Trip Reports

A weekend in the Brecon Beacons.

tripreportsadmin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:01:46 +0000

My wife wanted to arrange a camping weekend and suggested the Brecon Beacons. I was a bit sceptical at first as I thought the drive to the Brecon Beacons would be too long for just a short break. However Brecon Beacons are surprisingly easy to reach from London. We did the drive in just over [...]

A week with the family in Sunparks Eifel, Germany

tripreportsadmin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:47:39 +0000

Living in the UK and having family in the Netherlands we decided to have a week’s holiday which would be convenient and interesting for both parties. We decided to visit the Eifel region in Germany. After some research on where to stay we decided on a Sunparks bungalow. We booked from Friday to Friday. The [...]

Enjoy Center Parcs in the UK? Why not try a bungalow park on the continent.

tripreportsadmin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:39:21 +0000

Center Parcs in the UK are very popular and rightly so, however they can be very expensive or in areas that you have already explored. It is well worth exploring the various bungalow parks available on the continent. They are usually also a lot cheaper than Center Parcs in the UK and the facilities are [...]

Kerala

tripreportsadmin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:59:36 +0000

Trek to Agasthyarkoodam Location: 60 kms from Thiruvananthapuram, near The Neyyar Dam and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary. Day 1 Four of us colleagues decided on an adventurous trip in Kerala. First option was Munnar but being a destination visited by all of us at one time or other, we decided on trekking to Agasthyarkoodam. Agasthyarkoodam is [...]

Travel Report New Zealand; November 2009

tripreportsadmin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:28:57 +0000

In October 2009 we (my wife and me) went on holiday for 5 weeks to New Zealand. After some research we decided to travel by campervan from Auckland on the North Island to Christchurch on the South Island. We rented a 4-berth campervan from United. This campervan was fairly new and well maintained. The kitchen [...]

Canada by campervan (May 2008)

tripreportsadmin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:49:39 +0000

Last year we went to Canada (British Columbia) for 4 weeks. We were very lucky to have many frequent flyer miles and therefore we were able to fly business class with KLM. The best thing about that is that you can go to the lounges at the airports where the waiting for the flights is [...]

Argentina

tripreportsadmin — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:23:55 +0000

arrived in Buenos Aires and took a taxi to where i was staying, which was the Millhouse youth hostel. It’s located in the centre of town close to the Obelisk on Buenos Aires largest avenue. The Millhouse is a great place to stay, the people that run it are very friendly and arrange a lot [...]

Trip Report: Lamu, The Pearl Of The Kenyan Coast

tripreportsadmin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:03:17 +0000

My first thought upon arriving in Lamu, the pearl of the Kenyan coast, was where have I taken my 7-year-old kid? Dusty, dirty and it smelled, horribly. Lamu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural significance, is steeped in the Swahili culture that once dominated the East African coast from Somalia to Mozambique. And [...]

Shanghai Visit by Dominic Deveau

tripreportsadmin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:53:52 +0000

Shanghai is extremely busy, vast in size and has a population of approximately 22 million people. Flying out of Busan, South Korea, only an hour and 10 minute flight, and arriving in Shanghai, I would find an airport bus to People’s Square, near my hotel. The bus is only 20 Yuan to reach my destination [...]

On Location Feb 07 – South Africa by Kieran Murphy

tripreportsadmin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:44:46 +0000

In September my sister asked if I would be interested in joining her on a trip to the Karoo. I am always happy travelling with my sister but had little knowledge of the Karoo. I thought it would be flat and uninteresting with a lot of grazing sheep so had given little thought to what [...]