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Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Filippos Venetopoulos, CEO of Climate Friendly Travel Registry member, Variety Cruises, which aims to set the standard for sustainable small cruises. When Filippos Venetopoulos took over the family business…
Mal Tattersall visits Monmouthshire to discover the wonderful food, wine and mead on offer in this county sandwiched between Wales and England, as well as go on a forage. It’s…
James Clark visits Lympstone Manor Hotel to discover a veritable Babette’s feast in Devon courtesy of Michael Caines and a posse of international chefs. There has been a lot of…
Each June, the Wildlife Trust encourages the nation to reconnect with nature every day as part of its 30 Days Wild campaign. Rewilding is the practice of restoring landscapes and…
Mark Bibby Jackson accepts the offer to take a boat on the Thames with Le Boat and ends up in a bit of an Eton Mess. It is on our…
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise leave their Suffolk home for a night to experience The Bloomsbury Hotel London and the Sutton Hoo Helmet. It was but a stroll from The…
Mark Bibby Jackson visits the Balearic island to savour the culinary side of the European Region of Gastronomy you can discover on your Menorca holidays. The road from Mahon Menorca…
Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Michael Dyer, Managing Director of Borana Conservancy, member of the Climate Friendly Travel Registry, about its conservation work in Kenya, and plans for a sustainable…
Neil Hennessy-Vass takes a look at the new exhibition of David Remfry: Watercolour now showing at the Royal Watercolour Society in London. David Remfry is in his 80th year, I…
Mark Bibby Jackson visits the medieval Flanders city to discover its rich culture and wonderful Bruges beer. The main reason for my trip to Bruges, Belgium was to visit the…
Before the pandemic we took a walk through Jakarta’s bustling streets and captured these scenes of normal life in this crowded metropolis. Enjoy these street photos of Jakarta Indonesia. Fatahillah…
Eileen Wise and Deborah Unger see the Cabaret musical at the Playhouse Theatre, and enter the vivid world of the Kit Kat Club. It’s not usual to be offered a…
Mark Bibby Jackson discovers the rich and varied things to do in Sandwich from a boat ride along the River Stour to the cinque port’s rich history. It…
Marion Ainge finds her Gladiator and delves into Chester’s Roman history. I like to bring back a souvenir from my travels. But I realise the Roman centurion, who shows me…
Travel Begins at 40 editor Mark Bibby Jackson has a chat with Tim Geisler, CEO of Nautilus Sailing on how to learn to sail around the world. Born in Morocco…
After completing his UK road trip from Oxford to Edinburgh, Mark Bibby Jackson continues north to Inverness Scotland in search not of a mythical monster but a very real approach…
Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Al Judge, co-founder of AliKats Mountain Holidays Morzine, in the French Alps about how mountain tourism can be more sustainable. 1) How do you believe…
Mark Bibby Jackson goes on a UK road trip from Oxford to the Scottish capital along memory lane. I must admit to be slightly scared, or perhaps scarred, by Oxford…
To mark Earth Day, Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Cat Jones, the Founder of Byway, the travel company that is firmly putting slow travel on the map. You opened Byway…
Travel Begins at 40 looks at seven great beer festivals in the UK, Belgium, Germany and the US. There is certainly no lack of beer festivals in the UK –…
Mark Bibby Jackson goes on a tour of Leuven Belgium, a town with the oldest university in Belgium and the home of Stella, where he gets a glimpse of the…
Global Ambassador of the World Bamboo Organisation and Senior Advisor to the European Bamboo Programme Dr Hans Friederich explains why we should all visit a Bamboo Garden in 2022. What…
Neil Hennessy-Vass visits Charleston House in Sussex and loves its unconventional beauty and perfect gardens. The atmosphere of Charleston is one of calm reference I feel. The artists Vanessa Bell…
After visiting the country’s capital Bogota and the coffee region, Mark Bibby Jackson travels to the coast to dip his toes like a local in Cartagena Colombia. It is a…
Travel is full of experiences that are great for the over 40 or over 50 travel aficionado. Whether it is glamping in the wilderness or taking a stroll through cultural centres, at Travel Begins at 40 we share our favourite travel experiences with you, broken into categories ranging from beach to city breaks, and culture and history to gastronomy. We also have a more ethical bias with sustainable tourism as well as luxury tourism for those who want some glamour on their vacation. There is also wellness for those who prefer a bit of pampering and a category for solo travellers as well. Life is an adventure and so should travelling be regardless of your age, so if you want your life to be full of adventure then Travel Begins at 40 is the ideal website for you, just read our full list to give yourself the inspiration to travel.
