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Cost of a holiday to Patagonia: macroeconomic influences

  With all the excitement of the Eurozone crisis and the extraordinary economic climate currently I decided it was time to dust off my old undergraduate textbooks on International Economics. I had intended to re-build a deep understanding of the … Continue reading

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Cost of a Patagonia Holiday

We’re often asked to help people with the budgets for their trips, and help them understand whether (with all the different factors and variables) a trip is at the ‘cheap’ or ‘expensive’ end of the spectrum. So I thought it … Continue reading

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Antarctic cruises – A word of advice

After reading ‘A Bargain Cruise to Antarctica: Too Good to be True?‘ by Cruise Critic writer Susan Bryant, I started to think about what Swoop clients want to get out of a cruise to the Antarctic. Many of them are … Continue reading

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Discovering Vibrant Valparaiso with Gareth from Senderos

We talk to Gareth about the city of Valparaiso in Chile, once referred to as ‘The Jewel of the Pacific’ by sailors. Gareth runs Senderos with Simon Heyes. Senderos is a Latin American travel representation company that helps to promote … Continue reading

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