Pauline visits Vietnam June 2017

It had been 17 years since I last set foot in Vietnam and I was eager to see the changes that had gone on since. I have to admit, I was a little nervous that it would have become overly

British Travel Awards 2017

Apparently, we don’t automatically win the UK’s Best Independent Travel Agent this year… “What?” I hear you gasp, “I KNOW, can’t believe it myself.” I am afraid this means that I’m going to have to ask you all to click that

River Cruising by Marcus

Before joining the team at Travelwise, I used to work for a top European tour operator so consider myself to be a bit of an expert when it comes to city breaks across Europe. Some personal favourites include Paris, Vienna,

WE WON AT THE BRITISH TRAVEL AWARDS

It’s official we won the ‘UK best Independent Travel Award’ – we are so delighted. We had a fantastic night at The British Travel Awards hosted at Battersea Evolution. Thank you so much for everyone who took the time to

Nici Rediscovered Costa Rica

This year, to coincide with the introduction of BA’s new direct flight to San Jose, I was lucky enough to visit Costa Rica with a group of agents courtesy of Distinctive America. It had been 15 years since my last

Cuba with Marcus

  After a busy start to the year in Travelwise, Cuba still remained as a destination high up on everyone’s must visit list. I soon found myself organising 3 different itineraries at once for some of our clients but not

Summer ends and Autumn Beckons

It was all European destinations for me this year. May started with a lovely trip to the beautiful Amalfi Coast. I based myself in Sorrento and stayed at the 4 star Hotel Grand Capodimonte which was perfectly located as it was

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