STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences on a three centre Saga holiday in the Dominican Republic. My wife and I had not previously visited the Dominican Republic and so were interested in seeing as much of the country as possible. The Saga Dominican Discovery tour appealed to us as it included hotel stays in three different destinations around […]
Taiwan is not a popular destination for Western tourists. None of our party of four had visited Taiwan previously, unlike Singapore our previous port of call, and we had little idea of what to see and do during our two day visit. However a little research on the Internet soon allowed us to put together an interesting itinerary. […]
Written by Caroline Boobis (A Runner-up entry in the Off the Beaten Track Writing Competition.) “But isn’t that where they make soap?” The incredulous response to my suggestion for an outing to Port Sunlight was understandable if not entirely accurate. It is indeed the site of a well-known soap works, but it’s also a perfectly preserved […]
In our initial plans, Singapore was to be a three hour stopover on our way to Taiwan after our three-day Golden Triangle tour in India. However by booking a flight directly with Tigerair (an airline which did not appear on STA Travel’s booking system) we were able to have an evening and morning to explore Singapore. […]
Just six months after we first had the idea of taking a Round the World in 40 Days journey, we have now completed Stage 1, a spectacular Golden Triangle tour of Agra, Jaipur and Delhi in India. Our epic round the world journey started on a cold, wet afternoon at Manchester airport. I’ve always been happy flying with Emirates and […]
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Round the World in 40 Days: Stage 4 – Seoul and the DMZ
It took just over two hours to fly due north from one disputed East Asian country, Taiwan, to another, South Korea, where we visited the capital Seoul and the DMZ (Demilitarised Zone). South Korea has been much in the news recently due to the antics of North Korea, or more specifically specifically its unpredictable leader, Kim Jong-un. Seoul itself […]