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Ampersand's Travels...
Welcome to Ampersand's travel blog. This is where you'll find out all the latest goings on from our travels across Asia, the Far East, and Southern Africa.
Our motto is that luxury is in the experience: watching tigers padding through the Kanha jungle in the company of an expert guide; camping out under the Ladakh stars wrapped in cashmere blankets; exploring the art galleries and fine dining restaurants in Cape Town... these are the things we adore.
All over Asia and Southern Africa – from Bhutan to Bali, Cape Town to Victoria Falls – we know the most charming privately-owned hotels, the best secret beaches, the prettiest temples, and the most exclusive safari trails in the untouched wilderness. Our Little Black Book contains the best textile buffs, the keenest foodies, the wittiest maharajas, the most expert guides and the loveliest spots to drink champagne in the moonlight.
But what we love most of all is revealing these treasures to our clients. In our blog we hope to inspire and inform you by providing the latest travel news, hotel openings and luxury holiday ideas across Asia, the Far East, and Southern Africa.
Festivals for literature-lovers: Sri Lanka’s Galle Literary Festival and India’s Jaipur Literary Festival (1)
Two events occurring in early 2012 which Ampersand Travel are very excited about are the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka and the Jaipur Literary Festival in India. Both of these festivals can be
Festivals for literature-lovers: Sri Lanka’s Galle Literary Festival and India’s Jaipur Literary Festival
Two events occurring in early 2012 which Ampersand Travel are very excited about are the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka and the Jaipur Literary Festival in India. Both of these festivals can be
Gardening Leave? Leave it to the green-fingered experts
A few weeks holiday a year is great (blissful, in fact!) for the majority of us. Moreover, it is usually all we can justify in terms of money, time off work or simply away from normal life. But there
Video footage of Burma from Ampersand's research trip
Sipping cocktails at the wonderful Sandoway Beach Resort, in Ngapali, watching the sun set over the horizon... This is the life!
Photo diary: The Maharajas' Express & beyond
If you love the old-school romance of train travel, there's no better place to head than India. With beautiful panoramas floating past and lavish carriages to relax in, it is a wonderful way to
Hurrah! The bank holidays have arrived and summer is not far off…
If you have not yet booked your summer escape, don’t panic. The Ampersand team has plenty of ideas up their sleeves. Here, they’ve picked out their favourite summer itineraries to help inspire
Traditional Bhutanese dancing at the Amankora Resort, Thimpu, Bhutan
Recorded by our Mark on a research trip to the beautiful Amankora resort in Thimpu, Bhutan. This was a traditional dance performed to welcome guests and wish them a good journey through Bhutan. Truly
A New Symbol for the Indian Rupee
At long last, the Indian Rupee has a symbol! The symbol promotes the currency to a small club of elite world currencies which have been assigned a symbol of their own; the group includes the American
Luang Prabang Bear Rescue
Animal rights organisations have long been campaigning to stop the farming of bears for their bile in south east Asia. Fuelled by the demand for bear bile in Chinese medicine, the trade results in
