What would I do?

Most of my childhood travels are made up of countless all-inclusive food, pool lounging, 11 o'clock water-aerobics and salty crisps. I loved it. I wanted nothing more than sunny, worry-free days surrounded by smiling people.

I still see the benefits of holidays like these. I recently went on an all-inclusive trip to Greece and spent my days, like before, in a lazy and incredibly satisfying haze of books, good food and the occasional dip in the sea to cool off. It was lovely.

My experiences this past summer did however open up my eyes to another type of holiday, one which ticked boxes I didn't know I had. I experienced cities instead of beaches, stayed with locals who didn't speak Swedish nor English, (making basic sign language more useful than ever). There was no blonde, tanned, smiling girl pointing us in the direction of the buses or flights we needed to catch, it was all on us. It was exciting.

STA Travel currently has a competition going where you could win a travel experience around the world worth up to 5.000 pounds. 5.000 pounds (!) Seeing this made my mind go wild imagining all the places I'd go if I had that kind of money to spend, and what experiences I'd make myself dare to try.

Asia is an obvious first choice, as we I've yet to make it that far. My new bit of thrilling adventure would probably be a good ol' bungy jump (though merely typing it makes me dizzy, promising!) Paired with that I'd most likely want to settle for something a tad less adrenaline-pinching, perhaps socialising with some locals and finally finish off with a bit of trekking or a cool safari. Go and check it out for yourself on their website to see what you'd choose!