Bhutan: Hiking to Tiger's Nest Monastery June 29th, 2009 • by Matt Holmes The Hike to Tiger’s Nest – Beth Poulin experiences Bhutanese Buddhism in the Clouds At first it looks so small… As we followed the valley, as most things do in Bhutan – planes, trucks, rivers, cows, school children, you name it – our first glimpses of Tiger’s Nest necessitated squinting. How could one of the… Read More »
Namibia's Top Safari Lodges May 14th, 2009 • by Matt Holmes Namibia’s wilderness – a land of volcanic mountains and epic dunes – is also the backdrop for a growing number of stylish hideaways. From June 2009 Travel & Leisure By Richard Alleman Namibia came onto the pop-culture radar three years ago, when Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt stayed at a beach resort on the country’s… Read More »
How to do a Cruise along Turkey's Turquoise Coast May 1st, 2009 • by Matt Holmes Turkey Sailing and Cruising: From Istanbul to the Turquoise Coast Summer is fast approaching here in Vermont, which makes for the perfect time for thinking about taking to the water. Yes, we have our beautiful Lake Champlain which offers some nice boating opportunities, but I’m thinking of something much grander in scale – cruising Turkey’s… Read More »
A Time for Giving Back: Peru Charity Event April 16th, 2009 • by Matt Holmes Boundless Journeys’ Annual Charity Event, An Ideal Way to Help Those in Need At a time when many avid travelers are scaling back due to guilt brought on by the impression that adventure travel is indulgent and insensitive to others who may be struggling to get by, Boundless Journeys’ annual charity event offers the ideal… Read More »
Updates from our friends at the Foundation for African Medicine and Education April 7th, 2009 • by Karen Cleary “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank Those of you who joined Boundless Journeys in July 2008 on our Tanzania safari for charity already know well the story of FAME, the Foundation for African Medicine and Education, and how it was founded… Read More »
Turkey's Turquoise Coast with Rudy Maxa March 2nd, 2009 • by Matt Holmes Cruising the Turquoise Coast – The Perfect Cure for the Winter Blues As we brace for another winter storm here along the east coast, our thoughts often turn towards warmer far off adventures. March is the time of year in Vermont when we begin to hope that spring is not too distant, although we always… Read More »
Bhutan: The Coronation of a New King February 4th, 2009 • by Matt Holmes “I will never rule you as a King…I shall always serve you, day and night, in the spirit of kindness, justice and equality.” – King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. As president of adventure tour operations Boundless Journeys, I was recently honored to be invited to a very special occasion in the Kingdom of Bhutan. While… Read More »
Annual Charity Event For 2009 January 30th, 2009 • by Matt Holmes Peru: Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu tour to Benefit the Instituto Machu Picchu and Huanca Community Boundless Journeys is offering its August 2-9, 2009 Peru: The Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu trip as a special charity event to benefit the Instituto Machu Picchu and a community school in the village of Huanca. This 2009 event… Read More »