Insights

In the age of the smartphone, and with so much technology at our fingertips, anyone with passion and creativity has the ability to transform their vision of the world around them into a pretty spectacular travel video. As you know, we love seeing you capture your travel memories on social media and see your entries coming in for our Exodus Photo Masters Competition, so we thought we'd open the floor to video and share our handy tips, so you’ll be able to create a great travel video on your phone in no time.

Although the world has changed, our passion for travel hasn’t stopped, and we’re excited to hear about our travellers’ first safe and secure return to adventure on a small group trip to the Mountains & Villages of Evia, in August. And who better to welcome our travellers’ back, than our fun-loving local Greek guide, Thanos Mamas, who’s been leading the way for over 20 years with Exodus.

Imagine the Tuscan landscape and postcard-perfect rich green and warm amber, rolling hills, intersected with winding country roads that lead to quaint, medieval hamlets are likely to come to mind; an Italian landscape that has inspired artists for centuries. However, there is a less well-known beauty; the undiscovered gem of northern Tuscany and the Garfagnana region.

Nothing will prepare you for the extraordinary thrill of seeing a tiger in the wild. That first encounter where you lock eyes with the world’s biggest cat will leave an indelible imprint on your memory for life. In India, the Bengal tiger has been the country’s unspoken mascot for centuries, ever-present in its architecture, traditional art and religious symbolism, yet its population is continually threatened by poaching and fragmentation of habitat.