Why is it Iceland is so popular? Iceland has joined Jordan (see an earlier Blog) in bucking the credit crunch trend and is seeing great interest by travellers, evidenced by the many enquiries made through the addictedtotravel.com site when the Times ...
All the very best to Lyn and the team at Wanderlust magazine who are celebrating 15 years of success! I remember when the magazine was launched all those years ago. Today as then it's a breath of fresh air to the independent traveller, packed full...
Celebrations are taking place throughout Bhutan as the new King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, is crowned, as reported by the BBC "The new king of Bhutan has been crowned in a lavish coronation ceremony in the isolated Himalayan kingdom. Kin...
The guys at Creative Travel are reporting, "Nepal gets a new 'Kumari' The Living Goddess. Three-year-old Matina Shakya, is the new Kumari or Living Goddess. She was formally installed at a religious function at Kumari House in centre of Kathmandu...
With a whole world to explore we are expanding our range of destinations week by week. Our latest additions include a travel guide to the Philippines and a travel guide to Sri Lanka, whilst the last few weeks have seen us launch Mongolia, Bonaire (wh...
I've just had a very interesting conversation with Wendy Botham of Petra Moon Tours, one of our Travel Specialsts in Jordan... Back in April I reported how things were busy down in Egypt, with hotels in short supply and people being encouraged to ...
Back in 1994 I spent a few weeks on the idyllic Thai island of Ko Tao. Ko Tao translates as Turtle Island and its stunning waters really do lap agaainst some of the most beautiful beaches in Thailand. It was here that I learned to dive and so it is w...
Explore are one of the UK’s foremost small group adventure travel tour operators, operating in over 130 countries around the world they offer around 500 trips! With a range of adventure holidays for both families and adults Explore! are sure to have ...
As our Travel Guide to Japan continues to expand with a whole host of great places to see in Japan and attractions in Japan we are pleased to welcome aboard Matt and the guys at Oxalis Holidays. Oxalis are that rare thing – a real expert in Japan ...
I’ve always enjoyed Turkey. Ever since arriving on a first visit in the winter of 1987 when Istanbul was covered in a layer of snow I was amazed how many archaeological sites there were just, well, sitting there. At that time I enjoyed minus-zero tem...
