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Man on a motorbike
Tomorrow Steve Carver sets off for his bike journey to India for a forthcoming radio programme [working title] ‘Man on a motorbike.’ The programme will involve Steve riding across north India and recording his reflections, thoughts and his poetry (mixed in with some humour) on the smaller details of India: from spending time with those […]
Holiday to Peru, watching the stars
For all those booked on our journey to Peru this August (departing 6th) we hope you are looking forward to the experience. Along our journey, we’ll be venturing far from the tourist trail and staying in the Andes, at 11,000 feet above sea level. With no light pollution and near Colca canyon (twice the depth of the Grand Canyon) together with an active volcano […]
India, changing money and Brexit
With just over a week to go to our adventure in India, many of you might be thinking about changing sterling to rupees. Our advice is not to buy rupees in the UK, the rates are poor compared to India, and you can change money when you are in India. There are ATM’s throughout big […]
Keeping up with the news – which is best for you?
Whilst travelling abroad, many like to keep up with the news, so we’ve looked at which sites are best for you. http://www.aljazeera.com Based in the Middle East, the site offers a sober tone of world news and tends to focus news stories near its geographical area – North Africa and the Middle East as well as US […]
Angel Holidays & the Exotic Marigold Hotel
Thanks to all travellers who’ve booked our epic journey across the desert state of Rajasthan, India (28th Oct – 19th Nov, 2016). We’re flattered so many signed up for this exploratory trip, with little more than a list of places we might visit; no definite plan or itinerary. It’s a testament that people trust the […]
Holiday to Nepal
On Prince Harry’s recent trip to Nepal you would have seen how wonderful the country is. Harry was very kind in his remarks, please see the attached slide. We’re sure that those of you who would have traveled with us to Nepal before would agree. If you might like to follow in his footsteps, why […]
New Nepal holiday, 2015. Dates now set
Dates have now been set for our 2015 tour of Nepal – 11th until 23rd October. If you might know someone who’d like to take part in the adventure, please tell them. Places are limited but we’d love to take your friends with us. Plans are afoot too, to develop our new Angel Holidays tour […]
Holiday to Nepal – the Annapurna range
Up here on holiday in the Himalaya some of us went on a half day hike to see the Annapurna range of the Himalaya. Here’s a shot I’d taken. Incidentally, the first paperback novel ever published was ‘The Lost Horizon’ a fictional novel about a British team who crash landed somewhere up there and discovered […]
Dinner on holiday in Nepal
Dinner the other evening was in the Pagoda room overlooking the city. Here, are some of the group in mid discussion getting to know each other. Travellers have flown in from California, as well as Australia and Sweden this year. The dining room, with Tibetan paintwork dating back from the centuries created a wonderful atmosphere […]
Nepal 2014
Out here on our current holiday to Nepal, some of our group are getting very excited. We’re all enjoying it here! The local rickshaw drivers have been working hard to get us around in the warm sunshine. There’s 24 of us in this group, of all ages and backgrounds and the country is bringing us […]