Coach Trip: Road to Marbs - Contestant Interviews

16 January 2017

Olivia and Adam from London

Adam and Olivia are solo travellers who will be paired together on Day 1 of the tour.

Adam from London
Adam is an Australian, who wants to see more of Europe. He is keen on the ladies, but is finding it hard to get a British girl – he thinks he may be too cheeky.

What made you apply for Coach Trip?
I applied for Coach Trip because I just wanted the greatest experience ever to travel abroad, have a great time and meet some cool people.

Describe your favourite ever holiday
Every holiday I’ve been on has been great but two years ago I went to the Caribbean for my grandad’s 80th. All the family was together, it was great.

What’s the longest time you’ve ever spent away from home?
The longest time I’ve ever spent away from home was five weeks and that was that trip [to the Caribbean].

What type of person would you least like to spend time with on the coach?
The type of person I’d least like to spend time would be a negative person. I just don’t have time for that.

Have you ever had a holiday romance?
I don’t like to kiss and tell but I have had a holiday romance…

If your suitcase got lost what would you miss the most?
If I was to lose my suitcase right now I’d be devastated to lose my cologne.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten on holiday?
The weirdest thing I’ve eaten was some bugs in Thailand.

 

Olivia from London
Olivia is a West London socialite, who doesn’t want to be labelled as the posh totty on the coach (but did appear on series 5 of Made In Chelsea as she is Fran Newman Young’s sister).

What made you apply for Coach Trip?
I applied for Coach Trip because I think it’s a really great experience. I love travelling and really want to try some new activities.

Describe your favourite ever holiday
My favourite ever holiday was probably Orlando, Florida. I went for my 21st instead of having a party and we just went to all of the theme parks. I absolutely love it.

What’s the longest time you’ve ever spent away from home?
The longest time I’ve ever spent away from home is when I went to Verbier on my ski season. I was away for five months.

What type of person would you least like to spend time with on the coach?
I would least like to spend time with someone on the coach if they were rude, didn’t have very good manners, were disrespectful and really loud and obnoxious.

Have you ever had a holiday romance?
I have had a holiday romance before. Not for a long time, back in my teenage years I definitely had a few. I always get so sad when they end. You have such a great time with somebody and when you get upset that your holiday ends, suddenly your romance ends as well.

Are you looking for holiday romance on this trip?
I wouldn’t say I’m looking for a holiday romance, but if a holiday romance appeared I’m not one to say no to romance.

If your suitcase got lost what would you miss the most?
If my suitcase got lost I would miss my make-up the most. Partly because it’s really expensive, but also I want to look nice!

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten on holiday?
Weirdest thing I’ve ever eaten on holiday was when I went to the south of Italy with my girlie friend and we got some really traditional Italian food, but what I thought was just breaded fish had loads of bones in it. And not tiny bones, but BONES. And there was loads of weird cold fish food. It wasn’t quite for us.

What’s your favourite holiday activity?
It’s paragliding. I just love it. You get to look at all the views, you get a nice breeze, dangle your legs in the air.

Do you know any foreign chat up lines?
I don’t know any foreign chat up lines. I need to learn some, but knowing me I’ll probably forget them.

Have you ever had a holiday disaster?
I haven’t really had a holiday disaster, but it nearly turned into one. We were out clubbing in Ibiza and I had to get home for a friend’s 18th so I stupidly booked a flight really, really early and went straight from the club to the plane so my whole journey was a disaster.

Do you have any hand luggage essentials?
I have to admit I don’t exactly pack the lightest I just like all my comforts. For me it’s my cleanser, my moisturiser, my oil for my hair. Those type of things make me feel at home.