Audley Travel’s most remote client ever!

The remote Tristan da Cunha in the middle of the South Atlantic.

The remote Tristan da Cunha in the middle of the South Atlantic

Here at Audley we pride ourselves on having a far flung client base but even we were surprised to hear we have a client on an island a whopping 1,743 miles (2,805km) from the nearest mainland.

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Himalayan Treasures – Tibet, Nepal & Bhutan client seminar

Tiger's Nest Monastery in Bhutan.

Tiger's Nest Monastery in Bhutan.

On friday afternoon I popped along to another of our client seminars, ‘Himalayan Treasures’, which was presented by Chris Moore from our North and Central Asia department, and Camilla Brent-Smith and Iona Laing from our Indian Subcontinent team.

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Audley Seminars: Safari for Beginners

Walking safari in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park

Walking safari in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park

This morning I grabbed a spare chair at the back of the Safari for Beginners seminar, and along with some Audley clients, listened intently to our Africa specialists go through the basics of safaris.

I sit in on these presentations from time-to-time to ensure that the content I am creating and maintaining for the Audley website is consistent with what we are actually offering clients. Secretly, I have to confess on this occasion I had an additional motive for being there.

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Peter’s catch of the day

Peter with his Chinook (King salmon) weighing just over 20lbs

Peter with his Chinook (King salmon) weighing just over 20lbs

This is a Chinook or King salmon weighing just over 20lbs. These are the biggest of the several types of Pacific salmon and are an absolute joy to catch.

I caught it while staying on the west coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island, several miles offshore from Tofino, while fishing at depth with a lure while in the company of a guide from one of the lodges. We ate it later back at the lodge.

The next day was even more satisfying because I caught two Coho salmon while fly-fishing within the sheltered waters of Clayoquot Sound.

Peter Stanley-Jones
Regional Manager for Canada

Client seminars begin again with ‘Wildlife, Walks & Wine’

Some of the produce from the Hawkes Bay area in New Zealand.

Grapes in the Hawkes Bay area of New Zealand.

The summer season of client seminars kicked off on Friday 12th June with a presentation by some of Audley’s Australasia specialists. ‘Wildlife, Walking and Wines’ covered both Australia and New Zealand and was attended by 18 Audley clients.

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Audley Polar specialists inspect some of the vessels closer to home!

Jon and Phil, two of our Polar Specialists, with the National Geographic Explorer<br />

Jon and Phil, two of our Polar Specialists, with the National Geographic Explorer

Over the last few weeks some of our Polar specialists have been travelling around the UK to inspect the boats that we use on Antarctic and Arctic cruises. As Carolyn, our Latin America Programme Manager, reports …

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Whales spotted off Heron Island

The Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

The Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

We’ve just received a note from our friends at Voyages Heron Island on the Barrier Reef about their first sighting of humpback whales this season…

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Hot Dog Sale in aid of the World Land Trust

Kate and Dan, two of the Indian Subcontinent team, at the barbecue!

Kate and Dan, two of the Indian Subcontinent team, at the barbecue!

Yesterday the Indian Subcontinent team continued their fund-raising efforts, this time concentrating on their second chosen charity, the World Land Trust.

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A new look for our Home Page

The new Audley Travel Home Page

The new Audley Travel Home Page

I was looking at our Home Page yesterday and realised that it was about time we gave it a “lick of paint”. It’s not that there was anything inherently wrong with it, but, as they say, a change is as good as a rest. Plus there are plenty of new sections we have added to the site since we designed it, which needed promoting a bit more heavily to all our visitors.
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Give us your smellies!

North & Central Asia's Henrietta and Jo have been collecting toiletries for The Christina Nobel Children's Charity in Mongolia.

North & Central Asia's Henrietta and Jo have been collecting toiletries for The Christina Noble Children's Charity in Mongolia.

Doing your bit for charity doesn’t always have to involve raising money and this week the North and Central Asia department here at Audley have come up with an ingenious way of supporting a children’s charity in Mongolia.

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