Short stay: Longevity Cegonha Country Club, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
Join a Pilates class, take the shuttle to Vilamoura’s marina, opt for a personal training session and then spend…
The Isle of Wight: 7 reasons to sail across
The short voyage across the Solent, sometimes as little as 22 minutes, makes a visit to the Isle of…
5 luxurious Marrakech riads
For travellers looking for an authentic Marrakech experience it is hard to beat a Riad. That’s a traditional Moroccan…
Short stay: Stanbrook Abbey Hotel, Worcester, UK
A mere decade ago, the Benedictine nuns of Stanbrook Abbey were wearing grooves into the floor of their chapel…
Short stay: Hilton at St. George’s Park, Burton-upon-Trent, UK
If you ever feel a touch of nostalgia for England’s 1966 World Cup win, sense the drama when you…
Bryher: 9 reasons to visit this idyllic Isle of Scilly
A little over a mile long and rarely half a mile wide, Bryher is as close as you will…
Soma Bay, Egypt: 8 reasons to visit
Soma Bay is Egypt’s welcoming resort on the warm shores of the Red Sea Riviera. Top-end hotels luxuriate in…
Egypt’s Red Sea Riviera: 5 luxurious Somabay hotels
The sun almost always shines on the Somabay peninsula, a welcoming sub-tropical finger bathing in the warmth of the…
Light Festival, Lucerne: 7 reasons to put LILU in your 2020 diary
Lucerne is celebrating its first and highly successful Light Festival. From 10th to 20th January 2019, soft-lights shimmered across…
Short stay: Jumeirah Dar al Masyaf at the Madinat, Dubai
Jumeirah Dar al Masyaf, the summer-houses, is where Arabian Nights living coalesces with Venetian canal-style. East meets West, Arabia…
Short stay: Al Seef Hotel by Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
Step out of time. Drop out of high-rise Dubai into a quieter almost biblical scene in Arabia’s history. Jumeirah…
8 reasons why you should walk with a bushman
The Khomani San were a people who forgot their identity after they had been expelled from their ancient homelands…
Short Stay: Audleys Wood Hotel, Basingstoke, UK
Oak panelling, intricately carved fireplaces, sombre portraits, vaulted ceilings and a grand staircase make the 4 star Audleys Wood…
6 luxury hotels in Mauritius
Everyone wants to go to Mauritius. It is a speck of volcanic rock, covered with sugar cane and palm…
Mauritius: 10 sights of the Colourful South
As an idyllic dot of paradise in the warm Indian Ocean, Mauritius has much more to offer than just…
Short stay: Jumeirah Hotel, Frankfurt
Ninety-nine metres of aspirational floor-to-ceiling-plate glass windows and steel soars into Frankfurt’s sky. The Jumeirah is an opulent hotel…
