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January 2025 – Unforgettable Journeys

We’ll explore a different destination for each Book Club, and a lucky Silver Travel Book Club reader can win a free copy of that month’s book.

This month, the Silver Travel Book Club invites you to embark on a literary journey with Unforgettable Journeys: Slow Down and See the World by the experts at DK Eyewitness.

From scenic train rides through Europe to serene river cruises in Asia, this beautifully illustrated book showcases some of the world’s most extraordinary travel experiences. Discover the joy of slow travel, uncover hidden gems, and find inspiration for your next adventure. With stunning photography and captivating insights, this is a book that celebrates the art of exploring at your own pace.

This inspiring collection highlights the joy of taking the scenic route, whether by train, boat, or on foot. Explore Peru’s breathtaking Inca Trail, soak in the charm of Japan’s Kumano Kodo pilgrimage, or trace the ancient Silk Road through Central Asia. Each chapter invites you to step away from the rush and embrace the rich stories, landscapes, and cultures that make every journey unforgettable.

Will it inspire you to plan a grand adventure? Or perhaps discover the simple pleasures of slowing down and savouring the world around you?

For help with planning your next trip big or small,  just get in touch with our team on 0800 412 5678.

How to win a copy of Unforgettable Journeys

Comment below and tell us what’s the most unforgettable journey you’ve ever taken? Or what’s next on your travel list – is there a big bucket list destination you’re dreaming of or planning for?

A winner will be chosen at random in early February 2025.
The competition closes on 31 January 2025.

Read more about all our Silver Travel Book Club reads.

  1. The Book Club is open to residents of the UK, aged 18 years or over, except employees of Silver Travel Advisor and their close relatives, partners or friends and anyone otherwise connected with the organisation of the prize draw.
  2. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter.
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  4. This competition is not in any affiliation with any other company.
  5. The prize is as stated, and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The prize is non-transferable and is subject to availability.
  6. If a winner does not claim their prize within one week, the prize will be forfeited, and another winner will be selected.
  7. By entering each entrant accepts that the winner’s name and city of residence may be used for promotional purposes by Silver Travel Advisor.
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  10. Entries will be accepted until the closing date as stated.

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  2. Mine was a three month solo trip backpacking around Australia, to mark my retirement from full time work. I flew in to Brisbane, where I acclimatised and caught up with a former colleague…moved on to Port Macquarie, where I met up with relatives who had moved to Australia on the £10 ticket…then to Sydney: sightseeing, Opera House etc….followed by a few days hiking in the Blue Mountains. Travelled from Sydney to Perth with an old friend on the Indian Pacific..stopping off briefly in Adelaide. From Perth, flight to Tasmania…..including hike up Cradle Mountain with another old friend.. ferry to Melbourne…Met up with another old friend to drive the Great Ocean Road. Flight home with so many great memories

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  7. We are planning a road trip around Arizona and Utah visiting the various National Parks. We have many walks planned.

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  9. I absolutely adored my trip to Cairo and a 7-night Nile Cruise. The ancient sights were absolutely spectacular, and seeing them from the comfort of a river cruise ship was ideal.

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  10. My big ‘bucket list’ trip is New Zealand, I’ve always wanted to go but never had the money when I had the time or the time when I had the money.

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  11. Would love to go. On the orient express all through the Scottish Highlands woul be so scenic awe inspiring

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  13. Our longest journey yet…UK to Hanoi, Halong Bay, then Ho Chi Minh City to take a cruise up the Mekong to Phnom Penh and onto Siem Reap. Then a flight to Bali for a few days before moving onto Brisbane and a cruise to Tasmania, before heading over to Auckland and a cruise around New Zealand before returning to Sydney and a flight to Fiji. Then onto Honolulu, for a cruise around the Hawaiin Islands before heading home via Los Angeles. Our next adventure is to South Dakota, Yellowstone, the National Parks of Utah and two cruises out of Los Angeles north and south California and Mexico.
    Well, we may as well do it while we’re young enough and fit enough!

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  18. A trip on the North Borneo Steam Train. Splendid colonial carriages and a tiffin lunch. Unexpected comfort and style in such a remote region. An unforgettable experience.

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  19. Cruising down the Nile in Egypt with Thomas Cook – we were in a top deck jacuzzi when we gave ourselves a Xmas Day toast with Champagne.

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  20. A cruise to the Falklands not only for the wonderful wildlife but also to remember lost comrades from the war.

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  22. Most unforgettable? 1974… boarded a greyhound bus in Toronto (visiting my sister) and finished up at Anna Maria island in Florida (visited the cousin of the girl I was adventuring with) – travelled via New York, Washington, Orlando for Disney world and had a wonderful time. Three weeks of sunshine, scenery and Micky Mouse before we returned to Toronto and gazed over the city from the top of the CN tower.

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  24. We did a Mediterranean cruise for my 50th and I’d love to do it all again. For the future, next year we’re planning to visit China, which will be a BIG first for me.

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  25. Going to the Dominican Republic on a four day vacation with one of my besties beautiful place and people

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  29. A cruise to Pitcairn Island with Aranui Cruises from Tahiti calling at the Gambier Islands and Mangareva.

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  31. It has to be the journey along the Antarctic peninsula, the scenery is too vast to describe , the abundance of wildlife is incredible and the sight of a whale breaching is a memory to be cherished

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  32. Travelling eight hours through the desert in Turkmenistan with outside temperatures of 40 degrees was unforgetable.

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  33. Some years ago we spent a week min the Faroe Islands. We arrived end of May to snow and it still felt like winter. A few days later the sun was shining, the temperatute warming up and all the spring bulbs were in flower.

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