My River Cruise in Europe by Peter Dunne

People often say that travel is about the journey, its not about getting from A to B but how you get from A to B and this has never been so relevant as today. Amsterdam to Budapest is the must do trip and the preferred mode of travel is a… Learn more

Siena and the Palio by Peter Dunne

Siena is just amazing and I can’t believe I haven’t visited here before, very silly considering this is probably about my 20th visit to Italy. I have longed to come here since watching the famous horse race, the Palios, on TV as a school kid. Learning today about the 17… 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

Polar Bears in Spitsbergen by Peter Dunne

I joined Peregrine Adventures on a 10 night journey from Longyerbyen return aboard the Akademik Sergei Vavilov with 64 other passengers. We explored incredible terrain and I have to say this is a fantastic way to see some incredible wildlife in their natural habitat. We have just had 2 of… Learn more

St Petersburg by Peter Dunne

Peter the Great (no not me!), considered St Petersburg to be his window on the West and this has shaped St Petersburg ever since. Founded in 1703 it has been known as Petrograd, and while I was growing up Leningrad, then in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union… Learn more

Christmas in New York by Peter Dunne

After a quick straw poll of the Discover Travel team it was decided that if we could spend Christmas anywhere in the world, it would be, New York!  Immortalised many times over in song, TV and film, who can forget the festive scenes from films like When Harry met Sally,… Learn more

Christmas Markets in Europe by Peter Dunne

There are many parts of Europe that I feel are best seen in Winter, grey Soviet era cities such as Kiev and Minsk or delightful Scandinavian capitals such as Copenhagen and Stockholm, but the highlight for me in the cold dark weeks running up to Christmas, are the Christmas markets… Learn more

Travelling in Central America by Peter Dunne

Yes, it was a while ago, but I suspect little has changed since! I had always wanted to improve my Spanish so what could be better than a two week residential Spanish course in Antigua, a Unesco world heritage site in the central highlands of Guatemala. Our land lady was… Learn more

My favourite spots in Rio by Peter Dunne

Life happens outside in Rio, the beaches are the focal point for everyone as practically everybody lives in apartments; Copacabana is everybody’s back garden! Where to go ?  As I said, Rio is all about the beaches so let’s take a look at them. Copacabana– Synonymous with Rio’s golden age… Learn more

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Mongolia Golden Eagle Festival

17 Days From NZD $9,479 pp twinshare
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Discover Mongolia’s nomadic culture and eagle hunting in the Altai Mountains Rolling steppe make way to stark desert; small nomadic ger camps pepper this vast land where camels and goats are herded on horseback, fermented mare’s milk is the tipple of choice, sand dunes are known to ‘sing’ and the… Learn more
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Cycling in Mongolia

15 Days From NZD $6,599 pp twinshare
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Cycle across the vast expanse of the Mongolian steppeland Mongolia remains a mysterious presence in the heart of Central Asia, a traditional country where visitors are still an unusual sight. Nomads wander the grasslands, setting up their white gers (tents) where the pasture is lush for their horses. On our… Learn more