While the iconic and easily recognizable Greek islands of santorini, Rhodes and Mykonos throb and thump ‘til dawn under the tourist hoards, where there Is seldom room at any multinational inn. Amorgos is still as quiet as a Byzantine tomb. Known as the island of The Big Blue for its comparatively remote location in the […]
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Sunsail has just announced the opening of a new base in one of the world’s most beautiful cruising grounds, the island of Koh Samui in the stunning Gulf of Thailand.The Koh Samui base will offer a range of exciting sailing flotilla options during Thailand’s dry_season from May through to September, taking in the Ang Thong […]
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Koh Samui
The first tourists on Koh Samui had free accommodation. The nameless backpackers (who weren’t even called that in those days) had to sleep at a temple because there was no hotel. That was almost 40 years ago. Today, this formerly hotel-free island in the Gulf of Thailand has ample beds for its 800,000 annual […]
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Flying into and out of Hong Kong is usually the least expensive way to get to China, particularly if one can arrange to fly mid-week (Tues-Thur) on both legs. Hong Kong is also the best place to obtain an entry visa for the PRC. Unlike the Embassy and Consulates where only 30-day tourist visas are […]
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Despite competition from other destinations, Kenya remains the heart of the African safari experience. The magnificence and diversity of the wildlife and landscape is unsurpassed.
You are guaranteed to tick off the full roster of the big five: lion, buffalo, leopard, rhino and elephant. Other less well-known but essential and chartered members of the savannah ecosystem […]
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