Carlton Reid travelled by train from Newcastle to Barcelona, where he hopped on an eight-hour overnight ferry to Ibiza that added to the journey s charms .
Carlton Reid stayed at the Baglioni Hotel Regina, which lies on Rome s fashionable Via Veneto. He was following in the footsteps of Italy s Queen Margherita and Hollywood royalty.
Carlton Reid travelled first class from Paris to London on Eurostar but then switched to no-frills Megabus for the final leg of a return journey to Newcastle. Here s how he got on.