Travelling around Brazil during a Soccer World Cup! by Ian Collier
I’ve just spent 3 weeks travelling throughout Brazil during the 2014 FIFA Soccer World Cup and it’s been an extraordinary experience – a high speed whirl of travel & football (we saw 8 games in 5 venues), and I was very sad to leave with so much left to discover… Learn more
The Pantanal by Ian Collier
In June 2014, I visited the Pantanal region of Brazil for 3 nights during the Soccer World Cup. I had been recommend the Pantanal rather than the Brazilian Amazon as the best place to see birdlife at this time of year as it’s the largest continuous wetland on the planet,… Learn more
Iguassu Falls by Ian Collier
I had the privilege to visit both the Argentine & Brazilian sides of the majestic Iguassu Falls in June last year, and can highly recommend this extraordinary experience. Iguazu means ‘big waters’ in the local Guarani language – which is something of an understatement! It’s a sequence of hundreds of… Learn more
Exploring Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an amazing destination. It has something for everybody. The scenery is beautiful, the beaches are great, the temples are fascinating, the food delicious and the people are charming. The wildlife is stunning. My family and I arrived into Colombo early morning at the end of July and… Learn more
Where we have been in Africa by Discover Travel
We really have been to Africa! We believe this is a destination where our experience and knowledge can make a huge difference to your holiday experience. We know this destination intimately and we have the best range of tours and options for exploring Africa. Most of all, we have the… Learn more
Denali Day Trip and McKinley Flight by Discover Travel
Denali National Park is home to magnificent scenery and amazing wildlife. It is also home to the majestic Mt McKinley (known as Denali), the highest mountain in North America. The National Park features six million acres of wilderness accessed by one road that goes 90 miles into the interior. Private… Learn more
Small Ship Cruise of Alaska’s Inside Passage by Discover Travel
This was our favourite highlight of our six week Canada & Alaska trip. Our small ship (just 8 guests) was based within the Inside Passage and essentially every day we had 2 activities – usually a hike, a kayak or fishing. The hikes were absolutely beautiful and remote and the… Learn more
Cruising Hawaii by Ian Collier
OK, so you have a week to experience as much of Hawai’i as possible and are travelling with your family – in my case a 9 year old and a 7 year old. How best to tackle this conundrum? Well, I settled on the 7 night cruise aboard Norwegian Cruise… Learn more
Walking the Samaria Gorge by Discover Travel
Our walk starts with a phone call on our arrival at our hotel to ask us if we can do our Samaria Gorge walk a day early. Apparently there are high winds forecast the following day and the gorge will be closed. We say yes – it is after all… Learn more
Discovering Vietnam by Ian Collier
My colleagues have raved about Vietnam for years, everyone in our team had already been, I was the last. It’s been our top selling Asia destination over the last 6 years. Now I can finally see what all the fuss is about! I can’t imagine a destination that offers more… Learn more
A memorable day at Gallipoli by Discover Travel
Our day started with a 5 hour transfer from Istanbul to Gallipoli. On arrival we picked up our private war guide and started our tour at the Ecebat museum. Our guide is excellent and we soon learn about the war from the Turkish perspective which is fascinating and sad as… Learn more
Moscow – it’s all Russian to me! by Peter Dunne
After 3 visits to Russia I decided it was time to actually learn some Russian. The words for restaurant and toilet simply weren’t enough! Moscow is a city of incredible contrasts with more Billionaires than any other city yet you will still see pensioners lined up outside the metro stations… Learn more
