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PALMA, MAJORCA – SEPTEMBER 2023 Dear Olatz, Thank you so much for your kind message and for all your help! We had a wonderful time and the hotel was terrific. Here are a few comments which you’re very welcome to read full story

I got my first taste of travelling overseas when I was about 13. Mum & Dad booked a Clarkson’s (you need to be a certain age to remember them) package holiday to Malgrat de Mar, Costa Dorada, Spain. I was read full story

In December 2019, I spent a very enjoyable 4 nights on board the CMV ship Magellan on one of her Festive Markets Cruises. Unfortunately, due to adverse weather and sea conditions, the itinerary had to be changed which meant that read full story

Another well priced and carefully researched holiday we’ve bought at Independent Holiday Shop in Winchester. Gala Hotel Playa de las Americas Tenerife: we were delighted with how Independent Holiday Shop in Winchester arranged our mid February 1 week holiday in read full story

Thank you for finding us a great holiday in Greece last August. I’m sorry its taken so long to email you I’ve been meaning to contact you and tell you how it went and help you with selling this holiday read full story

Ever since reading Victoria Hislop’s ‘The Island’ a few years ago I have wanted to visit the island of Spinalonga and Plaka in Crete where the book is based, and my friend Heather was keen to go too. Looking on read full story

I visited the Greek island of Samos for 4 days in June. This trip was an educational visit organised by the Greek Tour Operator, Sunvil Holidays. The idea of the visit was to promote the island against the negative reports read full story

It’s been a month now since I boarded an incredibly early easyJet flight and landed in beautiful sunny Crete, Greece’s biggest island. It was wonderfully hot, relaxed and scenic…a truly blissful week! Naturally, I was also very excited to immerse read full story

Lake Como, Italy in July is wonderful!  And even better when flying from Southampton! So easy! The drive from Milan airport is straightforward and after about half an hour you arrive at Como.  The scenery is just non stop! Lake read full story