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7 Ways to Become an Ecotourist

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The aim of an ecotourist is to be a responsible and sustainable traveller. Most of the time they give more than they take from the destination they’re exploring. See yourself as one? Whether you are – or not – there’s many ways you can benefit from following their ethos, while having a positive impact on … Read more

Your Bucket List Ideas – from our Free Spirit Team

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The inspiration behind planning adventures, alongside adding destinations to our travel bucket lists’ can come from anywhere. From chatting to friends who plan carefree getaways around idyllic Islands. Or by listening to travel stories told by fond family members who wish they could do it all again! So, we decided to ask our free spirit … Read more

Where can I find the most scenic European River Cruises?

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River cruises are an opportunity to embrace slow travel. Sit back, relax and learn about a country’s culture. While your riverboat winds along a wistful, waterway. Also, river cruises offer a more intimate experience than a cruise ship. This is because there are usually 200 or fewer passengers onboard. Pick from one of many river … Read more

What is slow travel and how can I embrace it?

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Slow travel is a trend growing in popularity. It’s where we travel to a destination at our leisure, while immersing ourselves in the landscape and culture. If we reflect on the holidays of early 20th century Britain, Victorians would travel to the coast via slow train or horse-drawn carriage, often stopping several times along the … Read more

Free Spirits’ favourite filming locations to visit on holiday

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Filming locations that appear in blockbusters are appearing on many people’s bucket lists. If you visit the cinema – to escape – do you develop a sense of wanderlust to visit ? Maybe there’s a setting, the perfect backdrop to one of your favourite films, which you’ve always wanted to visit? However, you weren’t sure … Read more

Free Spirit’s Top 10 City Break Ideas in Europe

City breaks can be enjoyed by hopping over the channel to explore Europe. One of the best things about a city break is you can travel light and come back with a case full of treasures.  Book a city break package deal to include transport and accommodation and you’ll soon be ready to go! The … Read more

The Best Carefree Train Holidays in the World

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Train holidays are a great way to escape the challenges of air travel, such as flight disruptions, or simply the hustle and bustle of an overcrowded airport. When you embrace train travel you can escape the crowds to admire a county or countries by travelling through them – not over. Plus, you will reduce your … Read more

Fantastique Holidays in France for Free Spirits

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Holidays in France should be at the top of our holiday bucket list – it’s known as the top holiday destination in the world after all. Lucky for us Brits it’s close to home! Just to give you the heads up, on Monday 1st August, France dropped all its remaining COVID travel restrictions. Now, we … Read more

Top European Holidays For Any Time Of The Year

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Travel to Europe has gotten much easier since the peak of the pandemic. So European holidays are now an option – hurray! The best thing is that you can reach the majority by rail, water, air – or even throughout an air and rail trip. All you need to do is follow the safety measures … Read more

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