Ending a Christmas in July: Still Thinking About My Trip to Lapland

Today is, by the calendar’s own logic, the single worst day of the year to be thinking about Christmas. The 31st of July sits almost exactly six months from the 25th of December, the furthest point from it you can possibly be. And yet here I am, sitting in a British heatwave, scrolling back through photos of the trip that made me feel more Christmas than any actual December ever has.

In December 2023, my best friend Doug and I booked a trip to Finland with one hope pinned to the whole thing: seeing the Northern Lights. We’re both big kids at heart, so we went all in and what we got back was, without exaggeration, the most unexpected, incredible trip of my life.

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Helsinki Felt Like Walking Into a Film

We started in Helsinki, and the timing couldn’t have been better. The Christmas markets were in full swing in the main square, mulled wine, fairy lights, the whole city wrapped up against the cold and clearly enjoying it. It felt, genuinely, like walking onto a film set. Neither of us had really clocked how good Helsinki is at Christmas until we were standing in the middle of it.

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The Overnight Train North

Because we’re both big kids, there was only one way we were getting to Rovaniemi: the Santa Claus Express, the overnight sleeper train that runs straight up through Finland while you sleep. We boarded in Helsinki in the evening and woke up, somewhere past the Arctic Circle, right as dawn was breaking over Rovaniemi. Waking up on a moving train to a landscape that’s gone from ordinary to properly Arctic overnight is one of those small, brilliant travel moments that’s hard to explain to anyone who wasn’t there.

First order of business once we’d arrived? Breakfast at the world’s northernmost McDonald’s. Was it necessary? No. Did we do it anyway, purely because we could? Absolutely.

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Meeting Santa, and Meaning It

Santa Claus Village is touristy and there’s no getting around that but it’s touristy in a way that’s hard to be cynical about once you’re actually there. Watching the genuine, wide-eyed energy of the kids around us, all of them absolutely certain they were meeting the real thing, was infectious. We met Santa ourselves, wandered the village, and left grinning like idiots. Sometimes “touristy” and “genuinely special” aren’t opposites, this was one of those times.

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Out to the Ranch Near Pyhä

From Rovaniemi we travelled out to a beautiful accommodation called Lucky Ranch in Pyhä, and this is where the trip really opened up. Over the next few days we went reindeer sledding and husky sledding, took a snowmobile out through the alpine forest, and even helped build the ice igloo we’d end up sleeping in that night, which, it turns out, gives you a whole new respect for the people who build them properly.

That igloo, by the way, gave me the best night’s sleep of my life. I went in expecting to lie awake shivering and counting down the hours. Instead there was something about the total silence, the insulated cold, the reindeer skins underneath us, I was out within minutes and slept straight through until morning. I still don’t fully understand how a room made of ice managed that, but I’m not arguing with it.

We also did a proper Finnish sauna followed by a cold plunge, which is every bit as brutal and every bit as brilliant as everyone says. There’s a very specific kind of euphoria that hits about ten seconds after you get out of the cold water, and no amount of being told about it beforehand actually prepares you for it.

The Lights, When We Least Expected Them

Here’s the part I still can’t quite believe. The forecast that night gave us a 2% chance of seeing the aurora. Two per cent. We’d more or less made peace with not seeing them at all, which, when the entire trip had been built around the hope of it, felt like a proper gut punch.

Then, late that night, I stepped out of our ice igloo for a toilet break, about as unglamorous a moment as travel offers, looked up out of habit, and there they were. Green light, moving, right over our heads, on the 2% night nobody expected anything from. I stood there in the cold for a good few minutes before I even thought to go back in and get Doug.

You can plan a trip around the Northern Lights all you like. In the end, ours found us in the middle of snow at 1am, mid-toilet-run, on the night the odds said don’t bother looking up.

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Why I’m Already Planning to Go Back

It’s the 31st of July. It’s warm. Christmas is, on paper, about as far away as it’s possible to be. And I’m sitting here thinking that if I book now, in the quiet, un-festive middle of summer, I’ll get the trip dates I actually want before everyone else starts thinking about Christmas in, well, December. And I loved it that much, I am planning to bring my whole family over from Australia next winter.

That’s really what this is: not nostalgia, but a nudge. If Lapland’s been on your list, the best time to book your winter trip is right now, while everyone else is thinking about beaches instead of the aurora. The amazing thing about Lapland, that christmas charm, is the whole period through the winter, with all these experiences being most prominent from start of December to end of February.

Have you been? I’d love to know what stuck with you most!

Trips like this one aren’t something you do twice a year, or even twice a decade, they’re the once-in-a-lifetime kind, and they deserve to be done properly. That’s why we’ve put together three ways into Lapland, depending on what kind of trip you’re after:

• The Premium Experience — a night in a glass igloo, watching the aurora from your bed the way I watched it from a car park at 1am, minus the toilet run.
• The Family Lapland Experience — Santa Claus Village, reindeer, and all the wide-eyed magic that made Doug and me feel like kids again, built for travelling with your own. With the option of the day on the ski slopes.
• The Adventure Lapland Experience — husky sledding, snowmobiling and everything else that had us out in the snow rather than looking at it through a window.

Take a look at our Lapland tours and find the version of this trip that’s yours, we can get you under that sky before December ever arrives.

Explore the world differently with Untravelled Paths. Small groups, big experiences, and places you won’t find in the brochures.

Written by Jackson Cornish

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November Rain? The Most Underrated Month to Travel

Let’s be honest about November in the UK: it is grim. The clocks have gone back, the average daily high in London struggles to reach 10°C, and the country is treated to roughly 17 rainy days out of 30 and as little as two hours of proper sunshine on an average day. It’s the month when summer feels like a distant memory and Christmas still feels a lifetime away – the definition of a travel dead zone.

Except it isn’t. While everyone else is huddled under an umbrella waiting for December to arrive, savvy travellers are quietly discovering that November might be the single best month of the year to go away. Flights are cheaper, queues are shorter, and if you know where to look the weather is still genuinely lovely. This is everything you need to know about why November deserves a permanent place on your travel calendar and where to go to make the most of it.

The UK in November: Reason Enough to Book a Trip

There’s no gentle way to put this: November in Britain is one long exercise in enduring the elements. Short days, long nights, and a damp chill that seems to seep into everything. Whether you’re in Manchester, Glasgow or London, the story is the same – grey skies, wet pavements, and a serious deficit of vitamin D. It’s precisely the sort of month that makes a well-timed escape feel less like a treat and more like a necessity.

Why November Is Such Brilliant Value for Travellers

Here’s the bit most people miss: November sits in the sweet spot between the summer rush and the Christmas market crowds, which makes it one of the cheapest and quietest months to travel anywhere in the world. Because it falls outside school holidays and before the festive getaway season properly kicks off, demand drops awa and prices drop with it. Industry data shows international airfares can run around a third cheaper during the shoulder season than at the peak of summer, with routes to Spain in particular sometimes over 40% less expensive than in July and August.

Add in the fact that popular destinations across Europe are noticeably less crowded – no queuing for an hour to get into the Alhambra, no fighting for a table at your favourite Sicilian trattoria and November starts to look less like a compromise and more like the smart choice. Better still, several destinations within a few hours’ flight of the UK are enjoying weather that’s still genuinely mild, even as Britain shivers.

Winter Short-Haul Sun: Warmth Is Closer Than You Think

If you assume “short-haul” and “sunshine” can’t coexist with “November”, think again. A handful of destinations just a few hours from the UK are still basking in properly pleasant temperatures long after autumn has taken hold at home.

The Andalusia Experience: Southern Spain barely seems to notice that summer has ended. Seville sees daytime highs around 21°C (with overnight lows around 10°C), while along the Costa del Sol, Málaga stays similarly mild at roughly 20°C by day. That’s shirt-sleeves weather for exploring the Alhambra, wandering whitewashed pueblos blancos, or lingering over tapas on a terrace – all while the UK huddles indoors. Direct flights from £39 return from London in November with skyscanner.

The Sicily Experience: Italy’s largest island holds onto its warmth beautifully into November, with Palermo and Catania both averaging around 20-21°C during the day. The sea stays swimmable for the brave, the wine harvest is in full swing, and with the summer tourist hordes long gone, you can enjoy food walking tours and vineyard visits without another British accent in earshot. Direct flights from £54 return from London in November with skyscanner.

The Sahara Desert Experience: Morocco’s desert in November is arguably at its best – daytime temperatures around a comfortable 25°C, with cooler nights near 10°C perfect for wrapping up under blankets beneath a spectacular blanket of stars. It’s the ideal balance: warm enough to enjoy camel treks and dune camps by day, atmospheric enough for unforgettable desert nights. Direct flights from £48 return from London in November with skyscanner.

The Montenegro Experience: Tucked along the Adriatic, Montenegro offers a quieter, more dramatic alternative to the well-trodden Mediterranean, with Kotor enjoying November highs of around 17°C. Combine the fjord-like Bay of Kotor, medieval old towns and mountain backdrops with a fraction of the summer crowds, and you have one of Europe’s most underrated November escapes. Direct flights from £74 return from London in November with skyscanner.

Winter Wonderlands: Christmas Magic Without the Christmas Prices

Fancy snow instead of sun? November is when Europe’s winter wonderlands switch on their magic and, crucially, before the December price surge and half-term crowds descend.

The Lapland Experience: The Arctic’s snow typically settles in for good by November, meaning you can experience a proper white winter husky rides, snowmobiles, the works and well before the frantic (and considerably pricier) run-up to Christmas Day itself. Direct flights from £63 return from London in November with skyscanner.

The Mini Winter Iceland Experience: November is prime Northern Lights season, with long dark evenings giving you the best possible odds of catching the aurora, alongside geothermal spas and dramatic waterfalls. And because it falls outside the February half-term rush, you’ll pay noticeably less for the privilege. Direct flights from £63 return from London in November with skyscanner.

The Mini Winter Estonia Experience (coming soon to Untravelled Paths): Tallinn’s fairy-tale old town is made for cobbled streets dusted with snow, mulled wine and Christmas market stalls – all at Baltic prices rather than Western European ones. Watch this space. Direct flights from £39 return from London in November with skyscanner.

The pattern across all three is the same: you get the full winter wonderland experience – snow, lights, markets, magic and at a noticeably better price than the same trip taken just a few weeks later.

Epic Long-Haul Journeys: Real Adventure, Real Value

For those who want more than a long weekend, who are after proper adventure, brilliant weather and outstanding value on the flights that get you there. November is quietly one of the best months of the year to go long-haul.

The Western Cape Safari Experience: November marks the start of South Africa’s spring and early summer, with warm, dry days perfect for game drives, whale watching along the coast and wine tasting in the Cape Winelands – all before the peak December and January rush sends prices climbing. Direct flights from under £500 return (even cheaper with a connection) from London in November with skyscanner.

The Costa Rica Experience: As the rainy season draws to a close, Costa Rica moves into its glorious dry season, with lush rainforests, pristine beaches and abundant wildlife all at their best with airfares considerably kinder to your wallet than during the North American winter break. Direct flights from under £700 return (even cheaper with a connection) from London in November with skyscanner.

The Colombia Experience: With a climate that barely shifts through the year, Colombia is a genuine year-round destination – meaning November delivers the same warm days in the coffee region, the same vibrant streets of Cartagena and Medellín, without the premium pricing of the traditional festive season. Direct flights from under £850 return (even cheaper with a connection) from London in November with skyscanner.

The Guatemala Experience: November brings the start of Guatemala’s dry season, ideal for exploring Mayan ruins, hiking around Lake Atitlán and wandering colonial Antigua under clear skies – all while long-haul fares sit well below their December peak. Direct flights from under £700 return (even cheaper with a connection) from London in November with skyscanner.

Each of these journeys proves the same point: travelling in November doesn’t mean compromising on adventure or weather. If anything, you get the best of both, at a price that peak season simply won’t match.

The Bottom Line

November has an image problem, and in the UK, that image is entirely deserved. But look beyond these shores and the picture flips entirely: cheaper flights, thinner crowds, and destinations ranging from sun-warmed Andalusian courtyards to snow-dusted Lapland forests and dry-season Guatemalan jungles, all waiting to be explored without the peak-season premium.

Don’t let another grey, drizzly November pass you by. Browse our full range of November trips and find your next adventure, because while everyone else is waiting for summer, you could already be halfway there.

Written by James Chisnall

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10 European Destinations You Can Fly To in August for Under £75

Everyone assumes August has to mean sky-high fares. Peak summer, school holidays, everyone and their dog trying to get away at once, surely the flights are a fortune? Not necessarily. We’ve had a dig through Skyscanner and found ten cracking European destinations you can fly to and from London this August for under £75 return.

The trick, as ever, is flexibility. Stay open-minded about your exact travel dates and which airport you land into, and there are still some brilliant deals to be found even in the height of summer. Whether you fancy a proper city break or a springboard into somewhere further afield, here’s our countdown of the best value flights for August.

10. Tirana, Albania – £75

Albania’s buzzing, colourful capital doesn’t get nearly enough credit. Expect leafy boulevards, a lively café culture, and the Dajti Mountain cable car right on the doorstep, all in glorious August sunshine. It’s also one of the best-connected gateways into the Albanian Alps. It’s worth noting that Tirana easily connects to our Mountains to Sea and Mini Albanian Alps Experiences.

9. Stockholm, Sweden – £73

August is arguably Stockholm’s finest month, long, mild days, the crowds of high summer beginning to thin, and the city’s parks, waterways, and outdoor cafés all at their absolute best. Don’t miss the Old Town’s cobbled lanes or a boat trip out into the archipelago.

8. Trieste, Italy – £72

Sitting quietly at the top of the Adriatic, Trieste blends Italian, Austrian, and Slavic influences into something genuinely different from the usual Italian city break. Wander the grand Piazza Unità d’Italia, sip coffee in one of its elegant old cafés, and enjoy August’s warm, breezy evenings by the sea. Trieste connects beautifully with any of our Slovenia Experiences either by a relaxing train to Ljubljana or a shorter 1 hour road transfer

7. Budapest, Hungary – £68

Budapest in August means long evenings on the Danube, thermal baths that are just as good (if not better) in summer, and a ruin bar scene that really comes alive after dark. It’s a city that rewards wandering, so leave plenty of time to get gently lost.

6. Zagreb, Croatia – £61

Croatia’s underrated capital swaps the coastal crowds for a relaxed, café-filled old town, excellent museums, and some of the best ice cream in the Balkans. August evenings here are warm without the intensity of the coast, making it a lovely, low-key city break. Zagreb is also another easy connection for our Slovenia Experiences, with the two capitals just a short hop apart.

5. Seville, Spain – £59

Yes, Seville in August is properly hot, but early mornings and late evenings are glorious, and you’ll find the Real Alcázar, Plaza de España, and the city’s famous tapas bars far quieter than in spring. Just pace yourself in the afternoon heat. Seville is where our Andalusia Experience both starts and finishes, so it’s the ideal bookend to a deeper dive into southern Spain.

4. Copenhagen, Denmark – £40

Copenhagen in August is all bicycles, harbour swims, and long, light evenings. It’s a wonderfully liveable city to explore on foot or by bike, with Tivoli Gardens, Nyhavn’s colourful waterfront, and a seriously good food scene all worth your time.

3. Biarritz, France – £40

This elegant surf town on the French Basque coast is at its absolute best in August, think golden beaches, excellent seafood, and a laid-back, sophisticated atmosphere that feels a world away from the nearby Spanish coast. Perfect for a long weekend by the sea.

2. Bologna, Italy – £36

Bologna is one of Italy’s great food cities, and August brings warm evenings perfect for lingering over pasta and gelato beneath its famous porticoes. The Piazza Maggiore, the leaning towers, and a properly local, unpretentious atmosphere make it a brilliant, undervalued choice. Bologna is also home to our own Bologna Experience, so why not turn your flight into something more?

1. Cologne, Germany – £33

Topping our list at just £33 return, Cologne combines an extraordinary Gothic cathedral, a lively riverside old town, and a properly welcoming beer garden culture, all easily explored on foot. August brings a full calendar of outdoor festivals and events too, so check what’s on before you book.

Ready to do it?

Deals like these don’t tend to hang around, and with prices this good, there’s really no excuse to let the rest of summer pass you by. Whether it’s a spontaneous long weekend or the perfect springboard into one of our small-group adventures, now’s the time to book that last-minute trip you’ve been putting off.

Grab your flight, and get in touch with the Untravelled Paths team to see how we can turn it into something truly unforgettable.

Written by James Chisnall

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10 Unmissable Winter Highlights in Iceland (And Why Winter Is the Best Time to Go)

There’s a reason seasoned travellers rate winter as the best time to visit Iceland, not the worst. Yes, the days are shorter and the temperatures dip, but that’s precisely what unlocks the country’s most extraordinary experiences. The Northern Lights only dance across dark winter skies. Ice caves only form when the glaciers freeze solid enough to explore safely. The crowds that fill Reykjavík’s streets in July thin right out, leaving you with quieter trails, softer light, and a landscape transformed into something otherworldly.

Below, we’ve rounded up ten of Iceland’s finest winter highlights, and why each one is better between November and March than at any other time of year.

1. Whale Watching

Winter whale watching off Iceland’s coast is often calmer and clearer than the busier summer season, with pods of orcas and humpbacks frequently spotted feeding closer to shore. Fewer boats on the water means a more peaceful, personal encounter.

2. The Blue Lagoon

There’s nothing quite like soaking in the Blue Lagoon’s milky-blue geothermal waters while snow settles on the surrounding lava fields. The contrast of steaming warmth against freezing air is one of Iceland’s signature winter sensations, and on a clear night you might even catch the Northern Lights from the water.

3. Diamond Beach

Named for the glittering icebergs that wash up on its black volcanic sand, Diamond Beach is at its most dramatic in winter, when low light catches every facet of the ice. It sits alongside the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, making the two an essential pairing on any winter itinerary.

4. Ice Caves

Iceland’s glittering blue ice caves only appear in the colder months, when the glaciers are stable enough to venture inside safely. Formed by meltwater carving through centuries-old ice, these natural caverns are one of the country’s most exclusively wintry wonders, gone entirely by summer.

5. The Northern Lights

The Aurora Borealis is the headline act of an Icelandic winter. With long hours of darkness and minimal light pollution outside Reykjavík, winter offers by far the best odds of witnessing the lights ripple green and violet across the sky.

6. The Great Geysir

Watching the Great Geysir and its neighbour Strokkur erupt against a snow-dusted backdrop is a wonderfully atmospheric winter experience. The plumes of scalding water and steam feel even more striking against the crisp winter air.

7. Snorkelling at Silfra

Silfra fissure, where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates meet, offers some of the clearest water on Earth all year round, but winter brings a stark, otherworldly beauty to the surrounding ice and snow that summer simply can’t match.

8. Glacier and Lagoon Exploration

Winter is prime time for glacier walks and lagoon visits, when the ice is at its most solid and photogenic. Guided tours across Iceland’s glaciers reveal deep blue crevasses and frozen formations rarely seen at other times of year.

9. Waterfalls

Iceland’s famous waterfalls, from Gullfoss to Skógafoss, take on a magical, half-frozen quality in winter, with ice formations framing the cascades and far fewer visitors around to share the view.

10. Reykjavík

Iceland’s capital comes alive in winter with cosy cafés, geothermal pools, and long, atmospheric evenings perfect for exploring its restaurants, bars, and Northern Lights tours right on the doorstep.

Ready to Experience Winter Iceland for Yourself?

If this has whetted your appetite, we’d love to show you Iceland at its most magical. Our brand-new Mini Winter Iceland Experience brings together many of these very highlights in one beautifully paced small-group trip, expertly guided from start to finish.

Spaces are limited, so get in touch with the Untravelled Paths team today to secure your place and discover Iceland’s winter wonders for yourself.

Written by James Chisnall

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6 Untravelled Paths Country Combinations

Some of the best trips we run aren’t built around a single country at all – they’re built around the join. The ferry crossing that swaps one culture for another overnight. The mountain pass that takes you from one language to the next on foot. The short hop across a border that, for most travellers, simply isn’t on the map.

Off the beaten track doesn’t have to mean picking just one place. Some of our favourite Experiences exist precisely because two countries, side by side, tell a better story together than either does alone. Here are six of our go-to combinations, how we get you between them, and why we think they work so well.

Slovenia + Italy

by car or train

Slovenia is compact, polished and endlessly scenic – Lake Bled, the Julian Alps, the wine country of the Vipava Valley – all within a country you can comfortably cross in a day. Drive west, though, and within an hour or two you’re in Italy: the Friuli wine region, the faded grandeur of Trieste, or further on, the Dolomites themselves.

The two countries share a border, a fair amount of history, and a food culture that shifts gradually rather than abruptly, so the drive between them never feels jarring. It’s an easy, self-drive-friendly combination that pairs Slovenia’s alpine lakes and rivers with Italy’s cities and cuisine, without ever feeling like you’re doing two separate holidays stitched together.

Albania + Montenegro

by car, or on foot through the Accursed Mountains

This is the combination for people who want their trip to feel like an adventure story. Albania‘s rugged, still-quiet north and Montenegro‘s dramatic Bay of Kotor sit right next to each other, and you can cross between them however you like: a scenic drive along the coast, or – for the more adventurous – on foot, trekking over the border through the Accursed Mountains themselves.

That mountain crossing is one of our favourite border stories anywhere in the Balkans: remote valleys, shepherd huts, and a walk that takes you from one country into another with nothing but a mountain pass and your own legs. Combine that with Montenegro’s fjord-like bay and Albania’s Ottoman towns and untouched beaches, and you’ve got a trip that rewards genuinely curious travellers.

Montenegro + Bosnia & Herzegovina

by car

A short drive inland from Montenegro‘s coast and you’re in an entirely different Bosnia: the Ottoman bazaars of Sarajevo, the iconic Stari Most bridge in Mostar, and the turquoise waterfalls of Kravice. It’s one of the easiest border crossings we run, and one of the most rewarding, because the contrast between the two countries is so vivid.

Montenegro gives you the coast, the mountains and the drama of the Bay of Kotor. Bosnia gives you history, culture and a city where mosques, churches and synagogues sit side by side telling the story of a place that’s seen a great deal and rebuilt itself with real grace. Together, it’s coastal beauty and cultural depth in a single, easy loop.

Romania + Moldova

by car or train

Romania alone has more than enough to fill a trip – Transylvania’s castles, the Carpathian Mountains, Bucharest’s grand boulevards – but push on to Moldova and you’ll find one of Europe’s genuinely least-visited corners. Chișinău has a low-key, unhurried charm all its own, and the wine country around Cricova (yes, including underground cellars you can drive through) is unlike anything else on the continent.

We run this one by car or train, and either way it’s a proper journey rather than a border you barely notice – a reminder of just how much variety sits within a few hours of Bucharest, if you’re willing to keep going a little further than most people do.

Spain + Morocco

by boat

Few combinations change the scenery, the language and the entire atmosphere of a trip as quickly as this one. A short ferry crossing from southern Spain and you’re in an entirely different continent: Marrakech’s souks, the chaos and colour of Djemaa el-Fnaa, and the winding road up into the Atlas Mountains towards the Sahara.

It’s the combination that proves how much can change in the space of a single boat crossing – flamenco and tapas on one side, mint tea and market stalls on the other – and it’s precisely that contrast which makes it one of our most requested Experiences.

Montenegro + Italy

by boat from Bar or Dubrovnik

Montenegro is a small country, easily explored in a week, which makes it the perfect springboard for something else. Take the overnight ferry from Bar (or nearby Dubrovnik) across the Adriatic, and you’ll wake up in Italy, ready for the Amalfi Coast, Puglia’s sun-baked towns, or Rome itself.

It’s a wonderfully simple way to double a holiday: dramatic Adriatic scenery and rugged mountains on one side of the sea, La Dolce Vita on the other, with a night on the water in between to make the whole thing feel like a proper adventure rather than a connecting flight.

Why stop at one country?

Every one of these combinations exists because the join is as good as the destinations either side of it – the ferry deck at sunrise, the mountain pass on foot, the moment the language and the menu both change at once. That’s the sort of detail that turns a good trip into a story worth retelling.

If any of these have caught your eye, or you’ve got a combination of your own in mind that you haven’t seen anyone else offer, get in touch. We specialise in exactly this kind of joined-up, off the beaten track adventure – so tell us where you’d like to go, and we’ll help you work out how to get there.

Written by James Chisnall

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