Hotels
Taj Holiday Village Resort and Spa, Goa
Mark Nicholls heads to Goa on the western coast of India and a stay at the Taj Holiday Village Resort & Spa. The peace is palpable; just the waves crashing ashore in the distance, the […]
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Caribbean
StolenTime by Rendezvous
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 […]
Hotels
Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort and Spa
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 […]
Hotels
Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort and Spa
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 […]
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Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp and Resort
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). […]
Hotels
Mango House Seychelles, LXR Hotels and Resorts
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 […]
Hotels
Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island
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 […]
France
Armancette Hôtel, Chalets and Spa
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 […]
Croatia
Rixos Premium Dubrovnik
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 […]
Hotels
InterContinental Tokyo Bay
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 […]