Jarlshof is the best-known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies near the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland and has been described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles".
Photo: J. Hodgson
Main Feature – Islands, Islands And More Islands!
Many of our tours have visited or have featured islands — Greece’s Cyclades, Sicily, New Zealand, Japan, Cuba and Iceland to name just a few — but we are particularly pleased with the popularity and success of new trips that feature multiple island nations or island groups in one regional itinerary.
How To Plan The Perfect Retirement Vacation
For many, it is one of the most difficult questions to answer: where do I go for my vacation post-retirement? After years of making your mark in the business world, the time has finally come to find a new focus.
Spectacular Patagonia is a popular destination for active travellers. Hosteria Pehoe is a popular hostel on Lake Pehoe in Chile’s world-famous Torres Del Paine National Park.
Top 3 Travel Destinations For Seniors
It’s a big wide world out there and sometimes the hardest part of taking a trip is deciding where to go. As a lifelong learner, you know you want to travel somewhere with history and learn about a culture that is completely foreign to your own.
The village of Oia on Greece’s island of Santorini, with its blue roofs, beautiful hillside setting and the amazing Aegean Sea as a backdrop, is one of Greece’s top tourist spots.
Chasing glaciers in Patagonia
On the southern tip of South America straddling Chile, Argentina and the Andes lies Patagonia, a wild and far flung region with little settlement but big landscapes. Wide sweeping plains give way to mountains that tower in the horizon with granite peaks that scratch the skyline. Huge glaciers crash into the blue lakes that form at their melting point, and icy breezes blow icebergs to the shorelines.
Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile’s Patagonia region is one breathtaking view after another. If you make one big trip in your life, this should be it!
Culinary Adventures: Loukoumades (Honey Puffs)
Many of our Amorgos-bound travellers and guests of the Aegialis Hotel have enjoyed a sweet island specialty that is as addictive as it is easy to make. We bet you can’t have just one :)
Loukoumades (Honey Puffs)
