First they were named one of the World’s Best Small-Ship Ocean Cruise Lines then Quark Expeditions landed gold in the…
Category: Road & Rail
Welcome to our Road & Rail section of TheHoworths.com. Frequently updated, it seeks to bring to you the most informative and interesting stories from the roads and rails around the world. This is where you will find reports written by us as we travel and investigate top campsites, great hotels and fabulous restaurants. To share your news and views with our growing readership, send it to us by email, include low resolution imagery and any quotations. We will then give it our consideration.
Explore Antarctica Using VR from Quark Expeditions
Now that delegates from 24 countries and the European Union have agreed that the Ross Sea in Antarctica will become…
Jade Mountain Resort Wins Gold For Being Green
The award-winning Jade Mountain Resort in which we stayed and reported on here has added yet another award to its…
13 Banned Foods that Could Get You in Big Trouble Around the World
Feeling hungry for haggis? Fancy some foie gras? Peckish for poppy seeds? Depending on where you are in the world,…
The Quest for the Northwest Passage
The quest for the Northwest Passage was one of the greatest navigational challenges and an international obsession for early mariners.…
North West Passage – 100 years – 100 Transits
The first voyage to complete a transit of the Northwest Passage, joining the waters of the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic…
The Future of The North West Passage
The fact that we got through the NW Passage without really encountering Polar Bears let alone seeing much in the…
Come into the Garden Maud
She may look a wreck but Maud is an important ship and after years of rotting in an arctic backwater…
Paying Back to the Community
As part of our onboard amusement, Ocean Endeavour is carrying some accredited and famous Inuit musicians who have entertained us…
Polar Bears
While the voyage in itself is exciting for the route it takes, the highlight as got to be finding Polar…