Expert Insights

November 21, 2014 Hunting the Aurora in Iceland

Read time – 2 minutes Clouds on the final approach cast a gloomy grey cloak over both the capital of Iceland and my mood. Insulated in thermal, fleece and Goretex, I shuffled gingerly across the ice-caked tarmac and boarded the bus with little optimism for the evening ahead. Searching for the Northern Lights Clouds are...

October 14, 2014 One Night in Casas Particulares, Cuba

Whilst the island of Cuba is a friendly and exciting patchwork of colour and creativity, unfortunately the same cannot be said for some of the state-run hotels that still provide the vast majority of accommodation for tourists. They can be a bit of a drab affair in some destinations, and often accentuate the already significant...

October 13, 2014 Top Halloween Haunts

Read time – 2 minutes With the spookiest time of the year upon us, Adventure HQ is getting into the spirit of all things Halloween. We’re forever haunted by the spectres of visas, stamps yet to go in the passport and the ghoulish task of grappling with the age-old question: where next? But more than...

September 25, 2014 Top 4 Autumn Adventure Holidays

Read time – 1 minute Autumn is a magical time of year, particularly for outdoor lovers. Autumn adventure holidays are the perfect way to extend your summer. As the leaves begin to fall, forests turn into a riot of colour, as if painted red and gold. Before the cold of winter sets in, autumn is...

September 24, 2014 Funny Signs Around the World

Read time – 3 minutes Exodus’ adventure experts have travelled to all seven continents, visiting over 200 countries collectively. Over the past forty years, we’ve come across plenty of weird and wonderful things, from peculiar toilets to unusual cultural traditions. Something that always catches our attention though is an amusing sign, so here’s an amuse-bouche...

September 12, 2014 Family Travel Tips

Read time 5 minutes Have kids? Do travel! These adventures will be transformative experiences for you and your family, the topic of dinner table discussions and memories for years to come. All it takes is a little planning, a family-sized helping of adventurous spirit and some help from the experts! Tips for Travelling with Kids...

September 05, 2014 Our Top Ten Travel Reads

Read time – 3 minutes The world of literature and the world of travel are natural bedfellows. The reasons for this are many; practically, reading is a great way to spend downtime when visiting a holiday destination, a necessary tool for filling those few spare moments. The bond between these two fields runs deeper than...

September 05, 2014 Sri Lanka Adventure From Ameera Mian

Read time – 1 minute During my Sri-Lanka adventure, we did so many things I thought I might not do in my life, from tea leaf picking to facing my fear of heights by climbing the ancient fortress in Sigriya. The Best Bits of Sri Lanka But my favourite part of this wonderful holiday was...

August 29, 2014 Exodus Leaders: Winter Guides

Read time – 3 minutes Of the many factors that go into making our adventures great, perhaps the most important are our leaders. A good leader can be the difference between a fun holiday and an unforgettable one, and Exodus only works with the very best leaders – those whose expertise, experience and charisma have...

August 29, 2014 The Animal Kingdom’s Great Migrations

Read time – 2 minutes Driven by a primal urge to feed and breed, many of the world’s wildlife species spend much of their lives on the move. Whether it’s wildebeest in search of greener pastures in east Africa or whales seeking out plankton blooms, these epic migrations are amongst the greatest wildlife spectacles you...