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Top 10 luxury country breaks in Africa

By Paul Johnson on Jul 14, 2013 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Botswana, Celebrities, Featured, Honeymoons, Kenya, Namibia, Regions, Resorts, Seychelles, South Africa, Speciality Travel, Tanzania, Travel Miscellany, Zambia

If you are looking for a rural getaway with a difference, then look no further than Africa – a continent so diverse and beautiful, both in its landscapes and, of course, its flora and fauna. Whether it’s a hot air balloon ride over the Maasai Mara, fly fishing on the Zambezi or simply relaxing on

The French Riviera's top 5 Summer music festivals

By Chrissie McClatchie on Jun 24, 2013 in Celebrities, Europe, Events, France, Leisure Travel, Monaco, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

It’s not all pleasure for the famous names in music who descend to the Côte d’Azur each Summer, perfect tabloid fodder when captured frolicking on board superyachts or beachside in St Tropez. In fact, there’s rarely a free weekend in the event calendar and a variety of music festivals allow visiting artists the opportunity to balance out all

Interview with Sarah Lee, Founder of LiveShareTravel and Author of The Luxury Traveller’s Handbook

By Paul Johnson on Jun 21, 2013 in Accommodation, Asia, Books, Canada, Caribbean, Celebrities, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Interviews, Mexico, Middle East, North America, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Saint Lucia, Thailand, Travel Equipment, Travel Literature, Travel Miscellany, United Arab Emirates

A journalist and editor, Sarah Lee started Maia Communications, a marketing communications company, with her husband Terry, in 2009. She has a PR diploma, 17 years’ experience on newspapers, magazines and corporate publications. Sarah also founded luxury travel and lifestyle magazine LiveShareTravel in 2010. What is it that you do exactly? We’ve taken our hobby and made it

Interview with Paola Fiocchi Van den Brande, Founder and Director of Passepartout Homes

By Paul Johnson on Jun 19, 2013 in Accommodation, Asia, Caribbean, Celebrities, Europe, Food and Drink, France, Going Out, Hotels, Interviews, Italy, Maldives, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Thailand, Travel Miscellany, Turks and Caicos, United Kingdom, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe

Paola Fiocchi Van den Brande, originally from Italy, moved to London in 2000, after working in Belgium and Germany. After 13 years as Direct Marketing Manager for international publishing and news companies, most recently for Bloomberg LP, Paola decided to launch Passepartout Homes in 2011. This is her first experience as an entrepreneur. Paola graduated from the Catholic University

Inside a billionaire's 205-foot megayacht

By Paul Johnson on May 25, 2013 in Celebrities, Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Monaco, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe

Billionaire Darwin Deason lets Forbes on to his 205-foot megayacht. This $70 million-dollar luxury yacht, Apogee, can be chartered for a mere $400,000 per week… plus fees. Complete with a lounge designed after the Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo (the spot where Deason first dreamed of owning a megayacht 30 years ago), he is said

Interview with Alina Pinelli, Founder of countryslowliving.com

By Paul Johnson on May 24, 2013 in Accommodation, Bed & Breakfasts, Celebrities, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Italy, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Alina Pinelli, together with her family Lucia and Giovanni, are the founders of countryslowliving.com (Il Fontanaro Farm, Villas & Co) – a resort where travellers come from all over the world to learn about the Italian heritage in organic wines, olive oils, saffron and honey, to discover the culture of the Tuscan and Umbrian lands. With

Stars queue up for West End roles

By Simon Harding on May 23, 2013 in Celebrities, Europe, Events, Regions, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe

The cast for London’s Theatreland is particularly impressive this month as those whose runs started in the Spring are still to be found in the theatres of London whilst the curtain is raised on several intriguing Summer shows boasting an even broader aray of stars. I suppose it would behove us well to start with

Interview with Lynn Crawford, Owner and Head Chef of Ruby Watchco

By Paul Johnson on May 17, 2013 in Canada, Celebrities, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, New York, North America, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, USA, Western Europe

Celebrity chef Lynn Crawford has over 25 years of culinary experience, winning international awards as the Executive Chef of the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto and New York City. She is one of the most high-profile chefs in Canada and has been invited to cook, speak, and mentor chefs and food lovers across North America. Lynn opened Ruby

Interview with Paul Joseph, Co-Founder of Health and Fitness Travel

By Paul Johnson on Apr 25, 2013 in Accommodation, Asia, Caribbean, Celebrities, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Health & Safety, Hotels, India, Interviews, Portugal, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Saint Lucia, Thailand, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Paul Joseph is Co-founder of Health and Fitness Travel, experts in tailor-made healthy holidays worldwide. He searches for the rare and hidden gems around the world and puts together exclusive and trend-setting holidays for those who would like to improve or maintain their health and fitness whilst on holiday. As well as a love of

Interview with Ana Silva O'Reilly of mrsoaroundtheworld.com

By Paul Johnson on Mar 11, 2013 in Accommodation, Asia, Celebrities, China, Europe, Going Out, Greece, Hotels, Interviews, Netherlands, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Portugal, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Spain, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe

With a degree in Business Studies and a Henley Business School MBA, Ana Silva O’Reilly developed her career in strategic marketing management as Marketing Director for Portugal, Spain and Turkey with global commercial real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield. She is also a New York University alumni (NYU), having graduated from its Social Media Strategy

Interview with Nicola Pearson, Marketing Director and Co-owner of Bridgewater Travel

By Paul Johnson on Mar 06, 2013 in Accommodation, Caribbean, Celebrities, Europe, Going Out, Hotels, Interviews, Italy, Regions, Restaurants, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Nicola Pearsonwas born in London but now lives with her family in Manchester. She is 34 years old with 2 daughters and is the Marketing Director and Co-owner of her family’s luxury travel company, Bridgewater Travel. Bridgewater Travel is a family owned and managed Italian villa rental company. Nicola’s parents first started offering villas in Pietrasanta and

Discover Cape Town's rhythm this April

By Paul Johnson on Mar 02, 2013 in Accommodation, Africa, Bars, Celebrities, Events, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, South Africa, Travel Miscellany

Known as Africa’s Grandest Gathering, the 2013 Cape Town International Jazz Festival (5th-6th April 2013) looks set to be as foot-tappingly good as ever. Showcasing over 40 world-class acts from 12 countries, this year’s line-up features diverse live-music from traditional jazz, to funk, hip-hop, samba, dub step and electronica. Now in its 14th year, the

Where David Beckham is staying in Paris

By Paul Johnson on Feb 23, 2013 in Accommodation, Celebrities, Europe, France, Hotels, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe

World famous footballer David Beckham recently signed for Paris St. Germain on a short contract and generously agreed to donate his earnings of more than 3 million euros to a Parisien children’s charity. So where does someone with that kind of wealth stay during his relatively short 5-month spell at the club? The answer is the

Interview with Jamie Loizou, Director of Sales & Marketing at Mundy Cruising

By Paul Johnson on Feb 06, 2013 in Antarctic, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Caribbean, Celebrities, Cruises & Boat Travel, Going Out, Interviews, Oceania, Polar Regions, Regions, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

After graduating and spending a year backpacking, I decided to combine my love of travel and the opportunity to have a meaningful career and so embarked upon a life within the travel industry. For the last nine years I have been working for luxury cruise specialist Mundy Cruising, which specialises in deluxe ocean and river

Interview with Charles Skene, Owner of Skene House, Aberdeen

By Paul Johnson on Jan 28, 2013 in Accommodation, Asia, Australia, Austria, Celebrities, Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Florida, France, Going Out, Hotels, India, New Zealand, North America, Oceania, Regions, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, USA, Western Europe

Professor Charles Skene OBE has been owning and running various businesses for 50 years. His main business in Aberdeen is Skene House Hotel Suites and Conference Suites, which he started developing some 35 years ago to satisfy a need for incoming oil-related families working for North Sea oil & gas. Over the last 15 years

Interview with Owen Coleman, CEO of The Coleman Group Worldwide LLC

By Paul Johnson on Nov 30, 2012 in Accommodation, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Celebrities, Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Interviews, Italy, Japan, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Saint Lucia, Speciality Travel, Switzerland, Tanzania, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Owen Coleman is an entrepreneur and world class designer who has created and built many strategy and branding firms since his first design firm in 1966. After 30 years, he became partners with the Interpublic Group, forming the Coleman Worldwide Partnership, comprised of the finest brand design firms in 18 countries. His friendship and mentorship with those partners endures today.

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