Sonia Rankine - Travel Counsellors

27/10/2024

🇬🇷 Stunning Sunday Sunset - sent to me from Cyprus last week ❤️

26/10/2024

🇵🇱 Gdansk is one of Poland’s most beautiful cities..Situated at the mouth of the Vistula River on the Baltic Sea, it has an interesting history and a lovely little old town to explore. Known for its Amber products, Long Market, Neptunes Fountain and being home to the famous vodka liqueur Goldwasser. With direct flights from Aberdeen - it’s a perfect little city break ✈️

29/09/2024

🇪🇸 VALENCIA #2 The stunning “City of Arts & Sciences Monuments” A wonderful place to explore on a sunny day - of which there are many! ☀️ Spread over 2kms on the old riverbank of the River Turia which was diverted over 50yrs ago due to catastrophic flooding of the city. This reclaimed area now houses Europe’s largest aquarium, a Science museum, 3D Cinema, Botanical gardens and more… you could easily spend a day or more exploring this exciting place ❤️
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29/09/2024

🇪🇸 VALENCIA 🇪🇸 Being the 3rd largest city in Spain and official home to Paella 🥘, I was pleasantly surprised that the city doesn’t feel over crowded by tourists, managing to keep a lot of its authentic charm. With bustling coffee shops, bars and restaurants along a labyrinth of cobbled streets my limited Spanish was definitely tested! Everything and everywhere just seemed typically “Spanish” which was a real treat 🥰 Stunning architecture, Gothic cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, over 30 museums and galleries, weekly markets including Europes largest food market. Large Marina, lush parks and gardens with fountains/statues at every turn, it really is a beautiful city to discover on foot. 🍊

29/09/2024

✨ Congratulations Johnny & Iain ✨
Thanks so much for sending through some fab photos of your wonderful trip 🇺🇸
San Francisco / Yosemite / Monterey / Santa Barbara / L.A and then ending with your very special trip,to NYC ❤️ You certainly packed a lot in! Wishing you both many happy years together coupled with many more travel adventures! ✈️ It was a pleasure to assist you both for this memorable trip.
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28/09/2024

18/09/2024

More pics from my Honeymoon couple in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

18/09/2024

Home for the next few days… 💞

13/09/2024

🇱🇰 Minneriya National Park in Sri Lanka. Up close and personal with these beautiful animals 🐘 🐘 Happy Honeymoon 💞 !!
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13/09/2024

🇱🇰 Onboard views from this iconic train in Sri Lanka. Travelling from Kandy to Nanyoya passing through mountain tunnels and tea plantations on this scenic rail journey 🚂

13/09/2024

🇱🇰 VIP clients have sent me pics of the 1st few days of their Sri Lankan Honeymoon ❤️ We created a fabulous itinerary together with private transfers / tours throughout. Arranging unique and diverse experiences with local guides and their in-depth knowledge has meant that they are delighted with what they have seen of this beautiful country so far 🇱🇰 From temples and local culture, close wildlife encounters, an iconic rail journey, to afternoon tea in the stunning tea plantations, they have had a memorable few days. Thanks for sending the pics… you still have your relaxing beautiful beach break to come 🏝️ 💞

20/08/2024

🇬🇱 Spectacular Icebergs in Nanortalik in Greenland. Only a privileged few manage to get this close and my clients were fortunate that conditions allowed them to do this. Some of these icebergs are over 3000yrs old and the blue markings you see is the stunningly blue water cascading over and through them. Truly a bucket list moment and one that will never be forgotten 🩵 Thanks for sharing 🩵

20/08/2024

A snapshot of my Aunt/Uncles recent cruise to 🇮🇸 Iceland / Greenland 🇬🇱
A fantastic 16 day expedition on their fave - Princess Cruises. Calling at Akureyri / Isafjordur / Qaqortoq and Nanortalik - which literally translates to “Place of Polar Bears”!!

08/08/2024

🇪🇸 Another day… another market! San Pedro weekly market is one that I never miss. On our doorstep and definitely one of the best 🩷 Even dragged Pedro with me this year !! 🤣

05/08/2024

🇬🇮 Today was a day in Gibraltar- only a 50 minute drive from San Pedro / Puerto Banus. A great place to wander about with so much rich historical and military history. Duty free shopping is a big draw for most along with a cable car ride up the rock to see the cheeky Barbary apes!

03/08/2024

🇪🇸 Sat morning @ Banus weekly market 🇪🇸
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02/08/2024

WOW 💖 14 Years today since I became a Travel Counsellor 💖
I am eternally grateful that so many of my lovely clients have been with me since day 1. And lots of you I have booked for many years before too. We have planned so many wonderful itineraries around the World together and every day is exciting. You make my job an absolute pleasure 🩷 Thank you all for your continued loyalty and support it really does mean a lot 🩷 xx

21/07/2024

🇦🇹 SALZBURG - the last stop on this family’s Austrian adventure. A city in 2 halves divided by the Salzbach river. With the UNESCO listed medieval and baroque buildings of the old city on one side, looking across to the more modern and cosmopolitan bank opposite. Birthplace of Mozart and The Sound of Music, this city has so much to offer with its rich history, beautiful architecture, cultural events and fabulous dining. A fabulous choice for a city break 🇦🇹
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