Karla McCulloch
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f all the things that could have gone wrong, this could only have happened to me! 10 days before our much needed and planned Christmas holiday I broke my leg while playing netball. I will never forget the moment I was told that I needed an operation and would therefore be unable to travel. The feelings of guilt, disappointment and upset that my family wouldn’t be able to, as planned for over a year, actually travel was huge. However,
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after a few days of tears and pain I realised that there are so many more important things such as health and my family all being together that were so much more important and that there would always be next year’s holiday to look forward to and plan. Thankfully, my travel insurance covered the full cost, so we did not lose out financially and as soon as I was on the road to recovery, I immediately stated planning the next vacation. Once you have the
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travel bug in your blood it is one of the most important factors, as we all work so hard, we also must have those special locations and memories to make it all so much more worth it. After the bad start to the year, I was determined to make the next holiday the one that would be the best so started thinking here would be the place to go. With so many amazing destinations which are open to us in the UK the selection process is sometimes harder because we have
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