Now as we enter the new year, it’s the exciting time to ponder the travels and adventures you look to embark on.
Hopefully, 2024 included some of your best travels yet and you made the most amazing memories to cherish. But let’s make sure 2025 can top this!
When looking for inspiration it can definitely be overwhelming as there are so many options and opinions expressed and you just can’t decided on which one can you? Well.. this is where we come in!
We are going to breakdown all the best locations to visit and categorize them so you can tailor your searches to EXACTLY what you want to get out of your travels in 2025.
But before we begin, it’s important to reflect on the travels you embarked on in 2024. So tell us yours in the comments below once you read ours!
Our Travels
March 2024
To start our travels we have to revisit March where our first journey of 2024 began. Here, we took 7 days to not only experience but also explore different parts of Morocco!
Morocco was very different to a lot of the travel we were used to but dove in head first and enjoyed every second of it.
We spend 3 days exploring the old Medina in Fes; which are small, narrow streets squished between tall, antique style buildings. Like we were stuck in the maze runner’s maze (if you have seen it!).
After long we then moved to a small city called Meknes around an hour or so train ride away for 2 days, before hitting our last location of Rabat (the capital). Rabat was a beautiful split between being a built up city, full of local markets, and an unique way of life.
Morocco was a lovely place to visit and one we would always recommend to readers to explore! Check our Morocco blogs and YouTube videos below!!
June 2024
Here we headed on a relaxing, all-inclusive family trip with family to the lovely seaside town of Side, Turkey. This was a quaint location which we plan to visit again, but more-so to explore the ancient areas and activities in the town. It was super vibrant and of course included a beautiful beach which was boasted lovely weather.
August/September 2024
For Jack’s birthday, we decided to plan and embark on a last minute trip to Thailand! Now, this was Aimee’s first time in Thailand and even Asia so she was super excited!
We left a few days before Jack’s birthday and celebrated it in Bangkok eating food, walking around markets and living our best life. We spent a total of 4 days here before moving north to Chiang Mai, one of Jack’s favourite places in North Thailand. Unfortunately Jack was ill (with a respiratory infection) the duration of Chiang Mai, but we managed to see a few markets and temples on the better days. We did manage to see the elephants of course though!
After leaving here we went to Pai and explored the beauty of the village going on tours, walking markets and making the most of our time in the north.
We finally finished Thailand with a 4 day stint in Koh Tao, an island south of Bangkok. Here we rested up the best we could after a busy travel schedule and illnesses. The beach was paradise, and a place we wish we didn’t have to leave. We spent time snorkeling looking for turtles (sadly didn’t find any), and seeing many colourful fish.
The food across Thailand is wonderful and super fresh, and we made sure to make the most of it haha!
Unfortunately, this was our last trip of 2024 with only a seaside U.K. trip in October rounding off the year with our old dog Bruce.
2025??
Now, what’s in store for 2025? Travel plans definitely differ person to person, with some looking to organise their year before it even begun, whereas some like to be spontaneous and let their impulses decide. Neither of these options are right or wrong, it just depends on who you are, and what you want.
For longer trips, you have to consider more of course (including flight price etc). But for shorter flights, you could even book just before you take off!
So how are we planning it?
We have broken it into the months we are looking to travel, and times where it’s best to go to make the most of the time we have.
Jack as you may know is working full time, and Aimee is recently out of surgery (for more information on our daily lives check out our Instagram), so getting out isn’t realistic for now. But we have a plan!
We have decided on a break, no matter small or large, every few months so we have explore and have time off from our busy lives. So the schedule is as follows:
- March
- April
- June
- August
- October/November
Disclaimer** Now this is subject for change but it’s a rough plan
March
March is the first trip after Aimee’s surgery and will be a small one together (likely with a family member). We plan on a 3/4 day trip to somewhere quaint like France, in a town that is less busy.
We have a rough plan but these types of holiday are great when you are working with limited days off, and a great way to travel during the winter months. Across Europe are some beautiful areas (one coming to mind being Aarhus- Denmark) which many people wouldn’t think about visiting. So why not choose somewhere you might not usually consider and give it a whirl?
It would likely be a quiet, less busy style of trip, where we would go to a smaller area and spend our time exploring the lesser-known location. You don’t necessarily need to know everything you are doing here, the trip would be split between some planned activities and some spontaneous.
April
April would be more exploratory for us. This would likely be a 2 location trip over 4/5 days which again would be relaxing like the March trip but a little more adventurous.
Examples would include trip that consist of either of the following:
- 2 town/small cities in a larger, popular country like Spain or Italy. Like Gijon and Oviedo in the north of Spain!
- 2 cities from neighboring countries. Examples would be like Eastern European countries who are close to each other. Like Podgorica and Dubrovnik or Rotterdam and Antwerp.
The trip again would be like March’s trip, but with more activities and planning involved (with a likelihood of more days than less). For sure it should be warmer than the other trip so why not explore more and spend more time here!
June
Our plans for June are likely to be a warmer location. The summer time has started and there’s no better way to celebrate it than going to a warm country! This trip is likely to be a longer trip than the previous 2 of the year, so let’s dig in.
The trip would be to a location similar to Greece or Turkey – probably sticking to Europe somewhere.
For us, it will be at the start of June to avoid the busy months of the summer holidays and to also skip the hottest months of July and August which can definitely get too hot. This trip could be completely different, and is likely to be either of the 2 below:
- A, recovery holiday that is very relaxing and a time to just enjoy the sun and being in a different country.
- Or B, a busy experience holiday of trying to see the most of a country.
I suppose it depends on how we both feel when we are looking to book, and whether we need a detox or are ready for a busy adventure. Either way, June is a super good time to go away.
August
Now, at the end of August 2024, we were in Thailand so that would be very hard to beat but we can definitely try. This trip could be a big one for us and likely to be at least 1 week depending on whether Jack is still working. This trip could be the first of the year that would be outside Europe but may not be as spectacular as last year. We would choose an exotic place that is a warm location where there is a lot to do. Examples would be Egypt, or like our trip last year to Morocco.
As Aimee would be over 6 months through recovery we would plan to be super busy and plan to explore each location/region we visit; so we can gauge how prepared we might be for our next trip of 2025.
October/November
This is where, at the start of 2025 at least, we have the plan to potentially take a leap towards long-term travel to some degree. Whether this would be a few months abroad or the start of a one-way trip with no planned end… we don’t know.
Sounds super exciting right?????
This would likely be a trip to South East Asia, more specifically, Vietnam! Vietnam is a place you may know Jack has visited, and Aimee is highlighting it as her next bucket list location. Now, Aimee has a family member here which she hasn’t seen for a decade which means that Hanoi is a great place to start our travels (since that is where they live). In Vietnam, we would likely look to slowly travel through Vietnam to explore each location thoroughly. Here, we would be looking to spend close to a week in each location and soak up what we are actually doing.
Vietnam is such a diverse country and the perfect start for travel as it has a blend of bustling cities, beautiful beaches, rural towns & natural delights.
It’s likely from here, we would move to bordering countries like Cambodia or Laos, with another trip back to Thailand.
If you aren’t already aware, we would be looking to earn for ourselves during our trip and therefore would stick to the ‘cheaper countries’ so our money can stretch us for the longest time whilst we earn/save.
This is something we are working towards even now, and cannot wait to start this new chapter in our lives. Closer to the time we will design ideas and travel plans ready for this big trip.
A trip we plan to last us into new year and hopefully further beyond!
This is SOOOOOOOOO exciting for us and we cannot wait to experience all of this, and bring YOU along with our traveling journeys and experiences.
Not only do we want to show you our life of travel, but also motivate you to take this leap of faith as we plan to do soon so that your dreams can also come alive.
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