Expert Insights

September 27, 2018 7 World Wonders: Q&A with Andrew Appleyard

Read time – 4 minutes Meet Andrew Appleyard: archaeologist, avid ornithologist, amateur photographer, and traveller. You may recognise him as the man who could answer all your questions from our roaming evening presentations. We know him as our international sales manager, and a man who has been representing Exodus for nearly 20 years. There are...

September 20, 2018 2017 Leader of the Year: Johnny Villalobos

Read time – 5 minutes We sit down with Exodus leader Johnny Villalobos, winner of our Tour Leader of the Year Award 2017, for a quick Q&A between wildlife spotting in Costa Rica. Interview with Johnny Villalobos How do you approach leading tours? I like to prepare for a trip to Costa Rica by first...

September 18, 2018 A Walk to the Roof of Africa: Kilimanjaro

As the first of the sun’s rays crept over the East African horizon to warm my freezing back and illuminate the rocky moonscape beneath my feet, I knew I was going to get there. I was wearier than I’d ever felt and shivering, despite my six layers of clothes, but the worst was over; there...

August 23, 2018 Easy Sustainable Packing Tips for Travellers

Read time – 3 minutes Single-use plastic is the bane of ecologists everywhere. As we’ve seen from the devastating images on Blue Planet, the problem is huge. Faced with such overwhelming odds, what difference can one traveller make? Ways to Make a Difference Sustainable packing alternatives Quite a big difference, actually, with a few surprisingly...

August 10, 2018 Hiking the Himalaya: Then and Now

Read time – 4 minutes Valerie Parkinson has been leading Exodus adventures for 32 years. Whilst her enthusiasm for the mighty Himalaya has stayed constant, many of the other aspects of travelling in this mountain range have changed dramatically in that time. Valerie in the Himalaya “When I was first a leader there were no...

August 10, 2018 Trending Now: Ban the Bottle

Read time – 3 minutes At Exodus we’re delighted that the world is waking up to the perils of plastic consumption. Thanks to advocates like David Attenborough on Blue Planets, the detrimental effects of single-use plastic on the planet are finally being understood, and we believe that the travel industry has had a huge role...

August 09, 2018 How to Conquer Your Fears: Advice from Valerie Parkinson

Read time – 2 minutes Exodus’ leader extraordinaire Valerie Parkinson knows a thing or two about facing your fears and achieving great things. After all, this is someone who chose to celebrate her 50th by leaving several frozen toes on Everest’s Hillary Step during an epic summit attempt. With over three incredible decades of exploring...

July 31, 2018 Trending Now: Autumn Adventures

Read time – 3 minutes After a sweltering summer at home, it’s clear nobody wants it to end. An autumnal escape allows you to extend this rush of sunshine longer into the year – let the good times keep rolling. What a summer it’s been. We’ve had a sensational summer of sport, with Geraint Thomas’...

July 22, 2018 International Tiger Day

Read time -2 minutes Here at Exodus, we are incredibly passionate about wildlife and the conservation efforts to save it. On 29th July we’ll be shining the light on just one species that desperately needs our help, a species close to the hearts of everyone working at Exodus, and one that is teetering on the edge...

July 12, 2018 Morocco vs Iceland

Read time – 2 minutes Commiserations to the proud nations of Morocco and Iceland, neither of whom fared so well in this year’s world cup. After Wednesday’s match, we can relate. But in the travel sweepstakes, they’re both such strong contenders that we decided now was the time to shine a light on what makes...