I believe in love at first sight. That is when it comes to hotels. When I first set eyes on that tiny thumbnail of Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel in South Africa on Booking.com, my pulse was racing, my pupils dilated… I had found The One. Until then, I had never seen better proof that a Malibu Barbie mansion exists in…
Arguably, the jetsetter is one of the hardest people to gift for. They usually have the best of everything and can speak of incredible experiences from all over the world. So what should you get the girl that has everything? I’ve put together an affordable luxe gift guide covering everything from the chic to practical. 1. The travel shirt…
Review of Elysium Hotel Paphos Paphos is known for its archaeological remnants and beautiful mosaics, earning itself a place on the UNESCO list of cultural and national treasures. The name itself comes from the mythological son of Galatea and Pygmalion. The story goes that the sculptor created a beautiful white statue of Aphrodite and fell in love with it.…
There’s no denying that Champagne is a true classic and when it comes to millennial trends, this is particularly interesting one to watch. There are the likes of prosecco (also jokingly known as the ‘P’ word in the French region), English sparkling wine, not to mention other categories popular with millennials, such as craft beer and gin, where does a…
Where to stay and what to do in Versailles Staying at Les Etangs de Corot which is situated in Ville-d’Avray, Versailles, is like playing modern day Snow White – minus the evil Queen and worse, the seven men to clean up after. Perhaps a more cultured reference would be that it’s akin to living in an Impressionist painting, after all…
It’s 12pm when we land at Geneva airport, the first moment of what would be a three-day-two-night stay at Évian-Les-Bains. As Lolita and I look for our hotel transfer at Arrivals – a chauffeur who would be taking us to Evian One, a futuristic speedboat straight out of a Bond film – I can’t help but notice that film of…
