St Lucia, the only country named after a woman, was fought over by the English and French and changed hands fourteen times. As a result, the official language is English but French-based Creole is spoken […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’m sitting in an outdoor hot tub on a still-warm early autumn evening in the French Alps. In front of me, up high, clouds drift across the Mont Blanc range and the slopes of Les […]
The recent renovation of the Rixos Premium Dubrovnik has been hit by unfortunate timing, amidst the global pandemic, however the management resiliently continued with their original reconstruction plan during the lockdown. The result: a fresh […]
Although reviewing 5-star hotels and restaurants is a pretty fun gig, I still maintain that my first ever job as a young adult was my favourite – working as a lifeguard at my local leisure […]
The 21-storey Catalonia Hotel rises from Santo Domingo’s Malecon, the city’s oceanfront boardwalk in front of the Caribbean Sea. Its position gives many of its 228 rooms spectacular views over the sea which makes this […]
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