There’s nothing more miserable than winter. Actually, there is. Winter in the UK. When it’s raining and cold and grey and everyone’s grumpy. Bah humbug, indeed.
So what if we told you there was a way to escape the winter months? Not just for a few weeks, oh no. We can get you a round the world ticket that’s valid for 12 months, so you could enjoy a whole year of summery goodness, my friend.
Yep, with a bit of careful planning, and a helping hand from our Travel Experts, eternal sunshine could all be yours.
So pack your sunnies and slap on the sun cream – we’re going to show you just how you can enjoy 12 months of summer lovin’.
You're 365 sunsets away from a year-long summer
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It’s shaping up to be a busy old week here at STA Travel HQ, but our Experts are never too busy to answer your questions. They’ve been hard at it, pulling their biggest travel tricks out the bag, and conjuring up some solutions to your travel queries.
They’re here every week, so if you’ve got a travel related question you just can’t get outta your head, let us know about it! Email us, and we’ll pass your question onto the Experts.
This week’s question comes courtesy of Lisa from Aberdeen. Take it away, Lisa:
Hi Experts! My boyfriend and I are flying to Mexico City this September and have 3 weeks in which we would like to see some of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. Can you offer any advice on the best way to see all of these countries in the time that we have? Lisa, Aberdeen
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A little while ago, we made a phone call to a young lady named Laura Henley, and broke the news that she had won our competition prize of a 16-day trip to Costa Rica.
We caught up with her recently to find out how the trip went, and get a few juicy details about life in Central America.
Costa Rica is famously diverse; offering some of the most varied flora and fauna in the world, in breathtaking settings. On top of this, the country is also an adventure travellers paradise, with rushing rivers and towering volcanoes aplenty.
But don’t take our word for it, read our interview with Laura, about her journey along one of our most popular tours of the region, the Costa Rica Adventure.
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Patagonia, the sprawling region at the bottom of South America shared between Argentina and Chile, is many things. It is beautiful. It is adventurous. It is vast. And it’s all there waiting to be discovered.
Travelling overland through Patagonia is an insight into the region in itself. A drive down Argentina’s Ruta Nacional 40, will take you down long streches of huge, empty roads, past wild, barren countryside and awe-inspiring nature. This is a glimpse at the real South America.
But how should you whittle down what to do when you’re there? Let’s give Patagonia a big High Five, and we’ll give you a few ideas.
Which route will you take in Patagonia? | Image by Historias de Cronopios
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Last week, I sent out the warning. Llamas are (possibly) eating the internet. So I set you a task, to round them up using the hashtag #onemorellama on Twitter and Instagram, or simply lock them down on our Facebook Timeline.
@EmmaJPRCo: @STATravel_UK #onemorellama Trekking with Llamas in #Gstaad, Switzerland pic.twitter.com/W37jsYRS And then Emma sent another…
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that some of these llamas look mighty alpaca-ry — and one of them is quite frankly bizarre — but I don’t pick the karma for our llama, so it’s really no drama.
So slip on your pyjamas, pick up your iguanas, and walk with me through the electric meadow of our dear little llamas.
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