Category: Travel Miscellany

Travel video of the week: Northern Lights in Greenland

Travel video of the week: Northern Lights in Greenland

By on Oct 11, 2018 in Arctic, Attractions, Going Out, Polar Regions, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Videos

Let the Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis remind you of the seemingly infinite beauty in Greenland. It is one of the great surprises of the Arctic night and the best time to see this phenomenon is on a dark, clear Autumn or Winter night. You can experience this multicoloured light show from September to […]

Discover where the rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef

Discover where the rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef

By on Oct 10, 2018 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Australia, Food and Drink, Hotels, Oceania, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

If you drive south from Port Douglas, Australia, hugging the coast on the Captain Cook Highway towards Cairns, you arrive at the Thala Beach Nature Reserve – where the World Heritage Rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef. The Nature Reserve Hotel is located high on a private peninsular jutting out into the Coral Sea overlooking […]

A Luxury Travel Blog at World Travel Market and Arabian Travel Market

A Luxury Travel Blog at World Travel Market and Arabian Travel Market

By on Oct 09, 2018 in A Luxury Travel Blog, Events, Travel Miscellany

Hot on the heels of last month’s Luxperience event, A Luxury Travel Blog will be in attendance at next month’s World Travel Market as well as at Arabian Travel Market next April. If you would like to meet at either of these events to discuss how we can help your travel business, please get in […]

Luxury travel news this week

Luxury travel news this week

By on Oct 07, 2018 in Asia, Attractions, Caribbean, Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Featured, Food and Drink, Fun Stuff, Going Out, Japan, Middle East, Regions, Speciality Travel, Sweden, Travel Miscellany, United Arab Emirates, Western Europe

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 […]

A Zakynthos itinerary that has everything you'll love

A Zakynthos itinerary that has everything you’ll love

By on Oct 05, 2018 in Attractions, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Greece, Leisure Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Planning a holiday of a lifetime can leave you needing a holiday.  With so many attractions on offer, and only a week in the sun, it can be hard to know what to see for the best.  Zakynthos is no exception, there are myriad of amazing things to see and do, and you can be […]

7 reasons why Portugal is a must-visit foodie destination

7 reasons why Portugal is a must-visit foodie destination

By on Oct 04, 2018 in Europe, Food and Drink, Portugal, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

As with many global cuisines, Portuguese cuisine has evolved over time and has adopted flavors and recipes from around the world. The country was a major player during the Age of Exploration, colonizing in South America, India, Africa, and parts of southeast Asia and the Pacific. With each new land discovery, ships returned to the mainland […]

5 reasons why Puglia is the perfect family holiday destination

5 reasons why Puglia is the perfect family holiday destination

By on Oct 04, 2018 in Attractions, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Italy, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

There is no doubt that Puglia is the hottest place to visit in Italy at the moment in more ways than one! Certainly, its wonderful Mediterranean climate provides plenty of heat for much of the year, with long, hot Summers stretching from early May to September and with generally warm and pleasant temperatures even in […]

Travel video of the week: Discover Spain's culture

Travel video of the week: Discover Spain’s culture

By on Oct 04, 2018 in Europe, Featured, Regions, Spain, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe

Spain’s cultural richness is unique, brilliant and diverse. A luxury for the senses! Where to begin? In Spain you’ll find unique monuments, as well as outstanding museums and masterpieces of universal art. You can stroll around cities that will transport you back to past times, and choose from an exciting array of cultural events… 2,000 […]

5 hotels in Southeast Asia that are VERY vegan friendly

5 hotels in Southeast Asia that are VERY vegan friendly

By on Oct 01, 2018 in Asia, Cambodia, Food and Drink, Going Out, Indonesia, Philippines, Regions, Restaurants, Singapore, Thailand, Travel Miscellany

Many hotels and resorts are now able to cater for their vegan guests and those who wish to enjoy plant based cuisine, life is getting easier for vegan travel meaning the days of having to eat salad for dinner are a distant memory. However, these ‘5 hotels in Southeast Asia that are VERY vegan friendly’ […]

Luxury travel news this week

Luxury travel news this week

By on Sep 30, 2018 in Accessories, Accommodation, Asia, China, Featured, Hotels, Middle East, Regions, Saudi Arabia, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, Worldwide

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 […]

6 must-visit restaurants in Ecuador to pamper foodies

6 must-visit restaurants in Ecuador to pamper foodies

By on Sep 27, 2018 in Ecuador, Food and Drink, Going Out, Regions, Restaurants, South America, Travel Miscellany

When many travelers think about Ecuador, the things that come to their minds are mainly adventure, volcanoes, Galapagos, Amazon Rainforest and World Heritage Site. However, nowadays its catching the attention of worldwide foodies. Ecuador gastronomy is so diverse as its ecosystems. Each of the four regions that formed this small country has their cuisine. This […]

Travel video of the week: A glass bridge high in the mountains in China that 'cracks' beneath you!

Travel video of the week: A glass bridge high in the mountains in China that ‘cracks’ beneath you!

By on Sep 27, 2018 in Fun Stuff, Travel Miscellany, Videos

China seems to have become known for its crazy bridges. The world’s highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge in Zhangjiajie was famously tested with a sledgehammer prior to its opening in 2016. But, just over 1,000 kilometres to the north, the East Taihang Glasswalk in the eastern mountains of China is equally crazy. You would think […]

Vuelio Blog Awards 2018

Vuelio Blog Awards 2018

By on Sep 27, 2018 in A Luxury Travel Blog, Featured, Travel Miscellany

I am delighted to announce that A Luxury Travel Blog has been shortlisted for another award. Earlier this week, an email landed in my inbox, congratulating me on being shortlisted as a finalist for the Travel & Leisure Category in the Vuelio Blog Awards 2018. Vuelio, for those who don’t know, is a leading UK […]

5 vegan friendly luxury hotels in Indonesia

5 vegan friendly luxury hotels in Indonesia

By on Sep 25, 2018 in Accommodation, Asia, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Indonesia, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany

Indonesia is a vast and diverse collection of islands with multiple luxury travel options that come in all shapes and sizes. Bali is the most popular destination with more than 5 million tourists heading there every year, we think that due to their proximity to each other, combining a trip to Bali with spending time […]

5 of Sonoma County's most exceptional wine tasting experiences

5 of Sonoma County’s most exceptional wine tasting experiences

By on Sep 24, 2018 in California, Food and Drink, North America, Regions, Travel Miscellany, USA

According to the Wine Institute, in 1996 Americans drank 1.89 gallons of wine per capita. Twenty years later, this figure increased to 2.94 gallons. Now considered an important part of American culture, wine is so popular in the U.S.A. that there are 7,700 wineries spread across all fifty states. As wine drinking has become more […]

Short stay: Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

Short stay: Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

By on Sep 21, 2018 in Accommodation, Australia, Cruises & Boat Travel, Events, Featured, Hotels, Oceania, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

This week I travelled to Sydney for just four nights to attend the seventh edition of Luxperience, a three and a half day luxury travel trade forum connecting many of the world’s most exclusive travel providers in the southern hemisphere. It was therefore an opportunity to network with a number of people within the industry […]