As recently as the nineteenth century, the distribution of the Jaguar extended from southern Argentina all the way up through South and Central America, Mexico and into the United States in Texas, New...

Vatican City is one of the most famous places in the world. Besides being full of iconic art and architecture, it is home of the Pope and the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. It attracts...

I strongly believe that for young adults who are looking for a fun and thrilling vacation, there is nothing better than a ski holiday. You can spend the days shredding the slopes and getting an...

One of my favourite recommendations for adventure-seeking families is a dog sledding holiday (particularly for those who are also animal lovers!). It really is a once in a lifetime activity, where you...

There’s more to Chamonix than skiing, snowboarding and exploring the Alps. Not all kids enjoy the challenges that the slopes provide so it’s important that you know what your holiday destination...

For amateur bird watchers, the opportunity to take part in professionally organised bird tours can be the most exciting wildlife experience of their life. Different bird tours cover a diverse range of...

For wildlife enthusiasts with a particular passion for bird watching, there are some exciting opportunities on offer through professionally-organised small group bird holidays. Led by a qualified...

For keen amateur botanists, professionally-organised small group flower tours offer a unique opportunity to explore an unfamiliar landscape and get up close to some of the most iconic and exotic...

Madeira is often referred to as the "Floating Garden of the Atlantic", with the breadth and uniqueness of its flora renowned around the world. Blessed with rich volcanic soil and a warm, subtropical...

For keen amateur botanists, professionally-organised flower holidays offer the opportunity to encounter a vast array of endemic floral species they would not normally have access to. Destinations for...

No country on Earth is more synonymous with wildflowers than Switzerland. Beneath the imposing shadow of its alpine guardians, Jungfrau, Eiger and Monch, the vision of rolling meadows carpeted with...

More than half of the wine produced in France is the product of a wine co-operative or ‘cave coopératives’, and yet many wine lovers ignore this important part of the industry while taking a wine tour...

The first thing that will spring to mind when you see the enchanting towers and turrets of the medieval Château de Sully-sur-Loire is that this must have been the inspiration for Charles Perrault when...

The great city of London has dozens of excellent highlights for the visually impaired. Music lovers, in particular, are well catered for here as the city is bursting at the seams with world-famous...

Claude Monet and Impressionism Claude Monet was the foremost practitioner of impressionism in the nineteenth century and was the de facto leader of the movement. A style characterised by dreamlike...