“Where are you taking me this time?” I asked Somsavath at Luang Namtha’s airport. The year … 2012. I’ve toured with Somsavath, who runs Phou Iu Travel, several times. He is forever digging deeper into the mountains of Laos’ northwestern-most province. His itineraries make “off the beaten track” look like Main Street. “We’re trying something new.” […]
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Living in Australia/New Zealand and having family in Germany means that I travel regularly to Europe. And that often takes me via Singapore. Now, if you have ever done long-haul travel with kids you will know that it is quite a challenge to hop off one 12-hour flight, just to board another. So we typically […]
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Of all my travel experiences in 75 countries, none have been unique, life-changing, and memorable like my voyages to Antarctica. I got involved in Antarctic affairs in 1991 when I started my PhD research into the impacts and long term future of commercial tourism to Antarctica at Monash University. I spent three months at the […]
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