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Here are some snaps captured by our very own Jenni and Hannah on a recent research trip to the wilds of northern Norway.

Delicious dinners in Bergen, cruising the icy fjordlands, kayaking around Manshausen, and exploring the beautiful beaches of the Lofoten Islands – they experienced this magnificent country at its most ethereal and adventurous. They even caught sight of the elusive northern lights on their final evening away.

And these are exactly the kinds of moments we’ll build into your own Norwegian escape.

Curious? We don’t blame you. Click the link below to find out more.

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“Everywhere was just beautiful – the change in environment along our route was so stark and interesting”

Here are some photographs captured by our very own Jemma on her incredible road trip around Namibia.

Want to experience something similar? Click the link below. You know what to do.

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“Black Tomato has crafted a thoughtful series of customized journeys that follow one of the English author’s own real-life adventures: her famous 1922 Grand Tour”

Writing for Robb Report, Alia Akkam delves into the details of our new series of trips developed in collaboration with Agatha Christie Limited. Bringing Agatha Christie’s 1922 ‘grand tour’ to life, we’ve specially crafted three trips to help you see the world through Agatha’s eyes and footsteps – and to better appreciate how travel inspired her lifetime of writing and mystery.

Click the link below to read the article in full.

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Hopping aboard a private jet boat and skimming the waters towards Rodd Island – a historic island that sits just west of Sydney Harbour Bridge – an exclusive afternoon awaits. The island is yours and yours alone. A warm welcome from local Indigenous Elders sharing dreamtime stories, a traditional smoking ceremony and a didgeridoo performance. A delicious picnic laid on. All against a backdrop of the surrounds of Sydney, just across the water.

Australia is back. And now that it’s open again, we mean to travel it well – and spend many, many sunny afternoons just like this one. Click the link below to come with us, and celebrate its doors opening to the world once more.

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Huge congratulations to Simon Rogan and the team at L’Enclume on becoming the first restaurant in the north of England to be awarded three Michelin stars.

You can dine at L’Enclume as part of our Tasting Notes of England: a gastronomic tour through Hampshire, London and the Lake District. On this trip, you’ll discover myriad tastes and textures – from wine tasting on the chalk slopes of the Meon Valley to an extraordinary private cooking masterclass at Simon’s London development restaurant, Aulis.

Want to find out more about what England has to offer your palate? Click the link in below.

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Meet the hill tribes of northern Thailand

The tribes of northern Thailand have occupied the country's green uplands for countless centuries. This Field Trip experience – designed especially for families – is a unique anthropological encounter through food, language and culture, where you’ll head into the hills together with your expert local guide to meet leaders and members of the Lahu tribe. Visiting their main village in Mae Ai district, you’ll learn all about the tribe’s practices, architecture, spiritual beliefs, music, and daily life.

Field Trip is about getting immersed and getting involved when you travel as a family. Want to find out more? Click the link below.

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Private camping, deep in the Patagonian wilderness.

Amongst Argentine Patagonia’s dramatic mountains and cascading valleys lies a scattering of luxuriously furnished tents: your very own ‘moving hotel’.

Our Blink camp facilities are designed to be set up in some of the world’s most remote and untouched locations. Totally bespoke, the site will be built before you arrive, and dismantled after you’re gone. It can include all the private comforts you could think of – from mobile spas and on-site masseurs to private chefs. You’ll also get stuck into an entire itinerary of activities and events tailored to your interests and the landscape you're immersed in. This is sensational outdoor accommodation, paired with sensational outdoor experiences.

Want to learn more about Blink camps with Black Tomato? Click the link below. You know what to do.

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Fans of Agatha Christie can now embark on their very own grand tour

“Travel lovers now have the chance to embark on a journey that follows in Agatha Christie’s footsteps. The four itineraries offer the opportunity to experience and stay in the places that she did"

We've been chosen by Agatha Christie Limited as their official luxury tour partner to bring Agatha's 1922 'grand tour' to life. Since the launch of our collaboration, the press has shared some kind words about our new series of trips.

Writing for Tatler, Eliz Akdeniz speaks to James Prichard – Agatha Christie’s great grandson and CEO of Agatha Christie Limited – as they discuss details of Agatha’s original voyage of 1922, and what lies in store for travellers embarking on our three consummately curated trips that follow in her footsteps.

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Fans of Agatha Christie can now embark on their very own grand tour Be inspired by Agatha Christie’s historic voyage 100 years on with these worldwide trips

“Your travel life has the essence of a dream. It is something outside the normal, yet you are in it”

A century ago this year, Agatha Christie – the world’s best-selling and most beloved author – embarked on a ten-month odyssey around the world.

Writing joyously home, she described it as “the essence of a dream”.

So it is with great pride that we’ve been hand-picked by Agatha Christie as their official luxury travel partner. And now, today, we are delighted to reveal a new series of trips that will bring Agatha’s journey marvellously to life.

Having studied her archives, photographs and letters, we’ve recreated the sumptuous sweep of this unforgettable trip, while updating it for the modern era - all the way from Cape Town’s Table Mountain to the rainbowed mists of Niagara Falls.

Click the link below to get underway.

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Like a precisely, perfectly tailored suit.

Every trip is different, just as every traveller is different. We know this. It’s the very reason we’re here: to help you to experience the world on your own terms. Attentively, carefully, reassuringly. We’re here to put the whole world in your palm, and to help you see it and experience it in the most wonderful ways imaginable. When you travel with us, we’ll help you with everything – from arranging any in-country tests (where relevant) to fielding your questions, 24/7.

We’re here. You’ll get there. Together, we’ll make it happen. Click the link below to find out more.

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We’ve said it before, but we’ll say it again. And again. That Europe isn’t just a place. It’s a feeling.

It’s the wafting breeze that gives cooling relief from the hot Grecian sun and the fragrant scent of Spanish orange trees; it’s that first sip of crisp chianti in the rolling Tuscan hills. Europe in the summertime is a sensorial treat to savour.

Wondering which sights, sounds and scents to soak up first? Click the link below. It’ll give you some (very good) ideas.

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A quick announcement.

We’re delighted to have been nominated for Travel + Leisure’s 2022 World’s Best Awards. And we need your votes to help us win the crown.

Voting (via the link below) takes just a few quick clicks. You’ll find us in the ‘Safari and Tour Operators’ category.

As ever, thank you for your support.

P.S. Voters living in the US will be entered into a giveaway, with the chance to win three huge prizes – including a dream trip for two worth $15,000, planned by a T+L A-List Advisor. Sounds pretty good, if you ask us.

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“The next morning dawned bright and sunny, and the sea was calm”.

On this day in 1922, Agatha Christie – the queen of mystery – was making her way from the island of Madeira to the coast of Cape Town.

And in just a week’s time, we’ll be launching – as the official luxury tour partner of Agatha Christie – a new set of trips that’ll allow you to follow in her footsteps.

Watch this space.

Travel has well and truly made its comeback this year. Once again, the world is our oyster. We’ve waited a long time to say that.

As we head out across the globe again, we’ve been thinking about the little things that can make getting somewhere even easier and more effortless. But we’ve also been thinking about the big things that help us discover the world in the most wonderful ways. Together, they make all the difference. So, we asked our Travel Experts for their ten top tips, ideas and reminders to help you experience the smoothest of travels in the year ahead.

Click the link below. It's worth a read. Promise.

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Roy Ayers’ 1976 hit ‘Everybody Loves the Sunshine’ was spot on. There’s nothing not to love about basking in the warmth of the sun’s sultry heat. Especially in the depths of winter. Escaping the icy chill of home in favour of somewhere else’s balmy summer is what we’re dreaming of right now – from refreshing early morning swims on Hawaii’s shores at sunrise to seeking out the big five on the vast rolling plains of South Africa.

Click the link below to start planning your dose of warm winter sun, for this year or next. You know you want to.

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‘The best holiday we have ever experienced as a family'

Recently, one of our clients set off on an epic family escape to Iceland. The highlight of their spectacular week-long adventure was taking a helicopter tour to witness the stunning scale-like formations of the Blue Dragon ice cave, which lies within Vatnajökull – Europe’s biggest ice cap. And if that wasn’t enough, they saw the northern lights not one, not two – but three times on their trip.

The magical landscapes of Iceland make an adventurous offering that will leave families of budding explorers truly inspired – from hiking glaciers and quad-biking the icy tundra to horse riding along remote peninsulas and swimming in the crystal waters of the Silfra Fissure.

Want to experience Iceland, Black Tomato style? Click the link below. An adventure of a lifetime awaits.

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“I kept repeating to myself, ‘I am going round the world.”

It is with great pride that we have been chosen by Agatha Christie Limited to bring the queen of mystery’s globe-trotting 1922 Grand Tour to life.

It was a journey that began exactly one hundred years ago today.

Over the following ten months, the beloved creator of Poirot and Miss Marple would travel from Madeira and South Africa to New Zealand and Canada.

Our own adventure – launching this February – will be every bit as glamorous and thrilling as her own.

Keep your eyes open and get your travel case ready. The mystery is soon to be solved.