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Lux StopOver – 12 hours in Birmingham, England

FIRST POSTED: 26th February 2018 | LAST UPDATED: 21st January 2020

On a recent UK road trip, which started in Manchester, with stops in Liverpool and Chester (which were very pleasant surprises), our final overnight was in Birmingham, the UK’s second…

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North America

A perfect day in Victoria BC, Canada

FIRST POSTED: 14th December 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 8th September 2020

Looks for ideas of things to do in Victoria BC? Here is my one-day guide to Victoria Vancouver Island I have been promising myself a visit to Canada’s West coast…

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Lux Hotel Review: Belmond El Encanto, Santa Barbara, California

FIRST POSTED: 4th November 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 29th July 2020

Santa Barbara Hotels: welcome to the Belmond El Encanto, undoubtedly one of the best hotels in Santa Barbara. To this day, I haven’t had a Belmond experience that wasn’t really…

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A hotel to remember: a review of Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa, Spain

FIRST POSTED: 9th October 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 4th November 2017

I can never have too much Spain in my life – I think my love for this country is well documented on this blog, and when Sovereign challenged me to…

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Lux City Break: City Breaks to London, UK

FIRST POSTED: 26th September 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 11th March 2021

I was testing the concept with my mini map guide to Lisbon, Portugal and it seems that it has been quite useful to many and the requests have started. So…

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A mini map guide to Lisbon, Portugal

FIRST POSTED: 11th September 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 28th September 2020

I get regularly asked by friends and friends of friends for recommendations of my favourite places in Lisbon, Portugal – and there are plenty of blog posts to read, believe…

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My hOtel: São Lourenço do Barrocal, Alentejo, Portugal

FIRST POSTED: 6th September 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 9th October 2017

I was looking for ideas for where to stay on our annual Summer trip to the South of Portugal – the format is always the same, 2 nights in the…

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Europe

A DJI Drone Flying Holiday in Spain

FIRST POSTED: 25th May 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 16th July 2019

The flying holidays take place near the village of Periana, 1 hour north inland from Malaga. Courses are limited to 6 clients

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Middle East

A beach day trip to Zaya Nurai private island in Abu Dhabi

FIRST POSTED: 16th May 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 2nd August 2019

What buying a day pass for Zaya Nurai private island will get you On a recent trip to Abu Dhabi, which seems to be ‘my’ Emirate of choice – as…

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Asia & Australasia

A luxury weekend in Seminyak, Bali

FIRST POSTED: 3rd May 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 8th September 2020

How not to plan a luxury holiday to Seminyak, Bali Our first visit to Bali, in Indonesia was an interesting one. Why? Because despite having booked our plane tickets months…

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