Monday, February 23, 2015

Find out how my #Travel Wanderlust could mean a trip to #Paris for YOU! #trafalgarinsider

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I have battled both Snowmageddon 2015 and the Flu this brutal winter here in the North East and the only thing they have both stirred up in me is my never-ending battle with Travel Wander Lust! I want to escape, and I want to escape BAD! Having worked in the airline industry in the past my passion for travel has never waned.

With my birthday coming up in April I really want to go big, but quite frankly I'm not sure I am up for the planning involved in an Epic adventure you know - that 'once-in-a-lifetime' trip that you never forget! (My first trip to Vegas was one of those Epic trips that's for sure! Thankfully what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!) The only thing I'm sure of at this point is that I want it to be an international trip, Europe, Asia or somewhere Down Under are my top choices right now.

While stuck at home with the flu I have done some preliminary research, and come across some real contenders both in terms of destination AND who should plan it - with the same attention to detail that I would if I did it myself.  One of the forerunners is a family owned company who is one of the innovators in "Insider Experiences' - allowing travelers to dine with locals in their homes and more! I have always been an 'off-the-beaten-path' type of traveler, and like me, the folks at Trafalgar share a passion for all things travel.

I need a personal travel director/concierge for this upcoming birthday trip and with Trafalgar they arrange for every detail - think luxury coach transportation, hand-picked four-star accommodations, all baggage, hotel and restaurant gratuties! Now that's what I'm talking about!

I personally was snowed in with the Flu on Valentine's Day, but my research for one thing (my upcoming birthday trip) led to another that I just couldn't keep to myself and just had to share! How does an eight-night romantic trip to France - you know THE CITY OF LOVE - sound to you?

The Eiffel Tower
Photo Credit: Mayors & Cities - The Worldwide Municipalities Magazine
Not yet sold? The Wonderful France Trip Includes:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Visiting famous landmarks including: Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysees, Palace of Versailles

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - St. Tropez and Monaco - the playground of the rich and famous

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Pristine Cote d'Azur Coastline

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Trafalgar unique insider experiences including a Be My Guest dinner in Provence cooked in a wood-fired oven in a family run restaurant

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Visit the world-renowned vineyards of Cote du Rhone and Burgundy Wine Regions

But HURRY! The contest runs until February 26th, that is also the deadline date for the Early Payment Discount allowing couples to save up to $1,200 on trips to Europe! Enter HERE for the contest, and if you can't wait to find out if you won and want to lock in that discount, call Trafalgar Travel Experts at 866-544-4434!

MY TAKE

You know just how much brands that give back mean to me and I am happy to share that Trafalgar is a founder and active supporter of The TreadRight Foundation, a not-for-profit that works to ensure the environment and communities we visit remain vibrant and well preserved, TreadRight has donated $2.5 million to sustainable tourism projects worldwide!

If you are like me and like to 'lurk' a bit and get to know a brand before you commit, you can hang out with Trafalgar on Facebook and Twitter! And as a blogger I am literally bursting at the seams to share that if you fill out the form HERE and share your best photo taken during a Trafalgar Vacation, they will PAY YOU for it! And it is easy as one, two, three - (1) Enter your Details, (2) Upload your images and (3) Submit, note they will only accept hi-res images 710 x 710 pixels or larger!

Where is your next adventure? Where would you like Trafalgar to help you plan an epic adventure for? Did you enter the Wonderful France Competition Butterflies?

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30 comments:

  1. A trip to Paris would be amazing. I have the travel bug badly this winter, too!

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    1. @Masshole Mommy - The song about April in Paris makes me think I should go there for my birthday in April! :-)

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  2. I'm Scottish and Irish, so I'd LOVE to take a trip to both of those countries and see where my ancestors come from.

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    1. @Ben Butler - I would love to visit Scotland and Ireland also! Something about a Scottish accent that gets me everytime! ;-)

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  3. Sorry you were sick! At least you had plenty of down time to dream and plan!

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    1. @Lindsey - That's an understatement for sure! The FLU knocked me out this time! But yes, it did give me time to binge watch shows and movies and dream up some getaway ideas for my upcoming birthday in April! :)

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  4. I would love to visit Paris it looks so pretty but I would be a little uncomfortable with the language barrier. I'm not much of a traveler mainly I prefer to stay in the country or on a cruise.

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    1. @Colleen - Oddly I attended an accelerated Junior High and took French but I am so out of practice! I have never tried a cruise, I am hoping to do it this year! Do you have a specific cruise you recommend?

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  5. I am headed to Phoenix in a few months ... but Paris sounds AMAZING! I am definitely going to enter!

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    1. @SensiblySara - Mom 2.0 right? I really enjoyed it last year in Atlanta, I am trying to figure out if I can take the time off to do it again this year, I would love to visit Phoenix, Arizona!

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  6. Where would my next adventure be? If I had all the money in the world... Disney.. ha ha.. I always want to go to Disney, even though I've been.

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  7. Love the dining in peoples' homes. I've always wanted to go to France, I took two years of French in high school. Entered!

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  8. @Aimee - I have never visited a Disney Theme Park, I'm more of a white sandy beaches girl myself! :-)

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  9. I got my Trafalgar catalog a while ago and have been planning my dream vacay ever since. the English countryside is calling my name

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    1. @Casa - I love their brochures also, the English Countryside sounds brilliant!

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  10. I'd love to go to Paris again. We went, but just for a week and that wasn't near enough time to see all that we wanted.

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    1. @rosey I would LOVE to see your pictures! Are they on your blog? Please link me to them!

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  11. As much as I'd love to do Paris, Ireland has my heart. That's my next big adventure!

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    1. @Theresa - Funny Ireland is the front funner, many people have commented with wanting to visit there! I would also love to visit both Ireland and Scotland as well.

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  12. Wow, what an amazing trip that would be. I'd love to go to Greece to see a little of my family's ancestry.

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    1. @Melanie - One of my BFF's in JHS was Greek and she would visit the entire summer, the first day of school we would sit in the cafeteria during lunch and spread out all her photos and I would get to re live her trip and I fell in love with Greece, I so want to visit there too!

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  13. Oh Paris. How I wish. I'm not sure where I will be heading but I'm planning on a good adventure soon!

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    1. @Jeanine - Wherever your journey takes you, enjoy each step of your adventure. And document with pictures so we can see it through your eyes! I love trip recaps! Have a fun, safe and healthy trip!

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  14. What an awesome contest!! I love France and can't wait to go back again. This tour sounds like a good one.

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    1. @Jinxy - I have never been to France, I would love to win a trip to the city of romance and lights! Good luck! But if you win you have to take me with you for me sharing about the contest! LOL - Sounds like a fair deal right?

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  15. Ahh I remember walking thru the lovely Lavender fields in france and walking down the Champs D'lise LOL but it's been only in my head !!! Paris would be a dream. Kudos to Trafalgar Travel for making travel what it should meeting getting to know the people not just sights and The TreadRight Foundation for keeping the places we love t visit as beautiful as we find it !!

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  16. I'm not exactly sure when my next adventure will be, but I hope it is soon. Some friends and I are planning a trip up through New England to do a Edgar Allen Poe tour. I'd love to go to Ireland, that is really my one and only travel dream. If I could, Scotland and Greece are next in line.

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  17. Paris would be so much fun. I like that they pay back also.

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  18. Wow, wouldn't Paris be amazing? I've actually neve been and would love to take the hubby

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  19. I have wanderlust, too. Right now, I'd like to head anywhere warm!

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