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Greetings from the Nile!

We're currently cruising down this magnificent river near Luxor, where we spent the day exploring the incredible tombs in the Valley of the Kings. I made a short video with about our experience here so far:

Thus far the Egyptians have been really warm and welcoming, and we're all looking forward to doing even more exploring as we make our way down the Nile and then back up to Cairo to see the Pyramids by this time next week.

It’s hard to imagine a Britain without tea. Take any trip around this sovereign country (including our Ireland to Scotland cruise in May) and you will be inescapably awash with the stuff. The nation’s favourite drink is obsessively consumed in astonishing quantities - an average of 165 million cups a day (that’s enough to fill 20 Olympic size swimming pools) - and in all walks of life, from fancy china teapots in expensive tea-rooms, to hot water hastily sloshed onto tea bags to make a “builder’s brew” for someone on their tea break at work.

'I've never done a group trip before...is it really for me?'

I was talking to a new member of our community of travellers here at Wheel & Anchor recently and our conversation took a fascinating turn as we got into the subject of group travel and who it's really for.

The fact that Croatia has one of the longest coastlines in the world makes it a popular tourist destination. The country’s beaches consistently rank high on lists of the world’s best beaches, praised for their immaculate beauty and stunning natural features.

Welcome to 2020!

I absolutely love a new start and the new energy that comes with a new year and a new decade. I made a short video to ring it in:

Things mentioned in the video:

Last year we introduced a new kind of program here at Wheel & Anchor called our 'Weekends' programs - shorter but still immersive explorations of places not as far from Canada.

It’s an easy mistake to make. If you’re on a trip to Japan and step into a restaurant for something to eat, you’ll probably want to try the sushi. It’s what Japanese cuisine is most famous for, so of course you’ll be trying it. 

You run your gaze down the counter, looking for tiny plates covered in raw fish.

Greetings from the Grenadines!

This is my last video blog of 2019, which means it's also the last one of the decade. I always love the energy and hope around this time of the year as we prepare for a new beginning, and this one has a little extra juice to it as we move into 2020 and beyond.

As we near the end of another year (and decade!), we've pulled together a roundup of the travel stories our team of travel writers put together about some of the places we've been, places we're going, and places we're still dreaming about.

If you have some downtime over the holidays and are thinking about travel, you'll find plenty of inspiration here! You'll also get a feel for the kind of things our community finds interesting when we go exploring.