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You might think that two weeks of trekking in the Mont Blanc region would be great way to lose a little weight. Tour Leader Charlie Boscoe explains why this isn’t necessarily the case! It is impossible to walk the meadows and passes below the towering peaks of Mont Blanc without feeling a stirring of the...
Read MoreRead time – 2 minutes Iceland is about the most pronounceable name associated with the island. Despite spending two weeks here, I will never be able to pronounce any of the place names! Even the infamous volcano, Eyjafjallajokull has been renamed E15! Despite its somewhat misleading name, summers here are actually pretty hot and dry. The midday...
Read MoreLike more and more people I am a coffee drinker. My first memories of drinking coffee are sat in the Piazza del Campo, in Siena, enjoying a cappuccino and bombolone (custard-filled doughnut) as a teenager on a family holiday. Ever since, whenever I visit a coffee-drinking country I look forward to trying the local variety –...
Read MoreRead time – 4 minutes A brisk wind races through the high passes, scattering prayer flags flapping and fluttering against the sky. The haunting echo of footsteps tracing the corridor of a Buddhist monastery is swept away, the sun streams down over the lush green tea plantations of Darjeeling. Somewhere more secretive, the elusive shadow...
Read MoreRead time – 3 minutes The old man’s eyes are honest as he whispers to me, “Here, in this region, we have everything you can possibly look for.” This wisened face belongs to one of the family who own the Hotel Le Due Torri where we are staying, high in the hills near the Amalfi...
Read MoreRead time – 3 minutes “You will get bored of sea turtles,” the appropriately named Darwin says as he outlines the week’s adventures aboard the Cachalote. Nods ripple around the group signalling agreement – it’s a risk we are prepared to take. Sea Turtle, Galapagos Galapagos Islands Cruise On day one of the Galapagos cruise, our boat docks...
Read MoreWill Exodus’ Natasha Preston finally realise her dream to see the largest predator on the planet? As first light slanted through the curtains my mind raced. Would today be the day? But my heart sank as I looked out over the glistening cobbled marina. The moody steel sky and tempestuous winds – evidence of a...
Read MoreRead time – 3 minutes For the first New Year ever I have not made a resolution – I have, after many years, finally admitted to myself that I’m not going to keep it anyway, so why bother making one? New Year Adventures Instead, I’m looking down alternative avenues. After all, with the inclement weather forcing...
Read MoreRead time – 2 minutes Amidst the alpine scenery of white limestone karst, green hills flecked white with roaming sheep and goats, picturesque trails wind between shepherd’s huts and villages. The Picos de Europa is a haven of tranquility in northern Spain, known for its sumptuous, hearty cuisine full of flavours from the surrounding hills....
Read MoreRead time – 3 minutes Having lived in Kiruna, northern Sweden, as a child, I thought I’d pretty much seen it all when it comes to winter in an isolated cold environment. That was until I visited Iceland in December – when I realised I’d not seen the half of it. It may have been...
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