Fabulous hotels to stay from California, New York and Pennsilvania. A myriad of hotels have opened throughout the US ranging from ultra-luxurious new spa hotels in New York City to glamping retreats on the doorstep of America’s most beautiful national parks. You can find a place to relax or learn the art of winemaking under…
Our journalists reveal their best trips taken in 2019 Part 1
Mumbai By Sharron Livingston My trip to Mumbai (Bombay) was made all the more poignant because my mother spent her childhood years here. She told me that she and her five siblings would have tea at Bombay’s “most esteemed” hotel; the Taj Mahal. And so naturally I made it my base. It is a head-spinningly…
Our journalists reveal their best trips taken in 2019 Part 2
Mind, body and soul transformation in Phuket, Thailand By Natalie Amos It all began the moment I stepped into Phuket Cleanse, a tropical detox retreat tucked away in the village of Rawai in Southern Thailand. Rather than the usual check-in formalities, I was greeted by a host of enviably healthy Phuket Cleanse team members, who welcomed…
Confused about how much to tip abroad? Here are Top Tips about tipping around the world.
Everything you need to know about tipping for good service around the world. It’s tough trying to decipher what to tip from country to country, and many have no clue about how much gratuity to leave or offer. From the hovering bellhop hoping for some reward for his trouble to the cold shoulder from the…
New Year’s Eve traditions around the world – champagne with ash anyone?
While in Britain we traditionally sing Auld Lang Syne, watch firework displays and perhaps drink more than usual – all enjoyable ways to bring in the new year, maybe in 2020 we can shake it up a little? We take a peek around the world and discover some sometimes bizarre New Year traditions ranging from…
It’s not too late to book an extravagant New Year’s Eve experience in London
Still at a loose end for New Year’s Eve? Check out these sometimes debauched suggestions in London: Spend New Year’s Eve in an Igloo Experience a winter pop up with the cosiest bar on the river with the return of the private dining igloos. Jimmy’s winter igloos, together with Martin Miller’s Gin, have installed a…
5 winter sun destinations easy to get to from the UK
As the days are darkening earlier and the sun is shying away from our skies, we know this is the onset of freezing temperatures and dreary grey skies. So why wait for next summer? Grab your shades and start planning your warming rays way before then. We suggest five easy-to-get-to destinations where you could be…
The Phoenix has risen
As our tiny Cessna 182 buzzes low over yellowing savannah and plum-red acacia gum trees, the pilot, Craig Reid, spots Africa’s most northerly elephant herd. Some 500 animals are sheltering within the safe embrace of spiny forest. A few high-spirited youngsters cavort in the thermal Sahelian heat. “You wouldn’t have seen this a decade ago,…
Vegans can rejoice as Jackfruit is voted the Taste of 2020
Can a fruit really be a meat alternative? Many say it can, and what’s more, it is about to top the popularity polls as the most popular plant-based foods in 2020. Food professionals predict jackfruit will be the food on everyone’s plates and dinner tables in 2020 and in two separate surveys, jackfruit topped the…
“Where to go When” by DK Eyewitness: plan your next travel adventure
DK Eyewitness have published their beautiful highly inspirational coffee table book – Where To Go When. Its 256 pages are full of the most spectacular photography covering more than 100 destinations. Images such as the warm splendour of the majestic Borobudur in Indonesia and the multi-coloured sawdust mosaics of Antigua during Holy Week draw you in. Where…