An Adventure for the Senses: Communing with Awe in Kho Pi Pi

Everybody has their own notion of adventure and their own ideal of what an adventure vacation should be. Some of us seek danger and exhilaration. Others seek a feeling or team-bonding and comradeship. For certain people, getting on a plane is adventure enough. The quintessential impulse of any adventure vacation must be the desire to be awe-struck. The sense of wonder and profound isolation we feel when confronted with the majesty of nature. We feel it when we stand on a mountain top or snorkel in a barrier reef. This is the one sensation no adventure vacation should be without.

Islands at the End of the World

The west of Thailand has one of the most extraordinary coastlines in the world. The sight of the Andaman Sea, as its glistens turquoise in the sun, is a moment sufficient to that sense of wonder. Adventure is to be had here among the tropical environs and the welcoming local people.

Phukey to Kho Phi Phi

To travel from the island of Phukey to Kho Phi Phi by boat is to chart an unforgettable tangent from the mainstream of your life. 

This is an adventure vacation of unparalleled beauty and sumptuous luxury. Summon to mind the hypnotic calm of that sea journey, waves lapping at the hull as you sleep through tranquil never-to-be-forgotten nights. The diversity of marine life. The sparkling horizons.  All attune with your senses.

This Side of Paradise

The Phi Phi islands can be found between Phukt and the mainland along the Strait of Malacca coast. They consist of a group of six islands. In the year 2000 the islands were brought to the attention of the world when the movie The Beach was filmed on Ko Phi Phi Leh. Ecologically, the islands are well known for their spectacular coral reefs, startling cliffs and stunning bays.

Make it an adventure for the senses. Commune with awe on the white sandy beaches. 

Redefine your whole notion of an adventure vacation! 

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Sailing to Ko Phi Phi

Culinary Concoctions: Why a Holiday Is No Longer Just About Lying On the Beach

The High-Concept Society

Increasingly as a society we seem eager to bundle ideas and concepts together into quick new constellations. Sometimes it is out of necessity or pragmatism. After all if your bookshop needs new customers why not bundle it with a café?

In other ways it is a symptom of a world that is diversifying continually, looking for niches within niches. So people when they holiday today are not just going somewhere to relax. They are going with a plan. People are not just going to interesting places. They are now going there to do interesting things, perhaps to learn something new, perhaps to volunteer or even to improve their well-being. Why not go someplace new and pursue things you love doing?

Why a Culinary Tour?

For the foodies of the world, the natural extension of this is the culinary tour. The whole idea behind a culinary tour is that it’s a focused and alternative way of experiencing another culture. You get to know a lot about people from the food they eat. Just as much perhaps as you would from seeing their paintings or their architecture. Food has long been an integral part of encountering another country but now it is becoming central.

Which Culinary Tour?

Well, let’s take a leap into the darkness here and assume that you’re a wine lover.  What would be more appealing than to travel around Spain’s Wine and Castle Country? 

The culinary tour lasts five nights and takes in three, sometimes four hotels. Among the attractions is the famous Museum of Wine.  Each morning you’ll energize yourself with a continental buffet breakfast before setting out in a rented car, to wind your way through archaic villages under ancient castles where Cervantes’s characters once walked.  

Purpose is Preferred

Maybe we are becoming a high–concept society but we are also becoming more sensitive to the ways in which we spend our time. If you are going to journey to the other side of the world, it might as well be with a purpose. Too many people go on holiday and leave the best part of themselves behind; their interests, their hobbies, their obsessions. The Rioja Wine Country trip is just one of many culinary tours offered by Holidays for Humanity. All our high concept packages are constructed around the ideal of an ethical travel experience. See if we have something for you.

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Spain's Culinary Tour