Portugal has established itself in recent years as a luxury destination for travellers, with a wealth of luxury hotels, golf courses and exclusive beach resorts. Combined with quaint villages, wine estates, historical monuments, castles and palaces, you have the perfect destination for a luxury driving tour.
Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to visit Dubai and Abu Dhabi on a work educational trip, taking in many of the beautiful luxury hotels that provide such a strong lure to travellers worldwide.
I thought this would be a good place to tell you about my recent honeymoon to Thailand – a destination popular for romantic holidays, touring and a good dose of cultural awakening.
Silk-weaving is a well-established, traditional craft in the rural villages of Northeast Thailand (or Isan as the locals call it.) Old ladies with wizened faces sit at their antique wooden looms on a dusty floor, skillfully and painstakingly threading the most intricate of mudmee weft patterns into the warp. Indeed, archaeologists found the oldest silk fibres at the dig at Ban Chiang in Udon Thani province, a civilization some 3,000 years old.
Modern cruise ships are expanding fast these days, with rock climbing walls, parks and multiple hot tubs and eateries, each new one seems to ram home the idea that big is best.
The sun drenched northern area of Cyprus is an often over looked luxury destination. The independent state is located in the eastern Mediterranean and is covered with the relics of ancient civilisations. For a first time visitor it can be hard to choose where to go and so we have whittled down the state’s attractions to our top 3.
Zambia is one of the most exciting and progressive tourist destinations in Africa today. A land that still feels the socio-political growing pains of a community long suppressed by colonial rule, Zambia is quickly finding its feet on the world stage and the world in turn is quickly discovering a country of incredible diversity, beauty and cultural heritage.
