Chile: the Hottest Travel Destination?
Chile is flying high after the destination, its capital city and its ski offering received a number of awards and hot list accolades Following Chile’s ranking as the number one…
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Chile is flying high after the destination, its capital city and its ski offering received a number of awards and hot list accolades Following Chile’s ranking as the number one…
Five experiences that can only be found in Québec, Canada From tasting chips covered with curd and gravy to running across ice-covered rivers for sport, Québec is full of the…
From treehouses to lighthouses, domes to tepees and floating yurts to an ice hotel Québec has the weirdest places to stay…
Discover the plethora of adrenaline-fuelled activities that South America’s leading adventure tourism destination has to offer Stretching 4,270km from north to south, Chile encompasses a diverse range of climates and…
Maintaining your personal safety in Latin America is often one of the major concerns of people travelling to the region. Mike East offers advice on precautions you can take to…
From Le Boat’s first North American launch to celebrating Canada’s Provincial Parks’ 125th anniversary, 2018 is the year to visit Ontario. 2018 is shaping up to be another hot year…
Tobago is the classic tropical island. With its white sand, palm-fringed beaches it’s a archetypal Caribbean getaway. But what about Trinidad? Mike East makes the case for a traveller looking…
Lesley Perlman undertakes the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and finds out she’s taken on a bit more than she can chew. “That’s the Kentucky Hug…heh heh…,” the guide drawled in a…
American cities are built for the motor car with freeways everywhere, so popular culture has it. Sure. But there are more environmentally friendly alternatives, as Mike East discovers when he…
Continuing his South American saga Mark Bibby Jackson follows the path of many an intrepid voyager and takes a cruise around Cape Horn to the city of Punta Arenas in…
Many travellers have heard of things to do in Panama City – the canal, casinos, etc – but on his most recent visit, Mike East saw many changes and much…
In the first part of his South American journey, Mark Bibby Jackson travels through Patagonia Argentina to discover what it is about this remote region that continues to draw the…
There is a lot more to the Yucatan Peninsula than overdeveloped resorts, especially for the more adventurous traveller as Mike East discovered when he visited Campeche Mexico…
Experienced traveller Mike East took up surfing for the first time in his mid-forties. He doesn’t regret it; neither would you…
Stretching from Alaska in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the south, the Americas is not one but two wonderful and vibrant continents full of rich and varied opportunities for the Over 40 and Over 50 travel adventurer. Whether it is the beaches of the Caribbean, the lost temples of the Inca, Mayan or Aztec Empires, or trekking in the wilds of Patagonia, at Travel Begins at 40, our pages our full of personal travel experiences, as well as details of the best festivals in the Americas, the latest travel news, and the most wonderful travel offers. Follow Mark Bibby Jackson on his travels through Patagonia in search of his Welsh heritage or Mike East as he learns to surf off the coast of Costa Rica. Let our Americas travel experiences inspire you to head off the beaten track yourselves and enjoy the most diverse travel experiences. You won’t forget it.