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 […]
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). […]
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 […]
A stay at La Casa del Suizo jungle lodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest led to encounters with poisonous frogs, caiman and snakes. But don’t let that put you off, as it was an exciting […]
A picturesque ranch surrounded by four volcanoes, high up in the Andes mountains, is the perfect place to stay for those planning a truly memorable horse riding holiday. And there is a great choice of […]
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is a great place to stop off if you are heading for the Galapagos. My accommodation in this city, on the Equator at the centre of the world, was at […]
It is difficult to decide whether one should time your first experience of Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island for the daytime or night-time. I arrived late at night and as I sleepily entered the spectacular lobby […]
If you are planning to head off to Dubai this year and have not yet decided where you are going to stay, you may like to try the brand-new 25hours Hotel One Central, which is […]
With restrictions being lifted on an almost daily basis getting into Switzerland couldn’t been easier. With changeable weather in the UK and a lust for the mountains I headed off and flew from Heathrow in […]
“Don’t munch on a hunch,” advises Emanuelle Paulson as we pause in the country lane to take a closer look at Jack by the Hedge (a plant not a person). She gives me one of […]
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