I’m still in cruise mode – always a great mode to slip into – as I travel around the country on a speaking tour alongside Scenic. We are chatting all things cruising, aligned with my book The Best Of World Cruising, and I thought I’d answer some of the most commonly asked questions. 1. IF YOU ...
Homeland of the apricot
Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the author of My Name Is Revenge, a collection of essays and fiction related to the Armenian genocide, the event that laid the blueprints for the Holocaust, and its fascinating connections to Australia. As part of her research, Ashley spent two months travelling around Armenia, a tiny landlocked country in the ...
Exploring the Barolo wine region
The most difficult part of exploring the Barolo wine region is deciding where to stop. So, to make your life easier and inspire your next adventure, Catriona Rowntree shares a few ideas from her own recent Barolo adventure. I am so grateful to Marco of Landmade for helping plan my recent Italian adventure and thought I’d share ...
La bella vita
To help Catriona Rowntree plan her recent visit to Italy, Marco and his team at Landmade Tour Operators shared this wonderful overview of one of Italy's largest and most mysterious regions. We thought we'd share as a special "Ask the Concierge". If Piemonte is the newly crowned destination to visit in Italy, then Langhe and Roero are ...
From Byblos to Beirut
In 2018 Alison Warham travelled solo to Lebanon as part of a longer middle Eastern trip. As a true lover of ancient history, Lebanon is an ideal spot to see up close amazingly preserved ruins scattered across a rugged and mountainous landscape. This wealth of culture and history lays directly alongside the modern bustle and ...