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Haka Tours: Not your average group travel

November 23, 2015

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Have you ever wanted to swim with 400 dolphins in Kaikoura, swing Tarzan-like through canyons, or go skydiving over the Southern Alps? These are the things that the most ambitious bucket lists are made of and with a small company in New Zealand, you can easily cross a few life goals off your own list. Haka Tours is a tour operator owned by a team of passiona[...]

A Travelettes' Journey into the Sahara Desert

August 24, 2015

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Morocco, Off the beaten track, Wanderlust F

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Seeing the Sahara DesertÂ isÂ like stepping into a desktop screensaver - all at once familiar yet surreal, almostÂ tooÂ pristine andÂ tooÂ perfect to be surrounding me. The moment IÂ set foot on the sand, the desert seems to engulf meÂ as I amÂ instantly surrounded by rolling orange-red sand dunes on all sides that is interrupted only by an occasional bush s[...]

A Travelettes Guide to Cruising Ha Long Bay

October 10, 2013

Annika

Ha Long Bay, Travelettes Guide

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How do you decide where to go on your next holiday? Is it inspired by a friend's travel tales, based solely on budget or do you spin a globe with closed eyes, letting fate take you somewhere? When I told people I wanted to go to Vietnam because I love fresh spring rolls most thought that was good enough reason. When I told some others that I was going bec[...]

Unseen tours - London tours guided by homeless people

April 14, 2011

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Cities, London, Travel Prep

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Want to challenge your view of what it means to be a person living in London? Unseen tours gives you the opportunity to see the city from a completely different, and often shunned perspective. Let a homeless person be your guide for some hours, and challenge yourself to broaden your own horizon. The guides own stories and experiences from the city introduces[...]