Travel News 2010
Gadling.com: Women's only adventures popular option
August 2010
As we reported recently, the adventure travel market has grown into an $89 billion industry. With that kind of money being tossed around, it is only natural for the travel options to diversify and one of the fastest growing segments of the industry is women's only travel. On these adventures, the men are left behind, and the girls get to have all the fun, as they visit remote, far flung corners of the globe on a trip of a lifetime. Read more at gadling.com
Blast Magazine: Newburyport girls making a difference in Cambodia
August 2010
Most 13 year old girl's lives revolve around school, friends and the boy that sits across from them in math class they have a crush on. Life doesn't seem to go much further then the latest sale at the mall. Leah Petty and Claire Miller are not like most 13-year-old girls. For the past three years, the Newburyport girls have been raising money for the children of Cambodia. Read more at blastmagazine.com
Conde Nast Traveler: Andrea Ross - Top Travel Specialist
August 2010
Andrea Ross lives in Cambodia six months of the year—when not in California she runs the Journeys Within B&B in Siem Reap with her husband—and can pepper Southeast Asian itineraries with philanthropic elements, enabling travelers to engage with the local community. Her favorite secret destination? Battambang, Cambodia's little-visited second-largest city, which fell under Thai rule for more than a century but today has few crowds visiting its beautiful temples. Her affordable rates make her a great option for travelers on a budget. Read more at concierge.com
Chicago Tribune: 15-day Culinary Immersion Tour
June 2010
The 15-day Culinary Immersion Tour from Journeys Within Tours visits Thailand, Laos and Cambodia with the emphasis, naturally, on sampling local cuisine. Included are cooking classes and meals with local families. Read more from at chicagotribune.com
Los Angeles Times: Vacationing with charity-minded tour operators
May 2010
Education is a major focus for this company's allied nonprofit, Journeys Within Our Community. Using private donations, many of them from past tour customers, it is providing scholarships for more than than 100 university students in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Read more at latimes.com
INSIDE Magazine: Trust your Southeast Asia adventure to Journeys Within
Winter 2010
Trust your Southeast Asia adventure to Journeys Within, a boutique tour operator run by Andrea and Brandon Ross, a husband-and-wife team with office in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Expect unique and customizable tours to places like Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Luang Prabang, Hanoi, Hue, Mandalay, Bagain, Angkor Wat, and more.
Chicago Tribune: A Month on the Mekong
February 2010
Though the Exclusive Mekong Experience: Six Countries, One River journey doesn't depart until October, you may want to start planning now because it's a month long. You will visit China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, stopping to check out big cities and ethnic villages, ancient temples and pagodas and cultural performances and ceremonies. Read more at chicagotribune.com