Trip Dates

On our reconnaissance, we:  Heard inspiring music, especially that played by young musicians whom one could also imagine playing on the rugby or hurling field.  Ate fresh fish and sample...

On our journey to Kuhmo, we encounter the vast forests of the archetypal Finnish landscape and its Karelian history. Between Savonlinna and Helsinki, we travel along the old King’s Road, where t...

After landing in Vienna, a brief drive will cross the formality-free border into the Moravian half of the Czech Republic where we spend two nights in the heart of Liechtenstein architecture with chate...

On a two week cultural walking tour in September, we explore the old caravanserai district of Tbilisi (an important stage on the Silk Route), visit many beautiful stone-carved churches and monasteries...

Our tour not only covers the main Silk Route cities of Uzbekistan, but also includes walking in the Chatkal Mountains northeast of Tashkent and the Zarafshan Mountains south of Samarkand; an excursion...

Sika deer will wander into our gaze and one of the world’s largest bronze statues of Buddha will justify its popularity with travellers from across the globe. We will sample kaiseki, Japanese mu...

We begin our exploration in Cordoba, seeing the glorious 8th century Mezquita, with its Phoenician, Roman and Byzantine influences and the controversial cathedral constructed within the original mosqu...

Sika deer will wander into our gaze and one of the world’s largest bronze statues of Buddha will justify its popularity with travellers from across the globe. We will sample kaiseki, Japanese mu...

We visit two surrounding cities to discover the Deccan Sultanates, Hindu temples and unique forest reserves. Combining travel to three states of this vast sub-continent, we taste the authentic flavour...

We travel to Aswan in the south of Egypt, making use of an overnight sleeper train. Here, the Nile is at its most beautiful, flowing around granite islands and colourful Nubian villages. We witness th...

Daily walks take us through groves of olive and argan trees, into oasis gardens and palm-filled gorges, and up over low passes with extensive mountain views. We explore the walled towns of Tiznit, Tar...

With few visitors, relatively low-key development and monuments ranging from Bronze Age, Persian and Roman archaeological sites to Venetian fortifications, splendid Crusader castles and Ottoman Hans,...

We enjoy 4 nights in a small 3 star hotel by the sea on the northeast coast before transferring to our fully serviced Villa in the hills above Corfu Town, overlooking the Ionian Sea in the direction o...

Gastronomy features highly in the Istrian lifestyle. Specially created dishes make the best of fresh fish and seafood. Truffles, both black and white, grow in the forests. Croatia’s most innovat...