We recently made one of our favourite telephone calls ever! Kirsty Maddern from Wales was lucky enough to scoop first prize in one of our most popular Like It & Land It prizes on Facebook.
The prize included two return tickets to Australia’s only island state, Tasmania, and a heap of extraordinary extras.
First off, we threw in some car hire for Kirsty and her lucky travelling partner to explore the wild beauty that Tassie is famous for, but best of all, we hooked her up with the chance to see one of the state’s most pioneering events.
The Swisse Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge was a premium, five day, multi-discipline event taking in over 350km of terrain across some of Tasmania’s most stunning scenic locations. Competitors tore across the state by mountain bike, kayak and foot on challenging daily courses.
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Our Experts return for another week to give you a helping hand with your travel plans. They’re here every week, so if you’ve got a question, don’t be a stranger! Email us, and our travel gurus will answer it right here on the Blog.
This week’s question comes from Martin in Suffolk, who wants a taste of Southeast Asia. Martin, over to you.
Hi Experts! I’ve got two weeks of work, and I want to get a taste of Southeast Asia, without spreading myself too thin. Where do you think I should go – Thailand or Cambodia? Martin in Suffolk
Ooh, what a question – and what a decision for our Experts! Let’s see what they have to say.
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It’s the travel battle of the fortnight: one of our loyal Blog readers takes on a member of our fabulous staff, as they both face five tough travel questions that will test their experience, opinions and aspirations. Who’ll come out victorious? There’s only one way to find out…
Do you want to step into the Gauntlet? Then drop us an email, and we’ll get back to you with five travel questions to answer.
Now, let’s meet this week’s brave contestants.
Running The Gauntlet this week, it’s…
Travel lover Nicola Dunkinson from Hampshire! Here’s Nicola cycling along the beach in South Goa.
Nicola gets active on her travels in India
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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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