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Featured Tour Director: Daniel Muthee

Dan — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:02:56 +0000

Our next Featured Tour Director is Daniel Muthee: Here in Kenya, you’re never far from animals you won’t find anywhere else. In the past, travelers hunted our animals with rifl es. Today, they use cameras. I prefer it that way because when I’m not leading tours, I’m usually taking photographs of my beautiful country. In [...]

Discover the Secrets of Seville, Spain

Lynne — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:24 +0000

Home to the magnificent Alcázar, the Gothic Cathedral of St. Mary and the Plaza de Espana, Seville is a must visit on any vacation to Spain. Enjoying the scents of the fragrant orange blossoms lining the streets, sampling tapas in the afternoon or taking in a traditional Flamenco performance could keep anyone busy for hours. [...]

Beer of the world: Top 7 Brewery Tours

Dan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:06:01 +0000

A while back, we told the story of Go Ahead’s Angus Beaton and his trip to Germany. We ran a photo of Angus living it up at Munich’s Hofbräuhaus, and we were a little surprised to find so many beer enthusiasts among our travelers! So, we’ve put together a list of our seven favorite breweries [...]

The “Crazy Monkey” in Costa Rica

Dan — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:51 +0000

Ever heard of the mono loco? That’s Spanish for “crazy monkey,” and if you’re ever strapped to a zipline high above the Costa Rican cloud forest, you have to try it. The mono loco involves a traveler flying down a zipline…and then turning upside down and crossing her legs above the wire. Crazy? Well, yeah: crazy is [...]

The Undiscovered Baltic States

Dan — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:08:31 +0000

The Baltic capitals of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn get no respect. Two decades after the fall of communism, these three cities are still misunderstood by American travelers. You can read all about famous sites like the Latvian National Opera House, the 12th-century St. Olaf’s Church in Tallinn and Vilnius’ Old Town in guidebooks. But today, [...]

Highlights of Japan

Dan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:00:49 +0000

Go Ahead’s Director of Marketing Lynne Sarao is an accomplished traveler, but until last year, she’d never been to Japan. Lynne moonlights as a photographer, so we were eager to see what sort of shots she captured in Japan. Her photos reveal a country in touch with its history and looking toward the future. We [...]

Capture the Moment on our New Photography Tours!

Dan — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:30:41 +0000

Last year, we launched our first photography tour through Tuscany, and the itinerary was such a success that we’ve decided to do the same in a few more of Europe’s greatest cities! Best of all, Oliviero Olivieri—the professional photographer who accompanied our tour through Tuscany—is back once again to help you capture amazing photos! Whether [...]

In Tuscany & Umbria: Feasts Fit for Kings

Dan — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:49:01 +0000

Go Ahead Travel Operations Coordinator Brandon Druch recently returned from a much-anticipated Food & Wine Tour of Tuscany and Umbria, and he brought back one of the more striking photographs of Italy we’ve seen in some time. The photo plays with your eyes, and it takes a second to figure out what you’re looking at—it’s [...]

5 Ways to Pass the Time in Madrid, Spain

Lynne — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:25:30 +0000

In parts of Catalonia and Andalucia, the siesta is still an integral part of daily life. Not so in cosmopolitan Madrid. The comparison is inexact, but Madrid is to Spain as New York City is to America: fast-paced, glamorous and somehow bigger than the pictures make it seem. There are a thousand ways to pass [...]

The 5 Best Places in the World to Ring in the New Year

Lynne — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:31:21 +0000

The year 2011 is coming to a close and we’re about to welcome a new year. Here are five cities that ring in the New Year in style. Did your favorite New Years destination not make our list? Add your top choices in our comments below. Sydney, Australia Want to be one of the first [...]