News from the road - Discover Japan - April 2025 For the second year in a row, our ‘Discover Japan’ group has got our timing perfect, with magnificent cherry blossoms in full bloom. Such a festive time [...]

Photo Competition 2024 We had some great entries for our 2024 photo competition. So many good shots to choose from!  The winner is Mark Frickleton for his moody picture from Antarctica. You can see all the other entries [...]

News from the road - Chase the Northern Lights - December 2024 Our journey began in Oslo, where one of the highlights was visiting Frogner Park to marvel at the sculptures of Gustav Vigeland. Braving the -4°C [...]

News from the road - Antarctica November 2024 The ultimate bucket-list trip to the remotest continent.  Striking landscapes, icy seascapes and polar weather.  Fascinating wildlife.  A thought-provoking learning programme on board a comfortable modern ship with a [...]

News from the road - Laos by Pandaw rivership - October 2024 Our tour started with a couple of nights in Singapore, a day out visiting the Joo Chiat area and the East Coast, and then a [...]

News from the road - Marquesas by passenger freighter - August 2024 Looking back on our 12 days aboard the passenger freighter Aranui 5 the expression ‘he tangata, he tangata, he tangata’ springs to mind. The people, [...]

News from the road - Ireland - August/September 2024 One island but two countries, sharing beautiful landscapes, a long and complex history and a love for storytelling.  Our tour around the Emerald Isle packed in cities, towns, [...]

News from the road - Alpine walks in Europe - August 2024 This tour just finished on a very hot day in Munich having started nearly three weeks earlier in Zurich. In between Switzerland and Germany the [...]