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There’s nothing quite like the feeling of luxury. Whether it’s the first-class seat on a cross-continental flight or the Presidential Suite at a 5-star hotel, luxury holidays are all about…
Have you ever given any thought to going on a trip by yourself? There are a lot of advantages to solo travelling, such as the absence of any obligations to…
Thailand is a place that many of us dream of going to. The Land of Smiles offers culture, nightlife, tradition and marvelous natural landscapes. That is why it appears on…
Before the pandemic we took a walk through Jakarta’s bustling streets and captured these scenes of normal life in this crowded metropolis. Enjoy these street photos of Jakarta Indonesia. Fatahillah…
Do you want to see some of the most beautiful heavenly sights on the planet? Take a look at some of the most exciting places to visit. There are lots…
Landing at Ende on the eastern side of Flores Indonesia, we embarked on a five-day overland trip following the Trans-Flores Highway, capturing memories for a digital memory book along the…
At Travel Begins at 40, we beleive it is important to highlight organisations that have sustainable tourism at their heart. Today we highlight Rainforest Cruises which provides bespoke responsible and…
Mark Bibby Jackson at last checks into a property he has long coveted, and admits to be right royally impressed by the Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh. When I first moved…
If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that life is meant to be lived. So now that borders are open, there’s never been a better time to visit all those…
Mark Bibby Jackson gets in tune with his inner self as he goes on an eco-tour in the Cardamom Mountains spending three nights under canvas in Wild Cambodia. It was…
The Indonesia archipelago consists of more than 18 000 islands and each one of them offers unique experiences and natural landscapes. Their magnificent beaches, rice paddies and cultural villages make…
After returning from a recent visit to the Kingdom, Mark Bibby Jackson explains why you really should visit Cambodia now. Cambodia is a country that I love. I first came…
Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Willem Niemeijer founder of Khiri Travel, and CEO of YAANA Ventures about Slow Travel. The past few years have seen many people, companies and organisations…
If you are planning on visiting the Philippines in 2021, and here are 10 destinations you must include in your itinerary. Failing to do so would take away from the…
Marissa Carruthers checks in to a desserted Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh, the latest and most expansive five-star offering in the Cambodian capital. If there’s one thing the current pandemic has…
Travel Begins at 40 has a close looks at The Singapore Green Plan to see how the Southeast Asian nation plans to become a city in nature. For decades, the…
As international travel hopefully returns to something like normal, we look at four cheap destinations to visit in 2021. One thing is for sure – 2020 was not what we…
Marissa Carruthers checks-in at Amber Kampot, the first luxury resort in the southern Cambodia riverine town, and experiences the rapid change taking place. As our boat meanders along a stretch…
Marissa Carruthers takes a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Angkor Wat temple away from the crowds and finds it both an exhilarating and disheartening experience. It’s an eerie sight; almost apocalyptic…
Although travel has been prevented for most of us, we can still dream of the future. Hopefully these wonderful travel images of Asia by Rupert Marlow will inspire you on…
Welcome to the third Travel Begins at 40 podcast. In it we will discuss the future of Myanmar Travel post-COVID19. I’m Mark Bibby Jackson, one of the founders of the…
Welcome to the second Travel Begins at 40 Podcast – Cambodia Travel Tales Past and Future. Following the success of our first podcast on Cambodia and the Coronavirus we have…
Before the coronavirus lock-down, father of one, James Hardy and partner Miriam Dembach, forewent the safe haven of Europe to travel Thailand with their four-year-old daughter Nova. He discovered the…
Welcome to the first ever Travel Begins at 40 podcast – Cambodia and the Coronavirus. I’m Mark Bibby Jackson, one of the founders of the website as well as a…
From the urban twin metropolises of Singapore and Bangkok, to the temples of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, and the rainforests of Malaysia, Southeast Asia is a vibrant and diverse region full of rich and varied opportunities for the Over 40 and Over 50 travel adventurer. At Travel Begins at 40, our team of travel experts has shared its wealth of knowledge of the region, gathered over more than twenty years of living in Southeast Asia. So whether it’s driving a motorcycle (or tuk tuk) around the mountains of northern Thailand, going on one of the region’s many food tours, or visiting magical Malaysian Sabah on the island of Borneo, and visiting endangered orangutan, we have it all covered for you. We also have details of some of the most fascinating and colourful festivals. Read about our Southeast Asia travel experiences and let them inspire you to visit the most magical region on the planet.
