Expert Insights

Cross-Country skiing opens up a whole new world of winter exploration. We speak to the experts to find out more… What’s it like to leave the madding crowds and the downhill runs behind, to head out into a snow-carpeted landscape on a cross-country skiing adventure? It’s like finding the quickest route into the heart of winter....

Read time – 3 minutes Central Europe may be famed for lavish Christmas markets, but the Baltic States take them equally seriously. So I discovered when travelling on Stockholm & the Baltics in Winter, travelling from Sweden to Lithuania via Estonia and Latvia. Christmas in the Baltics The trip was a relatively fast-paced journey through a group of mostly...

Read time – 2 minutes Creaking glaciers carving their way down to pine forests and flower-flecked meadows, ancient shepherds’ hamlets perched beside glassy lakes and hundreds of peaks to conquer. More beautiful than you could ever imagine, how could you not fall in love with the Alps? Mont Blanc   Tour leaders Mark and Carey Faulkner have...

Read time – 2 minutes We grabbed a quick chat with Product Manager Chloe Knott, who has years of trekking experience and found out her must-have walking kit and essential items to take on a walking holiday. Kit List for Walking Holidays Technical socks Adult hiking socks from £3.99, Decathlon  It’s definitely worth spending money on getting...

Read time – 3 minutes Hydration: we all need it. But what’s the best way to make sure you’re always drinking enough safe water when you’re travelling? Much as we’d like it to be otherwise, there are some places where you simply cannot drink the tap water without risking some pretty nasty side effects. So...

Read time – 4 minutes The Silk Road: Part 2 of 2. Read part 1  Exodus’ Tom Harari takes us on the trail of ancient traders along Asia’s iconic Silk Road. Travelling the Silk Road Kashgar is tucked away in a remote corner of China. Flanked by mountains and desert, it is not an easy...

Read time – 3 minutes So the sun is finally out. You’ve put to one side the 8 Essential Items You Needed for Cycling in the Cold and now it’s time to find your summer cycling kit must haves, but where’s the best place to start? From the head down, of course! Here is your head-to-toe summer cycling...

Few things can beat the thrill of the wind in your hair and the invigorating scent of salt lingering on your skin. The Best Coastal Walking Holidays Gozo: Malta’s best-kept secret  Gozo coastline Gozo is still a secret, of sorts. Malta’s little sister is an island of lush terraced fields and flowering valleys, crumbling churches...

Read time – 3 minutes Central and Eastern Europe: the new kids from the eastern bloc are undeniably amongst the coolest travel destinations on the planet right now. After many years of isolation, these countries have arrived fashionably late to the party and are making up for lost time – chic trendy cities with ruined...

Read time – 4 minutes Take an alphabetical journey through the world’s most incredible buildings. These architectural wonders of the world may be ancient, historic structures steeped in long-lost traditions or avant-garde masterpieces of the modern day. Here are 26 manmade wonders guaranteed to blow you away. Architectural Marvels A – Angkor Wat, Cambodia Angkor Thom...