Margarita Island: Fading Grandeur Fighting Back
Despite a terrible recession, Venezuela’s Margarita Island still has much to offer as Mark Heath realised when he visited…
Insider Travel Tip From Your Ambassador
What happens when you ask ambassadors around the world for an insider travel tip on the countries they represent, and while they’re at it, counter some common cliches…
2018 Alternative Top Travel Destinations
The Travel Begins at 40 travel collective has ransacked the globe to come up with four alternative top travel destinations for the adventurous and young at heart 40-something traveller. Why…
Discover La Gomera, Canary Islands
La Gomera, the land of eternal spring offers constant sunshine, unspoilt beaches and authentic island villages as well as palm-lined mountains, laurel forests and walking trails for miles. Here are…
Tuolumne County California: Not Just Yosemite
If you think Tuolumne County in California is all about Yosemite Park, think again, there’s a lot to discover and experience all year round. Just 2 ½ hours east of…
Luxury Greece Unspoilt for 50somethings
Can a five-star resort compete with the real Greece? Indie traveller Jason Wilkins loathes luxury but a 50something newish romance meant towing the line and buying a decent pair of…
In the Saddle with Uruguay’s Horse Whisperer
Hoping to step off the face of the earth for a few days, Duncan Madden takes to the saddle and disappears into a Uruguayan wilderness with Lucie, the horse whisperer…
Lisbon by Night – Europe’s Coolest City
With its lively and vibrant nightlife scene, Lisbon fully justifies its reputation as a city that never sleeps. Lisboetas love going out and are always seeking out new places to…
Druk Path Trek Bhutan, the Local Way
Vast landscapes and wide open skies are defining features of Bhutan and there are few better ways to see them than on the Druk Path Trek…
Trekking Begins at 40
Kandoo Adventure’s Paul Deakin really is proof that trekking begins at 40, he gives five reasons why it’s never too late to go on a trek. On her fortieth birthday…
