Anyone who has been lucky enough to visit the Maldives knows what a special and unique place it is, with its crystal clear waters, exotic sea life and extraordinary natural beauty. Well, from now until […]
Maradiva Villas Resort and Spa is a luxury all-villa resort on the southwest coast of Mauritius. It features a private beach looking onto Tamarin Bay and the steep slopes of La Morne Brabant, the mountain […]
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 […]
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 […]
La Fiermontina Urban Resort is a luxurious, elegant boutique hotel with 16 distinctive rooms and suites built around a 17th century private home filled with art and custom design furniture reminiscent of 1920’s Italy. Opened […]
Sitting lazily on the banks of a palm-fringed river, Mekosha feels a million miles away from the frenetic, traffic-clogged pace of Kerala’s capital Trivandrum, just over a half-hour’s drive south. This blissfully secluded resort is […]
The list of loyal clientele at the Belmond El Encanto reads more like Hollywood royalty, than nouveau riche…Streisand and Gable, rather than Kardashian. The seven-acre property possesses a sense of grandeur dating back the golden […]
When I first looked into booking a trip to the Seychelles from London, I was thrilled to find that British Airways were about to launch a direct 10-hour flight on their Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet. […]
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