The Many Perks of Autumn Travel

Hello Everyone!

Our favorite time of the year is beginning-FALL!!!!!! Cool weather, hoodies, apple cider, and pumpkin EVERYTHING! Autumn is our favorite time of the year to travel hands down. Almost every one of our vacations that we've taken together has been around this time of the year. 

Besides the fact that we both love the cooler weather, there is another reason that we travel later in the year, and that is cost. Typically, after Labor Day passes, vacation packages and hotels are cheaper since this is considered the "off season" in many places. We got an awesome deal on a 12 day Scotland & Ireland package last year. We booked the very last tour of the year that they operate which began on November 3rd. We were able to get it at their absolute lowest price and it worked out fantastic. The last tour of the year was $700 cheaper than going at their peak travel time in the summer months. On top of that, they offered a discount of $300 for paying off the tour in full within 30 days of booking. All together, we were able to save about $1000 per person, which we used to add another week and a half onto our vacation.

 When we first started kicking around the idea, we were both a bit nervous about going so late in the year with regards to the weather. We're happy to report that Scotland and Ireland are absolutely STUNNING in the fall!

Nessie at the beginning of our trek into the Scottish Highlands

Hanging out at the soldier memorial. One of the few pictures that we were able to take at this location that weren't photobombed!

Loch Ness. Stunning. Enough said.

The outskirts of Edinburgh.....the greatest city in the world!!

 One of our other favorite benefits of traveling during the fall is that it's significantly less crowded. There will always be tourists-but there's definately less, which means more time to see what we want to see and less time fighting the crowds.

Neither of us packed anything heavier than a light jacket, and that was fine the entire time. Even in Poland late November, it never got any cooler than 50 degrees.

Our next post is going to be featuring our absolute favorite city in the whole wide world.......EDINBURGH!!! Check back soon!