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Tour Vietnam – the food
For those coming with us to Vietnam, the food will make an interesting addition on our tour. We’ve made the trip B&B on several nights, allowing you to go out and explore, rather than being stuck with hotel food (not that it’s bad either). Vietnam is much more than noodles, rice and chicken, hot pots […]
Nepal: you’ll see Deshain, but what is it?
Nepal: and for those joining our tour this year, you’ll also witness Deshain, the most important event in the Nepalese calender. Put simply, this is a festival that marks the coming together of families, the beginning of the new year, all combined in a Nepalese Christmas. Nepal has been locked away from the outside world […]
Saigon street food
VIETNAM: and for those coming with us next April, you might like to watch this short video in which the late Anthony Bourdain, visits the ‘Lunch Lady’ a very simple food stall in central Saigon. Lunch here – a grouping of 4 to 7 plastic plates – costs just £3. It’s rudimentary, local and simple. […]
The making of Ho Chi Minh
Ho c Chi Minh City is still referred to, by many in its more romantic notion – Saigon. The city was renamed in honour of the communist leader Ho Chi Minh in 1976 – ‘Uncle Ho’ as he was affectionately known, would never had seen this honour, he’d died 6 years earlier. Uncle Ho […]
The Real Exotic Marigold Hotel, now sold out
Our real exotic Marigold Hotel experience – identical to the BBC series – is already fully booked. In fact we could have filled all places twice over. The trip takes place next March, and plans are already afoot to schedule another date, to do it all again at some point later in the year. 15 […]
Brexit and travel money, what should you do?
With Brexit taking place next March, it might be prudent to think ahead regarding travel money for any trips around the March/April period. For example, when the UK announced Brexit a couple of years ago, the pound plummeted in exchange bureaus around the world, many fearing a loss and refusing to exchange them. For anyone […]
The Exotic Marigold Hotel
Angel Holiday’s Exotic Marigold Hotel experiment: where we’ll take UK retirees to India just like the TV show, is now full. A second one is planned later in the year. The group will stay in the same home used by Bobby George, Wayne Sleep, Jan Leaming and others, and experience many of the same things, […]
Tour of Nepal, all set to go…
In just over 4 weeks, our next group will travel half way across the planet, and up into the Himalaya, to Nepal. They’ll be 6,000 miles away from their nearest Wetherspoons! Kathmandu, a busy thriving metropolis, awaits to greet our passengers – in what will be an enthralling and extremely colourful trip. Expect a shock […]
Tour of India, Rajasthan
For those coming with us to India this November, you might like to see this old video with the charismatic Keith Floyd. This will give a real flavour of what to expect with the sumptuous Rajasthani food. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaJowsW1gug
An island paradise – tour of Vietnam
For those coming with us to Vietnam next year, you may want to consider staying on longer on the paradise island of Phu Quoc. Angel Holidays can arrange this additional package for you, where you fly to the island and enjoy wonderful beaches, great restaurants and a turquoise sea. An altogether wonderful rest after our […]