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Camilla reports here on her travels by train through Tuscany where fine art, food and wine were very much to the fore! 'Having lived in the southern hemisphere for the best part of the last decade my appetite for European culture has been left unsatisfied, now that it...

Two weeks in northern California was never going to be enough time to do justice to this remarkable region of the USA but in August, Rob and his family endeavoured to cover as much ground as possible … ‘The first thing to remember when visiting San Francisco in August...

Camilla captures here her action-packed, often soaking-wet, wildlife-filled trip to Costa Rica where she and a group of UK travel consultants were kindly hosted by our friends at Distinctive America.  Our 11 hour flight with British Airways on the recently-introduced...

Camilla writes about her trip to Sri Lanka where she enjoyed seeing the main highlights of the island ... and also had an impromptu glimpse inside a provincial hospital along the way! We got off to a delayed start spending an extra hour and a half at the gate at...

Rob reports on his week travelling through the remote mountain region of Ladakh where he enjoyed wonderful hospitality amidst unparalleled panoramic scenery. Ladakh is a region of dramatic landscapes situated at the western end of the Tibetan Plateau and sandwiched...

Visiting Vietnam had long been on Abbie's travel radar and she has now returned from a 12 day trip through the country starting in Hanoi before journeying south via Hoi An and Hue to  Saigon.  Here are her impressions of this very vital and vibrant nation. After...

PURA VIDA!  Irene has just experienced the meaning of these two simple words whilst travelling through Costa Rica. From river-floating to rafting and canopy walkways to zip-lining, fine dining and coffee tasting – this is a country that caters for all tastes and ages....

Namaste! Suzanne has just returned from one of her favourite countries – Nepal – to see at first hand how the country was doing after the devastating earthquake in April 2015. The main thing to project to everyone is Nepal is back in business! The trekking routes have...

Rob and his family visited Sri Lanka over the Easter period and enjoyed heatwave temperatures whilst travelling along the south and recently re-opened north-east coast before heading inland to explore the cultural splendours of Polunnaruwa and Sigirya. Rob writes: ...

What a difference a few degrees make… Irene has just returned from Swedish Lapland and with several layers and a very warm hat enjoyed even the lowest temperature of minus 29C! Our trip started off in Lulea - the gateway to superb winter wonderland adventures,...

In October Rob made a 9-day journey through Colombia kindly hosted by adventure specialists ‘Dragoman’.  Travelling on a purpose-built overland truck along with 18 other travel consultants from various worldwide travel agencies, he reports here on his impressions of...