To take a journey along the Silk Route is like nothing else you will experience on a China vacation. It offers colourful history, dramatic scenery, fascinating people, and surprises galore. The time I travelled on the Silk Route (also known as the Silk Road), I experienced an extremely different and absolutely fascinating part of China […]
Archive May 2017
Experience Luxury on a Peruvian Vacation
While Peru has long been a destination attracting budget backpackers and seasoned Globetrotters alike, people often underestimate its capacity for luxury travel. Peru entices travellers with its colonial heritage, incredible historical sites, and mild climate. A luxury Peruvian vacation holds the promise of colonial mansions, boutique riverboats on the Amazon, and sleeper trains venturing across […]
How to Enjoy a Dubai Vacation on a Budget
It might seem like the most counter-intuitive travel advice that you’re likely to read, but it is possible to enjoy a Dubai vacation on a budget. Yes, the city that boasts the world’s tallest building, the world’s largest mall, and the world’s only 7-star hotel is actually affordable to Globetrotters with an average budget. Let’s […]
Pattaya – A Diverse and Dynamic Beach Resort on Your Thailand Vacation
If you find yourself in Bangkok and want to visit a beach resort on a Thailand vacation but don’t want to have to take a plane to places such as Phuket or Koh Samui in the south, consider Pattaya, 150 kilometres / 96 miles southeast of Bangkok… easily reached by road. You may have preconceived […]
Budapest: More Than Just a Danube Stop on Europe Tours
Budapest is a familiar name on the Central Europe tourist trail, serving as the start or end point to many Central or Eastern Europe tours and Danube cruises. Yet the city has so much more to offer. At its centre, there’s no mistaking Budapest as the capital of what was once a much larger empire, […]
Explore Wildlife of the Northern Territory on Holiday to Australia
Australia has received quite a reputation for its wildlife. From the cute and cuddly to the scaly and scary. Engaging with wildlife is one of the appeals of travelling to Australia. This is the land of marsupials, those curious mammals that give birth to premature young and nurse them in an external pouch until they’re […]
So Many Good Reasons to Consider An Eastern Europe Vacation
Southeast Asia might have supplanted it as the backpacker’s destination of choice, but Europe is no second fiddle for first-time travellers. Poking around the British Isles or seeing the romantic centres of Paris and Barcelona are great ways to get introduced to the world of international travel. However, in the midst of visiting these amazing […]
Explore Street Food on a Southeast Asia Tour
There are few better places to head to on a foodie vacation than Southeast Asia. In Southeast Asia, food is cheap, abundant, and, most importantly, delicious. No matter which country you head to, you’ll find an incredible diversity of flavours and styles that won’t set your wallet back, but will send your taste buds reeling. […]
Escape to the Cook Islands and Live Like a Local in Paradise
The Cook Islands remain some of the best-kept secrets in the South Pacific. As tropically blissful as Tahiti or Fiji, but with fewer crowds, the Cook Islands present a perfect opportunity to embed yourself in an island culture and live like a local in paradise. It’s not that the Cook Islands don’t represent plenty of […]
