5 luxurious English country hotels
Baronial sweeping staircases, the scent of rose gardens, cucumber sandwiches, croquet lawns, stern portraits of 19th century gentry, gin-and-tonic…
10 reasons to visit Switzerland’s Poschiavo
With a beautiful valley, serene lake and small-town charm Poschiavo is some package. The North – South valley, a…
London’s secret village: Seven Dials
Creating an elite village in the heart of London was Sir Thomas Neale’s ambition when King William lll gave…
8 reasons why you should visit Cordoba
One thousand years ago, Cordoba was Medieval Europe’s powerhouse, its cultural leader. And the tolerant Islamic caliphate was surprisingly…
7 reasons to visit Geneva’s free art party
It is one of the world’s great free arts events: a rare chance for artist and audience to meet…
8 reasons to visit Augrabies Fall National Park in South Africa
Don’t worry about lions, hippos, rhino and scorpions. This is one National Park where you can clamber down from…
Meerkats aren’t such nice guys… and 12 other Kalahari facts
First of all, the Kalahari isn’t all sand-dunes-and-camels desert. Much of the world’s biggest nature reserve, the Kgalagadi Transfrontier…
London: Capital of the World?
Ask the well-travelled, over a late-night drink, for their nomination for the world’s favourite city and you’ll be surprised…
9 reasons to visit Valletta, European Capital of Culture, in 2018
Malta’s tiny capital, Europe’s smallest, takes you back to the 1570s. Built on a rocky peninsula – as the…
Austrian mountains’ Summer paradise: cut price luxury and adrenaline adventures
Ultimate luxury at bargain prices. Temperatures breaking 30 Centigrade. Dare-devil thrills for adrenaline junkies. Hundreds of miles of biking…
Where did Lady Gaga go in India?
Almost as soon as she had landed in India’s capital, Lady Gaga made for Dilli Haat. When Hillary Clinton…
St Malo: rock around the rocks
St Malo is France in an oyster-shell. A Francophile’s dream – art galleries, beaches, café society, casino, crepes, haute…
The world’s greatest theme park – Xcaret?
Imagine a rip-roaring Indiana Jones’ day-out. Swimming along a subterranean river, walking rope bridges high in a steamy jungle of…
10 reasons why Oman is more luxurious than Dubai
Oman is more Arabia than Armani, more Lawrence of Arabia than Levi jeans, more Sultanate than Starbucks: a dreamy…
Extreme Christmas shopping: 7 luxurious shops in Carouge, Geneva
An original Superman cartoon? A hand-crafted dress? A Swiss clock with a 35,000 Swiss Francs price tag? Bespoke millinery?…
10 reasons why Occitanie may be the new Provence
Looking out from Toulouse the map looks invitingly blank. For Occitanie is the “other South of France”, intensely French,…
