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The death of Neil Faulkner on the 4th of February was a considerable blow to the world of progressive archaeology and, in particular, to those who worked with him in the field, as an educator and as a tour leader.  

Last month, we shared part one of our interview with expert Guide Lecturer Mark Corney to commemorate the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian's Wall and now we're back with the second and final instalment. 

For this part, we discussed Mark's interest in the Romans as well as how he got started…

I really enjoy guiding guests at Stanydale on my Andante tours of Shetland, revealing an extraordinary prehistoric designed landscape purposefully created around 4,500 years ago. At this time, the landscape may have been designed for processions and so we process through this, experiencing a gradual revelation – peppered with near-contemporary…

We recently caught up with our expert Guide Lecturer Dr Elizabeth Norton, who will lead our new Anne Boleyn & the Break With Rome tour along with our popular Hever Castle - Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn study day. She talked with us about our exciting new tour, about memorable…

As we prepare to enter 2022 and see what the new year holds, we have part two of our expert Guide Lecturers discussing their highlights of the past 12 months – along with a few inclusions from our valued Tour Managers, too. …

2021 has been another challenging year, but one we were able to navigate safely and with confidence, while resuming our ancient world adventures alongside our fabulous expert Guide Lecturers. 

We recently caught up with a number of our guides who have led tours throughout the year and they shared memorable…

There is no more fitting a finale to an Andante Jordan tour than arriving at sunset ready to explore Petra. Despite the fact all guests are familiar with images of some of what they will experience the next day (and the one after that), the sheer majesty and mystery of…

As you know, we've been operating tours to the ancient world for the past 35 years now, but did you know that we have a sister brand that also offers archaeological trips?

The award-winning Brightwater Holidays may specialize in scenic Scotland and garden tours, but it also has a great…

The team here at Andante Travels is getting restless and we imagine you probably are, too. It has been so long since we were able to pack a bag, board a plane and explore somewhere new, but now that the vaccination programme has begun we are starting to feel a…