People often say that you never truly appreciate where you live until you leave and a recent visit to my hometown confirmed this. As someone born and bred in Gloucestershire I never particularly payed it […]
The newly opened Spa at South Lodge at the 5-star South Lodge Hotel in Horsham down in West Sussex, looked fantastic from its marketing material. Needless to say, I was very keen to go and […]
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 […]
On this trip I ventured into the wilds of Yorkshire and experienced a level of comfort rarely found at Middlethorpe Hall and Spa, a destination country house hotel that offers old school charm and an […]
The Kahanda Kanda is a luxury resort set amid a low altitude tea plantation near Galle, in the south-west of Sri Lanka. The resort has 10 chic villas with verandas overlooking the estate. It’s possible […]
The entrance to Riad Star is an unprepossessing wooden door down an alley in the heart of Marrakech old town. But this simple exterior belies the treasure trove inside. This intimate thirteen room hotel, the […]
The paradise of providence. That’s how I felt about Puglia in Spring. So fertile for its dry, hot climate. So uplifting with its masseria, the whitewashed farmhouses with their singular but solid shapes and spacious […]
We arrived in Bimini by sea plane and were whisked immediately into the glittering, imposing Hilton at Resorts World Bimini resort and marina. The hotel stretches along the beautiful turquoise coast of this quaint unspoilt […]
Three stays, two spas, and one very big storm. “Take the curves extra slow, and when you come up on a puddle, take your foot off the gas. And remember, slow.” If Margaret’s hands weren’t […]
Sri Lanka is a place where dreams are the stuff of daily life. All those pristine, white powder beaches, boat outings on the Indian Ocean for spying Free Willy, plus 15km hikes in misty tea-plantation […]
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