Well has the volcanic ash taken the vital media coverage the politicians needed or has it helped them? I was considering how our lives have changed so much in the last century. Some of you may be aware that my Father if alive today would have been 100 years old. ...
The island of Cerralvo, located in the Sea of Cortez, has been renamed Jacques Cousteau island.
The Sea of Cortez (also known as the Gulf of California), which separates the Baja Peninsula from the Mexican mainland, is a unique corner of the Pacific Ocean. Five million years ago, the Sea of ...
The Indian government have introduced a bill that will secure India’s women one third of the seats in National Parliament and State Legislatures if it gets passed.
The proposal has lead to many comments of outrage and protest within the Indian government. However it has also gained many supporters. Although there are ...
As talks between union officials and British Airways continue, the threat of cabin crew strike seems more and more likely. The BA cabin crew are threatening a strike after reports of poor conditions and salary.
British Airways cabin crew voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike recently with over 80% of ...
By Charlie Norton Published: 14 Aug 2009
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese opposition leader, who was sentenced this week to a further 18 months' house arrest, has dropped her opposition to tourism to Burma.
She now believes it can be encouraged, provided it is run through private operations and not through the ...
Live Like a Maharajah
- Bales Worldwide launches new options for Indian Inspiration -
This October sees London’s V&A Museum launch its exhibition dedicated to the Indian Maharajahs - Maharaja: the Splendour of India's Royal Courts (10 October 2009 - 17 January 2010). It is set to amaze and inspire, so why ...
Bales Worldwide Cruise News June 2009
Boutique adventure cruising is on the up and Bales Worldwide have a raft of new experiences to introduce including Borneo, Botswana and New Zealand appealing to the more adventurous traveller who is looking for something different. Also watch out for new cruise development in India ...
Bales Worldwide and Ancient World Tours (AWT) have created new partnership to provide a unique kind of holiday to one of the world’s ‘must see’ destinations. Founded in 1994, AWT has been providing historical tours to Egypt with some interesting additions. If you’ve ever dreamed of exploring the interior of ...
Villa Belle Epoque, Cairo’s first boutique hotel, opened on 21 March and the owners have painstakingly turned a former 1920’s townhouse into an exceptional 13-bedroom hotel. Located in the leafy Maadi district just five miles south of the city centre, this new hotel is both intimate and charming.
Lush gardens surround ...
As the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth approaches, Ben Ross sees (and smells) for himself the fearless wildlife and primeval landscapes that inspired the great evolutionary theories
A huddle of marine iguanas in a mangrove swamp is not the oddest thing you’ll see on a visit to the Galapagos Islands, but it ...
Jane is a travel journalist and The Telegraph’s cruise expert, writing regular features and a fortnightly online column. Her cruise highlights this year have included Antarctica, South Africa and, of course, China
As the sun slowly slid down behind towering peaks, unseen birds sang to each other in the lush orange ...
Enjoy Incredible Ice Art in China this January
- Bales offers a unique experience to the Harbin Ice Festival -
Intricate ice carvings and stunning snow sculptures are the order of the day at the unique Harbin Ice Fesival that takes place every January in China. For those after a winter break ...
Shrugging of its bad reputation, Colombia is drawing travellers back to its colonial splendour, Caribbean cool and Latino spirit, finds Sarah Woods
A resounding firecracker-click of heel on tile hushed the crowds on Bogota’s Plaza de Bolívar, scattering pigeons far and wide. The cool, crisp morning air had been engulfed by ...
Don't miss the first episode of Amazon on BBC2, Monday 15th September at 9pm. Bruce Parry reports on his seven month odyssey travelling down the Amazon, travelling from its glacial source in the high Andes to its mouth at the Atlantic.
Bruce travels over 6,000 kms by foot, light aircraft and ...
