Monthly Archives: July 2010

Ideas for the travelling foodie

The rising popularity of prime time cooking challenges and the rock-star status of the world’s celebrity chefs has made one simple fact abundantly clear: we love to eat!

WHL Consulting announces collaboration with E+Co

WHL Consulting has started work on Invisible Schoolhouse, an innovative educational program, as part of a wider collaboration between WHL Consulting and E+Co.

NYC cracks down on sublets and ‘no-tels’

If you like the idea of renting an apartment during a short break in New York, you could be facing some problems if new legislation is pushed through.

Trains you can smoke on

One of my favourite books about train travel is Jenny Diski’s Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America.

A Slow Drive in Tuscany

Driving in the countryside is like a therapy against stress for me, especially on perfect summer days like today.  Even when we go somewhere on holiday, driving around is a big part of our vacation.

A day in the life on an overland safari

At the crack of dawn you are woken by a knock on your tent and a cheerful “good morning happy campers” from your overland guide as she goes about preparing breakfast on the open wood fire in the middle of your camp.

Jump on da Bixi bikes in Montreal

To my great excitement my Bixi key arrived in the post last week. Bixi is the name of the public bike system here in Montreal. (Bike + taxi = Bixi.)

WHL Group supports the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference

The Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) is North America’s largest and only conference focusing on sustainability in the tourism industry.

A night on the Caledonian Sleeper train

Sometimes it’s hard to summon much enthusiasm for travelling by train in your own country.  The association with a frustrating and deadening commuting routine can be hard to shake

The long road back to Yerevan

Coming home meant two things: a very long journey by public transport, and lugging an unwieldy collection of funny-shaped bags and bits of metal through a variety of cities in the summer heat.