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My trip to Cape Town

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:47:21 +0000

I had not been to Cape Town for a few years and have been absolutely hooked after a recent short visit. The main difference for me from the last time was the way that the city centre has been brought back to life and revitalised. The streets have been smartened up and much of the fine architecture...

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A memorable and inspiring trip to Egypt – by Elvira Rahman, Bales Worldwide Operations Executive

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:45:51 +0000

to Egypt was memorable and inspiring in many ways. Spending time with my colleagues, suppliers and ground agents was precious. Our visit to Cairo has left me feeling proud as I was there to witness a piece of history in the making. We arrived on the day the elections were held and I could not...

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Marrakech

Bales Worldwide — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:03:14 +0000

I was lucky enough to be in Marrakech for a few days recently and while I spent most of my days in a conference hall the couple of times that I managed to escape reminded me just why this is one of my favourite cities anywhere in the world.

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From Chilean Desert to Glacier in one trip

Bales Worldwide — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:59:33 +0000

On arrival into to Chile I knew straight away that this trip was going to be fantastic. We flew in on LAN, a very comfortable modern airline with great services and good economy seats (Business Class did look even better). From the airport we headed straight intoSantiagothe capital of Chile, for...

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Back from the States

Mandy Nickerson — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:29:02 +0000

We have just come back from the States where we spent a delightful week with my step daughter Rachel and her husband Cedric, exploring Arizona - Scottsdale, Lake Havasu, the Grand Canyon and ending up in Vegas. The Grand Canyonis spectacular and awesome and worth seeing. I have a mixed love...

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A passion for travel

Mandy Nickerson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:28:56 +0000

When I first started at Bales I was 19, I was asked by my Father to work for a travel agent for a year to give me a greater understanding of the huge number of areas they had to be knowledgeable in and see the great range of suppliers and tour operators they sold. I [...]

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China – what a changing and dynamic place

Mandy Nickerson — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:46:57 +0000

I have just returned from visiting Shanghai. Suzhou, Guilin and Hong Kong. I first visited Shanghai over 30 years ago in 1979. The Bund was of course there, every person was wearing blue or green trouser suits and the highest building was about 8 stories high, the wide roads had traffic jams of...

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Steve’s recent trip to Canada

Steve Manley — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:07:06 +0000

Just three days ago I returned from a fantastic trip to Canada and I cannot wait any longer to share my experiences with you and my colleagues. On this occasion I was lucky enough to visit the two very different provinces of Alberta and Ontario.

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So here I am again, at Heathrow airport…

Mandy Nickerson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:34:11 +0000

So here I am again at Heathrow airport. I came really early - yes I am keen, but true reason is Steve and I were both flying out of the same terminal and he had to be here for 6am so even though my flight is not until midday I came with him.

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Amy’s first trip to India

Amy Cooper — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:08:16 +0000

Having recently come back from my first trip to India travelling around Rajasthan I’m already starting to plan, where next? Even in just Rajasthan there is such a diverse landscape from the hustle and bustle in the City of Delhi, the beautiful lakes in Udaipur and the deserted surrounds in Deogarh.

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