Family travel often gets a bad wrap. People think it’s all chasing your naked toddler through a hotel lobby while it screams for chocolate, or being stuck in a Winnebago watching Finding Nemo so many times that you develop an urge to exterminate all marine life. But it doesn’t have to be that way. At it’s […]
Collecting moments – that’s what travel is all about to many of us. It’s not just about collecting passport stamps or ticking off the bucket-list icons. It’s the bits in between that matter – the smallest details of the lives you cross, the flavours you discover, the laughs you share. It’s noticing that someone else’s […]
I recently spent 2 nights at the Shepherd’s Tree Game Lodge in Pilanesburg National Park. Staying at Shepherd’s Tree Game Lodge includes 2 game drives per day (early morning & late afternoon). On our game drives I saw: Zebra Lions Leopard Hippo Giraffe Wilder beast Elephants White Rhino Mongoose Dung beetle Warthog Impala Baboon Jackel […]
Every now and again a school by the name of ‘science’ ambles in and gets our backs, we rejoice. And on this occasion those scientists – Dr. Thomas Gilovich and Amit Kumar would be their names, if they had names, which they do – and their research (recently published in Experimental Social Psychology) contends that […]
Everyone knows Switzerland has an abundance of chocolate and mountains. But it’s not until you visit that you appreciate just how chocolatey the chocolate and how mountainous the mountains. In some cases you just have to look at a snow-capped vista complete with obligatory wildflowers and people yodelling and say ‘Oh, stop it, Switzerland’. Intrepid recently featured […]
I travelled through Japan last year as the cherry blossoms were emerging, frosting the cities in bursts of sugar pink. Tokyo, Nikko, Kyoto and Osaka – I’d been on the road for over a week, and couldn’t shake a certain feeling, a weird alchemy of alienation, belonging and excitement that bubbled beneath the surface of […]
It’s that time of year again, folks. Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel for 2016 list is hot off the press. As travellers and professional where-to-next-ers, we look forward to this thing every year. It’s a much better way to pick our next adventure than what we normally do: throw darts at a revolving globe, which is not very helpful and […]
The road: a magical, serendipitous place, though often a long and lonesome one. Whether you’re a solo wanderer or not, a great read remains a crucial travel companion for any long haul adventure. Here’s a 10-title Intrepid curation of some of the best and most spine tingling – a dash of Kerouac, a smash of Hunter […]
Following my trip Cuba in 2014, I travelled onto Colombia where I joined an Intrepid Group Tour –9 day Colonial Colombia. Here are a few of my highlights from that journey. Cartagena – The old city is full of colourful colonial buildings with flowering bougainvillea cascading over the balconies to the cobbled streets below. It is a […]
Join Aaron from Wild Earth Travel as he showcases their incredible cruises — Small Ships, Big Adventure! Aaron Russ, the Founder of WILD EARTH TRAVEL is one of Australasia’s foremost experts on small ship and expedition cruising. He spent a childhood like no other travelling on small ships every holiday to the Sub-antarctic Islands, New Zealand […]
A journey to the end of the earth, where no two voyages are the same. If you are travelling to either the Arctic or Antarctica, you will want to speak to someone that has been there. Peregrine Travel Centre Adelaide has five consultants that have visited this region and can offer first hand knowledge and advice to […]
Lonely Planet have released their famous ‘Top 10’ list of Best in Travel for 2016. So, which destinations made the cut? Top 10 Countries: 1. Botswana: Democratic, progressive, enlightened – but above all, invigoratingly wild. The story of Botswana’s journey from poverty to become one of Africa’s most stable, thriving societies is inspirational; the country celebrates […]
We believe there are many reasons why it’s better and more straightforward to book your travel with an ATAS accredited travel agent, compared with booking directly. Travel agents are trained product and destination experts. They live and breathe travel every single day and have an excellent network of travel suppliers to tailor make a holiday […]
Join native South American, Martin Ruffo from Peregrine Melbourne, as we present to you South America! South America is a cultural treasure trove steeped in history and full of incredibly friendly people. Join Martin and share in his knowledge and enthusiasm for South America. If you have been thinking about visiting South America this is […]
