Traditionally associated with budget travel and accommodation, volunteering may be going upmarket. Capturing the mood of the moment, some companies are combining it with eco-luxury holiday accommodation. As the name suggests, eco-luxury offers classy creature comforts while minimising environmental impact. No dorms, bunk beds or shared shower blocks in sight. Whether this interest in volunteering turns out to be a…
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Eco-luxury with volunteering – a post-pandemic travel trend?
8 memorable non adventurous activities in Queenstown
You can still have fun in Queenstown, New Zealand, without throwing yourself off a cliff. This stunning region might be famous for adventure tourism, but there’s plenty on offer for non-adventurous folk like me who prefer a relaxing holiday. Of course, if bungee jumping is your thing – or maybe white water rafting, parasailing, horse trekking, mountain biking, hiking, skiing,…
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Hotel technology – baffled in Brussels
Hotel technology can leave you – um – like this little fella – in the wind! Have you ever found yourself in a new place, desperately trying to figure out how to accomplish the simplest of tasks – yet unable to work out exactly what you’re supposed to do? You feel silly, and reluctant to ask for help for fear…
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Melissa Butters Photography – spectacular travel through art
Melissa Butters Photography’s stunning landscape prints are the next best thing to being there. The Australian series in particular captures the unique spirit of this wild, dramatic country – pounding oceans, misty rainforests and formidable geological formations. You can almost hear the waves, smell the rich vegetation of the damp forest and feel the texture of the giant rocks before…
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Travel in 2021 – my top 18 unforgettable bucket list hotels
Travel in 2021 may be uncertain, but there’s no harm in planning! Many of us are longing for the day when we can head off once again on our voyages of discovery. Sometimes it’s also good to revisit those places we particularly loved. When deciding which hotels to include in this list of my favourites, the qualifying question was: would…
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