Raglan may well be my favourite place in New Zealand. And I realise in a land filled with glaciers, mountains, tropical islands, vineyards, and geothermal pools that’s a big statement, so let me quantify it. It’s not the most breathtaking scenery you’ll find (although it is beautiful). It doesn’t have the most brunch spots (although few it does have are excellent). It’s not full of white knuckle sky-dives and bungee jumps (although there’s plenty to do here). So why do…
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I started out writing a blog post all about my experiences on an intimate scenic flight above Wanaka and Mount Aspiring, but after flicking through my photos I decided that words…
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The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, is something that hundreds of thousands of people participate in every year. Legend has it that the remains of St. James…
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Chatting with travel experts around the world every day, we get an overwhelming influx of information varying from the ideal holiday destinations, to tried and true packing tips, to the best…
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Hotel Horror Stories: as soon as I saw that title I knew I wanted to be involved. There’s just something we all seem to ignore about hotels, namely that thousands of…
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Some Twitter Chats we take part in involve lots of ongoing side conversation and related topics, and when we blog about them, we have plenty to say in our commentary. However,…
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Let me introduce another one of Concierge99’s talented, interesting and friendly experts: British Tours, Britain’s longest-established private tour operator, who chatted with us over Twitter in the second iteration of our…
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Destination Curation: Luxury Safaris, Helsinki & the Nam Hai Spa in Vietnam
Wildlife tourism (of the “let’s have a look from a distance and try not to disturb anything” variety, as opposed to “big-game hunting”, which can’t help but get bad press) has…
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This week I had the pleasure of chatting with one of our favourite experts offering services on Concierge99.com in the format of a Twitter interview. That’s right: 16 questions and 16 answers…
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I spend quite a bit of time reading a variety of articles, blogs and opinions on where to travel, why you should travel there and how to do it right. Sometimes…