Upgrade Your Travel Experience
For a country as small as Jordan, I never expected it to deliver so many amazing experiences packed into one trip. Formally called the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the country played a role in humanity’s shared history due to its strategic location right in the middle of the ancient empires of the world. The Greeks, [...]
{ 2 comments }
Here’s a little-known fact: there are more than one million people of Indian descent in South Africa. The majority reside in Durban, a bustling port city of 3.5 million and the capital of the KwaZulu-Natal province. The presence of Indian culture becomes apparent as clouds of delicious curry and tikka masala-smells waft out of windows [...]
{ 7 comments }
Last summer the BBC dubbed my favourite subcontinental City ‘The front line on the “War on Terror”’ and the UK Government advised against travelling there. The city of flowers, the Guardian of the Khyber Pass, Peshawar is certainly going through some tough times but is as beguiling as ever. It doesn’t have a Taj Mahal, [...]
{ 0 comments }
This article was written by James Willcox. Sultan seemed pleased to see me. “Kebab?”, he asks. “Yes, please.” “You drink wine?” “Yeah, sure.”, I said, almost too eagerly. “We go uppa!” So on the second floor of the Hotel, I sat on a faded sofa tucking into a plate of kebabs wondering what I’d get. [...]
{ 2 comments }
Egypt is a beautiful and varied country which offers so many wonderful tourist opportunities. It’s almost a shame that The Pyramids colour people’s perceptions of what Egypt has to offer, as there are a diverse set of things to see in Egypt. Almost a shame – but not quite.
{ 5 comments }
Luxor, lovely Luxor. How can one best describe it? Outside the normal tourist haunts one finds a beautiful people. Egyptians are always ready to help and always with a smile. Sometimes of course they are keen to help when no help is actually required, but their offer is always genuine! The heat of summer is [...]
{ 4 comments }
While the team at STE are the authority on the travel more lifestyle, there’s another travel authority out there. Her name is Jeanine, and she knows exactly what she’s talking about when it comes to hidden travel treasures and off-beat travel. Let me introduce J, the Travel Authority…
{ 7 comments }
Renowned equine photographer Gabriele Boiselle has trotted around the world for over three decades, oftentimes on the back of a horse. Trained as a journalist in her native Germany, the camera has been Gabriele’s primary tool in portraying spirited equines in tender moments and at the height of athletic exertion, but her horsey adventures started [...]
{ 14 comments }
If the headline grabbed you, so will today’s interviewee. She’s treading her own path behind what must be some of the web’s most unique branding! (And what’s with this week’s food themes – first chocolate travel, now donuts?) Anyway, without further ado….
{ 6 comments }
Everyone knows about the world’s classic and iconic statues: Mount Rushmore in America, the Statue of Liberty in New York, The Thinking Man in Paris, The Little Mermaid in Denmark, The Terra Cotta Warriors of Xi’an China, or Manneken Pis in Brussels. But how about some of these more off-beat yet still inspiring statues you [...]
{ 5 comments }
Share
Email