I was lucky enough to be invited by the Aruba Tourist Board to experience all of what the Dutch Caribbean Island has to offer.

CANADA – BRITISH COLUMBIA by Louise Gorbatov

By Travel Stop • 09 Dec, 2019
Day 1 Prestige Holidays invited me to Canada to join them to experience Vancouver and the not so well-known Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia. From Heathrow we boarded our direct British Airways flight to Vancouver. On arrival we were read full story The post CANADA – BRITISH COLUMBIA by Louise Gorbatov appeared first on Travel Stop.

THE QUEEN MARY 2 by Cheryl Locke

By Travel Stop • 29 Aug, 2019
The Queen Mary 2 and the Norwegian Fjords The Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is a beautiful ship and one which was a joy to sail on. I had a couple of minor reservations when booking this cruise on two counts read full story The post THE QUEEN MARY 2 by Cheryl Locke appeared first on Travel Stop.

SWITZERLAND by Louise Gorbatov

By Travel Stop • 19 Jul, 2019
Switzerland – Interlaken & The Bernese Oberland. My Journey started on the evening of Thursday 9th May where I checked into the Thistle at London Heathrow. In the early hours of Friday, I checked out and headed to the Heathrow read full story The post SWITZERLAND by Louise Gorbatov appeared first on Travel Stop.

CELEBRITY EDGE by Sonia Reece

By Travel Stop • 19 Jul, 2019
What an awesome sight! As you drive into the port at Southampton and you see your home for the next two nights. The Celebrity Edge is an amazing sight and anyone would be impressed as they approached her.   Parking read full story The post CELEBRITY EDGE by Sonia Reece appeared first on Travel Stop.

SOUTH AFRICA by Hannah Moore

By Travel Stop • 26 Jun, 2019
South Africa – Western Cape I was lucky to recently travel to South Africa with African Pride to the Cape Town area. The trip started with an overnight flight on South African Airlines, on their new Airbus A330-300 aircraft. Business read full story The post SOUTH AFRICA by Hannah Moore appeared first on Travel Stop.

CHINA by Bridget Keevil

By Travel Stop • 25 Jun, 2019
We arrived into Shanghai at 07.45am after an eleven and a quarter hour direct flight from London Heathrow.  Having had to go to the China Visa Centre in London to give our fingerprints as part of obtaining the Chinese Visa, read full story The post CHINA by Bridget Keevil appeared first on Travel Stop.

ICELAND by Anne Fisk

By Travel Stop • 10 Apr, 2019
My Iceland trip commenced from the North Terminal at London Gatwick flying with Icelandair. On arrival into Keflavik, after a 3-hour flight, we were met and taken to our private vehicle to visit the famous Blue Lagoon. The journey only read full story The post ICELAND by Anne Fisk appeared first on Travel Stop.

Vienna City Break by Bridget Keevil

By Bridget Keevil • 27 Mar, 2019
As with any city break when time is at a premium, it is always best to have a plan.  Plan where you want to go and what you want to see at the same time as booking your break, and read full story The post Vienna City Break by Bridget Keevil appeared first on Travel Stop.

SOUTH AFRICA – KWAZULU NATAL by Louise Gorbatov

By Travel Stop • 15 Nov, 2018
I was invited by Africa and Beyond (an independent tour operator, specialising in Africa, the Indian Ocean Islands and the Middle East) to join them on an exciting trip of the KwaZulu Natal area of South Africa, along with 4 read full story The post SOUTH AFRICA – KWAZULU NATAL by Louise Gorbatov appeared first on Travel Stop.

Venice and the Venice Simplon Orient Express by Cheryl Locke

By Cheryl Locke • 12 May, 2018
On April 16th, I was lucky enough to fly to Venice with a small group of 7 other agents, 2 representatives from Kirker Holidays and the UK Sales Manager of Belmond (previously known as the Orient Express Group of Hotels/Rail). read full story The post Venice and the Venice Simplon Orient Express by Cheryl Locke appeared first on Travel Stop.

Marbella, Southern Spain by Hannah Moore

By Hannah Moore • 12 May, 2018
In April I was invited to Marbella for a short break by Caribtours and, due to an early departure from Gatwick, I stayed the night before at the Hilton South Terminal. First thing in the morning I took the Inter-Terminal read full story The post Marbella, Southern Spain by Hannah Moore appeared first on Travel Stop.

Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by Bridget Keevil

By Bridget Keevil • 02 Jan, 2018
Ecuador & The Galapagos Islands Days 1 & 2 December 31st 2017/January 1st 2018 As usual, we went to where we wanted to go in a roundabout way to make good use of the Avios points. So, we set off read full story The post Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by Bridget Keevil appeared first on Travel Stop.

Egypt by Bridget Keevil

By Bridget Keevil • 25 Oct, 2017
Have you always wanted to go to Egypt, but you really don’t think that the time is right?  You imagine that the streets are full of dodgy looking people wherever you look, and it really isn’t safe to go? I read full story The post Egypt by Bridget Keevil appeared first on Travel Stop.
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