It is new year’s day and average temperatures in Jordan are sitting in the single figures. Hotels have the heating turned up full and outside locals are wrapped up against the winter elements. As we leave Wadi Rum desert the sky is grey and hanging low. But as we approach the rocky highway to Aqaba,Continue reading “Mövenpick Aqaba”
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Mövenpick Petra
Picture the scene: you’ve been up since the crack of dawn to make it into Petra before the bus loads of tourists arrive. You’ve walked miles, scaled rocks, and climbed endless steps to the hilltop monastery, and your feet can barely carry you any further. This is the moment you realise how sensible you wereContinue reading “Mövenpick Petra”
Memories Aicha Luxury Camp, Wadi Rum Desert
Rarely a day goes by in the world of social media where you won’t see at least one post about Jordan’s Wadi Rum desert. It’s a desolate expanse of oranges and blues with colossal rock formations jutting out from sandy plains; it’s otherworldly. And therefore – for better or worse – it’s a social mediaContinue reading “Memories Aicha Luxury Camp, Wadi Rum Desert”
Sextantio le Grotte della Civita, Matera
Just one hour’s drive from Bari, crossing the border of Puglia into the region of Basilicata, is a city that Italy forgot for almost four decades. The history of Matera is fascinating; it was famously once labelled “Italy’s shame” for the squalid conditions in which thousands of families lived, in caves carved into the cliffsContinue reading “Sextantio le Grotte della Civita, Matera”
Masseria Grieco, Ostuni
As entrances go, it doesn’t get more grand than this. A short drive from Ostuni leads you through countryside to the imposing gates of Masseria Grieco. They open, as if by magic, and the anticipation builds as you travel up a seemingly endless tree-lined path towards your destination. Masseria Grieco is more than a fourContinue reading “Masseria Grieco, Ostuni”
Nina Trulli Resort, Puglia
After decades of being overlooked by tourists coming to Italy, Puglia is finally gaining the recognition it deserves. Social media channels are flooded with images of its turquoise waters and those strange, ubiquitous cone-shaped buildings: trulli. When searching for a truly (no pun intended) Puglian experience, there’s surely none more authentic than sleeping in anContinue reading “Nina Trulli Resort, Puglia”
Pollicastro Boutique Hotel, Puglia
Pollicastro Boutique Hotel is one of those places you know is going to be special before you’ve even stepped through the door. It might be something to do with the hordes of tourists leaning over a stanchion rope to take pictures of its impressive atrium lobby. From the outside, Pollicastro feels more like a museumContinue reading “Pollicastro Boutique Hotel, Puglia”
The Retreat at Elcot Park
After the best part of two years spent under a forced travel ban, the staycation has never been so popular. Compared to other European countries, the UK has always catered particularly well for its at-home audience, with high-quality luxury options available the length and breadth of the country. The competition is fierce, with staycationers vyingContinue reading “The Retreat at Elcot Park”
24h in Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp is the ultimate playground for those who enjoy the finer things in life. It’s the world’s diamond capital with an industry dating back to the 1500s, and 80% of the globe’s rough diamonds still pass through the city today. On top of that, it’s Belgium’s fashion epicentre, bringing names like Dries Van Noten andContinue reading “24h in Antwerp, Belgium”
Guesthouse Cabosse, Antwerp
Along a quiet residential street, just ten minutes’ walk from the centre of Antwerp, black lacquer doors conceal the best-kept secret in the city; a Pandora’s Box that threatens to ruin all future hotel experiences once opened. Simply put, this is a hotel like no other. Cabosse is a four-suite spa hotel housed in aContinue reading “Guesthouse Cabosse, Antwerp”
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