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  • HOW TO SAVE FOR YOUR TRAVEL PLANS | QUEENBEADY

    HOW TO SAVE FOR YOUR TRAVEL PLANS | QUEENBEADY

    HOW TO SAVE FOR YOUR TRAVEL PLANS

    I spend many an hour trawling various holiday sites. I want to visit every last corner of the earth. I feel that travelling is the most empowering and most educating thing you could ever do, otherwise you aren’t open to new foods, cultures & lifestyles. It breaks my heart that some people refuse to leave England or worse still, expect all the comforts of home as soon as they set foot on foreign soil. Of course, travelling costs a lot of money. The time old quote of ”If travelling were free, you’d never see me again” rings many bells. I manage between 2-3 holidays a year, I’m on an okay-wage and own my own house and often people ask us how to save for your travel plans  (and how the heck we can afford to go on so many holidays) so I’m hoping my tips can help you travel on your holiday of a lifetime and make your dreams come a reality.

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  • El Dorado Seaside Suites by Karisma | QueenBeady

    El Dorado Seaside Suites by Karisma | QueenBeady

    El Dorado Seaside Suites Beach Hammock (2)

    I don’t know about you, but I know when I’m planning a holiday I like to search and search for hours for our next trip. As an ex-travel agent of 7 years you’d think it’d be something I would be bored of but I’m not. Our trip to Mexico took a lot of careful planning before hitting book. We were spending a lot of money & I wanted to make sure that our only beach holiday of the year was going to be a good one. Whilst James & I are happy to head to any hotel and make the holiday the best it can possibly be, with somewhere like Mexico the choice is vast and we wanted it to be a little bit special if we were heading all that way. Eventually after weeks of deliberating we decided that the El Dorado Seaside Suites by Karisma, Mexico was the one for us. We booked through Thomson Holidays as there was a massive £400 saving & it meant we could experience the Thomson Dreamliner too.

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  • Visting Tulum, Mexico | QueenBeady

    Visting Tulum, Mexico | QueenBeady

    QueenBeady Tulum

    To say we only went to Mexico for a week we managed to pack in a lot of sightseeing. One of the top things we wanted to do was go visiting Tulum, Mexico. We’d been told that the local buses ran every 3 minutes outside the hotel and for a mere 35 peso’s each and 20 minute journey up the road we would reach Tulum. Sadly, our rep told us that the best time to go would be 4pm as it would be quieter and less hot but as we arrived the first time around 4.20pm we were told that the gates were shut and last entry had already been. Feeling a little deflated we had a beer in the local bar and then set back off home reluctantly, but with a plan to get up early the next day and try again.

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  • Valladolid, Mexico | QueenBeady

    Valladolid, Mexico | QueenBeady

    Valladolid Street

    I’m not going to lie to you, this post isn’t going to be filled with many words, it’s mainly about the beautiful street scenes I managed to capture whilst we stopped for a whistle stop tour of Valladolid, Mexico, after visiting the fascinating Chichen Itza and the Hubiku Cenote (click the links to read more!). It was a chance for us to have a stretch during our three hour trip back to the hotel and just enough time to get ourselves a coconut ice cream from one of the cutest ice cream bicycles from the town square. It was great to finally see a fully functional, working town in Mexico.

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  • International Street Food Challenge with Travel Supermarket‏ | QueenBeady

    International Street Food Challenge with Travel Supermarket‏ | QueenBeady

    Travel Supermarket Paella 2Edit

    Back in August I was invited to the International Street Food Challenge with Travel Supermarket‏, but sadly due to work commitments and my then upcoming holiday to Mexico, I couldn’t get my butt down to Shoreditch for this amazing event. I was super sad because it combined my love for all things travel and also some scrumptious food from street style vendors too. A whopping fifth of Brits decide on their holiday destination all down to the cuisine that is offered at the hotel or resort. That’s a staggering amount so it’s plain to see why local’s want to make sure that their food is up to scratch! Luckily, because I couldn’t head down Travel Supermarket wanted me to try and create one of the dishes that was on offer at the event.

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