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Planning Your Trip of a Lifetime Planning your trip of a lifetime with www.travelnation.co.uk Contents Plan a round the world holiday Multi centre holiday ideas 8 14 What is a trip of a lifetime? A LETTER FROM OUR COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR Tahiti & Bora Bora Stay somewhere spectacular What is the trip of a lifetime? What a Sometimes I planned the trip of a lifetime, while brilliant question. I know exactly what the other times, it just found me. That’s the best part. There’s no pressure, there are no rules and there’s trip of a lifetime means to me, but what always somewhere new to explore. 16 20 does it mean to anyone else? I think that sums it up - the answer is always a truly So where does Travel Nation come into it? We have an amazing team of widely travelled people personal one. with incredible destination knowledge. We’re all Finding inspiration for your There are no boundaries; the sole aim is to get out passionate about travel and we love turning dreams 4 bucket list trip there and enjoy whatever destinations, experiences into realities. We’ll create your own perfect itinerary, and events make you feel happy. It doesn’t have to wherever and whatever that may be. We’ll help be opulent, it doesn’t need to be expensive and it you to shape your trip of a lifetime, working closely Iconic experiences around even doesn’t even need to be shared. Think of it as with our trusted partners around the world to bring a personal bucket list adventure or simply time to it all together. 6 the world shed your skin. Anything is possible. You’ll work with the same consultant before, during So, what is a trip of a lifetime for me? Curiously, and after your trip. Your consultant will be easy to Planning your round the this is where I find myself torn. I just can’t pin it reach directly by phone and email, and there’s 24- 8 world holiday down to a single answer. Once upon a time, I hour support while you’re away. We offer consumer simply dreamed of freedom and sand between my and financial protection for your peace of mind. toes. Before we got married, I travelled round the In other words, we’ve got you covered. If you’re Country combinations you’ve world with my wife Liz. It was a trip of a lifetime to planning an adventure, you’ve found the right every continent. We spontaneously spent an extra place. 10 never considered month on some idyllic French Polynesian islands, Is it time for your own trip of a lifetime? We’ve swimming with manta rays in turquoise lagoons handpicked some of our favourite places around and losing track of time. How to build the perfect trip the world to inspire you and help you realise your 12 Last year, we took our kids to Tanzania for a safari dreams. Whether you’re travelling solo, as a couple and Indian Ocean holiday. As a dad, this was or a family it’s about picking your moment. Multi-centre holiday ideas something I’d always dreamed of. Our family will My own travels have given me incredible 14 always cherish the trip as and my kids still talk memories, no regrets and constantly itchy feet. To about it all the time. Not long before that, I had put it bluntly, life is just too short. At some point, Island hopping in Tahiti & a once-in a-lifetime encounter with mountain you just need to hold your nose and jump in. 16 Bora Bora gorillas in beautiful Rwanda. It was a solo trip, but an incredibly powerful and inspiring one. Experience authentic French Looking back, I would describe all these experiences as trips of a lifetime, just in very 18 Polynesia different ways and at different stages of my life. Jonny Goodall, Commercial Director 20 Stay somewhere spectacular 22 We are Travel Nation 2 Planning your trip of a lifetime Planning your trip of a lifetime 3 Finding Books that inspire us ‘Tell me, what is it you inspiration for plan to do with your one Bryony’s journey through get accidentally entangled with wild and precious life?’ India bandits and riots. Wherever he 1 goes, he seems to attract trouble, Mary Oliver your bucket Bryony’s time in India was influenced with fascinating, inspiring and by Shantaram by Gregory David hilarious consequences, all the while Roberts. In the early 80s, Gregory discovering the natural and cultural list trip David Roberts, an armed robber, wonders of Peru. TRIPS THAT INSPIRE US escaped from an Australian prison to India, where he lived for 10 years. ‘This book paints a weird and Shantaram is his mixture of fiction wonderful picture of Peru. It will and biography that will take you on entertain you and inspire to go to a romping adventure through the South America at the same time. It’s a underworld of India. brilliant book.’ Charlie, Sales Pod Manager ‘I read this book for 24 hours straight Authentic Japan food tour: on a train from Delhi to Goa, and I’ll never forget Prabaker’s smile!’ Susan’s island-hopping Osaka to Tokyo › Bryony, Digital Marketing Manager 4 trip through Thailand Susan’s trip to Thailand was inspired Milly’s Amazon by The Beach by Alex Garland. This is the tale of an intrepid traveller’s A love of travel is always born from passion; whether adventure you love photography, food or learning about other 2 search for a legendary hidden beach. Milly’s travels in Brazil were inspired Upon finding this idyllic escape, he cultures, this is always where true inspiration lies. At enjoys several months of paradise Active Borneo honeymoon Travel Nation, we are just the same. Our interests and by Journey to the River Sea, by Eva Ibbotson. It is 1910 and Maia, before the threat of exposure with Mt Kinabalu climb › hobbies inform our travel, shaping ideas of where to tragically orphaned at 13, has been surfaces the fragility of his new go next. sent from England to start a new community and threatens his new life with distant relatives in Manaus, home. hundreds of miles up the Amazon ‘Even the grisly parts of this book WHERE WE FIND OUR INSPIRATION River. She soon discovers an exotic couldn’t put me off finding my own world bursting with new experiences piece of paradise on my travels!’ in this highly colourful, joyous and Milly, Product Jonny, Commercial Susan, Head of Product award-winning adventure. Selous Safari with paradise Development Director Zanzibar villa stay › Manager In terms of travel, Africa ‘I read this when I was about 10 is where my heart truly I’ve always enjoyed road trips, and I’ve wanted to go to Brazil ever Chris’s cycle across whether I’m driving through the lies. Wildlife encounters here are since. The descriptions of colourful Canada vineyards of Western Australia so extraordinary – whether it’s butterflies, mysterious jungles and 5 meeting the gorillas in secluded or across the deserts of Utah. I traditional native life are so enticing.’ Chris’ Canadian adventure was Rwanda or traversing the wide plains love having the independence to Milly, Product Development Manager inspired by Cycling Home from of Tanzania looking for zebras and stop whenever I want or explore Siberia by Rob Lilwall. In 2004, Rob cheetahs. I especially loved taking somewhere off the beaten track. arrived in Siberia equipped with a Zimbabwe Safari holiday my kids here and watching them bike and a healthy dose of fear. This with Imvelo Lodges › falling in love with Africa too. Charlie’s hike through David, Senior Travel extraordinary book recounts his epic Peru Consultant 3 three and a half year, 30,000-mile Chris, Senior Travel Claire, Senior Travel I can’t travel without my Charlie’s trip to Peru was inspired journey back to England. Along trusty camera (and a Consultant Consultant by Inca-Kola: A Traveller’s Take the way, he tackles the foreboding Nothing tempts me couple of back up batteries!). I love Being active is a huge of Peru by Matthew Parris. This jungles of Papua New Guinea, more than a holiday of meeting new people and learning part of my daily life, is the totally charming and often survives an Australian cyclone and delicious . Curries in about new cultures. Being able to whether it’s running, hiking or going food and wine laugh-out-loud tale of a roaring encounters Afghanistan’s war-torn Malaysia, ceviche in Mexico, fresh document this in my photography for a bike ride with my family. Since adventure that sees Matthew Parris Hindu Kush. Las Vegas, Monument means I can keep that knowledge cycling across Canada, I’ve always sushi in Japan and cold glasses of Valley & Grand Canyon › ‘This helped to sow the seed for all of alive well after I return home. tried to have an element of active chardonnay in Western Australia – adventure in my travels – including the possibilities are endless. my long cycle journeys.’ climbing Mount Kinabalu on my Chris, Senior Travel Consultant honeymoon! 4 Planning your trip of a lifetime Planning your trip of a lifetime 5 Where will your journey take you? From the Grand Canyon to the Sydney Opera House, the world is full of iconic sights and experiences. Which bucket list places will you tick off on your trip of a lifetime? 6 Planning your trip of a lifetime Planning your trip of a lifetime 7 Planning your Use our consultants’ 5 Travel 3 extensive flight and This is it - make sure destination knowledge you’ve packed your round the passport and head This is our chance to really shine.
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