Visiting Acadia National Park in The Spring
Where we’re at: I’m recapping my travels in 2019, including this trip to Maine in May. We need the tonic of wildness — we can never have enough nature.” — Henry…
ITB Berlin 2020 cancelled, but A Luxury Travel Blog appointments still go on!
Every year, for the past 54 years, ITB Berlin (Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin) – a major event in the travel industry calendar – takes place at exhibition grounds in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf…
Top 5 rainforest holidays
Rainforests are the oldest living ecosystems on Earth, and the most diverse. They cover only 2% of the Earth’s surface but up to 50% of the world’s plants and animals…
Spring in Albany Part II: April Showers and May Flowers
Where we’re at: I’m recapping my 2019, including my time in Albany and around in April and May. April showers bring May flowers. That’s how the saying goes, and in…
5 must-see monuments and 5 luxury hotels to stay in
In the ancient world, the Greeks had made a list of seven places any sight-seeing tourists in the Hellenic world should make the effort to see. Since the days of…
Photograph of the week: Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada, California, USA
Yosemite National Park is many things to many people. For climbers, it is revered as the birthplace of rock climbing as a sport, and home to the holy grail of…
Budget friendly but brilliant staycations
Reducing our carbon footprint and impact on the environment has never been more important. Aviation alone accounts for at least 2% of global carbon emissions. Although ruling out flying altogether…
The visa made easy
Have suitcase. Will travel. Hang on. Not so fast. Unfortunately, travel isn’t always that easy. We don’t live in a world without borders. Passports are needed. Then, depending on your…
Has global tourism peaked, at least for now?
Global tourism has risen dramatically since the end of the second World War. In 1950, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), there were just 25 million international…
Travel Africa for good
An African safari is a bucket list item for many. No doubt. The problem being: will there still be safaris to go on in years to come? Amazing African animals…