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Keen to have a contrasting view to our Manuel Antonio experience of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, we took on a 7-hour epic drive through mountainous roads, thunderstorms and some of the worst pot-holed roads ever encountered, to spend a few days…
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Pura Vida – the ubiquitous slogan of Costa Rica is something you’ll see everywhere you turn. While ‘Pure Life’ is the literal translation, it’s much harder to explain in practice. Going far beyond the reaches of some clever tourist board…
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It’s rather churlish to throw ones toys out of the pram over the available hotel accommodation options in any given City. Especially when that destination is Havana, a place perpetually frozen in a time warp harping back to the 1950’s….
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I love Mexico City. Even though it takes my breath away (quite literally), like a moth to a flame I’ve been drawn to the raucous chaos of this bustling metropolis since I first visited in the 90’s. This was when…
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We ended up staying at the COMO Metropolitan in Bangkok over New Years Eve following a chance encounter. Having checked into the Banyan Tree Hotel next door, hell bent on counting down the clock at Vertigo, we were left contemplating…
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I make it no secret that I’m partial to a Starwood hotel. From all the big global chains, I find their properties to be the most distinctive, conducive to my hotel aesthetic and where there’s an effort to at least try…
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I want to rave about Casa Camper. Perhaps a little out of place amidst all my other luxury hotel reviews, but I have to admit I’m slightly biased. My very talented friend Susana from our hotel school days is the…
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Visiting Cape Town to celebrate the other Mr. Highlife’s birthday meant we had the perfect excuse to pack in several days worth of wine tasting in the Western Cape. After all, it would be rude not to. The easy part was deciding…
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While the focus of my site may be on luxury travel, every now and then I’m willing to expand my coverage to include places I feel deserve to be mentioned. Casa Glebinias is one of those places – a little gem,…
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I’m a big travel planner. Nothing gives me more happiness than when I need to plan an itinerary, book flights, find the right accommodation or figure out how to get from point A to B. If the destination is what I…
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In promoting Istanbul, one of the taglines used by the Turkish Tourism Board is to describe the city as the cradle of civilisation. After spending two days sampling unparalleled service at the Four Seasons Hotel Sultanahmet, I think they should…
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