Nikki F On Location: Baveno and the Magic of Lake Maggiore
Picture the morning light on Lake Maggiore, the Borromean Islands floating offshore and the mountains rising behind Baveno. That was my setting for the Barrhead Travel 2026 Conference in the Italian Lakes, and it was every bit as beautiful as it sounds. Yet the real...
Following the Venetian Trading Routes from Corfu to Crete
By Nikki Findlay, Managing Director, ETW Travel There is a particular moment I look forward to on every trip. It comes when I turn off a busy square and into a narrow cobbled lane, the walls rising on either side in soft ochre and faded rose, washing strung between...
Amsterdam Weekend Break: A Cultural Guide for Couples
On Location with Nikki Findlay... Some cities shout for your attention. Amsterdam simply waits for you to slow down. On my recent weekend break, I went looking for the real city behind the postcards: the cafés, the canal-side conversations and the little bars where...
Morocco Holidays: What Milton Keynes Travellers Really Need to Know Before They Book
Before you book a Morocco holiday, there are four things worth understanding: when to go, where to base yourself, how long you actually need, and whether a package or a tailor-made itinerary will serve you better. The answers depend entirely on what you want from the...
Winter Sun Holidays: Guaranteed Sun, Short Flights
There’s a particular kind of grey that sets in around late October, the kind that makes four in the afternoon feel like night and turns every commute into an argument with an umbrella. The good news is you don’t need a long-haul flight or two weeks of annual leave to...
Zanzibar Holidays: Your Guide to the Hot New Escape
If Zanzibar isn’t yet on your travel radar, it’s about to be. Talk to anyone who has visited recently, and you’ll hear the same thing: powder white beaches that rival anywhere in the Indian Ocean, spice-scented forests alive with wildlife, and a culture so layered it...
ETW Guide: Thailand Holidays
Introduction Search "best time to visit Thailand" and you'll get five different answers, each written with total confidence, and each contradicting the last. One site tells you November is best. Another insists February and April are actually better. A third says it...
Nikki F On Location: Bangkok, the Perfect Second Act
If you read my first post, you’ll know our Koh Samui week ended with sunshine, a spa I didn’t want to leave, and a very unexpected proposal. What I didn’t mention was that our adventure was only half done. From the island, the nine of us flew on to Bangkok for three...
Nikki F On Location: An Incredible Week in Koh Samui, Thailand
There’s a particular kind of joy that comes from watching three generations of your own family fall in love with the same island at the same time. That’s exactly what happened when nine of us, immediate and extended family spanning grandparents to grandchildren,...
Family Holidays: Creates Memories You Cannot Make Anywhere Else
By Jayne, Experience the World Travel I have been in travel long enough to know that no two holidays are the same. But every so often, you take a trip that reminds you why you fell in love with travel in the first place. This summer, that trip was Crete. And what made...