Flight Centre’s Wes Farrar is back to take us on another vacation adventure; this time he guides us through the mysteries of the Orient on a GAP Adventures tour. Let's join Wes as he shows us how to make the most out of an action packed 9 day tour of Asia with our friends GAP Adventures. Hit it Wes! For anyone who’s ever wanted to see the sights and wonders of South East Asia but thought they needed a month to do it, I have personally experienced a trip that fits everything into 9 days. Starting on March 15, 2007, my girlfriend and I enjoyed an amazing GAP Adventures trip that started in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon to some), ended in Bangkok and took in all the amazing sights along the way. Our adventure ...

Flight Centre’s Douglas Webber travels to Panama on a Nolitour and blogs about his great vacation adventures including visiting the Gamboa Rain Forest and Soberania National Park, checking out the beautiful beach of Playa Bonita, and checking out the Royal Decameron Resort. Let turn this over to Douglas – I recently had an opportunity to spend a few nights in Panama with a group of travel agents thanks to the good people of Nolitours. It was a bit of a whirlwind but did get to see many different parts of the country. Flying in to Panama City at night was an experience. You could see a ton of skyscrapers along the waterfront but only a number of them were lit up. I thought this was strange. It wasn't until morning when I could see all the tall construction cranes that I ...

Flight Centre’s Shannon Heibert travels to Peru on an Intrepid Travel tour and blogs her vacation adventures. Shannon goes sightseeing in Lima, boating on Lake Titicaca, wanders the ruins of Machu Picchu, admires Colca Canyon, and savours the foods of Peru. Let’s turn this over to Shannon - Being a complete independent traveler, I initially had mixed feelings about joining an escorted tour for Peru; however, it was one of the most exciting, and amazing trips I have been on! I was on a 12 day Intrepid tour which far exceeded my expectations and gave me an experience that would last a lifetime. One of the philosophies of Intrepid is to have "real life experiences" which is exactly what they gave. We visited small local towns like Chivay and distant islands like Taquile on Lake Titicaca ...

Flight Centre’s Wes Farrar invites us along to visit the Emerald Isle of Ireland as he treks off for a UK holiday adventure with our friends at Contiki. Wes travels to Dublin, Galway, Kilarney, Cork and Kilkenny chasing pots o’ gold and swilling tasty Guinness. Hey Wes, top o’ the morning to you laddie! I just returned from my first Contiki Adventure on which we toured around Southern Ireland for nine days. The trip began in Dublin, headed westwards to Galway for two nights then down the coast to Kilarney. Next, we ventured eastwards to Cork, continuing to Kilkenny and eventually finished back in Dublin. I was extremely happy with the information Contiki provided in their package about their optional side trips (which I highly recommend!) that definitely added flavour and excitement to the trip. ...

Flight Centre’s Miriam Cloutier travels on a Trafalgar Tour of Italy and blogs about her incredible vacation. In this post Miriam travels to Rome, visits Vatican City, explores Pompeii, relaxes on the Isle of Capri, gondola rides through Venice, and takes in Michelangelo’s David in Florence before finishing her tour back in Rome. Let’s turn this over to Miriam - This summer I had the opportunity to travel to Italy with my mom. We took Trafalgar's 14 day Best of Italy tour and I chose Trafalgar Tours for the itinerary and location of the hotels. The best part of the trip, aside from the country, was how stress-free Trafalgar made our vacation; their motto is dream, pack, and leave the rest to us. When we arrived at the Rome airport our transfers were waiting and ...

Flight Centre’s Jennie Stewart blogs today about her incredible travels to the Western US on a Contiki Tour. On this amazing vacation Jennie tours to Disneyland and San Diego, through the Sonoran Desert, enjoys a quick hot air balloon ride, experiences hot-hot-hot Sedona, takes a helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon, and if that wasn’t enough, hits Las Vegas to take in a little Sin City. Let’s throw it over to Jennie – Flights to Los Angeles on West Jet were fantastic; check-in and in-flight crew were so friendly and helpful all the way through the flight; leather seats, personal TV’s and on board purchase snacks were delicious. Landed in LAX to get the transfer provided which was really easy; transferred to our hotel in Anaheim at the Best Western Stovall’s Inn. ...