Posts Tagged ‘
Africa ’
Dec 28th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Just about Travel continues its look at what is being tipped for the coming year.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Some travel tips for 2021 – part two
Tags: Africa, Canada, Greece, Italy, Japan, lastminute.com, New Zealand, Remote holidays, staycations, sustainable travel, Topdeck
Oct 8th, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
Sophia Constant, director at Sophia Rose Travel – which specialises in organising luxury adventure travel in Africa & Latin America, talks travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Africa, Argentina, safari, Sophia Rose Travel, UK
Dec 28th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Vivian McCarthy, director of Acacia Africa (adventure tours experts specialising in overland African travel) shares his travel highs and lows with Just About Travel readers…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Acacia Africa, Africa, India, Kenya, London, Masai Mara, Nepal, safari, South Africa, Travel, Uganda, Zambia
Aug 31st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: September 2018
Tags: Africa, Austria, Balkans, Big Apple, Boston, Bucharest, EasyFX, Europe, Lonely Planet, Madrid, Mercer, Namibia, New York, Paris, Patagonia, petition, Primera Air, Rivers, Romania, Rome, Sistine Chapel, Toronto, Vienna, Washington
Dec 28th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
It’s been a busy year of travelling and it’s time to take stock. Here Just About Travel contributor and travel enthusiast, Kaye Holland, shares some of her favourite destinations from 2017
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The Year That Was
Tags: Africa, Athens, Bocas del Toro, Caribbean, East Africa, genocide, gorillas, Greece, holiday, Hull, islands, Latin America, mountain gorillas, Panama, Panama Canal, Philip Larkin, port city, Rwanda, RwandAir, San Blas, Travel, UK
Oct 15th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Tourism figures for the first 6 months of 2017 grew by 6% compared to the same period last year.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Is your holiday destination growing at 6%?
Tags: Africa, Europe, Middle East, tourism growth, UNWTO
Jun 16th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Could some of charities and organisations be on the verge of competing with small, niche holiday companies?
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Working holidays
Tags: Africa, charities, Gap year, Volunteer service abroad
May 1st, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: May 2017
Tags: Aeroflot, Africa, Argentina, Asia, Brazil, Canary Islands, Cancun, Caribbean, China, Chinese, craft beer, easyjet, France, Marseille, Mexico, Netflix, Philadelphia, Qantas, Russia, Scottish Tourism Forum, Spotify, St Petersburg, Tenerife, USA, Virgin Holidays
Apr 2nd, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Reza Pakravan – a traveller, adventurer and film maker – shares his travel highs and lows with Just About Travel readers
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Africa, Amazon, Benin, Cape Town, Europe, Iran, Men's Fitness, Miami, New Orleans, Norway, Reza Pakravan, Sahara, Scotland, Travel, UK, Wales, West Africa
Jan 22nd, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
ravel anywhere in Ghana and you will be greeted to an amazing experience of warmth and hospitality
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Why Ghanaians are super friendly
Tags: Africa, culture, Events, Ghana, locals, party, tradition, West Africa
Nov 17th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Walk in Che’s footsteps
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Argentina: in the footsteps of Che Guevara
Tags: Africa, Alta Gracia, Argentina, Bolivia, Che, Che Guevara, Congo, Cordoba, Cuba, Elvis, estancia, Fidel Castro, Lionel Messi, Mar del Plata, Miramar, ranch, Rosario, The Motorcycle Diaries, UNESCO
Oct 12th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Welcome to Botswana
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Africa, Botswana, elephants, Lonely Planet, safari, Shoreditch, Travel, Tsodilo Hills, wildlife
Sep 16th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
The low-down on the Tour d’Afrique – one of the longest bicycle races and expeditions in the world
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Epic bike rides: The Tour D’Afrique
Tags: Africa, bikes, biking, Botswana, Cairo, Cape Town, cycling, Kenya, Kilimanjaro, Lake Nasser, Malawi, Nairobi, Namibia, race, Sahara, Tanzania, Zambia
Apr 2nd, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Africa, Air Passenger Duty, Airport Duty, Australia, Botswana, EU, Great Barrier Reef, Kenya, London, Norway, passport, Qantas, Queenland, spain, Swansea, Sweden, Tanzania, tax, The Netherlands
Mar 16th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Gavin Stone, a former ‘intelligence operative’, has written a book revealing the tips and tricks of travelling “next to nothing”. Result! Here the Wolverhampton-born author, who has stayed in super yachts and castles, shares some of his experiences with Just About Travel readers
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Africa, America, Asia, Belgium, Berlin, Czech Republic, Europe, Florida, France, Gavin Stone, New York, passport, spain, Tenerife, Travel, travel tips, USA, Vietnam, yachts
Nov 3rd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Wine lovers are spoiled for choice in buzzy Stellenbosch and French-flavoured Franschhoek, with excellent wines and gourmet restaurants.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Wine trails: Franschhoek & Stellenbosch
Tags: Africa, Cape region, Cape Town, France, Franschhoek, Kanonkop, Lonely Planet, Simonsberg Mountain, South Africa, Stellenbosch, Table Mountain, wine, Wine Trails
Mar 1st, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: March 2015
Tags: Africa, Am I Going Down?, Aria Hotel Budapest, Costa Rica, Ebola, Flying, Going Solo, India, Latin America, onesies, PreVent, Trains, Travel, Tulum, Vanilla Pixel, Virgin Atlantic
Feb 1st, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Africa, Azores, California, Caribbean, Christmas, Condé Nast Traveller, Conde Nast, cricket, Ethiad, Garuda, Indonesia, Jamaica, Middle East, New Zealand, Palm Springs, Paris, SonntagsZeitung, switzerland, The Chedi, The Gambia, Vietnam, Wellington
Dec 29th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Guide and owner of Golden Africa, Robert Barber, talks travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Robert Barber, director of Golden Africa and professional guide of Botswana
Tags: Africa, Argentina, Botswana, Europe, Franschhoek, Garden Route, Indian Ocean, Robert Barber, South Africa, South America, The Adventure Travel Show, Travel, Zanzibar
Aug 31st, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month it’s all about holidaying with his Royal Highness, Prince Harry, and hanging out in the Peninsula Paris – Paris’ new super-hotel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: September 2014
Tags: Africa, amsterdam, Australia, British Airways, British Airways Holidays, Camden Lock Market, Ebola, Europe, Grimsby, Heathrow, London, Newcastle, Paris, Peninsula Paris, Prince Harry, Roamer, spain, Thailand, Turkey, USA, valencia, World Health Organisation
Jul 8th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Karibu Safari’s Stuart Bartman on polar bears and the beauty of Botswana
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Stuart Bartman, Karibu Safari
Tags: Africa, Alaska, Botswana, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Karibu Safari, lagoon, Okavango Delta Botswana, polar bears, safari, tour operators, Xini Lagoon
May 30th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Hugo Turner has travelled to the four corners of the globe, hiked the Tongariro National Park, summitted the famous ‘Stairway to Heaven’ in Hawaii and island-hopped the isolated Atolls of the mid-Pacific. Here he shares his travel experiences with Just About Travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Hugo Turner, 360 Expeditions
Tags: 360 Expeditions, Africa, England, Greeland, Greenland, Hawaii, London, Lonely Planet, North Cornwall, Pacific, Stairway to Heaven, Travel, twin, UK
May 15th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Charlie McGrath from Objective Gap Safety talks travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Charlie McGrath, MBE, Objective Gap Safety
Tags: Africa, Antartica, Asia, Central America, Charlie McGrath, Chile, Dorset, guide books, Ireland, Middle East, Moscow, Objective Gap Safety, Russia, St Petersburg, West Country
May 4th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Freelance expedition leader and outdoor instructor, Jo Bradshaw, has led horse-back expeditions over the Andes, and on foot in Africa, China, and the Himalayas. Here the adventurer reveals her love for Argentina and why Ama Dablam is on her wish list
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: adventure, Africa, Alaska, Ama Dablam, Andes, Argentina, China, Cornwall, Manaslu, rural tourism, The Himalayas, UK
Mar 14th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Wrap some tangy injera (fermented pancake) around a morsel of doro wat, a chicken stew with a devilish hot fizz, pop it into your mouth and savour the tastes of highland Ethiopia
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Addis Ababa, Africa, Doro wat, Ethiopia
Nov 8th, 2013 |
By The Editor
Wondering where to head on your hols in 2014? Make for Malawi. Here’s everything you need to know about the ‘warm heart of Africa’
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Malawi will leave you mesmerised
Tags: Africa, Joyce Banda, Lake Malawi, Lilongwe, Liwonde National Park, Malawi, PADI
Oct 1st, 2013 |
By The Editor
CD Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month Southend and Spain are both in the spotlight, if for different reasons
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: October 2013
Tags: Africa, Barcelona, Beijing, China, Disney, Egypt, Essex, Fukushima, Hobart, Japan, la tomatina, Little Red, Luton, New Jersey, Red Sea, Richard Branson, Sharm El Sheikh, spain, UK, Virgin Atlantic
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
By The Editor
Jeff Redl, sales and marketing manager at Asia Destinations, on Vietnam, Italy and France’s future in the tourism industry
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Africa, Asia, France, Hanoi, Italy, Olympic Games, Paris, Russia, safari, Saigon, Sienna, Singapore, Vietnam