In this month’s eNewsletter

If you're lucky enough to have some holiday left for this year, then this month's eNewsletter will inspire you. Whether its trekking in Nepal, discovering India's beauties, or simply relaxing at the Cortjio Rosario in Spain, we have what you are looking for.

Happy reading (and travelling!)

The Exodus team

What’s new

New Families 2007/08 Brochure
After the Snow brochure, the Families 2007/08 brochure is the next one to be rolled out with our new design. If you haven’t ordered one yet you can by clicking here. Remember that our brochures are also available in electronic format. Simply select the email button under the respective brochure. This will save you time and it will keep the environment green.

New Exodus website
We have redesigned our website to make it even more engaging and inspiring. Give it a go!

Through the Lens – Jargon Busting
The first thing we all do as soon as we get back from our holidays is going through our photographs. Often however, we look at them with disappointment, and it is not rare to say “This picture really doesn’t do the country justice. It’s much better in reality!” If you're looking for some professional advice on how to improve your photography, make sure you read Paul Goldstein's Travel Photography Class over the next few issues of our eNewsletter. >>>

10 Great Treks to do before you die – Fitzroy & Paine

If you're after spectacular mountain scenery combined with wildlife and remoteness, then it doesn’t get much better than our Fitzroy & Paine trek. Patagonia, the most southerly region of Argentina and Chile offers a magnificent combination of jagged peak formations, glittering lakes and the third largest ice mass in the world, the Perito Moreno glacier.

Click here for a complete list >>>

Nepal – Back on trek

“Everything I’d heard about Nepal was positive; the food is great, the scenery amazing, the people are so friendly. Could it really be that good? The simple answer is YES! After months of excitable planning I was worried it wouldn’t live up to my expectations, but I needn’t have been.”

Hannah Wood, from our Asia Product Team, gives her impressions of Nepal. >>>

Travel memoirs – India’s GSOH

When Dan Jackson, UK Agency Sales Manager, came back from his holiday in India, his first comments were: “I think "GSOH", the ubiquitous acronym to be found in the lonely hearts columns (I only read them for a giggle…) should be stamped over all Exodus Trip Notes for itineraries to India. >>>

Andalucia – Taking it easy at the Cortijo

Not everybody likes full on holidays. For some people a relaxing few days by a swimming pool, combined with gentle walks through the olive groves in the sun-blessed region of Andalucia is the ultimate break, as Ben Colbridge, Exodus Travel Consultant, discovers. >>>

Explorer of the month – James Cook

On 27 October 1728 Captain James Cook, the explorer, navigator and cartographer, was born. He initially trained to be a greengrocer however, a brief encounter with John and Henry Walker meant he was taken on as a merchant navy apprentice on their small fleet of vessels plying coal along the English coast. He soon progressed through the merchant navy ranks, until in 1755 he was offered command of a vessel. But within the month he volunteered for service in the Royal Navy. >>>

Responsible Tourism – Peru Kiya Survivor Centre

Hundreds of thousands of people travel to Peru every year to discover the splendours of Machu Picchu and the ancient Inca kingdom. Far fewer people visit the Rainbow Centre in Urubamba, the first school dedicated to special-needs children. At Exodus, we have supported the centre for many years and this year we had one more reason to keep up the good work.

Francesco Guerrieri, Marketing Executive, reports. >>>

Photo Competition

We are glad to announce this month’s winner of our photo competition, Mr David Fawcett. David took the beautiful shot on the left in Ethiopia whilst on our Lalibela & The Simien Mountains trip in December last year. Congratulations David: Paul Goldstein’s photography book is on its way to you.

Our photo competition continues for a few more months, so send your favourite pictures to enewsletter@exodus.co.uk and you might be the next winner! Please remember to tell us on which of our trips the photo was taken.

Meet the Exodus team – Travel presentations

Want to put faces to the voices you speak to at Exodus? Then come and meet us at one of our presentation evenings. These free shows are informative, fun and ideal if you are looking for a first-hand insight into what an Exodus holiday is really like.

London
Photographer and Polar expert Paul Goldstein will present our next Polar slideshow on 11 October. Don’t miss a night of dazzling images, provocative commentary, hilarious anecdotes and forthright opinion.

Cheltenham
Paul will also host our next Special Travel & Wildlife Photography Talk in Cheltenham on 10 October. Anyone interested in either travel photography or wildlife should attend this evening. It will be an informal talk with plenty of tips and hints on how to take better photographs. Rather than being bogged down by technical details, it will show a lot of dazzling images, and plenty of flawed ones.

Click here or on the links above to reserve a seat on one of our slideshows and to see our slideshow calendar with information on dates and venues for the next few months.

We value your opinion

Do you have any suggestions for improving our eNewsletter? Is there something you really would like to read about? Whether they are good or bad, we would love to hear your comments! Email us at enewsletter@exodus.co.uk to have your say.We are grateful for every comment and, where possible, we will try to incorporate your suggestions.