Expert Insights

April 28, 2020 Top 5 Unexpected Wonders of the Canadian Rockies

It’s well known that the Canadian Rockies is a pretty picture-perfect place, but I don’t think I was quite prepared for the incredible beauty which awaited me on my recent visit to the region. A lot is made of the mountains of Banff National Park, perhaps the most famous of the Rocky Mountain National Parks; and for good...

April 27, 2020 Why Take a Walking Holiday in North America?

Maybe it’s this time of year when we ponder kick-starting our healthy (OK, make that ‘slightly healthier’) resolutions and trying to shift a few extra Christmas kilos? The time of year that makes us think of taking a walking holiday…could 2017 be the year that you get off the sun lounger and don those hiking boots?...

April 27, 2020 Top 6 Most Beautiful Lakes in the Canadian Rockies

The Canadian Rockies region is one of the most stunning places on the planet. Full of jagged peaks and colorful lakes, wildflowers and glaciers, it is an area that never fails to awe and inspire my passengers. I have often been asked what my favorite photo spot is on our Western Canada tours and that is...

April 23, 2020 How to Prepare for Your First Walking Holiday

Fresh air, the great outdoors, a sense of real adventure a walking holiday is a truly wonderful thing. And with Bill Bryson’s tale of Appalachian Trial hitting the big screen, more of us than ever are likely to be inspired to take the plunge but its a good idea to do a bit more preparation...

April 23, 2020 7 Once-in-a-Lifetime Travel Experiences

When it comes to travel, everyone has a different mindset. Some are happy with an easy, relaxed week abroad, while others seek out adventure and new thrills. However, we think you’d be hard pushed to find anyone who’d turn down an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime experience. In the Americas, there are plenty of these to be found...

April 21, 2020 Lockdown in the Lodge: Wildlife Encounters

By the early 1980s, after years of unchecked logging, the World Economic Forum estimated that two-thirds of Costa Rica’s tree canopies were destroyed, damaging the natural habitat of indigenous creatures. However, thanks to the creation of the National Forestry Commission and essential support and funding from non-profit organisations, like the Rainforest of the Austrians (Regenwald...

April 20, 2020 The Lodge That Saved A Rainforest

Located in the south of Costa Rica, nestled in the remote Piedras Blancas National Park, lies the Esquinas Rainforest Lodge. What makes this lodge and its surrounding 14,000 hectares of primary jungle so important, is that its lush mountains, dense evergreen forests and watersheds situated in the Esquinas and Piedras Blancas rivers, provide the perfect...

April 06, 2020 6 of the Best Hikes in Southwest USA

We’ve rounded up some of our best hikes in the USA’s Southwestern National Parks, including five achievable day hikes, and one epic trail that offers the challenge of a lifetime…so prepare your walking boots, and get inspired! Canyons and Navajo Lands, Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park Distance: 5.9 miles Elevation gain: 505...

April 06, 2020 Our favourite travel books

Travel literature, whether it’s the fascinating memoirs of a life-changing trip into the mysterious Himalayan mountains; fiction that makes the awe inspiring landscapes of Namibia its major character or nonfiction accounts that encourages its readers to consider a familiar destination in a whole new light – all of these emotive writing techniques fall under the...

April 06, 2020 How we bring travel into our homes

During these unprecedented times, it’s more important than ever before that we stay in our homes and practice social distancing. It may feel at times like you’re disconnected from the world, but true acts of solidarity and cultural expression across the globe, just goes to show that we are a global community of people who...