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Massive earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

According to reports a massive earthquake has truck Papua New Guinea. Local media have stated that the 7.6 magnitude quake struck neat the town of Kainantu, with the shock being felt throughout the country, including the towns of Mount Hagen, Goroko and even Port Moresby. Earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea – how bad is the […]

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De-Mining in Cambodia – the goal of 2026

At an event held in Siem Reap titled “High -Level Dialogue on de-ming attended by government ministers, ambassadors and the private sector de-mining in Cambodia and whether a mine free Cambodia by 2026 could be reached were discussed. It would appear though that things are not that simple.  To read about Prey Veng becoming second […]

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Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea – What do we know?

On May 13th the first Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea was confirmed, with 6 people confirmed dead and a figure of almost 200,000, now upped to 500,000 now potentially with the virus. What does this mean for the country as whole though and what does it mean for tourism in North Korea? To read about […]

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Iran Now Open To Tourism – Travel Update

Iran now open to tourism in news we had long hoped for and indeed expected. The opening is for vaccinated tourists and will mean a resumption of tours to the country! To read our Covid-19 update click here.  Iran Now Open To Tourism – what has been announced? People who have received their second dose […]

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Coup in Sudan – Travel Update – 26-10-23

For those not following he news there has been a coup in Sudan. In short the military have taken power in the country, which was slowly transitioning to democracy after the previous coup of 2019. To read about the 2019 coup click here. Coup in Sudan – What’s the situation? Following the coup many citizens […]

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Travel corridor between Cambodia and Thailand to open

A travel corridor between Cambodia and Thailand will soon open after both countries agreed to mutually waive quarantine requirements.  To read our current international travel update, click here. What are the rules for entering Thailand Thailand initially announced a November 1st reopening to vaccinated tourists from ten countries, which has since expanded to forty-six, with […]

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Cambodia Reduces Quarantine Requirements

Cambodia reduces quarantine requirements to as little as 3 days in major shake-up of Covid-19 entry rules, but does that mean it is open to tourism? Sadly not.  To read about which countries are open to travel click here. Cambodia Reduces Quarantine Requirements – What are the new rules? If you are a diplomat, or […]

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The Squid Game and North Korea

The Squid Game and North Korea – what is the story? Oh it seems like yesterday that viewers were going crazy over Korean drama “Crash Landing on You”, and now it is the turn of Squid Game! Crash Landing on You? We won’t do any spoiler alerts, just in case you do in fact decide […]

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Antarctica open to tourism – 2024 Travel Update

Argentina have announced new procedures for letting visitors into the country, valid from November 1st, which by default means that Antarctica is now open to tourism.  This is obviously extremely exciting news and will mean our December departure to Antarctica will  now go ahead. What are the requirements to enter Argentina? To enter Argentina and […]

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Syria to reopen borders to tourism

Syria to reopen borders to tourism! So, the good news is that you can go on a group or individual tour again very soon, with one of the few people to have experience in taking you to Syria. As soon as the opportunity arose back in 2018, we were there, and we can’t wait to […]

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