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A hotel to remember: a review of Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain

FIRST POSTED: 4th June 2018 | LAST UPDATED: 21st January 2020

One of Southern Spain’s most iconic hotels, Puente Romano is located in Marbella and it is, without a doubt, one of its grand dames (alongside its sister Marbella Club). I…

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Lux StopOver: 12 hours in Manchester, England

FIRST POSTED: 15th May 2018 | LAST UPDATED: 21st January 2020

I had first visited Manchester in 2008, a year before I moved to the UK. Seeing as I was making quite a big commitment in the name of love (and…

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Lux Hotel Review: Sani Dunes, Halkidiki, Greece

FIRST POSTED: 12th April 2018 | LAST UPDATED: 21st January 2020

My first visit to Halkidiki, in Greece’s mainland, in 2015 was pretty great – a part of the world I had heard very little about but really liked from the…

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Lux StopOver: 18 hours in Vancouver, Canada

FIRST POSTED: 21st March 2018 | LAST UPDATED: 21st January 2020

My time on this trip to Canada’s British Columbia was at a premium – after a pretty perfect day in Victoria, it was time to head to the big city:…

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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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