by Raci | Places to Stay
HOSHINOYA Bali and the sublime pleasure of ‘forest bathing’ As I stretch out in my ‘gilded’ birdcage like a preening Papageno, high up in the tree canopy of a pristine forest, above a holy river, at Hoshinoya Bali resort, I bathe luxuriously in the forest, its sights,...
by Raci | Places to Stay
Masseria Torre Coccaro Masseria Torre Coccaro –experience an authentic sense of place in the Slow lane From the moment you pass through the miles of ancient olive groves and enter through the lime-washed arch, with a tall fortification tower accessed via a dramatic...
by Raci | Places to Stay
Blakes Hotel – Icon of Hotel Design Blakes Hotel – The One and Only There are many firsts when it comes to Anouska Hempel, and creating the first boutique hotel is one of them. And so it was with London’s Blakes Hotel, now a well established icon of hotel design...
by Jeremy Norman | Travel
Himba Land – a Vanishing Authenticity off the Beaten Track Forget the popular Namibian destinations. Travel to the far north to experience the Namib Desert in all its fierce glory and meet a tribe who still follow a traditional, nomadic way-of-life. The intrepid...
by Raci | Places to Stay
Four Seasons Bali at Sayan – A Rare Descent into Paradise Four Seasons Bali at Sayan may be 20 years old now, but it still has the power to knock your socks off. And this is in the face of stiff competition as the density of five star resorts on Bali exceeds...
by Editorial Desk | Places to Stay, the List
Art Deco Hotels – Release Your Inner Flapper Our edit of 10 of the best Art Deco Hotels includes iconic examples in London and Devon, New York and Miami, Cannes and Juan-les-Pins, Prague and Lisbon. French Art Deco may historically have led the way, but this...
by Raci | Places to Stay
Endsleigh Hotel – The Home of Romanticism and the Picturesque Endsleigh Hotel – Talents Across Time It sometimes happens that some very rare talents come together in one place to produce something with a heart poundingly enduring appeal. Hotel Endsleigh is one...
by Jeremy Norman | Travel
Small, dense and ancient but no longer dowdy. Malta’s makeover, complete with the landmark Renzo Piano parliament building firmly places it on the must see radar. Jeremy Norman takes a stroll… Prince William was in Malta recently to join the celebrations...
by Raci | Places to Stay
Bvlgari Bali Resort – Olympian Splendour on the Island of the Gods Dorothy Lamour in the 1952 film ‘Road to Bali’ Arriving at the Bvlgari Bali Resort is a genuinely theatrical experience that catapulted me back to my first exposure to Bali as a...
