We had a vote in the office and decided that if we could invite any celebrity to lunch it would most definitely be … Joanna Lumley! Ben Fogle came a close second but tales of Joanna’s latest ‘Silk Road Adventure’ won the day!   What is the Silk Road? The Silk Road is an ancient trade route linking China with the West, transporting goods both ways to benefit various civilisations along the way.  Predominantly the Silk Road was established to transport silk (obviously) between the two great civilisations of China and Rome.  But this soon developed to send gold, silver, wool and other sought afte ..read more

Nothing ruins your hard-earned holiday faster than a stomach bug.  We’ve all been there at one time or another, and having to remain close to the ‘facilities’ when you’re supposed to be exploring a far flung part of the world is no fun for any of us!  Up to 50% of ‘travellers tummy’ can be traced back to unsafe food or water sources – a purely preventable scenario if you know how to take appropriate precautions! Finding access to safe drinking water can often be difficult whilst abroad, particularly for those travelling in more remote areas of the world.  Predominantly, the most common way to ..read more