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Ask the Experts: Weekend getaway on the cheap?

As we wind down after another hectic week at STA Travel Towers, our Experts are still full of beans and ready to tackle your toughest travel predicaments!

Remember, they’re here each and every week to answer your questions, so don’t be a stranger, email us with your travel quandaries, and we’ll put them to the team.

This week’s question comes from Doug in Leeds, who’s looking for a short escape…

I’m looking for a weekend getaway abroad that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg – any suggestions, Experts? Doug in Leeds

A very good question indeed, Doug. Let’s see what our Travel Experts have for you…

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Ask the Experts: 2 weeks in Kenya

TFI Friday! Why? Because it’s time for Ask the Experts, of course! Our weekly feature that sees our panel of Travel Experts giving you a few ideas and bit of inspiration as they answer your travel questions.

Have you got a question for our Experts? Great stuff! Let us know what it is, and our Experts will tackle it right here on the STA Travel Blog.

This week’s questions comes courtesy of Sioned up in Chester. Sioned’s off to Kenya, and she’s after a few ideas…take it away, Sioned:

This summer I’m travelling in Kenya. I have 2 weeks between volunteering in an orphanage in Watamu and flying home from Nairobi where I haven’t got anything planned. I was wondering if you had any suggestions? Thanks! Sioned in Chester.

Quite a specific question, but that’s great – the more detail, the better our Experts can help you plan a perfect trip! So, let’s see what they’ve got up their collective sleeve…

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Ask the Experts: Round the World in 1 Month

I’m very, very excited about this week’s Ask the Experts. Why? Because we’ve got another new Expert on the panel! And you know what that means: new knowledge, new experiences, and new ideas. Welcome to Claire from STA Travel Brighton, who joins Sarah from our Covent Garden store, and Paul from STA Travel Aberdeen in our all new line up.

We’ve got a great question for Claire’s first week, one that should resonate with all you worker bees out there:

I want to do a round the world trip, but I can only get a month off work. How can I make the most of my time away? I definitely want to go to Australia, but am open to ideas for other destinations. Jennie in London

Ah, I know the feeling, Jennie. Experts, can you give Jen some light at the end of her tunnel? Can she go on a round the world trip AND keep her job? Let’s find out.

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Ask the Experts: where can I turn 30 in style?

Sometimes, there’s a travel question that just can’t be solved with a quick search on Google. The kind of question that leaves you starting angrily at your computer screen, or throwing your smartphone down in fit of rage, wishing there was a travel expert on hand at the end of an email.

Guess what? There is! And not just one expert, either. This week, we’ve got a panel of three of our most knowledgable travel experts, and they’re here to answer your pressing travel-related questions. In your face, Google!

This week, Laura from Bath has a question to get the Experts rifling through their little black travel books. Take it away, Laura!

My friends and I turn 30 next year (eek!) and we want to celebrate with a week somewhere a bit special. Where would you recommend going to party and recover in style? Laura in Bath

Excellent question, Laura! Experts, can you give Laura a 30th birthday to remember? Let’s find out!

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Ask the Experts: Best places to Scuba Dive

Welcome back to one of my favourite features on the STA Travel Blog – it’s time for Ask the Experts!

Every week, we pitch your travel questions to a panel of our most trusted Travel Experts, who will try to help put your travel plans in motion. Got a question? Email our Experts!

We’ve finally had a bit of sunshine in the UK, and it seems that it’s got one of our Blog readers all hot and bothered. She wants to cool off in style, and head into the depths of the ocean. But wait, I’m getting ahead of myself; let’s hear this week’s question:

I’d like to learn to scuba dive; it doesn’t need to be the cheapest, but where do you recommend for a good blend of everything? Hayley in Liverpool

Can our Experts find Hayley a top diving course, in a location worth getting in a wet suit for? There’s only one way to find out…

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