The thought of a traditional safari kind of filled me with dread. 4x4s waiting in lines crowded around animals and tourists clicking away with their long-range camera lenses. But in a bid to get off the beaten path and get a unique insight into Africa’s wild landscape, I signed up for a three-night tour in Kenya with The Luxury Safari Company. I certainly wasn’t disappointed and my fears of being on a ‘mass safari’ were skilfully avoided. GIRAFFE MANOR For my first night, I was directed to Giraffe Manor, which has repeatedly been voted one of the world’s most unique hotels. The gran...
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Airport hotels usually have the same kind of vibe; corporate, impersonal and a little drab. But I was delighted to find on landing in Nairobi, of all places, my vision of airport hoteling turned on its head. The Four Points by Sheraton opened four months ago and I couldn’t recommend it more as a base to crash before heading off on safari. With the 172-roomed building being just a five-minute drive from Jomo Kenyatta Airport airport it’s the perfect spot to land after taking British Airway’s direct flight from London Heathrow. Far from being drab, this airport hotel is superbly chic, with ...
Read more →Fiss isn't somewhere we'd heard of before we visited earlier this year. According to wikipedia it's a municipality in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 10.50 km south of Landeck on the upper course of the Inn River and its main source of income is tourism. When we heard about the location and ski resort we were intrigued and keen to check it out. We'd heard that for skiers and snowboarders this place was an absolute dream. There are 198 km of slopes and 16 km of ski routes available and 39 lifts to transport guests to the winter sports area which is situated between e...
Read more →Picturesque and serene is what springs to mind as you approach the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa. Situated off the beaten track and nestled into the hillside amongst an expansive two-mile estate, the hotel is about an hour’s drive from the bustling cities of Pisa and Florence and two hours from Cinque Terre, sitting high between Apuan and Appenine Mountains of the Serchio Valley.
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