Venice must be the world’s most romantic city. It’s the first place that always comes to mind when I’m asked to recommend destinations for couples keen on rekindling a romance or looking for ideas for luxury honeymoon hotels or special anniversary holidays. I was recently asked how I would craft a package of Grantourismo-style holidays focused on … Read more about The Romance of Venice
Aleppo’s labyrinthine souqs – or rather souqs within a souq – have long been one of our favorites in the Middle East, mainly because it has remained relatively untouched by tourism up until recent years – especially compared to Istanbul’s Grand Bazzar and Cairo’s Khan el Khalili. The medieval souqs are where locals shop for … Read more about Aleppo’s labyrinthine souqs
And here’s part 2 of our Top things to do in Kakadu; visit Viator for our more detailed story on UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park: 6. Jim Jim Falls – this is one set of falls that requires real effort to get to – it’s a bumpy four-wheel-drive, four-hour return trip from the Kakadu … Read more about Top things to do in Kakadu: part 2
Take a look at our latest piece on Viator, Top Things to Do in Kakadu, to find out why UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park is probably Australia’s best-known national park and one of the country’s top sights. It’s considered a ‘must-do’ on most travellers’ epic around-Australia journeys, but we think it’s a destination in … Read more about Top things to do in Kakadu: part 1
Dubai is a big delicious bowl of salad. And a fusion salad at that. Don’t you think? While the term ‘melting pot’ gets used a lot, it’s not a ‘melting pot’ in the strict sense of the concept, in that there hasn’t been an assimilation or intermarriage of ethnicities to the extent that the original … Read more about Dubai – more of a ‘salad bowl’ than a ‘melting pot’