Me and My Travels: Dervla Louli Musgrave on her favourite holidays and best things to do

Founder of Compare Retreats, an award-winning luxury wellness travel company featured in Vogue, Forbes, and Bloomberg, Dervla is truly a seasoned adventurer. Originally from Ireland and Egypt, she now lives in Hong Kong with her family.
Me and My Travels: Dervla Louli Musgrave on her favourite holidays and best things to do

Bervle Louli Musgrave: I always plan trips but the bucket list has changed slightly now I have two children

My favourite childhood holiday memory

Egypt every Easter and Ireland every summer is something I never forget. It gave us roots to where we were from while living as expat children in Saudi Arabia. I bring my own children to Ireland every Christmas and summer, and we’ll begin an annual Easter trip to Egypt once they are a little bit older. Having tiny feet in my life — two kids under four — means I call them ‘trips’ now. The holidays come after the kids if I can plan a small getaway around them!

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