Welcome to the first AllWays Traveller's Journal of 2021.
Travelling near and far again will be so well worth the effort
The first shoots of recovery from the Coronavirus are beginning to appear everywhere as the world takes the first tentative steps back to normality.
And though travel remains a challenges I know we will all be ready and oh so willing to embrace it – when the time comes.
All of the extensive research undertaken in recent months shows we have lost none of our desire or determination to travel, when it is safe and possible to do so.
We may well find additional conditions imposed us when travelling again (as in the aftermath of 9/11) but it will be so worth the effort.
Whether it's a short visit to a local tourist attraction or that first, post-virus, long-haul trip.
Safe and successful travelling.
Ann Mealor
Managing Editor
AllWays Traveller
In this issue
Portugal
A short stay in the garden island of Madeira
By Adam Jacot de Boinod
Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal, is an archipelago comprising four islands off the northwest coast of Africa.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/europe/a-short-stay-in-madiera
Visit : www.visitmadeira.pt
Arctic and Antarctic
Sailing Tenacious on the far side of the world
By Ken Mortell
John Masefield's poem "Sea Fever" is inspirational in stirring the imagination in extolling the virtues of the call of the sea and specifically its romanticism of sailing on a Tallship.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/arctic/sailing-tenacious-on-the-far-side-of-the-world
Visit : www.jst.org.uk
Cuba
Still accessible and truly fascinating
By Karen Feld
A mere 90 miles from the US mainland but seemingly worlds away, there's a mystique about Cuba!
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/america-n/cuba-still-safe-and-accessible-for-americans
Visit : wwwinsightcuba.com
Sedona, Arizona, USA
America's most colourful mountain area
By Ken Mink
Red-coated mountains stretch thousands of feet into the sky with their jagged shapes, from razorpoint edges to jellyroll roundness.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/allways-features-home/sedona-ariz-america-s-most-colorful-mountain-area
Visit : www.visitsedona.com
Brazil
The Amazon for the not so adventurous
By Debbie Pugh-Jones
The Amazon has a mythical allure with images of deep forests, coloured birds and howler monkeys.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/allways-features-home/a-trip-down-the-amazon-for-the-not-so-adventurous
Visit : www.worldwildlife.org/places/amazon and www.fredolsencruises.com
Southern Champagne, France
French bonhomie with added sparkle
By Ann Mealor
The Champagne region of France is known worldwide for the sparkling white and rosé wine that proudly bears its name.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/europe/french-bonhomie-with-added-sparkle
Visit : www.tourisme-hautemarne.com
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Greater Kruger offers spectacular viewing
By Barry Barford
Visit : www.sabi.krugerpark.co.za
Bodie, California, USA
One of America's best preserved ghost towns
By Ashley Gibbins
Bodie, which is one of the best-preserved ghost towns in the western USA, was once a thriving boomtown with over 10,000 people and home to one of the richest gold strikes in California.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/america-n/bodie-one-of-america-s-best-preserved-ghost-towns
Visit : www.bodie.com
Greece
Kefalonia and her northern coves
By Adam Jacot de Boinod.
So delightful is the airport at Kefalonia that I landed by the sea and so small that I was in and out within ten minutes writes
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/europe/kefalonia-and-her-northern-coves
Visit : www.visitgreece.gr/en/greek_islands/kefalonia and www.greeka.com/ionian/kefalonia
USA
Nature and history in Virginia and Maryland
By Joseph Ciccanti
Imagine taking a road trip for a day on a scenic, relaxing drive on Delmarva's eastern shore.
Read more : www.visitmaryland.org and www.virginia.org
Bhutan
Bhutan, the land of happiness
By Jane Wilson
Far away and high in the clouds there lies a Land of Happiness - really - where the wealth of the country is measured by happiness.
Read more : www.allwaystraveller.com/allways-features-home/destination-happiness
Visit : www.bhutan.travel
UK
A fine wine experience in the Surrey Hills
By Ann Mealor
The 265 acre Denbies Wine Estate is located on the North Downs and within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/europe/a-fine-wine-experience-in-the-surrey-hills
Visit : www.denbies.co.uk
The Pacific
Vanuatu offers the best of the Pacific
By Barry Barford
The South Pacific islands are largely coronavirus-free, but pandemic shutdowns and loss of tourism dollars are devastating their economies.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/australia-oceania/vanuatu-offers-the-best-of-the-pacific
Visit : www.vanuatu.travel/au/
Switzerland
Bern, a fairytale destination
By Sheila O'Connor
"Wow, it's like something out of Hansel and Gretel!" exclaims the young girl beside me.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/europe/bern
Visit : www.bern.com/en/home
Ghana
Bullish Behaviour in the Mole National Park
By Karl Beeney
He slid down from the vehicle with the silent cunning of a snake, threw his head over his shoulder one last time before disappearing into the undergrowth.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/africa/bullish-behaviour
Visit : www.molenationalpark.org www.visitghana.com
Canada
Salmon fishing on Vancouver Island
By Steve MacNaull
Vancouver Island, off Canada's Pacific Coast, is known for its mild climate and thriving arts community.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/america-n/salmon-fishing-on-vancouver-island
Visit : www.vancouverisland.com
Barbados
Bajan beauty abounds in Barbados
By Steve MacNaull
Ship-wreck snorkelling and luxe-resort accommodation are just the ticket to feel special in Barbados.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/america-c/bajan-beauty-abounds-in-barbados
Visit : www.visitbarbados.org
United Arab Emirates
The Golden Lands of the Desert
By Jane Wilson
Caravans of camels plodding across the vast expanses of desert are scenes reminiscent of Lawrence of Arabia, when Peter O'Toole was filmed silhouetted in white robes shielding against a blistering sun and gusty sand storms, sitting high between the humps of his camel.
Read more : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/allways-features-home/the-golden-lands-of-the-desert-1
Visit : www.u.ae/en, www.visitabudhabi.cn/en, www.ajman.travel, www.visitdubai.com/en, www.fujairahtourism.ae and www.visitsharjah.com.
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- broaden our horizons
- appreciate diversity, cultural difference and national identity
- champion indigenous populations and local communities
- embrace environmental and sustainability initiatives
- support those striving to protect natural habitats and the animals that live there
- champion conservation and heritage projects, and
- foster a mutual and universal understanding among all people.
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