I live in North East England but am originally from the Isle of Man. I’m a full time travel blogger and am obsessed with good food and drink, books and planning my next trip.
I’ve visited over 50 countries and have lived in Edinburgh, New York City and Dubai. My first big adventure was travelling around New Zealand, Australia’s East Coast, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand for three months. I’m happy to travel solo but sometimes my partner comes along for the ride.
I write about UK adventures as well as destinations further afield, and I cover a mix of luxury experiences and intrepid adventures. I’m always open to new things!
“The best moments of any trip are the ones you weren’t expecting.”
The Hidden Gems I’ve Found
“I love exploring the UK - there’s so much on our doorstep!”
I’ve been lucky enough to experience some truly incredible destinations. I once accidentally ended up sleeping solo in a traditional wooden longhouse in the Borneo jungle. In terms of hidden gems, my latest discovery was Cajun Mardi Gras in Louisiana. Everyone knows about New Orleans’ carnival, but have you heard of Lafayette’s?
I recently spent two memorable summer nights glamping in Perthshire, Scotland. I love exploring less touristy parts of the UK – there’s so much on our doorstep!
My Favourite Destinations
Goa, India
My fiance and I did some backpacking around India and we fell head over heels for Goa – especially Palolem, which is in the north. It attracts independent travellers but is pleasingly peaceful. There’s a palm-fringed white beach lined with beach shacks, and all of them serve the most delicious local food. I could have stayed there forever.
Cappadocia, Turkey
I did a road trip through Turkey that ended in Cappadocia. It’s a magical place and is famous for the hot air balloons; Cappadocia’s landscape is like nowhere else on earth. It’s well worth getting up before sunrise so you can see the jaw-dropping morning balloons as they glide through the air.
Marrakech, Morocco
Marrakech has so much personality. The heaving souks, the pulsating main square after nightfall – and of course, those stunning riads! There’s so much more to this destination than what you see on Instagram though. I’d love to go back one day.
My Dream Destinations
I’ve got my sights set on seeing more of the USA in the next few years and would love to holiday in Mykonos or Santorini one day. So much to see, so little time!
Andreas’s passion for travel was instilled in him from a very young age, when his parents gave the gene of restlessness to him.
Cathrine
Cathrine Garnell is the author of several children’s novels, and now writes the funnest cat blog in the U.K. and beyond, sharing tips and all things cat at BionicBasil.
Claire
Claire Hall is an award-winning UK family travel blogger who juggles life as a mum to two in Devon alongside running a freelance copywriting and social media business. She started her blog, Tin Box Traveller, in 2012 and it is now ranked among the top travel blogs in the country.
Dacey J
Dacey joined Teletext Holidays India in 2007. On her travels, she’s managed to visit the dream destinations that she used to sell as an agent, including Dubai and Goa. Next on her holiday wish list are the Maldives - she can’t wait to travel there with her son!
Dennis F
Dennis is the CRM Manager at Teletext Holidays. Having worked in the travel sector for pretty much all of his career, he knows the industry inside and out - on top of that, he has some impressive travel experiences under his belt.
Donna
Donna Wishart is a full time blogger over at What the Redhead said. She writes about all aspects of family life with her two children Athena and Troy. She loves to travel, turns each day into an adventure and is happiest with her family by her side.
Hayley
Hayley McLean is a homeschooling mother of three children under seven who has run the successful family travel and lifestyle blog Sparkles & Stretchmarks for seven years.
Heather
Heather Cowper is an award-winning travel blogger at Heather on Her Travels, writing about authentic travel with a little luxury for the 50+ traveller. Heather shares her travel tales on her blog and social media channels.
Helen
Helen Neale is the owner and editor for the kids’ activities and learning resources site KiddyCharts. She has run the site since January 2012, and it currently has over 250,000 page views a month.
Henry
Henry Jeffreys worked in the wine trade and publishing world before becoming a full time writer and broadcaster. He now blogs at Henry’s World of Booze. He has written three books: Empire of Booze, The Home Bar and, coming in September 2020, The Cocktail Dictionary.
Ingrid King
Ingrid King is the award winning author of five cat books, and the publisher of The Conscious Cat, a website dedicated to conscious living, health and happiness for cats and their humans.
Inma
Inma Gregorio runs the sustainable travel and lifestyle blog A World to Travel. An advocate of the simplest things in life, she’s the happiest outdoors, meeting interesting people, and with a camera in her hand.
Jenny Lord
Jenny is a former midwife, nurse, blogger and mum of three… there isn’t much time for anything else! She loves to support pregnant and new mums.
Jo
Jo is a passionate traveler who loves wildlife, the great outdoors and beer! She jots down her worldly escapades on her blog, WanderWithJo.com
Kellie
Kellie Anderson MSc is a professional cancer health educator and food writer with a taste for global food - and big flavours - made with fresh, seasonal British ingredients. Her blog, Food To Glow, is mainly plant-based.
Laura
Laura Dove is a family and travel blogger, wife of Gareth and mum to five very special children. On her blog she shares the highs and lows of parenting, the logistics of travelling as a large family, and showcases the places she has been whilst always planning for her next adventure.
Lauren Cansick
As the former Content Manager at Teletext Holidays, Lauren is heavily involved in all travel content on the Teletext blog and website. When she’s not travelling, she loves to write about the destinations that she’s been to or research the ones she’s yet to visit.
Lucy
Lucy Dodsworth is a freelance editor and travel blogger at On the Luce, based in Cheltenham in the UK.
Marc
Marc is one of the founders of one of the top UK cat blogs, Katzenworld. Katzenworld is a fun and quirky place for cat lovers from all around the world to unite and share their experiences and fun stories about cats. Of course top travel destinations for cat lovers form part of this!
Monica
Monica Costa founded London Mums in September 2006, after her son Diego’s birth, together with a group of mothers who felt the need to meet up regularly to share the challenges and joys of motherhood in metropolitan and multicultural London.
Nichola
Nichola West writes family travel pieces for her website and blog, globalmousetravels.com. It has been consistently named as one of the top UK family travel blogs for her adventurous travel around the globe and off the beaten track.
Nora
Nora Dunn is The Professional Hobo: a woman who traveled full-time for 12 years in a financially sustainable way. She teaches people how they can do the same thing (without glorifying the lifestyle cuz there are enough people out there doing that thankyouverymuch).
Rebecca
Rebecca Smith is a mum in her early 30s who loves travelling, reading and spending time with her family.
Ruben and Rachel
A multicultural travel couple, Ruben (who has been to 90 countries around the world on his own) and Rachel have travelled to 15 countries together. Together, they created the blog Gamintraveler where they document their adventures of travel and digital nomad work.
Sam
Sam Wood is a British freelance writer, blogger and social media manager living in Berlin, Germany since 2014.
Sarah N
Sarah is the Group Marketing Director at Teletext Holidays. She has lived in Spain and Italy and has travelled extensively through the wine regions in the United States; she now has to adjust her holiday habits to the realities of being a parent to a beautiful baby daughter.
Shobha
Shobha George is a family travel writer and blogger at Just Go Places. Her work has appeared in both online resources and in print. Most recently, she has contributed both text and photos to The Family Travel Handbook published in January 2020 by Lonely Planet.
Susanna
Susanna founded the BritMums influencer network in 2008 after a career in marketing. She is often quoted as a pioneer in the Mum Blogging space, has been named a top female entrepreneur and featured in The Times, The Independent, The Guardian and more.
Suze and Paul
To help everyone experience a little luxury in their lives, Suze and Paul feature the best hidden gems and unique activities.
Varma B
Varma is the Associate Vice President of Teletext Holidays in India and your go-to person for finding a cheap deal. A true sun-lover, he loves the theme parks of Florida and the beaches of the Bahamas.
Wayne P
Wayne is the Managing Director of Teletext Holidays. With a passion for travel and experience of travelling across Europe, Asia, The Americas and Africa he has come to know the world like the back of his hand - and he wants the same for his two sons, who regularly accompany him on his travels.
Wendy
Wendy Werneth is an intrepid traveller, vegan foodie and polyglot. She’s the creator of the award-winning travel blog, The Nomadic Vegan.
Please enter email idPlease enter valid email idThe email address is already in use by another account.
Minimum 8 characters. Must include at least one number, one capital letter and one special character.Minimum 8 characters. Must include at least one number, one capital letter and one special character.Please enter the password
+Optional
Please enter phone
Optional
Optional
Please enter addressOptional
Please enter town
Please enter city
Please enter county
Please enter postcode
Thanks for signing up!We take your privacy seriously. For further details, read our Privacy Policy
← Back
Please note we will not share your details with any partners or 3rd party suppliers.
Get a great deal on your next holidayYes, I would like to sign up to receive information on the hottest deals and promotional offers via
Email
SMS
Post
Please enter your first name
Please enter your last name
Get the hottest deals to your phone via SMS
+Please enter phone number
Get fantastic deals via post
Please enter address
Please enter town
Please enter city
Please enter county
Please enter postcode
Want more personalised deals?
Tell us little more…
We take your privacy seriously. By providing your details, you agree that Teletext holidays may contact you with relevant offers and services by email and SMS.
