Secret Amalfi: Unlocking Italy's Seaside Treasure July 16th, 2013 • by Deborah Tobey Every summer people pack the Amalfi Coast’s winding cobblestone streets and rocky beaches. But there is a way to avoid the madness: visit in May or September, when beautiful weather prevails and the crowds have departed. During the “shoulder season”, Boundless Journeys travelers have the opportunity to intermingle with locals and enjoy the peace and… Read More »
Boundless Journeys a Top 5 "World's Best" Tour Operator July 10th, 2013 • by Matt Holmes Greetings from Vermont! I hope that your summer is off to a wonderful start. Ours certainly is, as Boundless Journeys recently received exciting news. Every year Travel + Leisure magazine asks its readers to tell them which tour operators represent the very best in travel, and Boundless Journeys was nominated for the 5th consecutive year.… Read More »
Record Snow on the Tour du Mont Blanc – and a Job Well Done! July 2nd, 2013 • by Matt Holmes I had a once in a lifetime opportunity to ski the Haute Route this winter, a hut to hut traverse of the high Alps from Chamonix to Zermatt, with a small group of family and friends. To our pleasant surprise, we chose a year that was experiencing record levels of snowfall (the most in more… Read More »
An Organic Mission: A Look at Bhutan's Impressive Farming Initiative June 25th, 2013 • by Matt Holmes At a time when buzz words like “local” and “organic” are often considered the domain of Whole Foods-frequenting Westerners, Bhutan—the little kingdom perched on the edge of the Himalayas—is one year into an impressive new goal on its national to-do list: converting to a completely organic agricultural system. Though the bar is high, the pledge,… Read More »
BJourneys' Best Travel App Superlatives June 18th, 2013 • by Karen Cleary While I have always been a big proponent of leaving behind as much technology as possible while on vacation, ever since I got my smartphone, I have to admit, there are some pretty handy gadgets available to smooth out the road and enhance the travel experience. Video chatting on Skype with my kids while at… Read More »