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Comment on Manaus’ Amazonian Opera Festival 2009 by Heather1

Heather1 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:06:01 +0000

Could you please advise if there is a performance at the Manaus Opera house on the saturday evening of 13 march and if yes how can I purchase tickets. Thank you

Robert Yonge

Comment on Tamil Nadu is India’s hidden gem by jaganathan

jaganathan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:01:58 +0000

this temple very popular temple in tamilnadu
ariyalur district in the famous tourist place of gakai konda cholapuram
this place was my native place (melanikuzhi)nearer to 5 km

Comment on Tamil Nadu is India’s hidden gem by Suresh

Suresh — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:52:33 +0000

“Tamil Nadu is India’s hidden gem”
he is absolutely right, if you like to see places in tamilnadu virtually, http://www.view360.in . check ou this website, they are the official virtual tour provider for tamilnadu tourism dept,

Comment on Audley’s Winter Wonderland by Jammy

Jammy — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:48:58 +0000

Lovely pictures. Especially love the one of the BBQ area – no BBQ today then?

Comment on Wear It Pink Day at Audley by Jaipur-Pink City

Jaipur-Pink City — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:37:26 +0000

wow, that’s great efforts for a gr8 cause and that reminds me of Jaipur-Pink City,infact the city is called Pink city as from the top you’ll find house roof’s in pink thus,your cause reminded me of Pink City.

Comment on Interested in Vietnamese Culture? by Vietnam Hotel Travel

Vietnam Hotel Travel — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:25:18 +0000

I watched “The Story of Pao” a few weeks ago and I think it’s an excellent work. The main actress did an amazing job and the movie has very strong cultural highlights of the Vietnamese Mong Ethnicity.

Comment on BBC2s ‘By Any Means 2′ by jessie傑西

jessie傑西 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:16:27 +0000

wait a minute…
you didn’t mention that Charley also went to TAIWAN.
thank you!

Comment on Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey on BBC2 by Tom Bowen

Tom Bowen — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:35:51 +0000

I always used to follow culinary programmes starring Rick Stein when I resided in Europe. It is unfortunate that here in the South Pacific we are only tantalized by snippets of the series.

Comment on Audley seminar: Wildlife of the Indian Subcontinent by nanital,corbett jungle

nanital,corbett jungle — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:41:36 +0000

yes india has abudence of wildlife and this is amasing to know you saw 8 tigers, gr8 i saw i black panther in corbett and tiger in ranthambore too.

Comment on Audley Travel’s most remote client ever! by sarchu-jespa

sarchu-jespa — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:37:37 +0000

yes this is really cool to know that the client came from a remote place, now belive some mail query will come from moon | sarchu-jespa

Comment on Japan Season on BBC4 by Sanjuro

Sanjuro — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:46:40 +0000

Man, I really want to see these videos but they won’t play in America (it seems to say). I live in Chicago. I’d even pay money to get the DVD.

Comment on BBC2’s ‘Working Lunch’ visits Audley. by The Good Life: 100 Years of Growing Your Own | Better Gardening Tips

The Good Life: 100 Years of Growing Your Own | Better Gardening Tips — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:29:16 +0000

[...] I’ve only come across a few other examples of staff allotments – at the travel firm Audley, for instance. Like almost every other aspect of the GYO movement, this isn’t a new idea – [...]

Comment on Audley Travel’s most remote client ever! by Pat

Pat — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:03:56 +0000

I remember years ago when the Tristans (?) came to England because of a volcanic eruption, and most couldn’t wait to get back. Love their website!

Comment on New: Find a trip by “Holiday Type” by Sam Haley

Sam Haley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:32:11 +0000

I have visited your holiday ideas sections. If to be honest I was highly impressed by Safari Holidays most of all.

Comment on Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey on BBC2 by Loic Robertson

Loic Robertson — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:08:34 +0000

Hi Linda, Looks like this brilliant series from Rick Stein is heading your way according to this news article. Look out for it on Prime. Plus it looks like a lot of other BBC content will be aired on TVNZ too!

Comment on Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey on BBC2 by Linda Chapman

Linda Chapman — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:30:23 +0000

Have Television New Zealand bought the series Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey ? Thanks

Comment on Audley Travel’s most remote client ever! by seb

seb — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:01:24 +0000

That is so cool! The UK really did put some flags in some very odd places. I wonder what the client in question had done to get posted there?

Comment on Give us your smellies! by henrietta chapman

henrietta chapman — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:45:55 +0000

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to our toiletries and vitamin collection for our children’s charity in Mongolia.
We were overwhelmed by the support and have all sorts of goodies to keep the kiddies clean and healthy. These will be packaged up to send down to the charity HQ in London, from where they will be shipped over to our camp near the capital in Ulaan Bataar.

Comment on A new look for our Home Page by Jaap

Jaap — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:14:22 +0000

Hi Loic,

I am working as internet marketeer for a Dutch travel operator Talisman. I have to say that your website is a great example of what the internet can bring for luxury travel.

Keep up the good work and we will follow the sites progress!

Comment on Indian Subcontinent team car wash for charity by Liz Stanford

Liz Stanford — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:21:14 +0000

We’ve just had the final total in for the car wash and the Indian Subcontinent team managed to raise over £380 for CINI which is wonderful!

Comment on Audley wins an ULTRA! by Petra Johnstone

Petra Johnstone — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:48:21 +0000

Many congratulations – well deserved!

Comment on ‘Indian Summer’ Season at the British Museum Offer by Liz Stanford

Liz Stanford — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:00:37 +0000

Since I wrote this post I have now been to see the exhibition. I am passionate about Indian art and last year realized a long held ambition to travel to India and see the Taj Mahal and numerous other forts, palaces and monuments.

So I was very excited to hear about this exhibition which showcases many paintings not seen in Europe before and which were originally produced only for the enjoyment of the Maharaja and his court.

The exhibition did not disappoint and I had a wonderful time admiring the beautiful and surprizingly vibrant paintings (considering many were from the 17th century!) which ranged from miniatures to monumental artworks depicting the palaces, wives and families of the rulers of Jodhpur, as well as later ones which depicted episodes from epic narratives as well as yogic tradition. The detail in many was incredible with every available surface decorated in intricate and beautiful designs. A squirrel hair brush was used to capture this and a very steady hand must have been necessary!

There was also a beautiful embroidered and quilted tent canopy which is rather different to our tents of today!

I would really recommend the exhibition and the audio guide was also well worth it and really added to the experience. I’m now saving up for the richly illustrated catalogue so I can savour the paintings in my own time!

Comment on Family holiday in Libya by Private Reality Show

Private Reality Show — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:48:50 +0000

It did not come to my mind to plan a trip to Lybia till I found this blog. This place is very exotic! I want to go! Thank you.

Comment on Fundraising tops £10,000 – our Burma school opens! by Shaun Embury

Shaun Embury — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:55:09 +0000

Dear Caitlin,
Thank you for your email and for your support of our fundraising efforts. I wanted to write to you directly but I will also be posting my reply here on our Audley Blog pages.

I am delighted to hear that you are travelling to Myanmar/Burma next week as it is a country that is very close to my heart. The people are incredibly friendly and welcome you to their country without any agenda. We have had a number of clients travelling to the school and all have chosen to take with them various stationary and useful items to help support the children’s learning.

It is however possible to sponsor a child’s education not only at Paya Ngoto but at other schools in Burma. Education at state schools is free, but parents still have to find money to pay for text books, school uniforms, school satchels, umbrellas or rain coats (as the school term starts in June, which is the start of the monsoon season), slippers (flip flops) and stationary (especially exercise books for the whole year). Most parents, particularly in the Paya Ngoto community fear the month of June as this is when the school opens and they need to find the money to buy necessities for their children’s schooling.

It is best to support a child through the school rather than giving money directly to a family, as this means that the teachers can distribute funds to those that need it most and possibly to more than one child depending on the amount of sponsorship. As a rough guide, the average expense for a primary school child is about 10,000 kyats per month (which is equivalent to around USD 10).

As I am unsure of your travel plans and what arrangements you already have in place, please let me know what additional information you may require. I hope you have a wonderful trip to Myanmar and if I can be of further assistance, I would be more than happy to help.

Kate Dicks
Southeast Asia Regional Manager

Comment on Fundraising tops £10,000 – our Burma school opens! by Caitlin Chalmers

Caitlin Chalmers — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:48:02 +0000

Hi,

I am about to travel to Myanmar next week. I will be fundraising money and would like to use it to send some children to school for the duration of their elementary school years. I am looking into how to contact an appropriate school to pay the fees and enroll the children. Is the school you built a tuition based school? If so, I would be interested in enrolling some children if this is possible. If not, well done on opening it and take care.

Kind Regards,

Caitlin