Types of trip
Costa Rica – The ultimate wildlife destination
An endangered, Elephant Beetle (Megasoma elephas), the size of a hamster, has been found at a London-based, banana packing factory after surviving the journey from Costa Rica. The fruit-loving male beetle has now been re-housed at Linton Zoo near Cambridge and is currently on the lookout for a mate!
Visit the Antarctic and ‘name that berg’
If you were to name an iceberg, what would you call it? One Hampshire boy got just that opportunity thus, unimaginatively named Antarctic Iceberg C19AF, became ‘Melting Bob’.
Juicy Finland
Walks Worldwide still has space on its 10-day trekking holiday exploring the beautiful frontier forests hugging Finland’s border with Russia. With 24-hour daylight, pretty lakeside cabins with saunas, canoe trips along sparkling rivers and forests brimming with berry bushes providing healthy and juicy snacks for passing walkers – it doesn’t get much better than this.
Gluepot - A birders honeypot in Southern Australia
South Australia is home to many of the country’s best-known creatures, including Koalas, kangaroos, Little Penguins and albatrosses, plus colourful landbirds such as the elusive and fascinating Malleefowl and a great range of noisy and exotic parrots.
Ride the pony express in Colorado
Canter through open meadows, follow mountain trails, work cattle, water-ski, dine like royalty, enjoy special children’s programmes and experience the spectacular wilderness of south west Colorado. Join Equine Adventures on its new 7-day Wilderness Trails Ranch riding adventure this summer.
Summer concert fever hits Eastbourne Bandstand
The summer concert programme at the south coast’s unique outdoor entertainment venue is now underway in an opening week that sees a traditional afternoon band session, a proms concert, an 1812 firework display, and Afternoon on Broadway. Plus the Bandstand’s popular Friday Night Tribute concert is back with last year’s favourite Abba Fever entertaining the crowds with their unrivalled Swedish pop sounds and with some of the concerts already half sold out.
Luxury safari experiences in South Africa
Experience a luxurious safari experience with a variety of 17 newly-launched safari lodges from VillasForTravel.com, located in private game reserves including Kruger National Park, North West Province and the Eastern Cape.
Discover camping in Germany
Serious camping freaks beware - the latest German camping guide is now available in English and contains details of over 1.000 camping sites in Germany. The guide, published by the German National Tourist Board in Frankfurt, contains useful information on a variety of camping site locations or even GPS coordinates for satellite navigation systems.
Michelin starred holiday moments
Following a survey of its customers, Cadogan Holidays has revealed a new breed of luxury traveller who looks to discover new experiences and adventures which enhance their knowledge of the destination they are visiting. Local gastronomy emerges as a key interest for holidaymakers who really want to get under the skin of local culture, with 87% of Cadogan clients wishing to sample local restaurants whilst on holiday.
Strange but true – Skiing in June
Strange though it may seem, more European ski areas are open in late June than late May each spring/summer. The anomaly – in which more ski areas open as temperatures get warmer – has been identified by the leading snow-reporting service Skiinfo.com which tracks snow conditions several times daily, year round, at more than a thousand European ski resorts.
Visit the Isle of Wight for oceans of summer fun
With three major sailing events taking place on the Isle of Wight from June through to September, there’s oceans of fun to be had both on and off the water this summer. Just about every British sailor, including Chay Blythe, learned the ropes on the Solent, a narrow stretch of water between the Isle of Wight and the south coast of England.
Blue Flag flies high on Eastbourne’s seafront
Eastbourne’s prestigious seafront has been awarded the Blue Flag for a 5th year in succession by environmental charity, Encams, and the esteemed accolade is testament to the town’s first class beaches.
Create your own summer blockbuster
With the summer blockbuster season on the horizon, now is the time for film lovers to take a trip to the real life sets of their favourite movies. Flight Centre’s travel experts have identified a host of destinations where movie-buffs can experience the trials and tribulations of this year’s most iconic characters for real.
Treatment Abroad launches online patient reviews
Treatment Abroad, the leading online medical tourism portal has launched a ratings and reviews system for medical tourists to share and rate their experiences of travelling overseas for medical treatment.
Turkey celebrates year of St Paul
Celebrations to mark the 2000th anniversary of the birth of St Paul kick off in June and Turkey, being the Saint’s birthplace, is gearing up to host a series of events through to June 2009. Turkish tailor-made tour specialist Anatolian Sky Holidays is expecting a surge in interest in places with a connection to St Paul. He travelled extensively throughout Turkey so these include areas as diverse as Tarsus, Cappadocia, Adana, Antakya and Ephesus.