Tours
No tropical beaches, but this island is still a paradise
Escape to one of the loveliest places in Ireland not for sun, but for soul.
- Brian Johnston
- Opinion
- Travel tips
‘Traveller’ or ‘tourist’? These days you can be both at the same time
The world is so complicated now that it’s natural for travellers to feel some uncertainty.
- Lee Tulloch
Portugal’s second-largest city is packed with highlights
A magnificent bridge, beautiful buildings and a monstrous local sandwich are just some of what Porto has to offer visitors.
- Rob McFarland
Getting older, but still a backpacker at heart? This is the holiday for you
It’s the kind of experience you’d expect with a luxury operator. Yet, I’m on a tour with a company known for trips for cash-strapped backpackers.
- Rob McFarland
Seeking wild and remote adventures? Hop on a small ship
On Water Expeditions are for those who like to immerse themselves in off-grid adventure (and in-the-water) experiences.
- Julietta Jameson
Largest floodwater on record creates rare outback spectacle
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, Australia’s largest salt lake, is coming alive for the second year in a row. But this year is different.
- Julietta Jameson
Japan’s next big thing is already popular, but many miss its highlights
On a self-guided tour through “little Kyoto”, I’m experiencing things that most tourists miss.
- Kylie McLaughlin
- Opinion
- Tripologist
A member of our tour group fell ill. We left him behind
It’s well into breakfast time at our hotel in Morocco and two members of our tour group haven’t appeared.
- Michael Gebicki
This region offers the joys of Europe, without the crowds
My journey begins in one of the continent’s infamously overrun tourist cities but it quickly moves on to places as yet undiscovered by the hordes.
- Brian Johnston
I dismissed the world’s most popular way to travel, until I tried it
So you think guided tours aren’t for you, and I’m sure you can tell me all the reasons why. Actually don’t bother, because I’ve thought of them all myself.
- Brian Johnston
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