Inspiration, advice and reviews of holiday rentals, hotels and other lodgings around the world.
Choosing a ski destination in Central Europe that was affordable and had reliable snow early in the season proved to be one of our trickiest decisions to make when planning our yearlong global grand tour dedicated to slow, local and experiential travel. We chose Zell am See in Austria. But was it the right choice? When … Read more
Budapest is a beautiful city, with wide boulevards and grand buildings decorated like wedding cakes, so it was apt that our latest ‘home away from home’ would be in one of the most splendid buildings of all, on one of the city’s most elegant streets, Andrássy Avenue. Our home in Budapest was quite the surprise … Read more
Home to Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman treasures, Sultanahmet, Istanbul’s ‘old city’, on the European side of the Golden Horn, is where first-time travellers to Istanbul usually stay. It’s where we stayed when we first visited the city many years ago. Here’s our review of our Istanbul holiday rental apartment. Once you’ve seen Old Istanbul’s star attractions, … Read more
Our escape to Mombasa gave us time to reflect on our Diana Beach stay before our flight from Nairobi to Dubai and onto Istanbul, next stop on our yearlong grand tour devoted to slow, local and experiential travel. While we loved going on safari in the Masai Mara and Tsavo West, as much for the … Read more
Sparkling wine served by a smiling waiter at a silent hilltop location in the middle of nowhere. Three lively musicians making hypnotic music – just for us. A spread of tasty snacks of samosas and other spicy treats. Cool, crisp mountain air. A slight breeze. The outline of Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance. A sublime … Read more