Spain: Have it Your Way January 18th, 2023 • by Bryan Haggerty Spain is home to emerald hills, charming red-roofed hamlets, and pristine white villages, not to mention an abundance of wine, olives, cheeses, and culinary delicacies unique to each region. While the interior of the country has much to offer in its own right, we have found the most inspiring scenery and cultural treasures in the… Read More »
Interview with our Spain Guide July 20th, 2022 • by Bryan Haggerty Nick is a U.K. ex-pat residing in Barcelona and has been guiding and designing active cultural tours in Spain for over 20 years. His passion for Spanish culture and heritage have, at times, led him to writing, translating, editing, publishing, and teaching, including time at the University Complutense in Madrid. Nick’s ample experience and a… Read More »
Staff Picks: Unforgettable Experiences March 14th, 2021 • by Matt Holmes While paused at the moment, our team of travel experts regularly sets out to research potential destinations and scout new trips, working to ensure that new itineraries are thoughtfully curated, field-tested, and seamlessly planned before the first tour departs! Sometimes we join a departure of an existing tour to ensure the itinerary is still as… Read More »
7 Cultural Treasures of the World November 15th, 2020 • by Matt Holmes No exploration of a new destination is complete without interacting with and learning about the culture. Culture affects the landscape and vice versa. For us, a well-rounded, fulfilling journey means balancing time in nature with unique cultural encounters. Here are 7 of our favorite cultural treasures of the world: It’s impossible to describe the full… Read More »
Bucket List Trips to Plan Now September 29th, 2020 • by Matt Holmes While we understand that there is much uncertainty around the future of travel at this time, we’re sure you have a dream trip (or two) on your bucket list. Even given the current situation, people are eager to travel, and 2021 trips are already starting to fill at an unprecedented rate. If you’re not quite… Read More »
Camino de Santiago Slideshow June 8th, 2020 • by Matt Holmes Spain: HIking the Camino de Santiago Walk in the footsteps of the multitudes who have traveled before on this historic and spiritual route across northwest Spain. Interested? Contact Emily at 1-800-941-8010 or emily@boundlessjourneys.com.
Sip the world with these 4 cocktails May 1st, 2020 • by Matt Holmes Like everyone else who works at Boundless Journeys, I love trying the world’s cuisine, which includes the world’s beverages. From a guided winetasting at a family-owned winery to a sipping a local brew at a mountain hut in the Alps, here are four cocktails from my last few scouting trips that you can make yourself, and they… Read More »
Sounds of the World April 28th, 2020 • by Deborah Tobey We rarely talk about the sounds that we encounter when traveling and how they may differ by or even define a destination. We highlight the other senses—views from the trail, the tastes of cuisine, the feeling of dirt beneath our feet, and the scent of pine or the ocean, but we don’t talk about what we… Read More »
Lunch with our Spain Guide, Nick April 22nd, 2020 • by Matt Holmes As manager of both of our Spain tours, Hiking the Camino de Santiago and Granada to Fes, I’ve been fortunate to travel twice with Nick Law, our amazing Spain guide. If you’ve joined Nick on a tour, you now that he is as thoughtful and passionate about his food and wine as he is about guiding… Read More »
Our Favorite Adventure Movies April 13th, 2020 • by Matt Holmes In a previous post, we made recommendations for our favorite books about adventure and other cultures. For more immediate gratification than the few days it might take to read a book, here are some of our favorite adventure-related movies. This batch is all based on or inspired by real people or true events and can be… Read More »