Expert Insights

February 08, 2014 Exploring Cape Town & South Africa

Read time – 6 minutes Coastlines have the power to mesmerise, whether due to tall cliffs buffeted by angry waves, tranquil bays where the tide gently laps the shore, or palm-fringed beaches bordering crystal clear lagoons. Cape Town and the Garden Route The world is full of these delectable sights where land and sea meet....

October 24, 2013 Around the World in (slightly more than) 80 words

How many of us have grown up to fulfill a childhood dream by visiting a place we once read about in a book? Words are powerful. Carefully crafted and woven together, words transport the reader. They fire the imagination, carrying you off to unknown, far-flung worlds, places that linger in daydreams. From Narnia to Namibia, literary journeys...

October 24, 2013 Festival Fever

From the most famous to the more obscure, we have compared our globetrotting notes here at Adventure HQ and put together a calendar of our favourite festivals around globe. Sure to whet the appetite for a new cultural experience, be it watching horse racing in Mongolia or shaking your tail feather in Rio! Joining in...

October 24, 2013 Drinks from around the World

Read time – 5 minutes Add an international twist to your drinks cabinet with our top travel tipples, the best drinks for globetrotters. We all love to try a local favourite for the first time, and alcohol is no different. Whether you pop into the neighbourhood bar packed with residents, want a truly special celebratory sip...

October 24, 2013 Top 5 cool places to stay

Read time – 2 minutes Let us introduce you to the five coolest places to stay on a snowy winter break, from the sub-zero to the unexpectedly plush. If you can resist anything but temptation, we suggest you look away now! Best Snow Holidays Basecamp Oulanka, Finland Eco-friendly log cabins A stay at Basecamp is enough...

October 23, 2013 It’s not just about walking!

After all, a walking trip is first and foremost a holiday. Whilst a bivouac at 3,000 metres might spell paradise for some, for others, there is nothing like a good hotel and a comfy bed to relax after a day in the great outdoors. If this sounds like you, then our centre-based walking holidays might...

October 23, 2013 Top Five Winter Activity Holidays

Read time – 3 minutes Whether you are a seasoned snow expert or a newcomer to the world of snowy activity, our top five winter activity holidays have all bases covered. With no previous experience needed, everyone can stay active this winter – either make fresh tracks snowshoeing around a snow-draped wilderness, glide through impressive...

October 23, 2013 Unusual Beaches of the World

Read time – 2 minutes Beaches have been badly abused the world over. For the adventurous traveller, their reputation lies in ruin; tattered or battered, overrun with tourists and sanitised into uniform, globalised sameness. Yet with something in the region of 217,490 miles of coastline in the world, there must be some escape. Where the...

October 23, 2013 A Loo with a View

Read time – 2 minutes Toilet, powder room, khazi, bog, thinking pot, can, porcelain god, throne… whatever you like to call yours, there’s no denying the long-standing human fascination with bathrooms, or more specifically the loo! Interesting Toilets of the World Said to be the birthplace of many an epiphany and somewhere each of us...

October 23, 2013 Test the waters

Waves lapping the bow, the wind in your hair and views you would otherwise miss out on – there is nothing quite like getting out on the water to give you a different perspective. Over 70% of our planet is made up of H2O, from burbling mountain streams to mighty meandering rivers, iceberg-laden oceans to tropical...