Magnificent Seven Venezuela Travel Tips
A land of great beauty and potential, Mark Heath wonders if Venezuela will reclaim a place in travel literature. Here he give his top Venezuela Travel Tips.
Four Great Trails to Hike in Nevada
With the popularity of walking and trekking holidays on the rise this year, there has never been a better time for hiking enthusiasts to visit Nevada. There are walks for…
Up Close and Personal: Uganda’s Mountain Gorilla
Phil Ellis went on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Uganda to see the country’s mountain gorilla in its natural environment, and find it a life-changing experience.
What Was Your Favourite African Safari?
In the second of his series of QAs, Travel Begins at 40 Founder, Mark Bibby Jackson, relates his favourite – or at least most memorable – African safari experience. My…
South Africa Travel: from Cape to Cape
On a South Africa Travel trip to the Western Cape, with a brief excursion into the Eastern Cape, Eileen Wise and Roger Hermiston dip their toes into this remarkably vast…
Learn to Scuba Dive: Just Breathe
Before she travelled to Southeast Asia, Kate Burbidge had a fear of the deep, blue sea, then while working at a dive centre in Cambodia, she decided to take the…
Sabah Borneo Holidays: Mountains, Rainforest and Orangutan
Sabah Borneo Holidays can be rich, rewarding and varied as Mark Bibby Jackson realises as he encounters a wealth of wildlife in its natural environment and becomes re-acquainted with an…
Luke Bailes: Africa Wildlife Conservation
Luke Bailes, the charismatic founder of Singita, is one of the most influential individuals in African wildlife conservation tourism, preserving swathes of African wilderness by promoting environmentally conscious and socially…
Pamir Highway, a Road Less Travelled
After travelling through the Wakhan Valley, Johan Smits reaches the famed Pamir Highway traversing Tajikistan’s GBAO to reach what feels like the top of the world. One of the two…
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…
