​On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, St. Patrick's Day celebrations, in March, go beyond the "ordinary" custom of wearing the colour green and drinking beer at the neighbourhood pub. With the distinction of being the only nation in the world, outside of Ireland, to commemorate St. Patrick's Day as a national holiday, the festivities offer St. Pa...

Pure Adventures, which was created to meet North America's growing demand for high-quality, self-guided cycling tours, uses local expertise for route development, sites to see, people to meet, where to eat, and shop and experience life as a local would. This company pioneered self-guided tours in Europe in 1994 and recently launched its first itine...

Evenings at the theatre can serve up any number of emotions in those lucky (and just sometimes unlucky) enough to be in the audience. A young Vic production of Arthur Miller's All my Sons remains one of the most emotionally draining of theatrical experiences and I have also bourne witness to some very dark and brooding staging's of both Lear and Mc...

Uganda is one of the top destinations for primate watching, and the chimpanzees at Kibale offers a real highlight. Often heard before they are seen, over 1,500 of our closest relatives are believed to live within the forests of Uganda. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale began in 1991 when the first family of chimpanzees had been successfully habituated ...

Sail Boston will welcome the Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta in June 2017. Royal Greenwich, UK, will be the first host of the Rendez in April 2017. Boston is the only selected American port in the Regatta which is a 7,000 nautical mile transatlantic race visiting six countries. Massachusetts is planning to use the event to encourage visitors to...

Alacati is an Aegean coastal town backed by hillsides of vineyards and olive trees which still has its traditional air of cobbled streets and original stone cottages. It is one of the best-preserved historic towns in Aegean Turkey with many fine boutique hotels. Known as Turkey's premier windsurfing and kite surfing resort, Alacati has unspoilt san...