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Our first trip was 15 years ago when we went with them to South Africa (pre-blog days, obviously). That first trip was so incredible that we booked two years later to go to China, another fabulous experience

Whether you are an experienced walker or prefer to take things at a leisurely pace, there are many many trails to choose from across Europe. 

Our group was diverse: roughly the same number of men and women, of solo travellers, friends, couples, all with a passion for the outdoors. Some were experienced hikers, others avid walkers and cyclists, most in their late 40s from Dublin and from diverse backgrounds. Everything was organised. All we had to do was hike. Packed lunches were provided; breakfasts and dinners were arranged.

Experts in walking holidays around Ireland are undoubtedly TD active Holidays. Its excursions are carefully crafted to uncover wonderful less crowded places and are expertly guided; participants can go solo or in small groups, and safety is a priority.

Walking holidays are outperforming all other bookings for 2021 so far according to TD active Holidays, the specialists in guided group activity holidays.

TD active offers small group adventure holidays featuring a range of activities in incredible destinations around the world.

Those who have enjoyed walking within their 5km limit in recent months ,can look forward to exploring more of Ireland, and perhaps further afield in Europe on foot in 2021.TD active Holidays report Spain as the top destination for bookings so far, with Ireland a close second.

Getting the ‘walking bug’ is one of the few positive things to come out of 2020,” says Sara Zimmerman of Travel Department and TD Active. Bookings for future walking trips are outperforming all other holidays, both for overseas and homegrown options..

If you’re yearning to get away on an epic trip, Travel Department and TD active Holidays have a couple of spectacular ‘bucket list’ trips to really put a spring in your step (even as Spring at home stays dour and dull).

The new year is a natural time to start over. Suddenly, you want to shake off the post-Christmas doldrums, dust down the runners/guitar/tap shoes and feel like you're actually doing something with your life.

We travelled to Morocco with four friends and were very happy that it was all planned for us and that we had a guide for the entire trip – Ibrahim – and local guides in each place we visited.

From a Portuguese camino to ninja training in Japan and ‘Arctic cocooning’ in Finland, we've got 10 terrific trips for 2020...

The sun is just setting over the city of Kandy; Sri Lanka's 800-year old cultural heartland, nestled deep in the misty foothills of the little island's central province.

The Kelani River is one of Sri Lanka's longest and most famous, flowing nearly 150kms from an obscure little source, high in the landlocked Sri Pada mountain range to the capital city of Colombo on the island's southwest coast.

Our trip to India with TD active was an adventure, an incredible experience; it was not a holiday, if you expect a holiday to be relaxing. We covered a lot of ground and were constantly on the go. Early starts (a few at five o’clock) were the norm and a lie-in until 8.00 a.m. was a rare luxury. So, yes you need to be relatively fit and you need to go with the flow.

My typical yoga practice involves driving at break-neck speeds to make it to a 45-minute class that I’ve squeezed into my already ridiculously overscheduled day.

“Nothing can possibly prepare you for the journey ahead. India will impress, bewilder, fascinate, depress, thrill, frustrate, inspire and amaze you.” These are words provided by TDactive before we left on our Indian adventure recently and never could so many verbs have more accurately described what we experienced!

From Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, we took an express train to Jhansi en route to the incredible medieval Orccha fort complex that houses a number of palaces and temples.

One of my lasting memories of an Inter-rail trip I took 15 years ago is a stunning view of the Austrian landscape.

Beautiful landscapes, outdoor activities, medieval architecture — Transylvania has it all. But with Halloween around the corner, Eimear Ryan visited with one thing in mind — vampires.

India was never on my bucket list, but for no particular reason – I’m fully aware that most of the bad stuff you hear about different destinations comes from people who’ve never been.

One of the most memorable trips I’ve ever taken was to India with TDactive holidays on their Golden Triangle India itinerary – made even better by the fact that we were in Jaipur to celebrate Holi Festival of colours!

What we and 38,000 other visitors learned from the 55-country Holiday World 2018