Dar Najmat – a luxury stay at Mirleft’s House of the Stars
byDar Najmat – where traditional Moroccan decor meets sophisticated European style Luxuriating in ripples of turquoise and admiring a surprisingly superb view from the…
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Suite dreams at Hotel D Strasbourg
byWhere city breaks are concerned, country-boy Hubbie has one rule. If I’m to convince him to join me then the accommodation must be pretty much…
The Passage Hotel Basel – find your contemporary zen
byThere’s nowhere quite like Basel, where a thriving contemporary arts scene peacefully coexists with one of Europe’s great historical hubs. In fact the two compliment…
The Map room in Franschhoek – a bolt hole for explorers
byClint Eastwood and maps. Two of my most favourite things and both of them right here at the Map Room in Franschhoek. Had the…
Dar Amane – Graskop’s hidden heaven
bySometimes a place can bring me to tears. It’s happened on a few occasions and taken me a bit by surprise considering I’m not…
Ulusaba – where everybody knows your name
byUlusaba literally means ‘place of little fear’ in the local Shangaan language, and whilst this is certainly true, after our visit we like to…
A luxury weekend at Yorkshire’s Crab and Lobster
byHubbie and I don’t do Valentines Day as we’re quite capable of expressing our affection for one another on our own terms, without having…
Wellies and whisky at Scotland’s Ardanaiseig Hotel
byI was always teased at school for being a little bit posh, mainly because I spoke properly, worked hard and didn’t wear a skirt…
Super power turtles at Bangkok’s Banyan Tree
byI was busy painting my toenails and Hubbie was earnestly flicking through millions of TV channels in the vain hope of something decent to…
Sofitel So Bangkok – luxury sky living Thai style
byHubbie is feeling oh so masculine at the moment! He’s sitting in an arty farty club lounge just along from Bangkok’s gay district, eating…
Can luxury and dung beetles really be bed buddies?
byWe just had to stay at the Addo Dung Beetle Guest Farm. With a name like that and being a stone’s throw away from…
Hot tubs and volcanoes at Taşkonaklar boutique hotel
byWe slouched luxuriating in bubbles, glasses of (rather dubious) wine in one hand and chunks of (rather delicious) chocolate in the other. Our toes poked daringly…