“Let me make one thing clear up front: if you’re looking for a calming retreat in the city centre, look away now. No one, dear reader, comes to Berns to sleep.”
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Shakespeare Country: Mallory Court
I occasionally wonder whether Shakespeare was the first writer to have enjoyed the services of a PR. At the time, that...
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India Special Part 4: Marari Beach Resort
When arriving at a five star resort, it is best to avoid doing so in a tuk-tuk. Also called ‘autos’, these...
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A Whale of a Time at Schulphoek
As we begin our journey towards the Garden Route – the wild and picturesque stretch of coastal plain between Mossel...
An Oasis in Manhattan: The Surrey
Excess. It’s on the mind of any British traveller to New York. In a space smaller than Zone 1, the 1.6 million inhabitants of Manhattan carve out a living based on excess…
Read more ›India Special Part 3: Vaamika Island Resort
“We began our experience with Vaamika by way of a SunRay speedboat – a sexy, cream and tan leather beast that motored us out to the island from the mainland just as the sun was waning…”
Read more ›India Special Part 1: Glenburn Tea Estate
“We had been travelling on India’s train network for nearly 20 hours, finally landing at New Jalpaiguri – the last major train station before the ascent into the West Bengal mountains…”
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