There is something about the traditional Thai salutation I find mesmerising. Upon crossing someone’s path, you smile and greet them with warm eye contact and gently bow your head with your hands pressed together as though in prayer. It acknowledges others respectfully and nudges you to abandon the million-and-one other thoughts coursing through your synapses. [...]
Phuket, Thailand. Doesn't exactly conjure images of peaceful nights and quiet luxurious romantic moments does it? Yet a mere 40km outside of the madness of Phuket town, sits the Aleenta Resort and Spa. Aleenta resort is perched on Natai Beach, one of the few undeveloped and unspoiled coastlines in Thailand. The white sandy Natai beach has [...]
When I think of Versailles I immediately think of the ill-fated Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France whose life was the stuff of dreams when she moved into the Chateau de Versailles. She was eventually stripped of her riches, imprisoned and beheaded during the French Revolution. But don't let that stop you paying a visit [...]
Dipped, dunked and steeped in history, like a crispy biscuit in a cup of tea that survived the test of the heat, Masseria San Domenico remains solid and magnificent. The whitewashed fifteenth-century building is nestled deep amongst 60 hectares of ancient olive groves. No surprise then that the secluded building was chosen as an unsuspecting [...]
Anyone who knows me, knows that as much as I love to live it up, I also love to create balance in my life and my diet. I'm a keen juicer (when I am in the mood), I love to dabble in eating raw food (when I can get my hands on it) and I [...]
I love writing reviews, I really do. But this was one I was reluctant to write. No, not because it was not worth reviewing. Quite the opposite! Matakauri Lodge is SO wonderful that I want to keep it all to my selfish selfie self. But I realise that it is my duty to regale the [...]
If you're aware of the USA chain of W hotels, you will know that they represent all that is cool, kitsch modern and funk about the hotel world. What W stands for, I'm not sure, but i would hazard a guess at Wowza. When I heard they has opened up shop in Verbier - a [...]
Ohh la la... Shangri-La's reputation definitely precedes it, possibly as one of the world's most luxurious hotels. Stepping into the lobby - a little oasis in the heart of Sydney's CBD (Central Business District) you feel a sense of old world grandeur that you don't find much of in Sydney's kicking modern city. The lobby's [...]
I have always loved Greek Mythology, the stories of Gods, Goddesses and Titans. The ancient myths and magical teachings of ancient Greece have always captured my attention evoking Images of Zeus and Apollo frolicking with Aphrodite. And so here in a quiet enclave of mainland Greece sits Miraggio Thermal Spa resort, perched on the Aegean [...]
The world has changed considerably in the four decades since The Original FX MAYR Health Centre, on the banks of lake Marie Worth, first opened its doors. Some would argue this change has been for the better, whilst others would disagree. I, for one, am grateful that while the world has rushed by, The Original [...]
