Category: Western Europe

Top 5 decadent Great Gatsby London experiences

Top 5 decadent Great Gatsby London experiences

By on May 28, 2013 in Europe, Food and Drink, Leisure Travel, Rail Travel, Regions, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 3275 times

The decadence, the opulence, the romance, the fashions of the roaring 20s – Baz Luhrmann’s new production of The Great Gatsby has brought a whole new audience to F.Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel. Now you can imagine yourself as a guest at one of Jay Gatsby’s lavish parties with The Great Gatsby-style offers available at [...]

Top 5 sensational sunset spots on Ibiza

Top 5 sensational sunset spots on Ibiza

By on May 25, 2013 in Europe, Going Out, Regions, Restaurants, Spain, Western Europe   - Read 2622 times

Your Ibiza holiday experience will not be complete without witnessing at least one soul-shaking sunset. You can watch the sunset a thousand times over, and it will have a mesmerizing effect on you every time. It is the greatest free show on earth, and there is a reason why they say no two sunsets are ever the [...]

7 of the best restaurants in Malaga Province, Andalusia

7 of the best restaurants in Malaga Province, Andalusia

By on May 25, 2013 in Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Regions, Restaurants, Spain, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 2521 times

The recent announcement of this year’s list of the best restaurants in the world has cemented Spain’s place at the top with more Spanish chefs in the top ten than any other country. Not only did the Roca brothers climb to number one with The Cellar de Can Roca in Girona, but Basque restaurants Mugaritz [...]

3 great self-catering options in the UK

3 great self-catering options in the UK

By on May 25, 2013 in Accommodation, Europe, Regions, United Kingdom, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe   - Read 1979 times

We’ve found over the years that some of our best breaks have been when we’ve self-catered.  Home away from home is sometimes as nice as staying in a hotel, and invariably the space and privacy are second to none.   These are a few of our UK favourites from our travel overs the last year or [...]

Inside a billionaire’s 205-foot megayacht

Inside a billionaire’s 205-foot megayacht

By on May 25, 2013 in Celebrities, Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Monaco, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe   - Read 6624 times

Billionaire Darwin Deason lets Forbes on to his 205-foot megayacht. This $70 million-dollar luxury yacht, Apogee, can be chartered for a mere $400,000 per week… plus fees. Complete with a lounge designed after the Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo (the spot where Deason first dreamed of owning a megayacht 30 years ago), he is said [...]

Kouros Hotel & Suites, Mykonos

Kouros Hotel & Suites, Mykonos

By on May 25, 2013 in Accommodation, Europe, Greece, Hotels, Regions, Resorts, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe   - Read 1649 times

With its exceptional Mykonian architecture, Kouros Hotel & Suites, located at the entrance of Mykonos Town, is nestled into the Tagoo’s beach rock that faces the sea and offers its guests an amazing Mykonos town view. You may find it difficult to choose between gazing the dreamy island sunset over Mykonos’ windmills from you Suites’ [...]

Plans for luxury hotel on artificial island off Barcelona, costing 1.5 billion euros

Plans for luxury hotel on artificial island off Barcelona, costing 1.5 billion euros

By on May 24, 2013 in Accommodation, Europe, Hotels, Regions, Resorts, Spain, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Western Europe   - Read 2012 times

The US-based consortium Mobilona has applied for planning permission for an artificial island off Barcelona, complete with a 984ft ‘space hotel’ and equipped with the world’s first ‘zero gravity’ spa. Barcelona Island will require an initial investment of 1.5 billion euros and will come complete with a 2,000 room hotel, including a six-storey penthouse with an [...]

Interview with Alina Pinelli, Founder of countryslowliving.com

Interview with Alina Pinelli, Founder of countryslowliving.com

By on May 24, 2013 in Accommodation, Bed & Breakfasts, Celebrities, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Italy, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 1983 times

Alina Pinelli, together with her family Lucia and Giovanni, are the founders of countryslowliving.com  (Il Fontanaro Farm, Villas & Co) – a resort where travellers come from all over the world to learn about the Italian heritage in organic wines, olive oils, saffron and honey, to discover the culture of the Tuscan and Umbrian lands. With [...]

6 Summer festivals to be held in Iceland this June

6 Summer festivals to be held in Iceland this June

By on May 24, 2013 in Europe, Events, Food and Drink, Iceland, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 1708 times

As temperatures start to rise just a little during the Spring months, so too does activity within the tourist industry. If you happen to be visiting Iceland this June, you’ll find a diverse range of festivals taking place throughout the month. Whether you’re interested in Icelandic history and traditions, the country’s music or its food [...]

5 beautiful hot springs from around the world

5 beautiful hot springs from around the world

By on May 23, 2013 in Attractions, Central America, Colorado, Costa Rica, Europe, France, Going Out, Greece, New Zealand, North America, Oceania, Regions, Travel Miscellany, USA, Videos, Western Europe   - Read 3004 times

Picture this: a cool summer evening, starry sky, achy feet from a long day of sightseeing and the buzzing feeling of a holiday high. A nighttime swim in an ordinary pool just isn’t cutting it for you, so why not go for something a little more au naturel? Uncover the secrets of a luxurious hot [...]

Stars queue up for West End roles

Stars queue up for West End roles

By on May 23, 2013 in Celebrities, Europe, Events, Regions, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 1331 times

The cast for London’s Theatreland is particularly impressive this month as those whose runs started in the Spring are still to be found in the theatres of London whilst the curtain is raised on several intriguing Summer shows boasting an even broader aray of stars. I suppose it would behove us well to start with [...]

Get active in Europe

Get active in Europe

By on May 23, 2013 in Europe, France, Regions, Spain, Western Europe   - Read 1349 times

Start your European sporting holiday with a visit to the annual International Extreme Sports Festival. Held in Montpellier, the event is free and sees amateurs compete at wakeboarding, snowboarding and skateboarding. The event takes place in the town centre and draws in quite a crowd. After watching this spectacle head to the French Alps, home [...]

Top 5 high-end nightlife destinations in Ibiza

Top 5 high-end nightlife destinations in Ibiza

By on May 23, 2013 in Bars, Clubs, Europe, Going Out, Leisure Travel, Regions, Spain, Speciality Travel, Western Europe   - Read 2147 times

With a reputation as one of the world’s foremost party destinations, it’s no wonder that Ibiza boasts some of the most fantastic, talked-about nightclubs around. In fact, some of the island’s most popular clubs have won awards and attract not just international party-goers, but celebrity party-goers as well – not to mention some of the [...]

Looking beyond star ratings for excellent, quality accommodation

Looking beyond star ratings for excellent, quality accommodation

By on May 22, 2013 in Accommodation, Bed & Breakfasts, Europe, Hotels, Italy, Regions, Resorts, Western Europe, Worldwide   - Read 2581 times

“Stars are not a secure way to find the perfect hotel.” After reading this sentence in an American novel, uttered by a famous globetrotter, a smart travel agent would realise that the success of a good trip is the experience you have, and that stars are no longer a secure system to sleep in a [...]

Interview with Lynn Crawford, Owner and Head Chef of Ruby Watchco

Interview with Lynn Crawford, Owner and Head Chef of Ruby Watchco

By on May 17, 2013 in Canada, Celebrities, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, New York, North America, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, USA, Western Europe   - Read 2259 times

Celebrity chef Lynn Crawford has over 25 years of culinary experience, winning international awards as the Executive Chef of the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto and New York City. She is one of the most high-profile chefs in Canada and has been invited to cook, speak, and mentor chefs and food lovers across North America. Lynn opened Ruby [...]

Boutique Hotel Summit 2013

Boutique Hotel Summit 2013

By on May 17, 2013 in A Luxury Travel Blog, Accommodation, Europe, Events, Hotels, Regions, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 2188 times

The boutique hotel industry is an area which has shown considerable growth in recent years and seems to be going from strength to strength. If you happen to be involved in the industry and in London next week, then do get yourself along to the Boutique Hotel Summit. Sadly I can’t be there but A [...]

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