Dear All,
I have to contact you immediately to let you know what a wonderful trip I have just had with Bales to Tibet. It has literally been the holiday of a lifetime and I am greatly touched by my experience. I want to thank all of you that have contributed ...
As river cruising becomes more and more popular, it isn’t a surprise to see more luxury cruises taking to the water in response to demand from those wishing to discover countries in more sophistication and style.
The M/V Aqua offers luxury exploration trips along the northern Amazon and the Pacaya Samiria ...
The Pousda Picinguaba sits in a unique natural setting, inviting you to interact with nature and local life.
The hotel overlooks a peaceful bay at the heart of the Serra do Mar Natural Park, the tropical rainforest which runs between Rio and São Paulo. Presenting just 10 rooms with each opening ...
Adventure in the Amazon – from Source to Sea
Over 1.6 million years ago the Amazon was born. Now home to a unique array of wildlife, lush vegetation and tribes, the river and the rainforest attract visitors who are eager to discover all it has to offer.
Bruce Parry has just completed ...
Some people were not born for a fitness regime. I shouldn’t have laughed but I did laugh out loud when the ‘Big Boss’ ( I don’t mean big in terms of size) Dipak, who runs the ground agents we work with in India, regaled me of his story. Earlier this ...
Next to the Pyramids of Giza, Abu Simbel is perhaps the most recognized monument of ancient Egypt. The two temples built for the pharaoh Ramesses II have been attracting visitors since Victorian times. Constructed in the 13th century BC, Abu Simbel is one of antiquity’s most spectacular sites, built to ...
The Bay of Fires, Tasmania, has been voted by the Lonely Planet as the number one region to visit in previous years.
Lying on the edge of the Mount William National Park, Captain Tobias Furneaux gave the bay its’ name in 1773, when he saw fires along the beach from the ...
November is definitely a good time to high tail it out of rainy and cold Britain for somewhere hot and sunny, quite frankly anywhere really! The only flaw in my plan was a need to negotiate a way through Heathrow airport. Let’s face it if Christopher Columbus had to start ...
Hungry to hike but not sure where to head first? Mark Bennetts and Paul Taylor give the lowdown on Nepal's highs, and tell us about some of the world's great walk.
When it comes to sheer size and number of mountains, Nepal is tough to beat. The Himalaya dominate the entire ...
Four years ago I had the pleasure of cruising on the Brahmaputra , one of the largest rivers in the world, charting a course from the glaciers of south western Tibet to the Bay of Bengal. Our 7 night cruise started from Jorhat.
To embark on the Sukapha we cross over ...
Wow, talk about hitting the tarmac – running!! So I have been back for just over two weeks and it seems an eternity ago since I was on holiday. I am not saying it is not fun or interesting but usually I intersperse my weeks with networking. The return to ...
From the towering dunes of Sossusvlei to the sheer beauty of the Skeleton Coast, Sarah-Jane Phelps explores Namibia..
Just back from a two week tour of Namibia – what a fantastic country – so diverse and unique. Namibia is still fairly new to tourism and yet the road infrastructure is excellent, ...
It was in 1963 that my husband and I escorted our first tour to Egypt, a three week Nile Cruise from Cairo to Aswan on the MS Kassed Kheir, which used to belong to King Farouk. Then as now, we had an interesting mix of passengers from a Lord and ...
Alongside the outstanding landscapes, the food and wine of New Zealand are high on the list of reasons as to why so many people journey to these islands, and with fantastic special offer on departures throughout 2009, a trip to New Zealand on this 11 day day can be yours ...
