Care for a Fried Tarantula with Your Guinea Pig? Some Foods Are an Acquired...
For many people, travel is about experiencing something out of the ordinary; sampling local cuisine is often a good place to start. Before jetting off on an exotic culinary adventure, however, it pays...
View ArticleTop Five Picks for Volunteer Holidays
According to The International Ecotourism Society, volunteer travel is one of the fastest-growing segments of the tourism market. Environmentally and socially aware travellers now require more from...
View ArticleTop Five Ways to Usher in the New Year, Asian Style
New Year’s Day is a time to bid farewell to the year that was and greet the year that will be with joy and hope for positive change. It is celebrated all over the world and often welcomed with a bang...
View ArticleAn Interview with Lee Sheridan, Local Travel Guru in Southeast Asia
Every month, we delve into the travel experiences of people in the extended WHL Group network. This month we talk to Lee Sheridan of Teamworkz, the whl.travel local connection for 15 destinations in...
View ArticleRest, Relax and Rejuvenate – Spas and Traditional Massage in Siem Reap, Cambodia
When visiting Siem Reap, Cambodia, travellers usually make a visit to the Angkor Wat UNESCO World Heritage Site their first priority. Its hundreds of ancient temples comprise the largest religious...
View ArticleGreen Hotels: What Really Makes Them Green?
With the northern-hemisphere summer travel season having shifted into high gear, but economies under strain all across the globe, it is becoming increasingly vital that travellers not only budget...
View ArticleThe Inside Word on… Siem Reap, Cambodia
With so many destinations in the WHL Group’s ever-expanding network, we have an incredible wealth of local travel information at our fingertips. Through the Inside Word, our local partners – all travel...
View ArticleTop Five Rickshaws YOU Can Drive
Every experienced traveller has some sort of rickshaw story to tell. For most, an exaggeration of a rickshaw taxi ride suffices, especially if embellished with some details about the driver’s nose hair...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
With the UN-backed trial of three senior surviving Khmer Rouge leaders finally underway in Phnom Penh, the world is reminded of Cambodia’s sad history. Wounds have reopened, cries for justice ring out...
View ArticleSeven UNESCO World Heritage All-Stars and Alternatives
In today’s online travel world, there’s a surplus of information. In the midst of all the commercial hype and slick destination marketing, smart travellers stick to the UNESCO World Heritage List as an...
View ArticleThe Inside Word… on Phnom Penh, Cambodia
With so many destinations in the WHL Group‘s ever-expanding network, we have an incredible wealth of local travel information at our fingertips. Through the Inside Word, our local partners – all travel...
View ArticleLearning Slow Travel Through the Eye of Time Lapse
Time-lapse photography takes time. To capture a time lapse, you must park your camera in one place and let it stay there for a while. Unlike a simple snapshot photo that freezes one fleeting second,...
View ArticleMy House Is Your House: Unique Homestays Around the World
This article was first published by our friends at Much Better Adventures, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their Grapevine blog. No matter where you travel – the...
View ArticleSoria Moria Boutique Hotel Raises the Bar in Locally Driven Hospitality in...
Whilst it’s not really a new concept, Local Travel has become an increasingly popular term within the travel industry, which is slowly but surely focusing more on ensuring that travel dollars support...
View ArticleCambodia Calling! The PEPY Ride Is a Trip of a Lifetime
In 2009, Melissa Chungfat of Canada was one of a group of fierce pedallers that took part in an experience National Geographic Adventure considers one of the “top tours of a lifetime”: the PEPY Ride....
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