Top 5 characterful hotels in Asia
17:59 16/11/2016
I am not a big fan of generic luxury hotels. I rarely travel for the sake of a hotel but some are an exception. If a property genuinely speaks to the...
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Short stay: Best Western Beaumont Hotel, Hexham, Northumberland, UK
1:10 09/10/2016
For a recent sailing weekend at Derwent Reservoir, we stayed at the Best Western Beaumont Hotel in the Northumberland market town of Hexham. We’d...
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Visiting South Africa in the Winter: Worth It or Not?
12:16 29/07/2016
“You’re going to South Africa in the winter? Why?!” This was the reaction of most of my South African friends upon learning of my July...
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Dinner with Our Ambassador in Sofia
19:48 26/05/2016
When filming in Europe we very rarely accept invitations for fancy gatherings or meals from local officials or VIPs. (In Tehran, working on our Iran...
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When social media steals away travel moments and memories
3:33 25/05/2016
I’ve been having a lot of conversations lately online, on TV interviews, and in person about the affects social media, in particular viewing the world...
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Top 6 mountain restaurants in the Alps
23:33 29/02/2016
One of the joys of a day’s skiing is a well deserved lunch at a restaurant on the mountain. Usually you’ve built up a good appetite and are ready for a...
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3 of the best high-speed train escapes out of Shanghai
1:00 01/01/1970
The name Shanghai conjures up all kinds of images, and visitors are rarely disappointed. What few foreign visitors realise is that, with the recent development of a fast and efficient high-speed rail...
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Luxury in Limassol: how to spend 48 hours
1:00 01/01/1970
Limassol is perhaps one of the most underrated cities in the Eastern Med. It’s the second most populated area in Cyprus but unlike Paphos, Aiya Napa or the Akamas Peninsula, it rarely takes first...
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White Night in Florence
1:00 01/01/1970
With my work, I rarely plan to be anywhere for a local festival. But when one hits, I make it a point to enjoy it. In Florence, the night before May Day is a huge blowout called White Night. All …...
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Visit Moscow and St Petersburg in style
1:00 01/01/1970
With a scale of luxury rarely found outside of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Russia is a country that revels in unabashed indulgence. From sipping champagne on an ultra-modern balcony overlooking the mighty...
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