Ellie's Travels✈️: Unveiling the Ultimate Travel Destinations for Your Next Adventure☀️🌆

 Happy Friday! And happy 1st of December😆🎄🎅🏼

With the 2023 year coming to an end, I thought it would be really fun to share all my travel adventures I have been on in the last couple of years and fill you all in on the hot spots for your own next adventures💫. I'm sure everybody LOVES to travel and has their own favourite spots (I know I do), but maybe some of you reading this might be struggling to choose where to venture off to next🤔. Look no further! This blog post will be all about my top holiday and city break destinations, even my favourite night away destinations right here at home! You definitely won't be stuck for choice!

📍Somewhere Sunny☀️🐠✈️🏝🌺

Starting off strong with the sun😎. Who doesn't love a sunny holiday. Relaxing beside the pool or sea all day, soaking up all the UV rays, cold showers, and sitting on the balcony absolutely destroying a bag of cheese and onion Lays crisps... Bliss😍 Here are some of my favourite holiday destinations... (saving the best for last)

Starting off with Salou. I don't even know how many times I have been to Salou, but enough to know that it is an unreal spot for a sunny holiday. Whether it's with friends, family, or a partner, Salou without a doubt one of my top picks for holiday destinations with something for everyone! 

Salou is probably best known for it's PortAventura water and theme park, and can't forget about Ferrari world too!🎢💧 There is something for the whole family at this park, from ages 1-100, it definitely wont disappoint!

This year, 2023...

Flashback, same place, 7 years ago🥹

And another, about 5 years before that😭

Time goes too fast🥹

One of my other favourite holiday destinations would have to be Benidorm❤️. The weather was UNREAL from the day we got there, temperatures never went below 26 degrees. The UVs were double digits the whole time (love me a good tan) and the vibes were there. As the oldest child in my family (and the only child who can drink) going back to the hotel from the streets of Benidorm at 10pm was definitely not great. All the ones my age only starting to go out and me on my way back to hotel with my fam... not fun🥲. (Didn't stop me from getting drunk to the point where I was vomiting in the hotel room until like 4 in the morning,  they do not hold back on the alcohol over there). 

Not to mention we had a waterpark in our hotel🤩

And last, but not least, my all time favourite holiday destination... Tenerife☀️✈️🏝🌺🐚

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT let the longer flight time put you off. This place has been a repeat holiday destination for me for years! The best area to stay hands down is Playa De Las Americas (A.K.A my second home). No joke, I could be a tour guide in this part of Tenerife I've been that many times that I know my way about! Everything possible you need in one area, even a ZARA😍. Do I need to go on? I've been once last year with my boyfriend👇🏼

The views from our hotel roof-top bar and pool😍

The famous Playa De Las Americas water fountain on the main strip🤩

I love this place that much that I convinced my family to book it for our family holiday this year as well👇🏼

This tan is my Roman Empire🥲

'If you aint in the lazy river, Siam Park, Tenerife, then where tf you attttttt' 

Siam Park has to be one of the best water parks I have ever been to. If there's one thing you do when you go to Tenerife, it HAS to be to go to Siam Park. 

I could go on and on about sunny holidays, because I am, what some might call, a sun worshiper🙌🏼☀️

But I'll move on...

📍City Breaks 🌇🏙🌃

I've not really been on many city breaks (yet) but here are my top picks so far...

Liverpool🤩. I swear, no matter how many times I go to Liverpool, I will never get bored. The nightlife, people not going out until like 11 or 12 and coming home at 5 or 6🥂. The things to do, Junkyard Golf, Quirky Quarter, Liverpool one🛍. I promise, you won't get bored either! And it is so cheap! (Love a wee £1 shot and £5 double vodkas😍)... until the next morning. I've been once with the girls, and once with my boyfriend and I will definitely be back! 

Anfield😍❤️

The weather was unreal too!

Next up, Amsterdam🚲🚋❤️. What a place. Not even for the reason your thinking of🤨! There is literally SO much to do. The Ice Bar, The Lookout, Anne Frank, The Red Light District, it's mad how different life is, but so amazing to see! I didn't get around to do everything when I was there the last time, purely because I got too drunk the night before the last day and spent the last day lying in bed, but I will definitely be back, and won't make that mistake again🤭. 

Go at Christmas time too!

I was the better ice skater🤝🏼⛸

📍Staycations 🏕❤️🏨

That brings me on to staycations. There has been so many places that I've been to both hotels and glamping but here are my top picks!

Starting off with my top glamping pick, Rossharbour resort. This place has everything, the amazing pods, a restaurant and even an onsite bar playing live music throughout the week! Honestly, this place is so so good, the food, drinks, the pods, 10/10💯. It's located in County Fermanagh, right beside a lake, the insta pics here never miss📸. 

Them views😍

They even have private houses, with 3 bedrooms and a private hot tub, perfect for a group getaway❤️

I've stayed in the Galgorm and it is amazing too! But more recently, me and my boyfriend ventured to County Cavan for a weekend away at The Farnham Estate Hotel and this place was UNREAL🙌🏼. They had all their amazing Christmas decor up, with a big Christmas tree in the lobby and Christmas lights all around which made it even more gorge! The room we had was 10/10, so much space and the bed was so comfy. Honestly haven't slept so good in a while. Nothing beats a good hotel bed🙈. Can't forget about the spa with an outdoor infinity pool! (Heated too) Unreal❤️. With Cavan town only a 5 minute drive away, this place is the perfect hotel staycation. 

I could go on and on about my favourite places to go, but these are definitely my top picks! So whether you're planning your next sunny holiday, a city break, or just a weekend away from home, definitely give these places a try, you will not be disappointed!🙌🏼

I would also love to hear your suggestions of top places to go!

- E ✈️❤️