If you have never been to South Africa you may have an unrealistic idea of what the country is actually like, I know I did. There are no wild animals roaming around the streets (well not in Cape Town anyway!), you do not need to wear a bullet proof vest as some journalists would have…
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Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates this special day, and if you don’t, well, Happy Sunday! A great day to spend quality time with friends and loved ones, and the perfect excuse to munch away on countless chocolate bunnies, I for one am making the most of this long weekend and I hope you are…
Sailing into the Sunset aboard a Luxury Cruise Ship
There is nothing quite like boarding a luxury cruise ship for the first time, and anyone who enjoys cruising will know firsthand just how addictive this form of holidaying can become. These magnificent vessels decorated to the highest standards, are much like luxurious five-star hotels, and they have every modern convenience one could possibly wish…
A Traveller’s Guide to Climate Care
I am no scientist, nor am I an environmental specialist, but I am a traveller by choice and by profession and I am well aware of the impact my travels are having on the planet. At the beginning of March this year, the UK and Europe in general enjoyed temperatures well in the 20s (70…
Walking the Line – Travelling the Equator
While I have crossed the invisible line of the equator more times than I can remember, I have never actually walked along the line itself, or visited one of the many famous landmarks found in Ecuador, Uganda, Kenya and Indonesia where you can have your photo take with a foot either side of the line….
10 Places to Escape to During the London Olympics
I know this doesn’t sound very patriotic, but I one of the “millions of Britons” who will be escaping to warmer climes when the London 2012 Olympics start in July. Not that we didn’t try to support the event, my better half tried for months to get hold of some elusive Olympic tickets, but this…
Travel News = Bad News!
Have you read any travel/holiday/tourism news lately? Well, if you enjoying travelling may I suggest that you leave the newspaper firmly closed and turn off the TV! Reading my daily dose of travel news was rather off-putting today, and just as we are all thinking about those much wanted (and needed!) summer holidays, it seems…
Travelling Around the World and Back Again – A List of Places to Revisit
I am one of the lucky ones. I have already been around the world and while I didn’t quite manage it in 80 days like Phileas Fogg, I did manage to spend five months with my beloved hubby visiting beautiful countries, meeting new friends, trying new foods, and sampling plenty of new wines, so all…
Saving Rhinos One at a Time – The Story of Themba & Thandi
Few events have a real impact on your life, and for me those would include the premature death of Princess Diana, the horrific terror attack on New York on September 11th, and the South East Asian Tsunami on Boxing Day in 2004. All of these tragic events affected me deeply, and left a small but…
Travelling the World while Saving the Planet
In a world where we are constantly reminded about the negative impact we are having on our planet, I believe it is time for us all to step up and take notice of the very real issues of global warming and climate change. As a child growing up in the 70’s, spring arrived in April,…
Luxury Cruising – Go on Treat yourself!
Another glorious day here today and, as usual, days like these make me think of one thing, and that is going on holiday! As someone who works to live rather than the other way round, travelling is always on my mind, and as I haven’t been away since December (three whole months ago!) I feel…
Travel below the Equator
With over 40 countries under my belt, I am lucky enough to have visited some of the most beautiful places on planet earth, and while I would happily visit every single one of them again, those countries sitting beneath the equator such as Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and New Zealand remain high on my list…
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