Cuba, Colombia, Sri Lanka, and Jakarta are some of the destinations travellers are being told they’ll be heading to this year. But it’s not where to travel in 2015, it is how to travel in 2015 that’s important – and it’s more important than it’s ever been. One thing I’ve learnt in all the years … Read more
What is transformational travel or transformative travel and what does it take to have a life changing travel experience? Some people climb mountains, cross deserts or sail solo around the world. Others seek spiritual solitude, do retreats, volunteer abroad. After a decade travelling the world, we returned home to be transformed. June 2018 update: Transformational travel … Read more
Phnom Penh day trips include everything from a sobering visit to the Killing Fields and an easy bicycle ride around tranquil Silk Island to a tour of Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre and the chance to care for beautiful sun bears for a day. While a weekend in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, provides a wonderful taste of … Read more
50 Great Cavas. That’s right. We’re Barcelona bound today and tomorrow we’re heading to the Penedes wine region to taste 50 Great Cavas and gorge ourselves on Catalan cuisine for five days. 50 Cavas in five days. Will we survive? In preparation for our Cava tasting marathon we asked the local experts for some Cava tasting … Read more
This time tomorrow I’ll be starting to think about packing and a few hours later we’ll be heading to the airport for our flight to Barcelona via Guangzhou and Paris. We’re Barcelona bound! It’s been a few years since we were in Europe – our longest period away from the continent since we moved to … Read more