When one thinks of Brazil, I am sure that after Rio, the Amazon and maybe Iguaçu Falls, its famous beaches are foremost in one’s mind — and deservedly so.
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Issue 62 / August 2025
High Summer Greetings,
If you’re driving out of Singapore and through Malayasia a stop in Melaka is highly recommended. A UNESCO World ...
Recently, I undertook what I consider to be one of the greatest and most scenic road journeys on this planet with my good friends, Rupert and Claire Howell.
For many years, going to see the gorillas in Uganda had been high on my “to do” list, but my mobility issues had prevented this adventure from becoming a reality.
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Issue 59 / March 2025
Spring Greetings to you all,
Last October, Maza embarked on a research recce trip to Northern Tanzania, venturing into some of the ...
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Issue 58 / March 2024
Greetings,
Ecuador is certainly my personal favourite for families of all ages in South America. I am known to be obsessed by ...
Namibia is a country of arid desert landscapes, warm vibrant colours, and bright blue skies. The immensity of the land is enhanced by the limited population and the few roads that connect the sparse towns.
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Issue 55 / August 2023
Late Summer Greetings,
In 2022 we sent more adventurous laterallife travellers to Colombia than ever before. Granted, South America was quicker to ...
It’s a pleasure to give you a taste of one of our more adventurous discoveries at the end of Nico’s Ugandan journey, the focus of this month’s newsletter.
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Issue 52 / February 2023
Laterally yours - Issue 52 - February 2023
Hi everyone,
I hope that 2023 is going well for you so far and ...
Kasbah Bab Ourika is a long time personal favourite of mine and most of those who we send to Morocco to and experience it for themselves and love it as much as I do. Imagine waking up in the morning to fresh clean mountain air and breathtaking views like this! You can see a current family trip to Morocco here.
In Portugal most Brits head straight for the central Algarve, to the well-known hot spots of Vilamoura, Quinta do Lago or Vale do Lobo. These are great places for getting to the beach, hanging out in busy tourist-filled restaurants and golf, and of course Lisbon, probably the finest capital city in Europe, but there’s an awful lot more to Portugal.
After a year of postponed and cancelled holidays and adventures, many of us definitely feel the gloom settling in and Russell’s words ring truer than ever.
For some true travel inspiration I would like to highlight some of the amazing places I visited in India during my last visit in late 2019. India never fails to fascinate in all its vibrant glory.
Peponi hotel is a small family run “lateral retreat” situated on the 12 km Shela beach. The hotel was opened by the Korschen family in 1967 and that is still wonderfully the situation.
Surely the most European of South American cities, BA as it’s known is a feast for the eyes. You really will see locals dancing the Tango in the street and there’s lots more to see including Eva Peron’s family tomb in Recoleta Cemetery
The highlight of this was the famous Gibb River Road journey, which we have executed for many families all of whom have thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and rewards of driving on unsealed roads across the famous Kimberley.
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Issue 42 / April 2020
Greetings to you all,
As many of you will know Helen and I travelled to Brazil in mid March for a 3 week ...
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Issue 41 / March 2020
Dear All,
Normally I write to you with a happy travel heart but the current Coronavirus has brought a deep cloud to everyone’s ...
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Issue 40 / February 2020
Happy late winter greetings to you all,
January is not my favourite month in the UK and this year I escaped the gloom ...
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Issue 39 / January 2020
New decade greetings to you all,
As mentioned in my October newsletter, I am a huge believer in travelling to and experiencing the ...
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Issue 38 / October 2019
Autumnal greetings to you all,
As many of you are aware, I consider first-hand knowledge of the countries to which we send our ...
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Issue 37 / May 2019
May greetings to you all,
Brazil is a country that I’ve visited many times over the years. It is such a huge and ...
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Issue 36 / April 2019
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Spring Greetings to all,
A year or so ago it became very apparent that Japan, with the upcoming Rugby World Cup this ...
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Issue 35 / March 2019
Early March greetings to you all,
Indonesia is one of my very favourite countries, made up of tens of thousands of islands spread ...
Issue 34
November 2018
Greetings,
Greetings from Indonesia where I am currently researching new destinations from this most magical of archipelagos. More to come on Indonesia next year but for this month, ...
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Issue 33 / October 2018
Autumnal greetings to you all,
I loved Colombia so much when I went there in December last year that I vowed I would ...
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Issue 32 / May 2018
Late Spring greetings to you all,
We have just returned from a fascinating trip around Indochina namely Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Certain places that I ...
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Issue 31 / February 2018
Greetings!
February can be rather a bleak and gloomy month when thoughts often turn to exotic destinations far away. One such is ...
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Issue 30 / December 2017
Happy pre-Christmas greetings to you all,
I expect that, like many of us, you are looking forward to a break later this ...
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Issue 29 / November 2017
November greetings to you all,
Laura, our in-house Africa expert and total enthusiast for the continent returned to work for laterallife in ...
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Issue 28 / October 2017
October greetings to you all,
As summer fades, my thoughts turn to those places further afield where the elements tend to be ...
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Issue 27 / May 2017
Greetings,
A chilly spell in Spring is a great time to look ahead to a well-deserved break with the family in the ...
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Issue 26 / April 2017
Greetings!
It had been a long time since I spent any time in Bangkok so Helen and I recently stayed there for ...
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Issue 25 / December 2016
Pre-festive season greetings to you all!
Helen and I have just returned from some of the more remote areas in Indonesia, namely ...
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Issue 24 / October 2016
Autumnal Greetings to you all!
Having visited Southern Namibia in 2010 to experience the starry skies of the Namib Rand Desert, the ...
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Issue 23 / December 2015
Seasonal greetings to you all!
With the opportunities I have to travel, it’s rare for me to return to a place a ...
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Issue 22 / September 2015
Autumn Greetings from Tanzania,
This month we bring you an update on Sri Lanka which Steve visited in June this year. I ...
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Issue 21 / June 2015
Summer best wishes!
In February Helen and I escaped the winter and travelled to Oman. The Middle East hardly gets good press ...
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Issue 20 / April 2015
Sunny Spring Greetings to you all,
Having just returned from a first-time visit to Oman I will be waxing lyrical about this ...
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Issue 19 / January 2015
2015 greetings to all and here’s to a healthy, happy and laterally travelled year!
I am often asked - “So what is ...
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Issue 18 / December 2014
Seasonal Greetings from us all at laterallife. Thank you for your continued loyalty in 2014 and we look forward to planning ...
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Issue 17 / October 2014
Greetings All,
I have often been asked whether I knew Madagascar - I can safely now say yes, very well!
Last June I ...
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Issue 16 / September 2014
Greetings All,
Having just returned from Brazil, it is over to Steve this month for a lateral review of Malaysia, one of ...
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Issue 15 / August 2014
Greetings All,
Here's to wishing you all the most wonderful of summers wherever you may be or are going to! Below you ...
