Champing – sleeping in your own private church
byExperiencing Champing in rural Northamptonshire I sat bolt upright in bed and forgetting for a moment that I’d gone champing, wondered where the hell…
Rural Luxe
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…
Chez Amaliya – at home in the Ameln Valley
byCome and discover what it’s like to stay at Chez Amaliya! Under the watchful eye of a pre-Cambrian quartzite lion, Chez Amaliya was the…
A Moroccan botanical garden stay at Dar Al Hossoun, Taroudant
byDar Al Hossoun I’m not sure what first attracted me to Dar Al Hossoun. Perhaps it was the impressive garden landscapes, the promise of peaceful…
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…
I Rocha – an Atlas Mountains guest house
byI was floating in the pool, my vision full of rocky desert peaks glowing in the sun against an achingly beautiful blue sky. If the…
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…
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…
Troglodyte charm at Kelebek: cave sleeping Turkish style
byHubbie raised his eyebrows sceptically as I told him we were going to be staying in a cave. Two in fact. He was less…
Kasbah Ellouze, a Moroccan fortress hideaway
byKasbah Ellouze Just hearing the name Kasbah Ellouze never fails to bring a smile to my face. The best maison d’hotes in tout le…
Kasbah Tamadot Review – a luxury High Atlas Mountains retreat
byHave you ever come across an image that sticks in your mind and refuses to budge until you jolly well do something about it?…