Travel Blog

From our favourite locations to watch the northern lights to the best places to watch whales in Canada, stunning pictures of the Sweden's Icehotel to the 7 natural wonders of our world, read our blog for all your holiday inspiration.

New Zealand Tailored to Perfection: A Client Perspective

Our Travel Specialists are experts in creating tailor made holidays fitting in with your key interests, must-see places, special occasions, family commitments and specific time frames. That’s exactly the kind of personalised service Sue Sparks enjoyed on her recent trip to New Zealand…
  • Travel Stories

Thursday, 20th April 2023

Pam Forrest

A Personal Look at our Frozen Planet: Going to Extremes

Now that you’ve watched Frozen Planet II have you wondered what it’s like to visit Antarctica, the Arctic or any of the world’s other frozen lands? Travel writer and photographer, Will Gray, shares his first-hand experiences.
  • Destination Insiders
  • Inspire Me
  • Travel Stories
  • Wildlife

Friday, 30th September 2022

Will Gray

8 Highlights of New Brunswick

New Brunswick offers a diverse range of natural, historic, geological & culinary attractions - read on to find out more!
  • Destination Insiders
  • Inspire Me
  • Travel Stories

Thursday, 21st July 2022

Liz Lunnon

Visiting Iceland’s volcanic eruption at Fagradalsfjall by guide, Cathy Harlow

Expert guide, Cathy Harlow, recounts her experience of witnessing Iceland's spectacular volcanic eruption at Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes Peninsula in June 2021.
  • Destination Insiders
  • Travel Stories

Wednesday, 30th June 2021

Cathy Harlow

Life with Rudolph: Meeting the Reindeer Herders of Lapland

Have you ever wondered what living with the real Rudolf is really like? We catch up a Sami reindeer herder in Swedish Lapland.
  • Travel Stories

Friday, 6th November 2020

Will Gray

Part 2: Travel Journaling, A Way To Preserve Our Memories. An Extract From Our Client

Travel experiences may be fleeting right now but we all have memories that last a lifetime, we share a second extract from one of our client’s first starts at travel journaling whilst in lock down.
  • Travel Stories

Saturday, 16th May 2020

Nichol Callaghan

A Lifetime of Travel, A Tale of Determination and Friendship

Our amazing staff, clients and partners are still sharing their favourite tales from a lifetime of travel. We’ve been inundated with wonderful stories, images and thought provoking memories that we can’t help but share. A tale of determination and friendship, from our client, Helen.
  • Travel Stories

Friday, 15th May 2020

Nichol Callaghan

Part 1: Travel Journaling, A Way To Preserve Our Memories. An Extract From Our Client

Travel experiences may be fleeting right now but we all have memories that last a lifetime, we share an extract from one of our client’s travel journal.
  • Travel Stories

Wednesday, 13th May 2020

Nichol Callaghan

7 Trips We Remember, Now That Travel Has Been Taken Away

While the world is on lock-down, trying our best to keep coronavirus down and our chins up, we have plenty of time to reflect on the things we love about life, and for many of us, one of life’s biggest joys is travel. Our clients and staff have been on some amazing adventures all over the world and we asked them about their favourite memories from a lifetime of travel. Here’s the memories they shared...
  • Travel Stories

Wednesday, 22nd April 2020

Destination Specialist

Places in our hearts, a fond memory of Iceland

What does travel mean to us? From authors to adventurers, painters to teachers, families and solo travellers, we asked our clients to share their fondest travel memories. We share one such memory here.
  • Travel Stories

Monday, 20th April 2020

Nichol Callaghan

Scoresby Sund: Q&A with photographer Ragnar TH Sigurdsson

Professional photographer Ragnar TH Sigurdsson shares with us his experiences from a memorable small ship expedition cruise into Scoresby Sund, Greenland.
  • Travel Stories

Thursday, 31st January 2019

Destination Specialist

Crossing Australia by Rail: The Ghan Expedition

Back from her Australian expedition, our Head of Worldwide Product, Liz, recounts her memorable journey on board The Ghan rail journey through the heart of the Outback from Darwin to Adelaide.
  • Travel Stories

Sunday, 9th December 2018

Liz Lunnon