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  • Snapshots of Sorrento & Pompeii | Queenbeady

    Snapshots of Sorrento & Pompeii | Queenbeady

    We had obviously been bestowed with some absolutely glorious coastal sights so it was time for some real history.

    If you live under a rock, the region of Napoli is home to Mount Vesuvius, the Volcano that spectacularly erupted and covered Pompeii & Herculaneum in molten lava. It left people running for their lives and sadly a lot of lives were lost.

    Sounds horrendous? Yes.

    Was I excited to see some dead bodies? Yes.

    As disgusting/morbid/crazy/insert any other word here that describes something as positively scary as it sounds, I was so excited to see this and at every corner I was hoping to see a ‘’person’’ running for their lives.

    Did I see that? No. Not until the end that is.

    The site goes on for acres & acres, you forget you are walking around what was essentially a full blown City! I became terribly dense and got ever so bored of the ‘’peasants’’ houses, but what caught my eye was the amazing architecture of the ‘’wealthy’’ homes.

    If you want to get to Pompeii you just need to head to Sorrento and hop on the train, the main line runs every 15 minutes or so, back & forth on the line to Naples. It cost us 4 euros each return and 12 euros per person to get in to Pompeii. MUCH cheaper than paying through your tour operator or hotel, it also gives you the flexibility to arrive and leave when you want to!

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    Yes. I finally found some gore to wet my appetite. I am aware I am very strange!

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    Aside from the beautiful art & architecture this is what I was waiting for..,

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    Yep, I traipsed around for hours to finally see these ash covered bodies right at the end. But, was it worth it? Yes. I feel like I got a snap shot of what life was like back then in beautiful Italia!
    Did you enjoy Pompeii? What were your must see sights?

    Rebecca xxx

  • The obligatory round-up of 2013!

    2013 you have most definitely been an interesting one. I’ve seen quite a lot of things this year, some beautiful & some not so kind. I can certainly say (as cliché as it may sound) one helluva rollercoaster.

    January is always a tough one for me, I work every hour god sends and work full weekends to keep on top of the travelling wanderlusters. It is always our busiest time of the year for holiday bookings and this year was no exception. January feels a lifetime ago now that this year is nearly over & done with. Nothing exciting ever happens except for our annual meal out for my Mama’s birthday which was always a lovely affair. This year was no exception & we enjoyed a meal at our favourite pub www.thefoxandhoundswalton.com where the food is always delicious. If you are in the area I highly recommend it, so much so, we have asked them to do the catering for our impending wedding day! We also booked our wedding day with the Church & we couldn’t have been happier that everything was set in stone for what will be our most magical day.

    February is again, a very slow month for us. I still end up working weekends. Whilst February is the month of love, James & I are never ones for celebrating Valentines Day (We are Vday Scrooges!) we actually went all out & I created a steak dinner with a baked cake delight for pudding. He did the obligatory flowers & prosecco which certainly did not disappoint.

    March I lived for my week off in March. End. March sadly saw my Grandads first illness and was in hospital for a week or so. I’d never seen my Grandad ill so it was really hard to take it in, luckily he was home but there was a huge difference in him. I only hoped that he would get back to himself very soon. (more…)

  • Introduction – Big, bad World

    I thought I’d start a blog to document the planning of our European Road Trip next year. Of course something like this takes a lot of time & planning but being in the Travel industry this is a big juicy challenge for me to get my teeth into.

    I must be mad, I spend all day planning holidaymakers trips and yet, I still come home and search for my own holiday. Travel is 24/7 for me & I didn’t quite realise just how much of a difference it would make to my life. I wouldn’t say my passion began at an early age, in fact I never really showed much interest in it until about the age of sixteen, I decided to take Leisure & Tourism as one of my GCSE subjects. Often seen as a bit of ”dossa” subject I thrived off learning about just how tourist attractions marketed themselves & developed a love for the Leisure and Tourism sector quite rapidly, getting myself CC grades at GCSE I had wished I had achieved a much higher grade.

    Going into Sixth form I didn’t let my grade affect my love for the subject so I then took Travel & Tourism, again only attaining C grades at AS level.

    I wasn’t about to give up on my passion, but I was on Sixth form. After much gruelling debates & discussions I took the decision to leave. It was a hard decision but I knew that staying in a ”school” environment just wasn’t right for me & I would never excel sitting and listening to teachers practice and preach. I was ready for the Big Bad World.

    As if by a miracle I was given the opportunity to start a Modern Apprenticeship at a large multiple retailer. The moment I stepped in through the doors for my first day, the peaceful music & the smell of coconut in the oil burners I knew that this is where I wanted to be. Starting in the late July 2007 people swarmed the shop in heat looking for a ”last minute deal” for the summer holiday rush. Listening intrepidly to all my colleagues spiel of their last adventures and why so & so would be a good place for this 4.5 family was mesmerising. I would go on many training days where all my valuable travel knowledge was attained but little did I know then that actually travelling the world would be the most beneficial factor of my job!

    After outgrowing the nest & being offered a job much closer to home I began work as a Junior Travel Consultant at a local independant travel agent. This is where I was given my first opportunity to travel. I was sent on an educational to Dubai in the May of 2009, bewildered at the sky high buildings and the blistering heat, it was one of the only places I had ever said I wanted to travel to as a young child. I had never been so dissapointed in my entire life. I can hand on heart say this is the only time I have ever been ripped to shreds over a place I have travelled to. After staying here a year the heartless (expletive here!) went and made me redundant the day before my 20th birthday! I was now completley and utterly distraught. I had a house to pay for, a dog to feed and I had also lost one of the loves of my life. Travel.

    Luckily a family friend of my supportive boyfriend managed to get me a job at a local solicitors. It was okay, it paid the bills, fed us, but I couldn’t explain just how much I loved working in Travel. Nobody got my passion.

    Again, as if by a miracle I walked past a travel agents in the February 2010 just up the road from the solicitors & there it was ”Assistant Manager/Travel Advisor required full time. Apply within” and now I’m here sat writing this blog still, luckily, employed by that very travel agents.

    So, it has been a turbulent time in my career in Travel, but one I wouldn’t change. I’m looking forward to carrying on travelling the world & being able to tell my stories and share my experiences with anyone who will listen.

    Thankyou Big Bad World!