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Review: Pink Door Franschhoek, Winelands, South Africa

Posted on November 2, 2025

In the heart of Franschhoek, widely recognised as South Africa’s gastronomic capital, Pink Door Franschhoek by the…

Review: Riviera Travel’s History and Art of the Rhône River cruise – Days 5 to 8

Posted on November 1, 2025

We’re half-way through Riviera Travel‘s epic Rhône River cruise. A journey from Avignon to Lyon,…

Review: Riviera Travel’s History and Art of the Rhône River cruise – Days 1 to 4

Posted on October 30, 2025

Sailing upstream on the Rhône from Avignon to Lyon, on Riviera Travel‘s MS Thomas Hardy,…

Review: Queens Hotel, Leeds, UK

Posted on October 29, 2025

Built as a flagship for Leeds railway station in 1937, and enjoying a Grade-II-listed art-deco…

Why Wichita is the Air Capital of the World

Posted on October 15, 2025

Wichita is often billed as the “Air Capital of the World” and, after spending a…

Review: Playitas Sports Resort, Las Playitas, Fuerteventura

Posted on October 9, 2025

If your idea of a vacation is lounging by a pool doing absolutely nothing, then…

Review: The Pilsley Inn, Pilsley, Peak District, UK

Posted on October 7, 2025

A traditional 18th-century pub with rooms, The Pilsley Inn is part of the Chatsworth Estate…

An introduction to Wichita, Kansas

Posted on September 30, 2025

I landed in Wichita last night after a mammoth 20+ hour journey from my home…

Review: Wressle Grange Farmhouse, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK

Posted on September 18, 2025

Finding good-quality holiday accommodation for a large gathering is charming in theory, but logistically fraught…

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The secret to exploring North Cyprus

August 28, 2011

By Sabina Shaida

North Cyprus is a defacto independent state located in the northern region of Cyprus. The state is officially named the…

5 of the best restaurant views in the world

August 27, 2011

By Paul Johnson

1. Ngorongoro Crater Lodge – Tanzania, Africa This one is a personal favourite of mine as we spent a few…

Courchevel, Val d’Isere or Meribel – which ski resort to choose?

August 26, 2011

By Ceri Tinley

Val d’Isere, Meribel and Courchevel 1850 are popular, well known ski resorts in the French Alps. However they are all…

Recipe of the week: Singapore Chilli Crab

August 26, 2011

By Paul Johnson

Ingredients: 450g Mud Crab, quartered and claws cracked 3 tblspn vegetable oil 8 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped 8 fresh…

New boutique chalet offering from Scott Dunn

August 26, 2011

By Paul Johnson

With a private chef preparing gourmet Alpine cuisine, Laurent Perrier on ice, a hot tub and sauna to ease aching…

The Catacombs of Rome

August 26, 2011

By Fraiser Edwards

Italy contains a mass of history, architecture and tradition all of which are important contributions in todays culture. The Christian…

Egyptian luxury cruise holidays

August 26, 2011

By Sabina Shaida

Luxury cruises offer tourists the opportunity to explore great areas of a country during a 7 day holiday. In Egypt,…

The world’s most beautiful city

August 25, 2011

By Gerard Moxon

The world’s most beautiful city was discovered on 1st January 1502 by the Portuguese fleet led by Pedro Alvares Cabral….

Photograph of the week: Bath at dawn

August 24, 2011

By Paul Johnson

This week’s photograph is of a young boy, aged around 8 years old, in Dahab, Egypt, attempting to drag his…

4 of the most remote retreats in the Indian Ocean

August 23, 2011

By James Bell

The Indian Ocean is this planets third largest oceanic region stretching from the rugged coasts of Eastern Africa to the…

Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island property destroyed by fire

August 22, 2011

By Paul Johnson

A fire has ravaged Sir Richard Branson’s luxury home, the Great House, in the Caribbean after lightning struck the property…

Iglu Travel Awards 2011

August 15, 2011

By Paul Johnson

I’m pleased to announce that A Luxury Travel Blog has won a 2011 travel award from Iglu Cruise. In their…

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