I cant believe I’m here writing the end of year newsletter again- where has this year gone?!As usual I’d like to take a look at what happened this yearIt started off rocky, we were still in the throws of COVID and no one travelled much until Easter.There was still some nervousness but as the year […]
Looking back on 2022 Read More »
We were due to sail on Iona’s maiden voyage back in 2020 but this was cancelled due to COVID, our deposits were transferred to this sailing so we’ve waited a long time for it!Iona is stunning. Light, bright, modern and comfortable. With over 5000 passengers you’d expect it
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I’ve been lucky to visit Malta twice this year, I went some 20+ years ago on a travel conference so it was time to go back and see what had changed. In July I took myself off and did a ‘reccie’ in readiness for my group trip in September. Travelling and staying alone was a
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What a bonkers crazy few weeks I’ve had. Since August I’ve been to Austria, Devon, Dubrovnik, Malta and a cruise around the Med!! Some of these have been working trips- escorting groups or research however the cruise was very special and definitely a holiday. Because I can work anywhere with WIFI I’ve been able to
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I’ve just had the most fab week in the Austrian mountains, have a read of my blog Me and my friend stayed at the Edelweiss Hotel- a family run hotel with loads of repeat clients and I can see why! Their local knowledge was a godsend, helping us to plan our days out. The food was
The hills are alive with the sound of me singing!! Kitzbuhel, Austria August ’22 Read More »
Last month I took my first group of ladies to Tuscany and we had such a great time. We came up with the #wendy’s wanderers so I thought I’d use this moving forward for future trips. My Facebook group is specifically for my escorted trips. Some will be ladies only, others will be cruises, river
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I’ve just returned from an action packed 3 days in Croatia We flew out direct from Manchester to Dubrovnik, the flight was just over 2 hours. We were met by transfer company and taken to our apartment in Lapad (approx 30 minutes) The apartment was perfectly adequate- nothing fancy but a great location and a
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A few weeks ago I escorted a small group of lady solo travellers. We had met a few times before our trip in person at an Italian restaurant and online, this meant we were able to get to know each other before our trip.We flew from Manchester to Pisa, where we were met by our
Wendy’s Wanderers- the inaugural solo lady traveller escorted trip to Tuscany May ’22 Read More »
After what can only be described politely as an ‘awful two years’ for the travel industry it’s great to report that the last two months have been my busiest ever. Day by day restrictions for vaccinated travellers are being relaxed, the latest being the UAE and Iceland removing the need for PCR tests to enter.
A few weeks ago I was invited to sample the brand new TUI Skyla ship as she sailed along the Rhine. We flew from Birmingham-Frankfurt with Lufthansa, very efficient and strict rules around COVID , only medical masks allowed and had to be worn throughout the flight, the crew challenged anyone not adhering to the
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