Climbing Kilimanjaro
Approximately 35,000 visitors attempt to climb Kilimanjaro every year, with around 80% of them being successful. Kili is a challenge. It is the world’s tallest freestanding mountain, rising clear...
Arrival in India
India is a long way to go, whichever way you travel, almost exactly halfway round the world from Calgary to Mumbai. Last time, I flew over the Atlantic and...
Virtuoso TravelWeek
I love Virtuoso TravelWeek. It gives me the opportunity to mingle with the who’s who of the luxury and adventure travel trade, while bringing me knowledge of all the...
India 2012…Part 6
Mumbai welcomed us as a bustling city should. It was alive, vibrant and a lot of fun. It has all the energy of a London or New York, all...
India 2012…Part 5
The history of this area of northern India is complex, with Hindu States existing in various relationships with the Mogul Emperors based in their various historic capitals around the...
Crystal Cruises – Mykonos
We sailed into Mykonos early in the morning, and were lucky our ship had the only berth, while two other cruise ships were in the bay. Mykonos is the...
Travelling With a Grandson
When your children are older, you forget some of the things that were second nature to you, when travelling with them as youngsters. You also, with your grandchildren, are...
India 2012…Part 4
The drive from Agra to Jaipur is long and somewhat tedious unless you enjoy just watching the world go by, which fortunately, I do. Our Greaves Bus was comfortable...
India 2012…Part 3
We had left our bags out the night before and then had a very early morning, meeting in the lobby at 5.00 so as to depart at 5.15 for...
India 2012…Part 2
The ITC Maurya Hotel has truly pleasant staff, but the best part of all is the excellent food in the dining room, which is open 24 hours a day....