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Archive

A warm welcome to our Archive section, where you can find:

  • An A-Z of travelogues by location
  • Articles on travel issues and other articles not related to specific locations
  • News File - articles by SIGSec Barry Needoff on industry developments

Click the link for the article you want. Many thanks to all TravelSIG members who wrote these articles originally and have kindly agreed that we can publish them on this website. Copyright of each contribution remains with the acknowledged owner, which is usually the author. Permission to reproduce articles from this website in part or in full must be obtained from the acknowledged owner. Contact us in the first instance if you wish to request such permission.

A

Albania - such a lovely place?, Albania 1968, Andorra, Antarctica, Argentina memories, Argentina to Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, Argentina and Chile (Patagonia), Australia highlights, Australia (Perth), Australia (Sydney), Australia (the red centre), Australian adventure, Australia - Perth to Sydney, Australia, Australian adventure, Australia by 4x4, Australia (Uluru), Australia revisited, Australia - land of miracles, Austria & the Czech Republic, Austria (Vienna)

B

Bali, Baltic capitals, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belgium, Belgium (cycling), Bermuda, Bhutan, Bhutan Nepal & Tibet, Bolivia - never a dull moment, Bolivian adventure, Bolivia (Lake Titicaca), Brazil, Brazil - dangerous, desirable, Brazil (the Atlantic Cloud Forest), British Isles, Bulgaria

C

Cabo Verde islands, Cambodia, Canada & New England, Canada (polar bears), Canada (Vancouver), Canada (one day in Vancouver), Canada (Inuvik), Canada (2002), Canada (Vancouver and Rockies), Caribbean Christmas cruise, Caribbean dream, Channel Islands (eclipse), Chile, Chile (+ Argentina & Falklands), China, China (Beijing), China (Shanghai, Yangtze, Xian and Beijing), China and Uzbekistan (the Silk Road by train), China (Beijing), Chinese banquet, China - tourists do the funniest things, Cook Islands, Croatia - Dubrovnik, Cuba (Trinidad de Cuba), Cuba, a Cuban walking tour, north Cyprus, north Cyprus (2), south Cyprus, Czech Republic, Czech mates diary, Czech house swap (Prague), Czech Republic and Slovakia, Czech Rep (+ Poland, Hungary and Croatia)

E

Ecuador, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, the Ecuador effect, Egypt, Egypt (Pyramids), Egypt - walking in history, El Salvador, England (Cornwall), England (day trips to Oxford and Cornwall), England (Ipswich), England (Isles of Scilly), England (Isle of Wight), England (Isle of Wight daytrip), England (Liverpool), England (Liverpool mystery tour), England (Nottingham), England (Plymouth), England (St Pancras Chambers), England (Spitalfields), England (Weymouth), England (Yorkshire Dales), England (Yorkshire and Northumberland), England (Cornwall by air), England (Avalon), England by bus, Ethiopia

F

Faroe and Shetland Islands, Falklands, Fiji, Fiji Australia and NZ by backpack, Finland, France (Alsace), France (Boulogne), France (Mont Blanc country), France (Morlaix), France (Paris), France (Paris for families), France (Provence), France (rambling), France and Andorra, France (Lille), France (Aire sur la Lys), France by boat, France (Côte d’Azur), France (Paris), France (Parisian time travel)

G-H

Gambia, Gambia (Emmanuel's day off), Gambia beach meal, Germany, Germany - Berlin, Germany (Hamburg), Germany (Oberammergau), Ghana, Greece in low season, Greenland, Guatemala, Guyana

Hawaii, Hawaii (+ Fiji + NZ), Holland, Hong Kong and Bali, Hungary (Budapest), Hungary (+ Romania + Bulgaria)

I

Iceland, Iceland by flydrive, Iceland in midsummer, Iceland - fire and ice, India's Golden Triangle, India by train, India (southern tour), India Nepal and Thailand, India - Kerala, India (Manali to Leh), India (from Srinagar by boat), India (Golden Triangle 2007), India (Matheran), Iran (1999 eclipse), India by rail, Iran (trip into history), Iran (sun, snow and headscarves), Ireland, Ireland - Belfast, Ireland by air, Ireland - Dublin, Northern Ireland, Israel at New Year, Israel and Jordan, Israel (2000 year theme park), Israel (50 yards from terror), Israel (Palestine in 1946), Israel and Egypt (by boat trip), Israel - a spiritual journey, Israel (Sinai), Italy (Assisi), Italy (Rome 2005, death of the Pope), Italy (Sassi), Italy (Tuscany), Italy (Sicily), Italy (Pompeii by road), Italy (Sorrento lemons), Italy (Sardinia), Italy (Sicily, coffee with Mr Big), Italy - eruption night

J-M

Japan ancient and modern, Japan and China, Jordan, Jordan (another view)

Kenya, Kenya in the 1950s, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Laos - pleasures and dangers, Lebanon and Syria, Lebanon (Beirut), Libya (eclipse watching)

Madagascar, Madagascar (1999 eclipse), Madeira, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, Mexico (la Ruta Maya), Mexico whale watching, Mexico (adventures in paradise), Mexico - life in Oaxaca, Morocco, Morocco, Morocco (2007), Myanmar

N-R

Nepal, Nepal 1986, Nepal - meeting Michael Jackson, New Zealand, New Zealand birdwatching, New Zealand independent travel, New Zealand in winter, New Zealand over Christmas, New Zealand and Australia, New Zealand's forgotten world, Norway in February, Norway by coastal steamer, Norway - a night to remember

Panama Canal, Panama Canal - alternative view, Peru,Peru and Bolivia, Peru and other South American nations, Planning for Peru, Peru - the Inca trail, Peru (Colca Canyon), Poland (Warsaw), Poland town twinning, Poland (to Hel and back), Poland (the Tatra Mountains), Poland and eastern Germany, Portugal at Christmas, Portugal (Lisbon)

Reunion, Réunion and Mauritius, Rhodes, Romania, Russia (Moscow and St Petersburg), Russia (Moscow and St Petersburg 2001), travel tips for Moscow and St Petersburg (2005), Russia by boat, Russia (Siberia), Rwanda

S

Scotland (Balmoral), Scotland (cycling through the Isles), Scotland (Shetlands), Scotland (Edinburgh), Scotland (Orkney), Scotland - castles, Serbia, Serbia, Singapore in 3 days, Singapore, Slovakia (Bratislava), Slovenia, Slovenia and Croatia, South Africa, South Africa (from Cape Town to Johannesburg), South Africa (+ Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia), South Africa (western Cape), Spain (Andalucia), Spain (Barcelona), Spain (Barcelona and Costa Brava), Spain (Galicia), Spain (grand tour), Spain (Madrid), Spain (Santiago), southern Spain, Spain (Cordoba), Spain (tales from a pilgrimage), Spain (Granada, beyond the Alhambra), Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka diary, Sri Lanka - Elephant Island, St Lucia, Sweden, Switzerland by rail, Syria

T

Tanzania, Tanzania and Zanzibar, Tenerife, Thailand, Thailand (Bangkok), Thailand (tigers), Thai spirit, Thailand after the tsunami, Thailand and Laos, Thailand - a silent world, Tobago, Turkey (Bodrum), Turkey (Istanbul and the Black Sea, Turkey (Istanbul)

U-Z

UAE, UAE - building Dubai, Ukraine, Uzbekistan 2 (the Tashkent patriot), Uzbekistan, an Uzbek oasis, Uzbekistan (heat in Bukhara)

USA: Alaska, Alaska 2, Alaska 3, Arizona, Florida, the real Florida, Four Corners, Las Vegas, New England, New England 2, New York, New York 1945, New York 2004, Parks and canyons, San Francisco, Seattle, Texas, city tour, Washington, West Coast, Bad US trip, New York 2006, Navajo nation, Oregon, Padre Island (Texas), Washington and New York, California, Leadville, Waterton Park, Route 66, USA history tour

Venezuela, Venezuela - the new Americans?, Vietnam, Vietnam to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, Wales (Pembrokeshire), Wales (Cardiff), Wales - Cardiff (2), Wales (a visit from Skippy), Wales in the wet, Zambia (+ Botswana and South Africa), Zimbabwe

Travel topics and issues

After the Tsunami
When is the sun directly overhead?
Does travel do harm or good?

Is cheap air travel really possible?
When is £100 not £100?
A travel agent's view
Top cruise tips
Is ethical tourism possible?
Does travel narrow the mind?
High Street travel agents - who needs them?
A cruise on the Canberra
Stalin's Nose (book review)
And an alternative view on lone travel
Ill on holiday
In much wisdom is much grief
The September 11 effect
The death of travel?
Blackpool - between Rock and a Hard Place?
My Seven Wonders of the World
First trip abroad
Guidebooks: how good are they?
Travelling round the world: preparing for that big trip
Flying in the 1950s
The art of travel photography
Role of the travel agent
Copenhagen by Caravan
PC or not PC? (politically correct tourism)
Near misses
Art, life and the tourist's eye
So you want to be a travel writer?
Top 10 tips for independent travel
Top 10 tourist scams
Magic moments
The cycle path
The way we travel now
How to travel green and another view
Europe in 24 hours
How to travel round the world
Travel for geriatrics
How to enjoy cruising
Baltic cruise
Islands
Women travellers
Travel lies
Hotels - a pilot's view
A year of cheap travel
Memories of 135 countries
Volunteering - making a difference