Adventure Travel Blogs

Alright, so I guess this whole blogging thing didn't quite go the way I had planned.  We stayed in a wonderful hotel in Zernez during our week of cross country skiing and racing -- the Crusch Alba Swisslodge (it seems as if there's a Crusch Alba in almost every small town in this part of Switzerland).  However, the one thing that the Crusch Alba did not have was a WiFi signal that reached all the way to my room.  The only way I could pick up a signal was to take my ipad or lap top to their...

Well we’ve arrived safe and sound at our hotel in Cairo, and so far I would say I’m quite happy.

It’s now 9pm in Egypt, and most of us are quite tired from the travelling.  I was delightfully surprised with the flight though.  We flew with BMI (British Midland International), and the plane itself was of a much higher standard than I thought it would be.  With more space than most short haul airlines I’ve been on, and comfortable leather chairs with adjustable headrests, I was...

“Egypt? Are you sure?” was my mother’s first instinctual reply when I told her I was off to Egypt in March.  I assured her that everything was actually fine there and that the media had just hyped everything up, as they always do.  After all, the FCO has only a few small qualm...

MSc Student Gemma Clucas joins Tom to conduct her thesis project, which will evaluate long-term changes in genetic diversity of Adélie penguins.