fbpx

Travel Guide

Photos: Bronny in Iceland

By in Europe Comments Off on Photos: Bronny in Iceland

Peregrine Travel Centre Adelaide travel consultant Bronny is currently in Iceland, escorting a group on a 13 day walking tour. Here are some amazing photos of her trip so far. Iceland is becoming a popular destination with its scenery and beautiful fjords, lava fields, glaciers and beyond.

Read the full post

Video: Intrepid Sailing in Burma

By in Asia Comments Off on Video: Intrepid Sailing in Burma

Check out Intrepid Travel’s latest video on the amazing Burma Sailing Trip. Head off the tourist trail (and seemingly off the map) as you dive headfirst into a Myanmar sailing adventure through the remote Myeik Archipelago. Setting off from the hustle and bustle of Phuket, explore lush rainforest, swim in turquoise waters and chill out […]

Read the full post

A guide to Mexico’s best Maya temples

By in South America, Travel Tips Comments Off on A guide to Mexico’s best Maya temples

Since the Spanish first set foot on Mexican soil in 1519, the stepped, crumbling and jungle-covered scattered ruins of the south-eastern Yucatan Peninsula have fascinated the outside world. They’re the legacy of the most sophisticated and formidable people ever to dominate Central America: These pyramids, temples, holy places and sacrificial sites attract the curious minds […]

Read the full post

Our easy-to-follow guide for ethical animal tourism

By in Travel Tips Comments Off on Our easy-to-follow guide for ethical animal tourism

An encounter with some exotic animal makes its way onto many a traveller’s Bucket List. Unfortunately, all too often, the need for a unique travel experience and a great profile pic is put before animal welfare. As Wildlife Alliance have demonstrated in Chi Phat, a community based tourism project in Cambodia that is helping protect the precious Cardamom […]

Read the full post

24 hours in Phnom Penh

By in Asia, Travel Tips Comments Off on 24 hours in Phnom Penh

It reads like a quiz question: “What capital city has streets named after Charles De Gaulle, Mao Tse Tung, Tito, Pasteur, and Jawaharlal Nehru?”. In case the headline didn’t give it away, it’s Phnom Penh. In this city, which walks in the present while shrouded in shadows of its past, you’ll find enough history to keep […]

Read the full post

Best of Bolivia: a photoshoot with Instagram legend Tyson Wheatley

By in South America, Travel Tips Comments Off on Best of Bolivia: a photoshoot with Instagram legend Tyson Wheatley

In influencer circles, Tyson Wheatley is the man. A former CNN boss based out of Hong Kong, he was influential in getting Instagram off the ground in the first place, working for a year at their HQ in San Francisco. We sent Tyson on an Intrepid trip in Bolivia – from the volcanic lakes of […]

Read the full post

A Beginner’s Guide to Vietnam

By in Asia Comments Off on A Beginner’s Guide to Vietnam

I thought I knew Vietnam. I grew up watching movies like Good Morning Vietnam and Platoon, and episodes of China Beach on TV. My parents took me to see Miss Saigon at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre. Even though I was born several years after the fall of Saigon, 1980s media filled in the blanks for […]

Read the full post

How to spot sloths in Costa Rica

By in South America Comments Off on How to spot sloths in Costa Rica

There’s just something about sloths. From their sweet, smiling faces to their laissez faire way of life – the world just can’t get enough of them. Heck, even Ellen DeGeneres has had them on her show. For the sloths that aren’t starring in YouTube videos or Facebook posts, you can find them  in the tropical forests of […]

Read the full post

Change the game with Geckos Adventures’ new world trip ‘Pokémon: Let’s Go!’

By in Africa Comments Off on Change the game with Geckos Adventures’ new world trip ‘Pokémon: Let’s Go!’

It’s hit the news, the twitter feeds and the facebook pages. Heads are down and phones are up . Pokémon Go has taken Australia by storm, encouraging smart-phone users to explore their neighbourhoods and capture, train and battle virtual Pokémon. Now, Geckos Adventures is taking the game to a whole new level, offering the ultimate […]

Read the full post

MYANMAR: IT’S TIME TO GO

By in Asia, Travel Tips Comments Off on MYANMAR: IT’S TIME TO GO

JULY 2016 | WORDS BY ELLENA JOHNSTONE FROM INSIDER JOURNEYS NOW IS THE TIME TO EXPLORE MYANMAR. From temple-strewn plains to golden stupas, floating gardens to colonial gems, Myanmar has so much to see and experience. Yet there is no denying the country is changing, and our advice is simple – it’s time to go. […]

Read the full post

How to do India as a solo female traveller

By in India, Travel Tips Comments Off on How to do India as a solo female traveller

India has a reputation as one of the most beautiful and, frankly, bizarre countries on the planet. But it’s also got a reputation, rightly or wrongly, as a slightly dangerous place for women to travel alone. Now we’ve never had any problems on our group tours in India (our guides know all the areas to […]

Read the full post

Who were the Incas? Our Peru culture guide

By in South America Comments Off on Who were the Incas? Our Peru culture guide

In the city of Cuzco stands the archaeological site of Qorikancha, a religious complex and celestial observatory built by the Incas during the 15th-century reign of Tupac Yupanqui. At the time, Qorikancha – dedicated to the sun god Inti – was the richest and most important temple in the Inca world. Its thick stone walls, […]

Read the full post

Antarctica vs The Arctic: how to choose your polar tour

By in Polar, Travel Tips Comments Off on Antarctica vs The Arctic: how to choose your polar tour

It’s all very well to settle on a polar adventure for your next big trip, but which direction do you go? North to Greenland, Canada and Norway? Or south from Cape Horn, all the way to the Antarctic Peninsula? There’s no right answer. Each hemisphere has their merits. Ideally we’d say do both, but if […]

Read the full post

8 essentials every traveller should pack for their trip

By in Travel Tips Comments Off on 8 essentials every traveller should pack for their trip

This post originally appeared on SmarterTravel and Intrepid Blog. Suitcases are a finite space. You only want to fill them with stuff you’ll need. And while a little voice in your head may say ‘Go on, that third pair of boots is essential. What if we go out somewhere semi-formal-dressy?’, often it’s the little things that make or […]

Read the full post

Free Botanica World Discoveries Morning Tea

Botanica World Discoveries offers botanically themed river and small ship cruises and tours to iconic destinations. Combine your passion for travel, history, gardens and travel beyond the garden gate with a Botanica expert. Come along and enjoy a free morning tea at the Majestic Roof Garden Hotel. Discover the beautiful Cherry Blossoms of Japan Explore […]

Read the full post

Video: South America with Peregrine

By in South America Comments Off on Video: South America with Peregrine

At Peregrine we offer premium adventures, and for us that means embracing the spirit of adventure through a more immersive cultural journey. One thing we’ve learned at Peregrine – you never outgrow adventure. The spirit that drives you to get out there and see the world. Not through a coach window or with 50 strangers […]

Read the full post

The spirit of adventure: how travel has changed for the Baby Boomer generation

By in Travel Tips Comments Off on The spirit of adventure: how travel has changed for the Baby Boomer generation

We’re old enough to have made a boatload of wacky decisions in our lives. Happily, two of those involved stepping away from our daily routines into the wide world of travel. We were in our 20s in the late 1970s and enjoying our September honeymoon on the north shore of Lake Superior. Under brilliant yellow […]

Read the full post

Debunked: 6 totally untrue myths about family travel

By in Travel Tips Comments Off on Debunked: 6 totally untrue myths about family travel

Family travel often gets a bad wrap. People think it’s all chasing your naked toddler through a hotel lobby while it screams for chocolate, or being stuck in a Winnebago watching Finding Nemo so many times that you develop an urge to exterminate all marine life. But it doesn’t have to be that way. At it’s […]

Read the full post

A coffee and foodie guide to Seminyak, Bali – The Food Curators

By in Asia Comments Off on A coffee and foodie guide to Seminyak, Bali – The Food Curators

The warmth of the tropics. Surf for days. Luscious, organic food. Buzzing but never frantic. Speed it up or slow it right down. The colours (bright everything) and smells (incense everything). It makes us giddy just thinking about the place. The coffee scene in Bali is extraordinary but not surprising, considering it is a major […]

Read the full post