Expert Insights

September 05, 2013 Adventure Trips for the New Year

Read 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...

September 05, 2013 Food and Drink of the Picos de Europa

Read 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....

September 05, 2013 Iceland Winter Activities Highlights

Read 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...

September 05, 2013 Culinary Odyssey (Part 1): Ceviche, Peru

Read time – 3 minutes Join Exodus’ Dan Jackson for a worldwide culinary odyssey. First stop: Peru. My passion for combining food with travel stretches back to the early 90’s when I worked in the wine bar and restaurant trade in the heart of the City’s square mile – a task which gained me the...

September 05, 2013 In Search of Emperor Penguins

Read time – 3 minutes Paul Goldstein visits the Emperor Penguin colony of Snow Hill Island on the Ice-Breaker the Kapitan Kehlebnikov. As I sit in the clinical surrounds of London SW12, my thoughts of work are compromised by visions of the Southern Seas. To do justice to the Emperor Pilgrimage is beyond pen or...

September 05, 2013 Great Explorers: A Tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary

Read time -2 minutes A tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary (July 20th 1919 – January 11 2008), written shortly after his death. Hillary cuts an iconic figure in mountaineering history. Hillary is a man known for many things – his philanthropy, his charisma, an illustrious career in adventure – but nothing more so than being...

September 04, 2013 Volcanoes & Trekking in Iceland

Read time – 3 minutes The locals call it hell. We walked over twisted black rocks, huge lava formations and still-smoking remnants, beginning to believe it ourselves. This is the “viti” (hell) crater of Krafla volcano, a ten-kilometer yawn in the hillside, once believed to be a sign that beneath the Earth’s broken crust lurked...

September 04, 2013 Cycling Holiday in Kerala and Tropical India

Read time – 2 minutes Exodus’ veteran Phil Normington takes to two wheels on one of our most popular cycling trips in the beautiful landscape and villages of Southern India. I didn’t know for certain what ‘Granny Gear’ was until this morning, but it’s been the only gear in use for a couple of hours now. Twenty-seven...

September 04, 2013 Trekking the Inca Trail

Read time – 1 minute No other trek can compete with the Inca Trail for its sense of history, as you tread the ancient road network of the Incas. As for starting the trail, it’s hard to beat the Amazon Rainforest. You will immediately be struck by the heat and humidity of the rainforest. The most refreshing...

September 04, 2013 The Essence of Tuscany

Read time – 2 minutes The postcards don’t do it justice. The contrast between the sharp, rugged mountain ridges on the horizon and the soft, sumptuous valleys filled with sunflower yellow, olive green and the ubiquitous cypress trees is truly breathtaking. Away from the tourists, you can the essence of Tuscany – just you, rolling fields,...