Review: Riviera Travel’s History and Art of the Rhône River cruise – Days 5 to 8
We’re half-way through Riviera Travel‘s epic Rhône River cruise. A journey from Avignon to Lyon, through vine-clad hills and…
Review: Riviera Travel’s History and Art of the Rhône River cruise – Days 1 to 4
Sailing upstream on the Rhône from Avignon to Lyon, on Riviera Travel‘s MS Thomas Hardy, is one of the…
Crystal Serenity: 12 things to do on board
Crystal Serenity, from Crystal Cruises, is a 740 berth uber-luxurious cruise ship. Featuring bars, casino, cinema, gym, library, nightclub,…
Crystal Serenity: 5 great restaurants for dinner
Wherever Crystal Serenity sails in the world, from Alaska to Zanzibar, whether it is a world cruise, an Asian…
Review: voco Hotel and Spa Winchester, UK
So, why the name – voco Hotel and Spa Winchester? voco loosely translates from the Latin for an invitation…
Crystal Cruises’ Baltic: Days 5 to 9 – Visby to Copenhagen
Cruising north, back towards the Scandinavian lands of the midnight sun, we’re sailing from Tallinn towards the Swedish island…
Crystal Cruises’ Baltic: Days 1 to 4 – Stockholm to Copenhagen
As we board in Stockholm, the 740 passenger Serenity, from Crystal Cruises, undoubtedly lives up to her peaceful name….
10 Stockholm highlights
Stockholm, stretching across 14 islands and 56 bridges, is known as the Venice of the North, part of an…
8 reasons to visit Cheltenham, UK
With over 2,500 listed buildings, Cheltenham’s eye-catching architectural heritage, provides an immaculately preserved tribute to Regency elegance, drawing visitors…
Review: Cotswold Grange, Cheltenham, UK
Cotswold Grange is quintessential Cheltenham. Created from light honeyed Cotswold stone in 1856, for its affluent merchant owner to…
Review: European Waterways Burgundy Canal Cruise, France – Days 4 to 7 on La Belle Epoque
Half-way through this European Waterways seven days / six nights cruise, pampered passengers, enjoying a bon viveur lifestyle, know…
Review: European Waterways Burgundy Canal Cruise, France: Days 1 to 3 on La Belle Epoque
Cruising slowly along the Burgundy Canal, connecting the rivers Yonne and Soane, the 12 berth La Belle Epoque, from…
Review: Rixos Bab Al Bahr, Al Marjan, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Inspired by the ambitions of Egypt’s Great Pyramids, Rixos Bab Al Bahr thinks big. This 715-key, 5-star resort is…
Review: Veligandu Maldives Resort Island, The Maldives
Take a look at any league table on travellers’ aspirational destination and the Maldives are up there. Crystal clear…
Review: Ginger House Museum Hotel, Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala, India
“Everything is for sale in your room and in the hotel,” says George, Manager of the Ginger House Museum…
7 highlights of an Emilia Romagna road trip
Fly into Bologna or Milan to take an epic road trip along the ancient Via Emilia that hosts a…
