The Northolme’s sister hotel, Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa on Silhouette Island, a half an hour enclosed boat transfer from Mahé, must be one of the few luxury hotels in the world at which […]
James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, wrote about the Seychelles, its “palm-fringed lagoons,” “blood-heat seas paved with fish, “the drooping palms”, “giant sandragon trees,” the riot of underwater colour, sergeant majors, guitar fish, sting rays “like […]
All you brandy lovers out there may be interested to learn that St-Rémy, the world’s number one and most renowned French brandy, has just launched a new global campaign to show just how versatile their […]
I would guess that the majority of us have heard of the Spitfire and probably the Hawker Hurricane too, but very few people have perhaps heard of the Hawker Typhoon or ‘Tiffy’, as it was […]
Mr Prayat’s T-shirt said it all. It instructed me how to drive an elephant and reminded me how to speak elementary mahout. “Pai!! (Forward). “Ben Kwa!” (Turn right), “Ben Sai! (Turn left) Toi Sock!” (Back). […]
Who needs chocolate when you can get your first whack of real energy in the morning through a quirky amber power wheel. Owned by the fabulously eccentric couple Virginija and Kazimieras Mizgirs, the fun invention […]
With modern technology taking over our lives – it’s good to see tales of map making and exploring are still alive and kicking. Author Alastair Mitchell has researched with enthusiasm how the far North was […]
With the Platinum Jubilee just around the corner, Cotswolds Distillery, based in Stourton, Shipston-on-Stour, are celebrating this momentous occasion with the launch of its commemorative Cotswolds Platinum Jubilee Single Cask Whisky. This limited-edition Cotswolds Platinum […]
You have to start the day in Paradise with a lemon and rum crepe. And take your time over it. You might however prefer blue eggs and caviar. There is an art to holidaying in […]
Not being much of a Welsh nationalist, Dylan Thomas wouldn’t have minded that the tableware in the Dylan Coastal Resort is Scottish slate and the unctions in west Wales’ new Milk Wood Spa are made […]
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