Well, after cancelling one holiday and booking two, I got a wonderful surprise the other evening whilst on the phone to my amazing, and long suffering personal travel agent Dale, he told me that I have now booked 10 holidays through him,
WOWSERS!!!!
And that made me look at the holidays since November 2021. ( Dale started up in August 2021 and I booked one of his earliest deals).
So here they are in order.
November 2021, Reykjavik, for my birthday, with a visit to the Phallological Museum, Hallgrimskirkja and seeing the Northern lights. I loved the dark mornings ( not light until about 10am). It gave the whole holiday a cosy feel. The heating in the shops and hotel was super ( geothermal ) and the water out of the cold tap ( which you could drink) was water, pure and simple, nothing added, and very cold.


March 2022 Reykjavik again but this time with my friend Karen! we landed in a storm and were sat on the tarmac for 45minutes whils they figured out how to get us off the plane in the gale force wind (very few trees in Iceland so when its windy IT'S windy). After tying steps to the plane ( yes they did!)we managed to get off. We drove from the airport to the city in a snow storm , following a snow plough! We saw the Northern lights again. Did the golden circle tour and went to the Sky Lagoon. There was also a lot of snow! We ate duck filled 'willy' shaped waffles at the Phallological Museum and believe me they are amazing. We found a cosy little cafe, round the corner from our hotel, where you could play board games and drink Icelandic beer ( which is exceptional).


May 2022 Salou, a bit of sunshine before I started my new job. loved it, the weather was wet when I arrived and got hotter by the day. I did nothing but lay on the beach all day and drink copious amounts of cava, it was wonderful. I regularly swam in the roof top pool ( which was a glass cube ). I ate tapas in a bar owned by a Chinese couple, and relaxed.
November 2022 Stavanger for my birthday, a visit to the oil and gas museum ( I loved it but I'm a geek). Wandering the wonderful streets of Stavanger and taking a boat around the islands. What a holiday. I love Norway. Fresh air, and great scenery. Although expensive ( even by Icelandic standards), I ate out and found that the food was very good. I did enjoy most days a lavender cake from a local bakery, this was too delicious!!!!
May 2023, Tunisia, well this went downhill within hours of arriving as I broke my nose getting into a taxi. I have been to Tunisia more times than I care to think about ( first went in the 70's and regularly after that), however I decided that I wouldn't be going back again. I had a great holiday, even though the hotel did everything that they could to make me feel uncomfortable as a single traveller. The weather was good and so was the wine.
November 2023, Torremolinos, and not a stuffed donkey in sight. I stayed in a great hotel in a wonderful position. I went off into Malaga and visited the museum of crystal and glass ( it was amazing). I found the first hotel in Torremolinos and spent most days on the beach, dousing myself in factor 30 and rotating every 15 minutes like a pig on a spit. I had spent a lot of time in Southern Spain, but never been here. I loved it.
February 2024 Krakow. What a beautiful city , arriving at night and having dinner in the hotels roof top restaurant with the city lit up below, I knew this was going to be a wonderful trip. My hotel was just the best and the staff were amazing. I visited the underground museum, which runs under the market square. Excavations found the original roads and traders stalls ( stone built 'shops') , it was a wonderful morning exploring the original market. I ate on a river boat and visited Wawel castle.

May 2024 Croatia. This holiday did not start well, I thought Id never go on a boat again!, but got better and better and I fell in love with the island that I was staying on. There was nothing to do but cycle or hike in the national forest ( I had a walk ), swim in the beautiful turquoise waters( I swam 2-3 times a day), read ( I read a lot) eat and drink ( I did a lot of that too) and sleep ( yes I did a lot of that too,) and not a cockerel on the island to wake you. This was not the kind of holiday that I am used to , as I usually have a mad itinerary that sees me hurtling around at break neck speed. This was total wind down and it was just what I needed.
October 2024 ?????????????????????????
November 2024 ?????????????????????? my big birthday holiday
These are both booked but I am not disclosing where I am off to.
I've had 8 great holidays booked through Dale, and 2 more to come.
If you want to have some great offers and holidays get in touch with him, if he can sort out my strange requests, he can sort anything!
https://dalesidebottom.notjusttravel.com/