Expert Insights

November 27, 2018 Dynasties: In Focus with Paul Goldstein

Read time – 4 minutes Paul Goldstein is one of very few people that has spent time with all five of the BBC’s ‘Dynasty’ luminaries. Several chimp safaris, literally years with lions, two fabled expeditions to Emperor penguins and wild painted dogs throughout Africa. 15 marathons in his tiger suit along with 20+ ‘striped’ safaris...

November 26, 2018 The Best Seasonal Breaks

Read time – 3 minutes Not all of us love yuletide and season’s greetings, but you don’t have to go into hibernation to avoid the same five songs repeated on the radio, roads blocked with holiday traffic and, of course, the inevitable bad cracker jokes. Don’t be left out in the cold this Christmas. Bin the...

November 20, 2018 Federica’s Sicily Tours

Read time – 4 minutes Exodus leaders are great with children, engaging, teaching and entertaining, allowing parents to relax and simply enjoy it. Federica Fassari has been guiding guests to the volcanoes of her native Sicily since 2012. Her speciality? Clowning around… Frederica in the mountains Exodus Leader – Frederica Fassari “Leading guests is a...

November 19, 2018 Alternative Christmas Traditions Around the World

Read time – 2 minutes Christmas is a time for traditions, for enjoying the annual rituals and routines that have come to symbolise the season. Around the world, traditions vary enormously as different countries have their own ways to come together and celebrate the festive season. Christmas in Sweden Yule Goat Some nations put up a...

November 19, 2018 Christmas Gift Guide

Read time – 3 minutes Bring a smile to the face of the globetrotter in your life with our carefully selected Christmas gift ideas for travellers. Ditch unimaginative gifts and the consumerist approach to the season of giving this year with our Christmas gift guide for the traveller in your life. Christmas Gift Ideas Foreign...

November 06, 2018 Meet Martina: Our Brochure Artist with a Big Heart

Read time – 4 minutes Her father may have been a painter, but Martina Crepulja didn’t always believe she could be an artist. “I always thought maybe I would work in chemistry,” admits the Bosnia and Herzegovinian illustrator, adding that growing up in Bosnia meant stability was an important quality in a career. “But then,...

October 22, 2018 The Secrets of the Prosecco Road

Read time – 3 minutes We start our trip at Venice Airport, the gateway to one of the busiest cities in Europe. As the 60,000 daily tourists descend upon Venice’s narrow streets, we diverge from the crowds and head in a different direction: away from the city, and towards the little-known Prosecco Hills. We arrive...

October 19, 2018 5 Reasons Why You Need to Visit Egypt Now

A living time capsule where old meets new. If you look in one direction, the pyramids gaze back at you but turn around and you’ll see the bustling modern city of Cairo on the other side. Welcome to Egypt. Though tourism is starting to bounce back after almost a decade of being out of the spotlight, things...

October 15, 2018 4 of The Best Recommended Rides for 2019

Read time – 3 minutes When they manage to get away from their desks and shed the trappings of office life, our cycling experts here at Adventure HQ love nothing more than saddling up and discovering the world’s best biking routes. Their enthusiasm pays off – because they’ve road-tested our cycling adventures, they can tell...

October 15, 2018 Best Cycling Trips for 2022

Read time – 4 minutes New season means new adventures! The Exodus staff peloton have been at it again, scouring the globe to bring you the best of the world on two wheels. From new ways to discover our favourite destinations to new regions being added to the collection, 2022 is shaping up to be one...