How to immerse young kids ahead of travels
Getting kids excited about going on a trip is not difficult. Mine cannot yet really make the difference between a day trip to the Dutch...
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Marta
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
How to safari with (young) children?
Planning a safari for a honeymoon or a family is quite a different piece of work. My husband and I went on a safari a few years back...
Marta
- Jan 28, 2020
- 1 min
Short read: Why I don't want to take commissions from hotels
It might sound strange, or a lost opportunity for revenue, but I am not interested in receiving money from hotels in exchange for...
Marta
- Jan 23, 2020
- 3 min
How we had a perfectly balanced trip in South Africa
The brief was as follows: Fun, Safe, Adventurous for everyone, Restful, in Nature, Comfortable. Simple, right? We chose South Africa...
Marta
- Jan 15, 2020
- 3 min
Our family travel resolutions for 2020
It is not popular to have new years resolutions … I know. But we make them at the end of each year, whilst we are travelling. And this...
Marta
- Oct 29, 2019
- 3 min
Why use a travel designer?
Travel agents are a thing of the 90’s right? I remember my mother going to our local travel agent in France, with her cheque book, to pay...
Marta
- Sep 12, 2019
- 3 min
How do I plan my trips?
I just finished planning our end of year trip. It is usually our biggest holiday. I love to escape the Christmas madness, the cold and...
Marta
- Aug 6, 2019
- 2 min
"How many countries have you travelled to?"
I am often asked this question, more so since I launched Unique Travels. Why the obsession? I understand the curiosity, but it is just a...
Marta
- Jul 29, 2019
- 2 min
On train travel
I love train travel. It's calm, peaceful, long, boring, meditative. I am obviously not talking about the busy SNCF train from central...
Marta
- Jul 10, 2019
- 2 min
What is luxury?
To some it would be sitting on a sun-lounger, with a cocktail, in a five star hotel doing nothing. For others, it would be sleeping until...
Marta
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min
How far is too far for food?
It's not about travelling to tick the top 50 restaurants list. I do enjoy a foodie adventure. And for me, travel and food go together....
Marta
- May 24, 2019
- 1 min
Google Trips: A fantastic tool that will make all our trips and experiences identical
It's a super cool tool, allowing you to keep everything travel in one place. It's not new or revolutionary, but the way it is done is...
Marta
- May 15, 2019
- 2 min
Adventures I wouldn't do twice, but I would recommend anyone to go on!
There is a Japanese saying "He who climbs Mt. Fuji is a wise man; he who climbs twice is a fool". I believe this applies to a few...
Marta
- May 8, 2019
- 3 min
Travelling with young kids. Not only it's possible, but it can also be fun!
This post is not going to solve your packing dilemma, tell you what to take with you for a long haul flight or give you the '30 best tips...
Marta
- Apr 24, 2019
- 2 min
Why Unique Travels?
I have been wondering how to start this first blog post. What story to tell you. How much to share and what is really relevant. I started...