Nicki's Travel Newsletter
Welcome to Nicki’s travel newsletter where I share travel deals, stories, current blogs – that will be more in depth of some of my travel videos you see online, travel finds I love, and more! (Follow me on Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook, Lemon8, and Instagram)!
Hello Hello!
My apologies for not keeping this newsletter updated. It has been a busy year, but I am ready to get back to it.
I was drinking my coffee this morning and I swear just yesterday was winter, and here we are now, moving into summer. My mom always told me when I was younger that time flies when you get older, and I swear, she is right.
Speaking of summer - I hope everyone has something planned? Great time to travel, even if it is a staycation, a road trip or even a far flung destination.
Since I last wrote, I went to Exuma, Bahamas, which was unbelievable! Top 3 favorite trip I have ever taken. If you follow me on any of my social media channels, you would have seen the video content from there. If you are obsessed with stunning beach destinations the way I am, I already know you will fall in love with this destination! The waters are so shallow and clear. We went snorkeling over a sunken plane, swam with pigs, went to iguana beach, fed the nurse sharks in Staniel Cay, and most of all - we were on gorgeous empty beaches every single day. It was a dream.
You can see more about my trip here and here.
After that trip, my friend and I went to Curacao, and wow. I hadn’t been back in years, but Curacao should be on everyone’s radar. It definitely gets overlooked for sister island, Aruba. But the beaches are amazing, great resorts, great range of food, nightlife and activities. I loved it.
You can see more about my trip here and here.
After Curacao, I had a work trip in Europe. I brought my best friend, and funny enough, we did a similar cruise 10 years ago exactly. It was nice to see how different things were since our first trip to Europe and it truly was spectacular!
Let me just say, if you aren’t a cruise person, this is the type of cruise that would get you excited about cruising. Also, a Mediterranean cruise is a fantastic way to see a lot of Europe for a fraction of the cost. I think the cruise was selling for $649/pp for THE WEEK! We went to Barcelona, Capri, Milan, Sicily, Malta, and Marseilles - France.
It was such a gorgeous trip - we walked a lot, as one does in Europe. LOL. Ate a lot of amazing food and just had the best weather.
You can watch more about my trip here.
Lastly, I just did a quick getaway over the Memorial Day Weekend to Saint Martin. I have never felt a connection to St Martin. The few times I had been before were not my personal favorite trips. However - this recent trip changed me. I get it now.
This is why I don’t write places off that I don’t like/connect with on the first try. Sometimes you just need to experience it at a different time or in a different way.
Nevertheless, it was unreal. I stayed right off Baie Longue Beach, which is the most gorgeous shade of cerulean.
You can see more about my stay here.
ALSO - just want to note: I shared a video about how you can easily visit three Caribbean islands in one trip: Anguilla, St Martin and St Barths.
You can read about here and/or watch the video here.
I think that catches us up on my recent travels …
Upcoming travel plans:
I have been home for a little bit and I am home another week and a half, then I have a month of trips planned!
I am doing another all-inclusive charter with my friends and we are doing the British Virgin Islands. Super excited about this because I have only ever been through here on a cruise a couple times. I am interested to island hop and see more!
Here is the company we use - charter smarter. This will be our third charter since December. They really are spectacular.
Also on the agenda is a solo trip to Norway and a week on Nantucket! I have never been to either place, so, I am ready to go.
I do still offer trip planning services, however, during my month of travels I won’t be able to do this because I will be moving around a lot.
Travel deals:
Dominican Republic - 4 nights in a private pool room, all-inclusive, luxury resort. I have shared this in the past and it sold out both times. A lot of you have gotten it twice. Amazing resort.
Dominican Republic - 3 night stay (you can add additional nights), all-inclusive, luxury stay. Has one of the best golf courses in the world on site!
Hawaii - this deal is interesting because it covers flights! 3 nights and its only available September and October. I always go to Hawaii in October and the weather is amazing!! I hope someone can take advantage of this amazing deal.
New + Popular articles on the blog:
Destinations with the bluest waters
Best overwater bungalows by the USA
Digital products:
1:1 coaching calls - I opened up coaching calls since some of you requested this. Please feel free to use this opportunity to get 1 on 1 time with me to help you with your branding. Or, you if you just want to chat travel ideas.
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Pitch email templates - this is for creators who already have a brand and are ready to get work from hotels, tourism boards and cruise lines. (Please do not buy this if you have my other e-book - get paid to travel - as it is in there!)
Instagram Reels for travel creators – this is my e-book I created teaching travel creators how to have success with reels, which is what Instagram is prioritizing now over in feed photos. I grew my own account to almost 900K in well under three years and a new account over 120K in 30 days - same methods. I grew a client in the travel space to over 260,000 in a year and two months (said client is now over 360k+ in 1 year and 7 months)! (Please do not buy this if you have my other e-book - get paid to travel - as it is in there!)
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