eTourism Insight

The smaller and less well-known museums of England definitely reveal something about the peculiarly British habit of collecting things. In the UK there are museums devoted to almost every subject under the sun, and whatever your passion you’re likely to be able to find a kindred spirit in the British Isles. Check out the cheap [...]

Sports have always been a great incentive for travel, either to travel and participate or to just be a spectator.  Kentucky’s Churchhill towns, PGA golf tournaments, the Indianapolis 500, the Olympics – sports can be a lot of fun and make for a terrific, well-rounded travel experience. One often overlooked travel event, though, is the [...]

A huge trend right now in the world of travel is green travel.  What is green travel?  Well, there are many definitions, but one common way to look at it is travel that respects Mother Nature.  Buildings that are more environmentally friendly, and tours/itineraries that are a bit more responsible when it comes to leaving no trace [...]

With a term like “backpacking,” it’s no wonder that the actual backpack you buy is one of the most important components of your trip. If you’re new to the game like I was, you may have never purchased a backpack and don’t really understand what the big fuss is all about. Like why are they [...]

Put yourself in a criminals (possibly stolen) shoes and think about the advantages of thieving from a tourist: a) they’re likely to have a lot of cash on their person b) you’re likely to be able to get to that cash easily via a zip hovering at their waist-line c) they’re pretty ready to believe [...]

South America is something of a traveler’s paradise.  The sheer size of the continent, from the Panama Canal down to the southern tip of Tierra del Fuego, just miles from Antarctica, presents a near limitless number of fun and unique travel experiences.  Rain forest, desert, massive waterfalls, shimmering salt flats, bustling cities, pristine nature.  This [...]

Each winter large numbers of female elephant matriarchs and adult male elephant bulls will migrate to the banks of Botswana’s Chobe River. They will have had very different journeys… Late August, in the savannahs of northern Botswana: a time when the mercury in barometers climbs towards 40 degrees Centigrade and the air becomes heavy with [...]

If you haven’t heard of it, the Elfstedentocht is a winter phenomenon from the Netherlands. The word means roughly the “11 cities tour,” and it happens when the famous Dutch canals freeze over enough for skaters to ice skate through 11 cities. Because of warm winters the last decade, it’s been years since the last [...]

What tune do you travel to? As with all kinds of strenuous activity, travel needs a soundtrack; music breeds movement and vice versa.  There’s nothing quite like turning up ACDC whilst driving down Route 66, or nodding to Natty Dread on a beach in Barbados.  Good music can enhance and intensify a travelling experience: it [...]

Believe it or not but more than one fourth of the world drive on the left side. Most of these countries have either British or Dutch influences in their history. Many countries which started out driving on the right had very strong French influence. However, it isn’t just a quirk that led to left side [...]