Fellow parents can share in the challenges of travelling with young children - the exponential amount of luggage you have to pack, changes in your little one's daily routine, getting used to a new environment, battling jet lag, to name a few. A new one we recently added to the mix was travelling to high altitude. Our friends were visiting from Singapore and it was on their list to travel to northern Chile to see the stars. The Atacama Desert, thanks to its altitude and the la

Our foray into Antarctica with Silversea's Silver Endeavour was a trip about letting go, and experiencing Mother Nature's raw power.

Bhutan is the last intact Himalayan Buddhist kingdom in the world. Imagine a country the size of Switzerland without any traffic lights, one lone cinema where only locally produced films are screened and I believe the escalator count is still one. The Land of the Thunder Dragon in this modern age is still a place where the strength of its national identity is so obvious. The landscape is dotted with imposing forts and monasteries built in the 17th century, as well as traditio

Zen gardens are some of the most astonishingly beautiful and emotion-provoking gardens in Japan. Rock and stones are vital elements in...

Postcards from Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud. Xin travelled to New Zealand in the peak of summer where she hiked, sailed,...

In search of a lesser known Indonesia, we were whisked off to a seclude island paradise in West Nusa Tenggara. Moyo Island is accessible...

A little known fact about Australia is that actually really large, and is about the same size as continental USA (i.e. without Alaska)!...

As Singapore's leading South America travel specialists, we are often asked what a journey for a first-timer to this far-flung corner of...

Many bucket lists include Patagonia, but where is Patagonia exactly? It is not a city or a specific national park, but an immense...

I recently had the opportunity to spend almost two weeks travelling the northern circuit of Tanzania to visit a range of lodges and...

As someone who has been hiking most of my life around the world, it was quite surprising to find out that there are many nice trails in...

Last week, we took one of our guests, Aline, on a 2-day horse trek along the Patagonian fjords, exploring new trails along the Last Hope...

Last year, I hiked the Snowman Trek in Bhutan, which starts in the Western provinces of the country, skirting the Tibetan-Bhutanese...

I recently hiked the 14-day Huayhuash Circuit in the Peruvian Andes, a 120km trekking circuit which circumnavigates the Huayhuash...

A few weeks ago, my sister, Qi, travelled again to Bhutan to continue our work with children affected by domestic violence, at the...

In March, Benja and I travelled to Puerto Williams, the southernmost inhabited city in the world! Here, at the end of the world on...

It's a long weekend here to celebrate La Virgen del Carmen, the patron saint of Chile, and the oasis town of San Pedro de Atacama is...

It’s winter in Patagonia and the steppe is covered in fresh snow. This far south, the sun rises just before 1000h and it’s still pitch...

Let’s be honest - outdoor gear is expensive. When I was starting out, I was often confused by the variety that’s available (even though I...

Aleksei, our trusted guide in Kyrgyzstan, shares a quick snapshot of eagle hunters. Q: What can our guests expect when they meet the...