Romantic honeymoon destinations in the Greek Islands

This is a guest post by freelance travel writer Matthew Hawking. In the hit movie Mamma Mia!, Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan lit up the screen but the real star was the stunning land and seascape of the Greek Islands. The Abba-themed romp was filmed on Skopelos and Skiathos, but Greece has nearly 1400 islands [...]

Peru awaits return of travellers after the rains

This is a guest post from Ariana Svenson, a mate of mine from university back in Australia. Originally from Western Australia, Ari travelled extensively over five continents before ending up in Peru. She is a director of sustainable travel agency Apus Peru Adventure Travel Specialists and also a director of Peruvian NGO Threads of Peru. [...]

Travelantics: Football in Argentina

This is a guest post from Adonis Stevenson – an extract from his new book Travelantics. Being a fan of the beautiful game, Latin America’s football culture was one of the many reasons why I chose to visit. Since Buenos Aires has a few teams, I decided to follow the most passionately supported one, Boca [...]

10 tips to stay fit while travelling

This is a guest post from health writer Mary Ward. Getting into a fitness regimen is an important first step. The key to success however is to ensure that you stick with it, even when your routine changes. Many people do well with their workouts when they are in the comfort of their own home [...]

Nature Air – Costa Rica’s eco-friendly airline

This is a guest post by Marina K. Villatoro of Travel Experta. Costa Rica might be a small country but as it has so many mountains, it is actually bigger than you think. There is so much to see and so much natural beauty that it is best to not waste time sitting in a [...]

Guest post: Sleeping around

A guest post on sleep deprivation on the long journey from San Francisco to Rome. This is a guest post from freelance writer and tour escort Angela K. Nickerson.  Her first book, A Journey into Michelangelo’s Rome (Roaring Forties Press, 2008) combines her great passions – travel, art, history, and Italy – in one volume.  [...]

Driving to the end of the earth: Alaska Part 4

This is the final day of guest blogger Roger Norum’s four-part series on driving Alaska’s Haul Road with his father. To my surprise, GPS is a real advantage on a trip that follows a single, solitary road. For one, knowing the distance to the nearest petrol station is essential – especially if it’s hundreds of [...]

Driving to the end of the earth: Alaska Part 3

This is the third part of guest blogger Roger Norum’s four-part series on driving Alaska’s Dalton Highway, or Haul Road, with his father. The Dalton is the gateway to the most remote regions of the interior and northern parts of Alaska and offers a rare glimpse of America’s Arctic – an opportunity to imagine what [...]

Driving to the end of the earth: Alaska Part 2

This is part 2 of Roger Norum’s four-part guest post on his road trip through Alaska with his father. Driving in Alaska is an experience amplified by the extended summer hours of near-Arctic daylight, an unsettling phenomenon that deceives the senses: driving without headlamps at 10pm; a glowing red sunset at midnight; waking up to [...]

Driving to the end of the earth: Alaska Part 1

Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has brought Alaska to the headlines – suddenly everyone is talking about ice fishing and helicopter hunting. But what is the 49th state really like? Travel writer Roger Norum, a native New Yorker based in Oxford, England, has written a four-part account of his road trip along Alaska’s Dalton Highway, or [...]

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