by Steven Crutchfield, Villa Cappelli Head of Production After hosting several gay Italy tours with HE Travel here in Puglia, Paul and I have learned that adventures aren’t just about hopping on a bike or hiking along a trail. It’s all about the journey with new friends. It’s about sitting around a table and forming bonds and […]
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My Wild South Africa Adventure (Part 3)
By Zachary Moses This is the third in a series. Click to read Part 1 and Part 2. Day 7: To the Reserve We drove this morning to the Shamwari Game Reserve. We’d chosen this reserve because it lies conveniently outside of the Malaria zone. We arrived at the lodge in time for a wonderful lunch, followed […]
The Ice Hotel in Sweden (Part 2)
By Zachary Moses (This is Part 2 of the series. Click HERE to read Part 1!) Shortly after I woke up, a staff member showed up in our room. In his hands were two cups of hot lingonberry juice. There are few times in my life that a hot beverage has been received by me with […]
The Ice Hotel in Sweden (Part 1)
By Zachary Moses This is one of the most fun flights I have taken across the ocean. I was in the Norwegian Airlines equivalent of a First Class cabin. I thought I had both seats to myself, but right before the doors closed, my seat mate showed up. He was disheveled, wearing sweatpants, but turned out to be […]
Irish Adventure Development (Part 1)
Last year I joined the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s (ATTA) World Summit in Namibia. It was an amazing experience, and gave me fabulous ideas for a new adventure tour that we plan to offer in last 2015 or in 2016. I decided to give it another go and I signed up for the Ireland Summit […]
At Home in a Distant Land: Puglia, May 2014
By Philip Sheldon, CEO Last winter, my staff challenged me to name the last time I went on a real vacation, rather than travel for a conference, a family visit or to research or lead an HE Travel gay tour. I couldn’t remember. So I checked our calendar of great spring and summer tours, and […]