Liz Standley Travel Counsellor

Hello! I’m Liz and as a Gold Travel Counsellor and someone who has worked in the travel industry for many years, I can provide you with a personal, friendly and bespoke travel agency service which is second to none.

I’m based in Wivenhoe, near Colchester, Essex, but my customers come from all over the Uk and the World! As your Travel Counsellor, I can arrange a holiday tailored to meet your personal needs, dreams and desires. I take care of everything right down to the tiniest detail, so that you can enjoy a stress-free and hassle-free holiday.

Whatever your holiday choice, whether it be relaxing in the Maldives, enjoying a city break in Europe, enjoying a family holiday in the Canaries, or a city break in New York, a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia, a magical trip to Lapland, a cruise on Celebrity Beyond, skiing in Colorado, or a cottage in Cornwall. I’m here to help.

I am proud to work for multi-award-winning Travel Counsellors, a company with a high customer satisfaction score unrivalled by other travel agents. Our trophy cabinet is so jam-packed!

I very much look forward to becoming your personal Travel Counsellor. Please contact me by email or phone so that I can get to know you and discuss your holiday needs.

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In June I took a short Eurocamp break on the Med at Marseillan-Plage in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of south-west France. It was great to get away for a few days! Eurocamp has a wide choice of locations in Europe (over 180 sites in 13 countries and islands, including France, Spain and Italy). One of the advantages of Eurocamp is that you can arrive and depart on any day of the week and there is no minimum duration. We stayed for four nights from Friday to Tuesday. We flew to Carcassonne where my parents picked us up, but there are other airports nearby at Montpellier and Nimes, with Beziers (19km) being the nearest to the site. Eurocamp has plenty of campsites next to the sea, and this influenced our choice of Marseillan-Plage where we stayed at the four-star Beach Garden site which had direct access to a wonderful sandy beach and to the blue waters of the Med. On site were a magnificent lagoon-style pool and a 33 metre pool. There were waterslides and a children’s pool with water-shooting fish and dragons. My 4-year-old daughter loved it! We were also free to use the pool complex just down the road at the Beach Club site but we were happy where we were! Our site, at Beach Garden, had a spa and kids’ clubs, playgrounds for children, and various sports’ facilities. There was something available for all age-groups. Eurocamp has a wide range of well-equipped accommodation to choose from, including holiday homes, tents, lodges and bungalows. We stayed in an excellently equipped mobile home with a covered terrace, barbecue, etc. The air-conditioning was excellent and we needed it, as the temperatures were in the 80s! On site was a really good boulangerie where we bought delicious crusty baguettes for our breakfasts and picnic lunches. It also sold pizzas. Although there were supermarkets within close driving distance we used the site supermarket for our provisions as we were only there for a few days. We had a couple of meals out, one just down the road from the site and the other at a restaurant in the wine-growing village of Florensac just 20 minutes away. The site has a bar where we sat drying off in the sun and drinking cold beers and rosé wine after our swims. It also has a restaurant with views over the pool and the sea. Perhaps we will try the restaurant next time! There are interesting places to visit in the locality. Marseillan, just down the road, is a pretty portside town. We also visited Vias where we had a swim and looked for shells at Vias plage. Sète and Agde are also great places to visit. There is an aquarium and forest adventure trail at Agde. There are pretty wine villages inland. The Canal du Midi, a UNESCO World Heritage site, goes into the sea at nearby Marseillan. The Canal is great for cycling along and for boating trips. All in all we had a great short break with Eurocamp in this lovely part of la Belle France!

At the beginning of March 2017, I had a great holiday with my four year old daughter in beautiful Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands. It was our first time there and the experience was fantastic. We had great fun and I highly recommend it. Fuerteventura, the second largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, lies in the Atlantic Ocean 100 km off the coast of Africa. With over 3,000 hours of sunshine each year, it is an all-year-round holiday destination. The weather is similar to the weather in Florida and Mexico which are on the same latitude. We had excellent weather with temperatures in the high 20s for our stay in March – not bad when it was cold and rainy in England! We flew from Stansted (a 4 hour flight) and hired a car, but shared transfers and private transfers are available from the airport. My daughter loved the little red Fiat 500 we hired. It looked like a Noddy car! Travel Counsellors has a wide selection of hotels to offer you in Fuerteventura (from 3 star to 5 star luxury). We stayed at one of TC’s top-selling hotels in Fuerteventura, the Suite Hotel Atlantis (4 star superior, all inclusive), situated in Corralejo to the north of the island. With one and two-bedroom suites, the hotel is perfect for both family and adult-only holidays. The hotel has a wealth of facilities. There are lots of swimming pools and facilities for children. My daughter particularly loved the kids’ club. The hotel is also suitable for adult-only holidays as it has a premium adults’ only section with its own adult-only pool and lounge plus access in the main resort to an adult-only restaurant. We spent a lot of time on the beaches. Fuerteventura has miles and miles of sandy beaches and golden sand dunes, some of the most impressive in Europe. Water sports are popular, with surfing, windsurfing, kite surfing and water skiing. We particularly enjoyed our trip to the fantastic beaches and crystal-clear lagoons at El Cotillo, a small rustic fishing village on the northwest corner of Fuerteventura, and less than half an hour’s drive from Corralejo. We had a fantastic meal at La Vaca Azul (the Blue Cow) restaurant in El Cotillo with a roof terrace looking out to sea and over the harbour. One of the best days of our holiday was our boat trip to the Island of Lobos (Isla de Lobos) offered by a company called Fuertecharter. We were picked up from our hotel and sailed by catamaran and then by high-speed rib to the island. Our trip included free lunch and drinks, paddle boarding, kayaking and scuba diving. We swam from the catamaran in lovely clear water with the fish swimming round us. The crew took free photos of us underwater which we could download free from Fuertecharter’s website. It was a wonderful day out. We really enjoyed our stay in Fuerteventura. With perfect weather, beautiful sandy beaches, crystal-clear blue seas and good restaurants, what more could we want? We loved it! If you want to find out more about Fuerteventura and the hotels and holidays Travel Counsellors can offer you, then please feel free to contact me. I will be happy to help plan your holiday on the beautiful island of Fuerteventura, or on any of the other Canary Islands. Adiós y felices vacaciones!