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The result of a combined total of more than 200 years of experience in the professions of Travel Writing and Travel Photography, the new Global Travel Writers E-book Travel Writing and Travel Photography – from Dreams to Hard Reality contains … Continue reading →

There is no other place in the world that has showcases human history like London. Its heritage is not only confined in museums, but in architecture, art, fashion and culture. Yes, through thick and thin this marvelous city has seen … Continue reading →

There’s something almost suicidal about Vanuatu’s famous land divers. Bungy jumpers have the benefit of an elastic cord to cushion their fall, but not so the legendary N’Gol (land-diving) natives of Pentecost Island. The origin of this dangerous ritual is … Continue reading →

If you were a Viking in the Middle Ages of European history, chances are you were not much of a diplomat or humanitarian. Roderick Eime reflects on the Nordic influence. The fearsome Viking reputation is not without substance. Beginning around … Continue reading →

Hidden away in Fiji’s Yasawa Island group due north from Lautoka, a pre-historic submarine ritual is played out before a mesmerised Roderick Eime. Like dog-fighting starfighters from some science fiction epic, the two creatures banked, dived and barrel-rolled in perfect … Continue reading →

  The Solomon Islands are a mystery to most Pacific Island vacationers. Adventure cruiser, Roderick Eime, reckons all it takes is a little bit of curiosity and a sense of history to be bewitched by this emerging destination. The ghostly … Continue reading →

A late starter in the cruising stakes, Seattle is more than making up for it with a visitor-friendly persona and weekly cruises to Alaska and beyond.Words and pictures: Roderick Eime “Chop its head off!” “Cut out its guts!” and a … Continue reading →

Beyond the Ramparts of the Unknown By Roderick Eime Flying into the tiny north-western regional hub of Wynyard, you could easily imagine you are in the middle of nowhere – and that is why so many visitors come! With a … Continue reading →

What do sewing machines, cola, hamburgers and motor cars have in common? Answer: They made their success through franchising. True. In 1856, when Isaac Merritt Singer needed to expand his sewing machine empire, his funds were exhausted from messy legal … Continue reading →

In most cities if you go on a movie star tour you’ll travel in a minibus with some dilettante chatterbox who’ll drive you past the gates of celebrity homes and favourite restaurants, but in the rapidly recovering Cambodian capital of … Continue reading →