Hotel technology can leave you – um – like this little fella – in the wind! Have you ever found yourself in a new place, desperately trying to figure out how to accomplish the simplest of tasks – yet unable to work out exactly what you’re supposed to do? You feel silly, and reluctant to ask for help for fear…
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Melissa Butters Photography’s stunning landscape prints are the next best thing to being there. The Australian series in particular captures the unique spirit of this wild, dramatic country – pounding oceans, misty rainforests and formidable geological formations. You can almost hear the waves, smell the rich vegetation of the damp forest and feel the texture of the giant rocks before…
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Travel in 2021 may be uncertain, but there’s no harm in planning! Many of us are longing for the day when we can head off once again on our voyages of discovery. Sometimes it’s also good to revisit those places we particularly loved. When deciding which hotels to include in this list of my favourites, the qualifying question was: would…
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Wellington’s location has blessed the city with lots of stunning beaches. According to Maori legend, the north island of New Zealand is a large fish pulled up by the Polynesian hero Maui. Wellington, located at the southern tip, is the Head of the Fish – Te Upoko O Te Ika a Maui. Which is supposed to be the sweetest…
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St Andrews is the home of golf and Scotland’s oldest university, both of which help this ancient, attractive town, tucked away on the East Neuk of Fife, to punch well above its weight on the world stage. Prince William chose to study at the university and met his wife Katherine there. Today, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge act as…
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