Cruising the Galapagos Islands by Ian Collier

In October 2012, I visited one of the world’s outstanding wildlife sanctuaries, cruising for 4 nights aboard the luxury 48 passenger yacht La Pinta in the Central and Northern Galapagos Islands. Wow, what an extraordinary experience! I’ve been fortunate to witness wildlife in Africa, the Antarctic and Arctic and I’d… Learn more


Plug types worldwide

A question we are often asked at Discover Travel is ‘which plug adaptor’ do I require for my destination. Well, we refer to World Plugs as it’s easy to use – they even have a handy map. It’s worth noting that many countries have more than one plug socket represented.… Learn more

Paraty by Ian Collier

Three and a half hours south of Rio is the historical gem of Paraty, an ideal respite from the craziness of Rio! The coastal drive is long and winding, but it’s well worth the journey as the town enjoys a great spot with steep jungle-covered mountains at its back and… Learn more


Flying long-haul with children

My kids are now 9 & 8, and are very fortunate – they’ve enjoyed 3 trips to Europe (approx 24hrs of flying each way), and a recent trip to Hawai’i (9hrs of flying each way) plus several hops to Australia and the Pacific Islands. Working in the travel industry, you… 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


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


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