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Wheel & Anchor Travel Insurance Guidelines

We’ve put together a document outlining some guidelines for purchasing travel insurance in these chaotic times. The landscape on this front is shifting day by day as insurance providers and travellers try and figure out the best way to manage the situation, but we’ll continue to update these guidelines as we learn new information and

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Europe’s Best Christmas Markets

Watch our webinar below as Gordon takes you through an overview and the highlights of our upcoming trips to some of the most beautiful and fascinating Christmas Markets that Europe has to offer. This trip is will be limited to a maximum of 18 members. If you’re interested in obtaining more details, we currently have

LiveAways: Embrace Slow Travel and Discover the World Differently

Imagine spending a month in a beautiful destination, truly immersing yourself in the local culture, and exploring at your own pace. That’s the essence of this style of travel, an innovative and slow travel experience offered by Wheel & Anchor. What are LiveAways? They are two week or four week stays in carefully selected destinations

Island-Hopping in Greece

Island-Hopping in Greece – April or September, 2025

Check out our webinar below as our founder Gordon takes us through all the details of this slower paced trip through some of the famous as well as some of the lesser known islands of Greece. If you’re interested in joining a trip, the link to the next available trips is here: Click here to

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Japan: Ancient & Modern – May or September, 2025

Watch our webinar below as Gordon takes you through an overview and the highlights of our upcoming trips to Japan. This trip is will be limited to a maximum of 18 members and features pre- and post trip extensions to the islands of Korea and Taiwan. If you’re interested in obtaining more details, we currently

The Upper Mekong Laos & Thailand

The Upper Mekong: Laos & Thailand – January, 2026 or 2027

Watch our webinar below as Gordon takes you through an overview and the highlights of our upcoming trips along the Upper Mekong through Laos & Thailand. This trip is on a privately chartered vessel exclusively for Wheel & Anchor members and will be limited to a maximum of 20-26 people.If you’re interested in obtaining more

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Ireland: The Emerald Isle

Watch our webinar below as Gordon takes you through an overview and the highlights of our upcoming trips through the Emerald Isle of Ireland. This trip is will be limited to a maximum of 18 members. If you’re interested in obtaining more details, we currently have 2 trips available: Click here to access the web

Barge into Champagne

Barge into Champagne – October, 2025 and September, 2026

Watch our webinar below as Gordon takes you through an overview and the highlights of our upcoming trips from Paris along the Marne River into the rolling hills of Champagne. This trip is on a privately chartered vessel exclusively for Wheel & Anchor members and will be limited to a maximum of 22 people.If you’re

The Pura Vida Lifestyle: A Costa Rican Treat

It’s 5:30 am as the sun rises over the Caribbean coast (as it does at this time pretty much all year round, being so close to the equator). A soft golden light shines over the tranquil sea, creeping up the tree trunks in search of their tops, and slides its way up the sides of

La Sobremesa: A Time Beyond Dessert

A big part of the fun of travel is those local restaurants, so excitingly different from everything you’re used to back home. But when the main course of your meal is over, and everyone is eyeing the dessert list, do you ever feel a lingering sense of disappointment that you have to leave soon – that *this* meal in *these* surroundings will soon be over?

Maybe Your Coffee Just Needs An Egg

If you’re looking for a way to make your morning coffee a bit more exciting, try the following: – take one egg yolk – add two teaspoonfuls of condensed milk – sprinkle on some sugar, according to how much of a sweet tooth you have – whisk it like crazy until it’s as thick as

Why We’re Built For Kindness

Meet seasoned British traveller Hilary, tackling life with an enthusiasm that seems to border on recklessness:   ‘‘No one hitchhikes any more, do they?” I often hear people saying this and am proud to reply that I’ve hitchhiked every decade of my life, except the first. And I don’t intend to stop just because I’m now

This Is Your Best View Of Greece

It’s horribly early in the morning, and I really shouldn’t be awake right now. I have a long day tomorrow, travelling from Athens to Crete on a ferry that’ll take me all day. The weather will be good, and the views magnificent, and I won’t want to miss any of them due to exhaustedly napping

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