​Some Of My travel Plans For 2021 In my 50s with a Body Mass Index (BMI) Close to 40, well and truly in the obese category, I have to say that the figures don't add up when I take them into the mountains. On the bigger mountains around the world that I've travelled to, it's fair to say that I've missed the top as many times as I've reached it. The ...

Abu Dhabi, UAE: Entry restrictions into Abu Dhabi have been relaxed and international tourists, residents and travellers from selected destinations, flying with Etihad Airways, are now allowed to enter the emirate without the need to self-isolate for 14 days. Last week saw the announcement of a gradual reopening of Abu Dhabi to tourists, as quarant...

Not long after the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games are held in 2021, annual industry event the Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS) will take place on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, from 20-23 September.  The US-based Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) claims that its annual summit event draws hundreds of industry professionals from a...

The Zulal Wellness Resort, which opens in 2021 will be the Middle East's first full-immersion wellness resort. The resort will also be the world's first centre for traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine. It will be in Khasooma, a private coastal location in north of Qatar. Zulal is an Arabic word which means 'pure natural water' and is used to ref...

As of 2020, travel opportunities have been limited, but when you get an opportunity to take that vacation, the island of Mindanao provides no shortage of interesting and unique sites. Davao City comprises hundreds of thousands of acres. The city's 244,000 hectares of space equates to 602,924 acres. That makes Davao the eighth largest city in t...

When you've seen a place in your dreams, and 100 times on YouTube, it's truly special to then see it in front of you. Indeed few things compare to the realization of a dream.​ This is an article about some of the things it takes to realize your best moments among the highest mountains in the world. Kumar, my guide, was concerned so he stopped me an...