Review: The Balcony Studio, St Ives, Cornwall, UK
With its listed balcony hanging out over the sea wall walk, this blue-washed waterfront retreat is almost on the beach. Pole position for exploring St Ives’ charms from dawn to dusk and beyond.
With its listed balcony hanging out over the sea wall walk, this blue-washed waterfront retreat is almost on the beach. Pole position for exploring St Ives’ charms from dawn to dusk and beyond.
High above the yacht-dotted River Tamar, the road west crosses from Devon to Cornwall. If many Cornish people, waving their black and white cross flags, had their way we would be entering another country. Also, in this land of Kernow, they would be speaking the Cornish language.
With Father’s Day around the corner, it’s a great time to treat travel-loving Dads with a luxury gift that satisfies their wanderlust and refined tastes. With this collection of gift ideas, you can make his globetrotting experiences even more memorable.
Renowned as a vibrant and dynamic Meditrranean island, Ibiza is home not only to breathtaking landscapes, but also a rich culture and an energetic nightlife, which combine to provide a unique offering that appeals to tourists from all around the world.
Three half-timbered medieval houses and a coaching inn have combined to create the irresistibly historic Swan at Lavenham Hotel, creaking through the last six centuries in what is often described as England’s finest medieval village.
Families, friends, and solo travelers alike tend to gravitate towards a unified summer vision – basking in the warm sun with a fresh drink in hand, a soft breeze against their face, and endless leisurely possibilities to choose from.
And anyone looking to experience the beauty of England’s longest lake for themselves might like to add the Beech Hill Hotel and Spa to their wishlist. Perched on the shores of Windermere since the early 1900s, the hotel now hosts a total of 55 bedrooms.
This is your private resort, exclusively for your party. Plan the menu with the head chef. Set your own dress code for dinner. Drop into the spa for a holistic massage. Create your own playlist for the beach. Whether you visit as a group of six or 28, the entire resort is yours.
I am currently attending TBEX Europe 2023 (a conference for travel bloggers and content creators) in Kalamata, Greece, and have just been on the Luxury Tourism Panel talking about ‘Attracting the luxury traveller’, an event chaired by Anton Diaz with fellow panellists Shouq AlShirazi and Christos Balogiannis.
Food and travel is a match made in heaven. And trying out local cuisine is a crucial aspect of any travel experience. Thankfully, there are countless destinations around the world that will tantalise your taste buds.
When Ritz-Carlton arrived in the Maldives it was one of the most anticipated hotel openings in 2021 globally. With the brand only operating a little over 100 hotels it’s not very common to see them pop up in one of the most iconic destinations in the world.
In the 1830s, visitors flocked from England to Ventnor for its almost Madeira-like micro-climate. A small sleepy fishing village on the southern coast of the Isle of Wight suddenly became a bustling pioneer of health tourism. Land prices shot up from £100 to £1,000 per acre.
It was just a matter of time for a Hilton resort to arrive in the Maldives even though the brand was already represented by the Waldorf Astoria, Conrad and the Curio Collection. So when Hilton Amingiri Maldives welcomed their first guests and the raving feedback got our curiosity tickled.
Blue and silver confetti drifted on the Rhine breeze. A bottle of Champagne cracked on the bow. The ship’s horn boomed across Dusseldorf. “It’s a beautiful day” played on the sound system and VIVA TWO was triumphantly christened.
Hood’s offers some of the best self-catering accommodation in Dorset. To turn off the road to Bridport, grass growing on a lane made for horse carts, is to step out of frenetic modern life into a blissful rural retreat.
The experience of sailing through the calm waters of the Mediterranean or the Caribbean, with the wind in your hair and the sun on your skin, is one that many people dream of. But what if you have no experience or qualifications in sailing?

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