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✈️ Trip at a Glance Route: Manchester ↔ Las Palmas, Gran Canaria Pre-Flight Hotel: Holiday Inn Manchester Airport ⭐⭐⭐ — £54 (Book here) Hotel: Hotel Cordial Mogan Playa, Puerto de Mogán — Half Board Total Cost: £862.21 Some trips are just about ticking boxes — a new city, a new stamp in the passport, something to tick off the list. And then there are the trips that actually mean something. This was very much the latter. A week in Gran Canaria with Mum and Dad to celebrate not

✈️ Trip at a Glance Airline: Wizzair Route: Manchester ↔ Larnaka Hotel: Tasia Maris Sands (Adults Only) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Room Deluxe Sea View with Breakfast Total Cost £970.14 Sometimes the best trip you can take is one with absolutely no agenda. No spreadsheet of attractions, no must-see lists, no rushing about — just warm weather, a cold drink, and the Mediterranean stretching out in front of you. That was very much the vibe I was going for on this week in Larnaka, Cyprus, and by and l

✈️ Trip at a Glance Airline: WizzAir Route: Luton, UK ↔ Sofia, Bulgaria = @£50 Ibis Sofia Airport Hotel: for 1 Night: Approx =@£40 Airbnb: @£419.54 for 7 Nights Total Cost: Approx @£543.54 Sofia is a fascinating, compact city that punches well above its weight in terms of culture, history and sheer value for money. After spending six nights here I can say with confidence: it's one of the best budget destinations in Europe — but you don't need all six days in the city itself.