Trekking in Peru: the Salkantay Lodge to Lodge Trek

   If you’re one of those people who love to hike but aren’t so enamored of camping, this may be the trek for you. It’s also the perfect alternative for couples who disagree over the degree of romance attached to sleeping in a tent. Trekking to Machu Picchu is a great way to get the most out […]

Some of The World’s Coolest Cinemas & Film Festivals!

If you are into cinema or theatre, then the experience of going to see a film or a film festival is as exciting as what you see when you are there. Be it a world-class première cinema or an edgy film festival, turning the whole experience into a holiday can be the perfect excuse for […]

Camino de Santiago Tours and 4 Other Excursions to Put on Your Bucket List

  Creating a bucket list can be a bit of a challenge, especially when it comes to adding noteworthy travel. There are so many amazing things to see and do in this world that it’s difficult to know where to begin. You might wish to leisurely take in your surroundings among the Northern Lights of […]

Five Things That Make Letterkenny a Great Travel Destination

County Donegal is located in Ireland’s Border Region. That means, it is geographically close to Northern Ireland. The county is known for being uniquely Irish in a number of aspects. They speak their own dialect, they have their own fiddle tradition, and their music has a very distinctive sound. Just listen to Enya to get […]

3 of the Manliest Places to Live in the Continental U.S.

President Theodore Roosevelt, an advocate for manhood and manliness throughout his entire life, once said, “We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shrinking the rough work that must always be done.” Manliness is more than […]

Visit Costa Rica’s Active Volcanoes

  Staring into the solid wall of white cloud, I tried to envision what my guide, Emmanuel had described. On a clear day, he said, we could easily see the crater and the geyser of Poas Volcano, along with both The Pacific and Atlantic coasts. But clouds are a fact of life on volcanic mountaintops […]

Best of British Sport Ideas for Stags and Bachelors

  The Brits have had a storming year of sport; the tense tests with Australia on the Lions rugby tour, Scottish hero Andy Murray winning on home-ground at Wimbledon, beating the Aussies again (cricket this time) at the Ashes and golfer Justin Rose being the first English man to win the US Open in 43 […]

A Gent’s Guide to Theatreland

  London’s West End  covers a rather mixed bag of streets between Soho and Covent Garden, or rather maybe more accurately described as  “no further than 2000 yards north, east or west of the Pall Mall Barbershop.” As well as being home to a huge variety of shops, clubs and restaurants it is home to around 40 […]

Hot Air Balloon Festivals Are For Lovers – Balloon Festivals Of The World

To float away in a hot air balloon, every debtor’s dream…or to have one land in your backyard where you will be awarded a bottle of champagne (proper ballooning etiquette requires this). Hot Air Balloons are fascinating modes of transportation (or get away) left over from a bygone era, a romantic’s passion and a daydreamer’s delight. Attending a […]

Adventure Travel In Bolivia

Bolivia is a country that seems to have been created for adventure travel. With mountains, salt flats, deserts and jungle, it is just begging to be experienced. Here are my 5 favourite travel adventures in Bolivia.   Otherworldly landscapes – on a 3 or 4 day tour from Uyuni, a outback style jeep will bounce you across […]