Guest author, Charles Askew, describes his experiences on a Saga Holidays’ Myanmar tour that he undertook with his wife last year. As people who love visiting countries in the Far East my wife and I had been keen to travel to Myanmar (formerly Burma) for some time. Prior to 2010, foreigners were discouraged on ethical […]
Written by Barbara Bond (A Runner-up entry in the Off the Beaten Track Writing Competition.) Sri Lanka is an exceptional place. It offers such diversity; coast, mountains, plains, jungles, safari parks, world heritage sites. There’s also the ease of travel, the food, and most importantly the people; they are the most welcoming, friendly, happy, warm […]
Written by Justin Miller (A highly commended runner-up entry in the Travel and Water Writing Competition.) Zanzibar, Timbuktu, Calcutta, Malacca. For me and probably for many British people, those names carry an air of exotic mystery. They bring to mind boy’s own adventure stories from the days of empire, Kiplingesque fantasies of colourful locals and […]
Written by Lorna Flanagan (A highly commended runner-up entry in the Travel and Water Writing Competition.) China enchants. The moment we arrive in the country we find ourselves caught up in a land of fantasy, where places have romantic-sounding names like the ‘Fragrant Hills’ near Beijing. The Chinese love to invite us to picture the […]
Written by Sarah Owens (One of the runner-up entries in the City, Town or Village Writing Competition.) “Madam. Darjeeling, this way. I do best fare.” His battered jeep is crammed with passengers. “Madam will not regret riding with Rashid.” He grins and tosses my bag on the roof while I squeeze into the back. “We […]
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Round the World in 40 Days: Stage 1 – Golden Triangle of Agra, Jaipur and Delhi
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 […]