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DUNEDIN AND NEW ZEALAND’S EAST COAST It’s often missed for the more famous West Coast or the route through the middle of South Island via the lakes, Wanaka and Tekapo – but the East Coast has a few treasures to share, especially if you are visiting New Zealand for the second or third time. Dunedin…
BIG WHEEL KEEP ON TURNING, PROUD MARY KEEP ON BURNING Actually, the words in this song have no bearing at all to the Proud Mary boat that takes us up and down the Murray River in Adelaide! But you just can’t help singing the song out loud! This 3 night/ 4 day…
SOUTH AFRICA THE GARDEN ROUTE FROM CAPE TOWN TO PUMBA SAFARI PARK by Marion We had a wonderful time. Flights and transfers went very smoothly, although it is a long flight if you don’t sleep. We enjoyed Winchester Mansions, our hotel in Cape Town, and quickly felt at home. We didn’t eat in the restaurant,…
LET’S CRUISE THE MED IN QUEEN VICTORIA STYLE Apart from the many lovely ports to explore and enjoy on a Mediterranean cruise, Cunard’s Queen Victoria makes it fun to stay on board too! I think our ‘blog’ of pictures tells the whole story! And if we’ve inspired you to take to the Mediterranean Sea –…
DECEMBER 1st Christmas! Will it be white? With Reindeer and snow (like Lapland?) Will it be hot and sunny? A beach in Barbados? Will it be a luxury cruise? With everything laid on and included? Will it be adventurous? The Inca Trail in Peru? What will your Christmas be? And we hope it will be…
24 November 2020: Thailand: From Bangkok to the Golden Triangle, we take you on a timeless journey at 6pm at our office – we usually finish by 7pm, but if you have lots of questions, we can run over. Please let us know you’re coming. Share This Story, Choose Your…
WHAT HAPPENS IN VAGAS by Sally Cole I flew Virgin Atlantic to Las Vegas and although it was a long journey the hostesses were superb and treated us very well. I stayed in two hotels during my trip. My first was The Westgate. The first thing I saw as I walked in was all those…
THE NATURAL WONDERLAND OF NAMIBIA I’ve seen 10 times more table mountains than Cape Town, Canyons bigger than the Grand Canyon in America, Sand Dunes higher than the Pyramids in Egypt and 1000 more seals on the beach than Kangaroo Island in Australia! Where have I been? Namibia! When you think that…
October is the time of colours – Autumn leaves and Halloween pumpkins! New England is the place to see the Fall, and Salem is the place to be at Halloween! Do you dare?! Our travel Tuesdays this month are: Tuesday 06 October 2020: India Is it the cities, the monuments and the architecture? Is it…
THE CIRCLE OF LIFE Today I cried. It was unexpected. First it was tears of fear and sadness, then it was tears of joy – an acceptance of life, and death, in the wild, wild bush of Africa. The Circle of Life. It was dawn, we were out in a comfy safari…