flyingjulieAug 315 minEasy Ways to make your Travels SustainableLet’s face it, travel is not sustainable. All that gallivanting around the globe, gobbling up fossil fuels is really not helping. There...
flyingjulieAug 312 minTravelling responsiblyWe visit other countries and cultures because they are different to our own, and we go home with a broader mind. Tourism is a huge...
flyingjulieAug 281 min"Gin O'clock" is an important part of the day on a Venus Adventures trip.It's usually just before dinner, in a wonderful spot - maybe on a sand dune, or in a locally decorated beautiful room. It's a time when...
flyingjulieAug 283 minA BAZAAR EXPERIENCE or the Golden Rules on how to avoid getting completely ripped off and buying more rugs than you can poke a stick at when in an Arab souq (market)OK, so have found yourself in a fabulous Arab bazaar in some hot, sandy and exotic country. It is a maze of twisting alleyways crammed...
flyingjulieAug 283 minButtered and Smoked in EthiopoiaA year ago I visited the Afar tribe in Ethiopia. My local guide, Firew, took me into a small, dim reed hut, where inside I could make out...