Tag Archives: experience

It’s a jungle out there! For the adventurous traveller nothing is more exciting than hacking through the jungle in the early morning mist to discover a lost empire with towering pyramids and ancient city streets. Like Indiana Jones you swashbuckle your way through crocodile infested swamps, past crazed howler monkeys …

Wimbledon is more than a bad film starring Kirsten Dunst and it’s more than just a two week Grand Slam tennis tournament. There are three essential parts to this lush little corner of London: the tennis club, the village and the common. It’s a charming little triumvirate which gives visitors …

Wow, I could write a book on why this years Tour de France is going to be one of the best ones ever. If there is any year to make the pilgrimage to France this is the year! This years 6 country route should prove challenging and exciting Firstly, this …

Rumour has it that Michael Jackson will be buried at his Neverland Ranch and a shrine created for eternal worship.  In this post we look at some of the other grave sites that have become essential travel destinations. The grave of Jim Morisson in France attracks thousands of visitors each …

It’s a tough subject, when we travel abroad we often suspend our normal routines and embrace the moment. Obviously reading guidebooks, getting vaccinations and listening to government advice on the countries we visit is important but other factors can come into play that both affect our judgement on situations and …

When I told people I was going to the island of Koh Phangan, Thailand, they invariably whooped: FULL MOON PARTY! I’m sure the parties are awesome there. Except I was travelling to the other side of the island where the beach is much better and the experience much quieter. On …

Wham, bam and thank you ma’am! Amsterdam can pick you up, throw you around like a rag doll and spit you out like yesterday’s old news in a heartbeat, never mind twenty four hours. I had come to the capital of the Netherlands for some good old fashioned rest and …

St Petersburg was my starting point in Russia. I’d arrived on an overnight train from Tallinn, Estonia, and was met at the railway station by my ‘guide’, because I did travel in Russia with a tour operator. (The tour was great, still allowed time for ‘free days’ to do as …