David Gibbons is a single dad devoted to showing his two boys, Sam (aged 16) and Harry (14), the most spectacular places on earth. The Gibbons’ are frequent Peregrine travellers and together they’ve conquered over 58 countries!
For their most recent trip, the Gibbons' went on the 7-day Galapagos Encounter.
Who chose the Galapagos as your next family destination, and what were the reasons?
Antonina Indomenico is a tourism student who is undertaking work experience in the Peregrine office.
Mexico is famous for its unique cuisine, rich in spices and flavours to ignite and stimulate each and every taste bud.
We recently asked our Facebook fans to take part in a travel debate.
The topic:
Are you overly cautious with food when travelling or do you throw caution to the wind and try the lot?
Try everything:
Most people were keen to try the local cuisine, but also understood the risks. Despite a few reports of Bali Belly and the odd dodgy tummy, it seems our Facebook fans are a pretty adventurous lot:
The Galapagos is an archipelago of 18 main islands just west off Ecuador in South America.
One island in particular is famous for breeding birds, and is home to one of the largest populations of blue-footed boobies and magnificent frigate birds.
Image of the week: Oaxaca, Mexico, by Natalie Neal
Trip of the week: Ancient Civilisations
The word ‘blog’ originated from the term ‘web log’ and was initially taken up only by those web savvy enough or with the funds to dedicate to the idea. Today, however, it’s easy. You don’t need to know anything about source code or HTML and you don’t need a cent. If you have the time and the motivation to write about anything you can easily set up your own blog.
Mike Wood, Manager of the Peregrine Travel Centre in Perth recently experienced the Galapagos on a Peregrine trip. We caught up with him to ask him for some of his favourite moments.
Highlight of the trip
Leigh, our Social Media guru, recently made it to Machu Picchu after tackling the Inca Trail – a four-day trek through the lush, challenging Peruvian Andes. With fabulous views across varying scenery, high passes to test the legs and a stunning collection of Incan remains en route, it’s a trail that packs so much into its relatively short duration. So where else to trek if you’re short on time but long on adventure? Take a walk through our recommendations.
Walking the Great Wall
Image of the week: Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia, by Natalie Neal
Trip of the week: Peru & Bolivia Discoverer
The world’s trailblazer in eco-tourism, more protected areas than any other country, earth’s most biodiverse country: Costa Rica should be on the first line of every nature-lover’s list of places to visit.
A piñata of flavours awaits on the streets of Mexico. Take a stroll with us past some of the tastiest offerings of what may well be the world's best street food. And if that's whetted your appetite and wanderlust for all things Central American, we'd recommend making a beeline to our 23-day Ancient Civilisations adventure.
It’s a January tradition – newspapers and websites pontificating on the next big thing in travel, giving readers the inside scoop on where and what is hot for the year ahead. Trouble is, it’s pretty exhausting wading your way through the welter of various “where next” lists, so, as a public service of sorts, below’s our brief digest of the hottest tips for the year ahead.
