Expert Insights

April 17, 2018 Trending Now: Active Traveller Adventure Trips

Read time – 3 minutes Travellers are keener than ever to maintain healthy lifestyles whilst abroad. Research recently carried out by booking.com suggests that the number of people planning a health and wellbeing trip has doubled from one in 10 in 2017 to nearly one in five in 2018 – showing that whilst the trend...

April 12, 2018 Ross Edgley’s Top 5 Fitness Tips

Food and fitness are best studied when travelling. A bold statement I know, but it was over 10 years, through 100 countries and over 100,000 miles that I really began to understand the intricacies of training and nutrition. Not by dwelling in gyms and libraries all around the world, but by jumping headfirst into any...

April 12, 2018 Happy Thai New Year: Songkran Festival

Read time – 2 minutes On a syrupy morning, an amalgam of bold t-shirts, face-aching smiles and a flood of cool, refreshing water erupt onto a street in busy downtown Bangkok. Sometimes New Year can be a washout… But Thailand’s Songkran Festival starts with a serious splash! Thai New Year Celebrated on April 13th, Thai...

April 10, 2018 Freedom Kit Bags for Nepal

Read time – 4 minutes From the prayer flag-spangled base camp of Everest to the silent jungle of Chitiwan National Park and its incredible wildlife, Nepal is a country of contrasts unlike anywhere else on the planet. It’s a hiker’s haven that draws in countless trekkers and vacationers each year. It offers myriad rewards for those...

April 04, 2018 Uganda’s Gorilla Census

Read time – 3 minutes Concealed under mist veiled hills and a thick blanket of rainforest canopy, over half the world’s Mountain gorilla population live on the verge of the Rift Valley. Bwindi Mountain Gorillas Mountain gorillas have survived in The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda thanks to the commitment of conservation teams, many of...

March 16, 2018 One Night In… A Mekong Delta Homestay

Read time – 4 minutes A refreshing breeze flitters through thick leafy foliage where a soupy river supports a vast array of plant life. Somewhat of an agricultural miracle, The Mekong Delta is the ‘rice bowl’ of Vietnam, producing more than a third of the country’s annual food crop. Here you’ll find dense mangroves aplenty,...

February 20, 2018 History’s Boldest Female Travellers

Read time – 7 minutes In honour of International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating some of history’s boldest female travellers. Within the dusty tomes of the past, lie the stories of some incredible women: female explorers, trekkers and pioneers who have changed the way we see our planet. They have navigated wide oceans, made tracks through barren...

February 16, 2018 Top 5 Reasons to Visit Spitsbergen

Read time – 3 minutes For those who desire to capture swirling ice formations and Polar fauna, a chartered photographic expedition in the remarkable Arctic archipelago is something special. Renowned for its show-stopping scenery, with groaning glaciers and twinkling icebergs jutting out of biting sapphire seas, Spitsbergen’s sheer sublimity is to be swooned over. If...

February 16, 2018 Celebrating Chinese New Year

Read time – 5 minutes From enormous ornate dragons soaring above city streets, to twinkling amber lanterns drifting through the inky night sky, Chinese New Year is one of the most recognisable celebrations on the planet. Red is the colour of the season, symbolising happiness, wealth and prosperity. Luxurious crimson banners adorn houses and beautiful...

February 15, 2018 Trending Now: Hidden Gems Holidays

Read time – 3 minutes These adventures won’t always hog the limelight, but they’re guaranteed to steal your heart. The British love an underdog. So it’s no surprise that plenty of travellers are on the lookout for more unusual adventures. Whilst it’s easy to gravitate towards the famous hotspots, lots of people are searching out...