A personal experience of... The Rou Estate
- By Simpson Travel
- 20 Feb 2020
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Time to get personal! In this section of the blog we reflect on our own travel experiences, share holiday reviews from guest writers and offer a behind-the-scenes look at what makes Simpson Travel tick.
A successful businesswoman, tea aficionado and mum of one, Orange Pekoe’s Marianna shares her family experiences at Corfu’s luxurious Rou Estate. Read more >
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Siobhan Miller, Positive Birth Mama and founder of The Positive Birth Company, tells us about her family trip to Paxos and why using Simpson Travel really made a difference. Read more >
Regular Simpson Traveller Emma Hogan and her partner recently visited Masseria Le Torri in Italy. Here she explains why they didn’t venture far afield for their perfect Puglian adventure. Read more >
From Zorba to Captain Corelli, our favourite Greek heroes have all been brought to the big screen against the picturesque backdrop of a sun-drenched Greek island. Read more >
Planning a big get together? Need a villa for a group? Find out how one family made it work for three generations in Mallorca, and came out still smiling! Read more >
Actor Timothy Watson, The Archers’ Rob Titchener, shares his experience of a Simpson Travel holiday in Meganissi. Read more >
The Telegraph Travel Awards are the most prestigious in our industry, with around 50,000 surveys completed by holiday makers this summer. Fresh from collecting the award for Best Villa Operator 2018, our Chairman Graham Simpson shared what such accolades mean to a business like ours: Read more >
The runners-up were Andrew Balchin and Susan Enticott. Andrew's entry is a delightfully evocative piece about a meal at a local taverna on Paxos, and Susan entertained us with a clever and thoughtful story about watching the Royal Wedding amongst the everyday hustle and bustle of Vamos in Crete. Read more >
‘[Simpson Travel] specialise in the sort of magical, unspoilt destinations my family loves’ Author: The Telegraph
‘So how did we find the near-perfection that was Villa Cabanellas in Mallorca? The first step was to approach… Simpson Travel… we needed expertise, not just blinding choice.’ Author: Sunday Times Travel Magazine, The Villas Handbook
‘The Simpson Travel check-in at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 was seamless.’ Author: Family Traveller, Katy Hill
‘Where Simpson [Exclusive] really excels is in its first-hand knowledge of properties and destinations’ Author: House & Garden
‘Simpson [Exclusive] delivers holidays that combine sunshine, five-star luxury and friendly service’ Author: House & Garden