Undiscovered Myanmar
by Judy Tierney, November 2014 BURMESE DAYS THE ANDREW JONES WAY “Beauty is meaningless until it is shared.” ―George Orwell, Burmese Days George has a point. Myanmar, as it is known today, is a country of endless beauty. From the colourful patchwork hills draped in crops of sesame, ginger, tomato, chilli, cabbage, cauliflower, corn, rice …
Madrid & Portugal Delights
by Di Blackwood, October 2014 After a year of planning and some fun pre-departure get togethers, our group of 14 amazing travellers flew into Madrid, a stunning city and I highly recommend a visit. First night was a shared Paella at a local restaurant that set the standard for all future dinners, a fun night …
Treasures of Northern Spain
by Cathi Burnett-Cosgrove, September 2014 I have the pleasure of escorting high quality group tours to beautiful and sometimes, unusual destinations. In September this year, I saw the culmination of a meticulously planned itinerary became a reality. This tour was over twelve months in the making and together with my guests, we made our way …
Southern Africa: Deserts & the Delta
by Ruth Moon, September 2014 I recently had the privilege of escorting an absolutely fantastic group of twelve to Southern Africa. After eighteen months of planning and research, I felt confident that what we could control was in hand and I left home with my fingers crossed that the weather would be kind to us …
Club Med, Bintan Island
by Debbie Mondon, September 2014 Welcome to Singapore! On arrival we transferred swiftly to our hotel via a short walk & the airport train to the Chiangi Plaza Airport hotel for a very comfortable night stay. The next morning we were transferred by bus to Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, about 15minutes away for our launch …
Whitsunday Islands
by Alan Riedel, July 2014 In July I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to spend a few nights on Hamilton Island at the Reef View Hotel and the newly opened One & Only on Hayman Island. After not being in the Whitsundays for 10 years it was great to be back up …
New York
by Emma Rodgers, June 2014 New York is my favourite destination and I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to travel there again in June. Now having been there twice I still cannot wait to go back already. On my recent trip we checked out a number of hotels in Manhattan. The highlight …
Europe’s Finest escorted group tour
by Anne Bourke, June 2014 In May I was fortunate enough to escort 20 Tasmanians to Europe. For the majority of the group it was their first trip to this area of the world so the itinerary was designed around them having the opportunity to visit the areas that I feel are the highlights and …
The Celts & Vikings of Scotland and Norway
by Cathi Burnett-Cosgrove, June 2014 Many people think of group tours as a ticket to sit on a coach and watch the sights go by. In reality this could not be further from the truth. They say, perception is stronger than reality and when it comes to group tours, I base my tours around what …
Honolulu
by Di Blackwood, June 2014 ALOHA After sending my clients off to amazing destinations and needing a quick easy break away and some flyer points to use up I decided that Honolulu would be the place to be in June – and it was – Seaside accommodation (only way to go) and perfect weather. I …