Luxury Botswana for families
Botswana is one of my favourite safari destinations, for its glittering selection of wildlife and the equally glittering water…
Delicious group meals in South Africa
For many, an unforgettable holiday can be measured in good meals shared with good friends. After all, theres nothing…
5 reasons to visit St Gervais
Let me introduce you to one of my favourite ski resorts for 2014/15. Over the past couple of years…
A taste of luxury: 6 tips for chocolate lovers in Barcelona
Chocolate is perhaps one of the oldest pleasures known to mankind, dating back to 1900BC. The Aztecs believed that…
Top 5 ski chalet swimming pools
Its pretty counter intuitive to be packing your thong along with a pair of budgie smugglers for his lordship…
8 top tips for flying first class on frequent flyer award tickets
Ever dream of flying Singapore Suites, Cathay Pacific First Class, Etihad First Class Suites, Lufthansa First Class and other…
6 reasons December beckons for the true skier
With a pair of planks strapped to my feet at the age of three, little did I know this…
5 of the best museums in Lima
The capital and gateway to the rest of Peru, for years tourists have always overlooked Lima. Now it is…
7 secret safari experiences in Africa
Africa may be having a tough time of it of late, but the continent is a pretty big place,…
7 of the best quirky things to do in Dublin
Am I proud to be Irish? The answer is that I most definitely am. As a nation we’re known…
Re-live your Summer villa holiday with these enticing cookbooks
One way to continue the memories of summer is to indulge in one of these relatively new cookbooks, all of…
Tignes the new wave of luxury
Tignes was once the underdog, too far out of town to be considered luxurious. Now it is leaping ahead…
5 cosy cafes in Marrakech’s old Medina
Warm, inviting and intimately comfortable, a Marrakech café is quite unlike the cold and impersonal sandwich shops you may…
Top 10 small boutique hotels in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
The Yucatan Peninsula is a flat land between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, a haven for beach…
20 great reasons to visit Shamwari Game Reserve on the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Whether youre going on safari for the first time or youre a seasoned traveller who has been on safari…
Short stay: Riverdene Lodge, Shamwari Game Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Having stayed at the wonderful Long Lee Manor on the Shamwari Game Reserve, we moved on to the reserve’s family friendly Riverdene…
