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I spent 10 hours travelling to and from Tenerife however stayed 43 minutes

  • Danielle Mclean, 35, sat on planes for practically ten hours on her newest journey 

A store employee sat on planes for practically 10 hours on her newest journey when she flew to and from Tenerife in the identical day on a 5,000 mile spherical journey by herself.

It’s a part of Danielle Mclean’s plan is to discover Europe someday at a time through the use of low-cost flights from Edinburgh airport to movie herself on day journeys to completely different nations.

The 35-year-old filmed her whole journey from her Wetherspoons breakfast on the airport, to her early morning flight and her few hours exploring earlier than returning dwelling.

Her lightning go to to the sunshine Spanish island on January 30 was her twentieth enjoyable time out involving finances return flights within the final 5 years.

Danielle’s earlier abroad jaunts have included day visits to Paris, Dublin, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Malmö, Rome, Geneva, Hamburg, Prague, Krakow, Gdańsk, Palma, Barcelona, Milan and Annemasse in France.

She has additionally squeezed in flights to different elements of the UK to go to London, Brighton, Belfast and Barra within the Outer Hebrides.

Danielle Mclean, 35, said she was a special fan of the Bahia Principe Fantasia hotel which includes a Disney-style castle

Danielle Mclean, 35, mentioned she was a particular fan of the Bahia Principe Fantasia lodge which features a Disney-style fortress

Danielle she wanted to say a surprise 'hola' to staff at the hotel, like restaurant manager Cedric

Danielle she wished to say a shock ‘hola’ to employees on the lodge, like restaurant supervisor Cedric

Danielle, who movies herself on a Canon G7 digicam, posts all her footage of her adventures on her YouTube channel which attracts hundreds of views.

Most of the time she travels by herself, however her mom has accompanied her on her journeys to Milan and Krakow.

Danielle mentioned: ‘I like travelling and I wish to see as many locations as attainable. It is simply good to do one thing thrilling when I’ve break day as an alternative of staying at dwelling.

‘I haven’t got lots of time to spare after I go away – however I can nonetheless stroll round and it’s shocking how a lot you’ll be able to see.

‘Flights are often low-cost for those who e book them upfront, and I haven’t got to pay for inns when I’m coming again the identical day.’

Danielle’s journey to Tenerife was her furthest ever time out and she or he determined to do it, regardless of having visited the island 4 occasions final yr on week-long all-inclusive holidays

Her 43 minute lengthy video of her Tenerife journey exhibits her arriving within the automotive park of Edinburgh airport at 4am after the brief drive from her dwelling.

She is then seen braving the chilly Scottish climate in her denim shorts and T shirt as she parks up and heads into the terminal, leaving her jacket in her automotive.

Danielle describes her joy at finding she has three seats to herself on her 6am Ryanair flight which cost her just £20, having booked it three weeks in advance

Danielle describes her pleasure at discovering she has three seats to herself on her 6am Ryanair flight which price her simply £20, having booked it three weeks upfront

Danielle, who films herself on a Canon G7 camera, posts all her footage of her adventures on her YouTube channel which attracts thousands of views

Danielle, who movies herself on a Canon G7 digicam, posts all her footage of her adventures on her YouTube channel which attracts hundreds of views

After going by way of safety and making mild of the chilly, she exhibits herself tucking right into a meaty breakfast of a sausage in a roll from the airport’s Wetherspoons, washed down with an orange juice.

Proving trustworthy to her Scottish roots, Danielle then buys two bottles of IRN-BRU to soak up her backpack and maintain herself in the course of the day forward.

Danielle describes her pleasure at discovering she has three seats to herself on her 6am Ryanair flight which price her simply £20, having booked it three weeks upfront.

Her video exhibits her tucking right into a bag of Peperami pizza buns and a packet of Skittles Squishy Cloudz sweets as an early morning snack whereas watching the solar rise.

After touchdown in Tenerife and getting by way of passport management, she walks out of the airport skirting across the runway fence on the half hour stroll to the fishing village of Los Abrigos.

She then movies herself on the seashore, stopping to dip her toes within the water, earlier than heading to the Bahia Principe Fantasia lodge the place she stayed 4 occasions final yr on all-inclusive package deal holidays in March, April, September and December.

Danielle mentioned she wished to say a shock ‘hola’ to employees on the lodge, notably a receptionist known as Lissa and restaurant supervisor Cedric.

She had purchased alongside presents of a field of conventional Scottish Tablet, a conventional candy snack manufactured from condensed milk, butter and sugar, for Cedric, and a few make-up for Lissa.

After landing in Tenerife and getting through passport control, she walks out of the airport skirting around the runway fence on the half hour stroll to the fishing village of Los Abrigos

After touchdown in Tenerife and getting by way of passport management, she walks out of the airport skirting across the runway fence on the half hour stroll to the fishing village of Los Abrigos

Danielle spent the rest of her time going for a walk to the nearby marina before popping into a HiperDino supermarket to buy four bags of tomato ketchup flavoured Pom-bear crisps and some more sweets to take home

Danielle spent the remainder of her time going for a stroll to the close by marina earlier than popping right into a HiperDino grocery store to purchase 4 baggage of tomato ketchup flavoured Pom-bear crisps and a few extra sweets to take dwelling

Her lightning visit to the sunshine Spanish island on January 30 was her 20th fun day out involving budget return flights in the last five years

Her lightning go to to the sunshine Spanish island on January 30 was her twentieth enjoyable time out involving finances return flights within the final 5 years

But her video exhibits her discovering that Lissa was on vacation and Cedric was not working till later of the day, so she needed to depart her presents for them at reception.

Danielle spent the remainder of her time going for a stroll to the close by marina earlier than popping right into a HiperDino grocery store to purchase 4 baggage of tomato ketchup flavoured Pom-bear crisps and a few extra sweets to take dwelling.

She mentioned: ‘I wish to get Pom-bear snacks again in Edinburgh, however you’ll be able to solely purchase plain or cheese and onion flavours within the UK.

‘I like the tomato flavour that you may get in Spain, so the journey was value it simply to get a few baggage of them. They are completely scrumptious.’

Danielle mentioned she then ran out of time and needed to stroll again to the airport in time to eat a Burger King meal of hen fries, chips and ice cream within the terminal, together with a can of drink from a merchandising machine, earlier than her £55 easyJet flight dwelling at 6.30am.

Her flight arrived again on time in Edinburgh, permitting her to be in mattress earlier than midnight and capable of get pleasure from an evening’s sleep earlier than heading to work the subsequent day.

Danielle who’s single mentioned the spotlight of her journey had been the sensation of strolling round within the sunny 22C temperatures.

She added: ‘It is simply so good to be in a unique nation, particularly when there’s good sizzling climate and it’s chilly again dwelling.

‘I like Tenerife and going there was considered one of my favorite someday journeys, regardless of having two flights of 4 hours and 45 minutes every to get there and again.

‘It was a disgrace that I didn’t get to see Cedric and Lissa. I hope they obtained their presents. I’m going again to Tenerife on a correct vacation quickly so I’ll hopefully see them then.’

Danielle mentioned she was a particular fan of the Bahia Principe Fantasia lodge which features a Disney-style fortress.

She added: ‘I like the selection of meals they’ve. There is snack bar like McDonald’s, a buffet restaurant in addition to an Italian, Japanese and a la carte steak eating places.

‘The employees are pleasant and Lissa and Cedric, are actually good at talking English.

‘I at all times movie my holidays when staying there and put them on YouTube. Now when I’m on the lodge a lot of folks cease me and ask if I’m the particular person in my movies as a result of they’ve watched them.’

She mentioned her least expensive journey had been to Hamburg when the return Ryanair flight price simply £12.99, adopted by her flights to Gdańsk which price her £26.

Her most costly journey has been her time out in Krakow, Poland, have been her flights price £84.

Danielle mentioned she had been to Copenhagen twice, trying across the metropolis on her first journey after which taking a practice to go to close by Malmö in Sweden on her second go to.

She has additionally flown to Geneva twice, giving her a day to stroll across the Swiss metropolis on her first journey and an opportunity to cross over the French border to Annemasse on her second.

Danielle additionally flew to Gatwick airport twice, so she may catch trains into central London and later into Brighton.

She is now working out of locations which she will attain from Edinburgh airport, however she mentioned: ‘There are sometimes new flights to locations, so I’m positive I will likely be off someplace else quickly.’