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Confessions of a Travel Snob

By Derek, on April 27th, 2011

Speaker’s Corner: Amy Williams Bernstein considered herself an intrepid, independent traveler. Then she found herself at an all-inclusive Cancun resort. Photo by adpowers, via Flickr (Creative Commons)

I confess: I’m a travel snob. I turn my nose up at the words “package,” “tour,” and “all-inclusive.” And I believe that going to a new place just to lounge in a beach chair with a slushy drink in hand is for the lazy.

My husband Stuart . . . → Read More: Confessions of a Travel Snob

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Reality bites back at White Whiners…

By Derek, on April 27th, 2011

Says it all…

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A night out with Japanese Salarymen

By Derek, on April 16th, 2011

How To: Amy McKeever explains how to navigate an epic night of beer, yakitori and “nomunication” Photo by MJTR via Flickr (Creative Commons)

The situation: You’ve landed in Tokyo for business and quickly discover that the deal you had planned to seal is far from complete. You can’t go home empty-handed, so you need to charm your Japanese counterparts into an agreement. The answer is at the bottom of your glass.

The backstory: Sake . . . → Read More: A night out with Japanese Salarymen

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e-Book Review: Travels in Ghana

By Derek, on April 16th, 2011

Marie McCarthy has such a fluid prose voice, she makes you feel right at home traveling with her on vacation in Ghana, which is not a place many tourists think to visit. Her e-book Travels in Ghana takes you on a short trip through this friendly west African country, meeting a few people and seeing a few sights along the way. Marie describes every day of her short trip through Ghana and provides a . . . → Read More: e-Book Review: Travels in Ghana

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Annapurna’s Holy Lakes & Glaciers

By Derek, on April 16th, 2011

This is an exciting and demanding trek high into the heart of the mighty Annapurna region, exploring some of the wild glacial areas below Annapurna South where few trekkers have gone before. The trek is one of great contrast, encompassing all the features of the area from the terraced village lowlands, through the forests and agricultural areas of the middle hill country, to the glacial basins of the Annapurna mountains.

The trek starts from . . . → Read More: Annapurna’s Holy Lakes & Glaciers

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Highway through the Serengeti

By Derek, on March 17th, 2011

February 17, 2011

We’ve previously posted details from Serengeti Watch about the proposed highway through the north of the Serengeti and often retweet their updates on Twitter. Recently, the non-profit organisation has critisized the Tanzanian President’s statement that the construction of the road will go ahead but that it will be gravel and not a tarmac road. Serengeti Watch claim that the road surface was never the issue, that this is the President’s way . . . → Read More: Highway through the Serengeti

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Cruising the Kerala Backwaters

By Derek, on March 17th, 2011

One night cruise on the backwaters of the Alappuzha (better know as Alleppy) is one of the most popular cruises offered. A round trip, in which you board the boat at Alappuzha and disembark at Alappuzha after having spent the night in the tranquility of the Backwaters.The cruise takes you through the clear waters of the prominent Punnamada Lake – the venue of the legendary Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race. You can visit the . . . → Read More: Cruising the Kerala Backwaters

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First group back to Egypt

By Derek, on March 14th, 2011

Oasis Overland March 10, 2011 Our Egypt tour leader, Dave is leading our first trip to Egypt since the Revolution and reports back from Aswan: Ride a camel at the Pyramids on Oasis Overland’s Egypt tours“All good here, everyone in the group really enjoyed the Pyramids Day and to everyone’s surprise we saw a lot more tourists at the Museum and Pyramids than we thought we would. Although we had thought we might have . . . → Read More: First group back to Egypt

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