Category: Speciality Travel

Luxury travel news this week

Luxury travel news this week

By on Feb 17, 2019 in Accommodation, Africa, Asia, California, Cruises & Boat Travel, Featured, Hotels, Japan, Middle East, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, USA

Here’s a round-up of luxury travel stories that have caught the eye this week. To make sure you receive these new weekly alerts in your web browser, please click on the red bell icon in the bottom right hand corner of the page and click ‘subscribe’ (works on desktop only – for other ways to […]

Discovering the Amazon in Peru

Discovering the Amazon in Peru

By on Feb 17, 2019 in Adventure Travel, Peru, Regions, South America, Speciality Travel

Our world tour of 15 countries in 10 months included 52 flights one of which was from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado to be met by our driver and transferred to the banks of the golden brown Madre de Dios River. We boarded a long-tailed boat for a 45 minute journey deep into the rainforest to arrive […]

5 top tips for ski touring etiquette

5 top tips for ski touring etiquette

By on Feb 17, 2019 in Leisure Travel, Speciality Travel

Ski touring – be it on skis or a split board – is a whole new world of fun and adventure, and with it comes it`s own set of unspoken rules and courtesies. Here are 5 good to know tips on how to conduct oneself in the backcountry, subsequently setting us up – and indeed […]

Top 5 honeymoon eperiences in South Malawi

Top 5 honeymoon eperiences in South Malawi

By on Feb 16, 2019 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Honeymoons, Leisure Travel, Malawi, Regions, Speciality Travel

When it comes to planning your dream honeymoon destination, Malawi may not initially spring to mind. But if you’re one of the lucky ones to have experienced Africa’s most complete destination, or still considering where to head off to for your piece of paradise, then Malawi should sit high on your list when you check […]

The romantic side of Greece

The romantic side of Greece

By on Feb 15, 2019 in Europe, Greece, Leisure Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, Western Europe

The dull routine of our everyday lives can really creep up on us without us even knowing it and when it does it is quite hard to become unstuck. The perfect solution to break free from a situation that is becoming intolerable is by removing yourself, physically and mentally from it. If you want too […]

Your own UK luxury holiday home on a stunning, private estate

Your own UK luxury holiday home on a stunning, private estate

By on Feb 15, 2019 in Accommodation, Europe, Family Travel, Going Out, Leisure Travel, Real Estate, Regions, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, United Kingdom, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe

Luxury bespoke homes on a private Somerset estate form a new development which offers the perfect lifestyle and getaway among an ancient landscape. Set around an idyllic mineral lake with man-made beaches, you’d be forgiven for thinking this quiet, woodland setting was miles from anywhere. Yet Cookswood is only 90 minutes from London Heathrow and […]

Taking a helicopter ride over Gran Canaria

Taking a helicopter ride over Gran Canaria

By on Feb 14, 2019 in Air Travel, Attractions, Europe, Featured, Going Out, Regions, Spain, Speciality Travel, Western Europe

As you will know from my earlier ‘Climbing a via ferrata in Gran Canaria‘ post, I’ve just come back from an adventurous few days in Gran Canaria where we’ve also had the opportunity to drive the rather sleek and stylish Hyundai i30 Fastback N. The previous post showed the vehicle in Engine Red, but here it […]

In celebration of romance: beautiful pink places around the world

In celebration of romance: beautiful pink places around the world

By on Feb 14, 2019 in Asia, Attractions, Australia, Europe, Going Out, Honeymoons, India, Italy, Japan, Leisure Travel, Mexico, North America, Oceania, Regions, Speciality Travel, Western Europe

In celebration of Valentine’s Day and the month of romance, we highlight our favourite pink places and natural phenomena around the world, from taking in the sunsets over the iconic romantic city of Venice to witnessing the glorious cherry blossom season in Japan – and we recommend the most luxurious, romantic and special hotels to […]

Microlight flight over Victoria Falls.

Top 5 adventure activities at Victoria Falls

By on Feb 14, 2019 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Air Travel, Cruises & Boat Travel, Featured, Regions, Speciality Travel, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Over the years the area around Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe/Zambia border has developed into one of Southern Africa’s leading adventure tourism destinations.  Clearly the main attraction of the area is still a visit to visit the Falls themselves, and for most visitors this will take around half a day if they do this with […]

12 baby friendly honeymoon ideas

12 baby friendly honeymoon ideas

By on Feb 13, 2019 in Accommodation, Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean, Cyprus, Europe, Family Travel, Featured, Greece, Honeymoons, Hotels, Italy, Leisure Travel, Mauritius, Middle East, Portugal, Regions, Resorts, Spain, Speciality Travel, Western Europe

Travelling on honeymoon with a baby needn’t be daunting. With a little preparation and a few helpful extras, it can be stress-free, and a wonderfully memorable holiday. There’s nothing quite like seeing your little ones’ face light up as you dip their toes in the swimming pool. Or when you take them for their first […]

The Vast Arlberg

The world’s largest connected ski areas

By on Feb 12, 2019 in Austria, Europe, France, Italy, Leisure Travel, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, USA, Utah, Western Europe

When it comes to ski resorts, for some people, size isn’t everything. Many skiers are happy cruising around smaller areas coated with trees and idyllic villages without getting bored of skiing the same slopes repetitively. That said, for some skiers and boarders, not having a vast wealth of ski area so that you can see […]

Climbing a via ferrata in Gran Canaria

Climbing a via ferrata in Gran Canaria

By on Feb 11, 2019 in Adventure Travel, Europe, Featured, Regions, Road Travel, Spain, Speciality Travel, Western Europe

Recently I visited the Spanish island of Gran Canaria off north-west Africa whilst working alongside car manufacturer Hyundai. Not only was it an opportunity to experience some highlights of the island, but it also served as a great excuse to test drive the all-new Hyundai i30 Fastback N (pictured here outside our hotel) – part of the i30 […]

Why you should cruise around Japan

Why you should cruise around Japan

By on Feb 11, 2019 in Asia, Cruises & Boat Travel, Japan, Regions, Speciality Travel

From its ultra high-tech cities and world-beating food to its grand temples and bamboo forests, there really is no other country like Japan. Tuck into a steaming bowl of ramen at a station counter or watch a tea ceremony in an imperial castle, and you’ll see for yourself the wonderfully Japanese fascination with detail that […]

3 terrific superyachts for yacht charter in the Caribbean

3 terrific superyachts for yacht charter in the Caribbean

By on Feb 11, 2019 in Caribbean, Cruises & Boat Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel

One basic rule in superyacht charter is that yachts move! This exciting aspect of yacht charter means that a yacht and crew that you love may be available for a yacht charter in the Caribbean one winter, and then in New England the next summer. While the winter after the same yacht might be available […]

Luxury travel news this week

Luxury travel news this week

By on Feb 10, 2019 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Featured, Food and Drink, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

Here’s a round-up of luxury travel stories that have caught the eye this week. To make sure you receive these new weekly alerts in your web browser, please click on the red bell icon in the bottom right hand corner of the page and click ‘subscribe’ (works on desktop only – for other ways to […]

Travel video of the week: Supersonic air travel is finally coming back

Travel video of the week: Supersonic air travel is finally coming back

By on Jan 31, 2019 in Air Travel, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos

Supersonic air travel is back. 15 years after the Concorde was grounded, everyone from aerospace companies to NASA to small startups is working to bring back ultrafast civilian aircraft. The Verge takes a look at the engineering challenges that make supersonic flight so difficult, and try to figure out what’s different about this new generation […]