Discovering Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle at Uga Ulagalla
On the first leg of their whistle-stop tour through Sri Lanka, Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise visit Uga Ulagalla in the island’s Cultural Triangle. The teardrop of India, or the…
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On the first leg of their whistle-stop tour through Sri Lanka, Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise visit Uga Ulagalla in the island’s Cultural Triangle. The teardrop of India, or the…
Mark Bibby Jackson spends 48 hours in Bratislava Slovakia to see why this underrated European capital is a winter wonderland. My previous visit to the Bratislava Slovakia was in 1994…
Mark Bibby Jackson travels to Klagenfurt in Carinthia Austria to be re-inspired by the magic of Christmas. Sometimes in the uber-commercialised world we live, it’s easy to forget the magic…
Mark Bibby Jackson takes the train from London Euston for a Manchester city break and sample the city’s festive offerings including its Christmas Markets. It’s been a long time since…
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise discover their inner Robinson Crusoe at Gili Lankanfushi resort in the Maldives, a very eco resort. It will read like the most overblown set of…
Mark Bibby Jackson visits Katowice Poland, a city transformed from its industrial past, with a bright cultural future, where he meets bison and bebok. Two trends have piqued my interest…
Travel Begins at 40’s newly appointed accessibility correspondent Debbie North examines accessible tourism in Berlin. This year, I had the privilege of visiting the German capital to delve into both…
Mark Bibby Jackson travels to Finland’s Lake District to visit Lake Saimaa and the Savonlinna Opera Festival It is on our return journey that Captain Mikael allows me to take…
Something’s going very green in the French city of Nantes, as Judith Schrut discovered on her recent visit to this welcoming and eco-friendly gem on the western banks of the…
Mark Bibby Jackson visits Graz Austria, a green city with a visionary view for our future. It was on a visit to Iași in Romania a few years ago that…
The previous few days had challenged my pre-formed opinion of the Rust Belt. Buffalo and Cleveland were both interesting and lively cities with plenty of architectural gems and lots of…
Mark Bibby Jackson continues his visit to Cleveland Ohio discovering the creative side and the art in the city. My trip to Cleveland coincides with the 32nd annual Parade the…
Can you feel it? It’s the call of the unexplored. The lure of new experiences knocking at the door in your 40’s. Isn’t it electrifying? This wonderful phase in life…
Mark Bibby Jackson visits Cleveland Ohio an industrial city with its roots most definitely in music. Serendipity. I’ve said it before, but it is one of the most wonderful aspects…
Mark Bibby Jackson goes on an architectural journey through Buffalo visiting Silo City, Martin House, the City Hall and Theodore Roosevelt Inauguration Site. It is a line I am going…
Mark Bibby Jackson visits the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, and discovers the secret behind its popularity as a holiday destination. There are times when I feel most fortunate to…
The more you travel the more you realise we have to learn – especially from other nations. The Netherlands is a case in point. Climate change is going to have…
Santa Fe takes great pride in its nickname, the City Different. It has a lofty reputation for history, gastronomy, nature, culture — my personal Fab Four of travel. It’s capital…
“From here you can see the whole history of Berlin,” Sönke Schneidewind tells me from the terrace at the top of the Stiftung Humboldt Forum. To my left I can…
Mark Bibby Jackson joins an accessible travel tour in Edersee Germany visiting the Eder Dam, and going on forest and tree top walks all accessible for wheelchair users. Travelling can…
Do the phrases global warming and carbon footprint prick your conscience about going on holiday? On a recent visit to the Dominican Republic, I learnt how people holidaying on this…
Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Sarah Bajc, Owner and Operator of Camaroncito EcoResort & Beach, in Panama. When Sarah Bajc discovered Camaroncito she fell in love with the undeveloped stretch…
Mark Bibby Jackson takes the bus and goes on one of the many excellent Isle of Man walks from Port Erin to Milner’s Tower. There is something invigorating about taking…
Summer is synonymous with sun, sand and soaring temperatures, but with the increasing effects of climate change for many travellers, the heat can be overwhelming. That’s where coolcations come in…
Travel is as much as giving back as it is of taking away, which is why at Travel Begins at 40, we fully endorse sustainable travel and eco travel. Loosely defined as realising the current and future economic, social and environmental impact of tourism, whilst meeting the needs of visitors, the environment and our hosts, sustainable travel can also be seen as having our cake and eating it. Through preserving what we still have for the future we are also presenting great tourism experiences for travellers, as well as creating much needed revenue for those involved in the tourism industry. It is the ultimate win-win-win scenario. Ecotourism is an essential element of sustainable tourism; responsible tourism in natural areas helping preserve those areas and provide much needed livelihoods for the host community. Our travel writers and experts have shared their best sustainable travel and eco travel experiences, as well as making the case for this being the future face of tourism.