Scenery

Delve deep into the heart of Borneo

Delve deep into the heart of Borneo As the third largest island in the world, Borneo lies at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. The island is surrounded by the South China Sea to the north and northwest, the Sulu Sea to the northeast, the Celebes Sea and the Makassar Strait to the east. The Java Sea ...
Posted on July 2 2010 Read More...

Staff Journey to the Galapagos

Staff Journey to the Galapagos Steve Lidgey (Sales & Tailor Made Executive) recently travelled to the Galapagos courtesy of Ocean Adventures & Akorn Destination Management.  The Galapagos has long been high on my “must do” list. Therefore I jumped at the chance to visit the inspiration for Charles Darwin’s “Theory of Evolution”,located 1,000 km off the ...
Posted on April 19 2010 Read More...

Mexico and Argentina

Mexico and Argentina Following the American War of Independence and the French Revolution, people worldwide wanted a slice of the autonomous action. Latin America, in particular, took arms, with many countries fighting for their rights to self rule; 200 years on Mexico, Chile and Argentina are now marking the bicentenaries of their independence. ...
Posted on March 16 2010 Read More...

Incredible Costa Rica

Incredible Costa Rica Felicity Baillie tells us of her recent trip to Costa Rica with her boyfriend (and Bales Worldwide Ticketing Specialist) Neil Carpenter. "Costa Rica was a destination that I didn't know very much about or ever considered visiting, however, once we decided that was where we would go, it soon became very ...
Posted on October 14 2009 Read More...

Cruising on the Brahmaputra

Cruising on the Brahmaputra 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 ...
Posted on September 4 2009 Read More...