Spending the night with Mick Jagger at The Trafalgar St James, Curio Collection by Hilton

Overlooking London's sadly pidgeon-less Trafalgar Square, The Trafalgar St. James London, Curio Collection by Hilton is the first Curio Collection by Hilton hotel in the UK. The hotel, opened late last summer, homes 131 bedrooms and 15 suites, all decorated in art deco style complete plenty of artsy reading material in the shape of fashion books by Alexander McQueen. Location 10/10 Located in the centre of London, just a matter of steps from Trafalgar Square, the aptly named Trafalgar St...

On the trail of South Africa’s less famous wildlife parks

by Pat Levy I was standing feet away from a white rhinoceros weighing 2,300 kg, convinced it would impale me on its horn (it didn’t). The next day, after waiting for a porcupine to amble across the path, I watched as a lazy pride of lions gnawed on the last of its zebra dinner. Later that evening, absolute quietness was observed as an African bull elephant wandered around the jeep while our guide pretended he was cool with the situation....

Norway Tours: 5 fresh ideas for your trip

Norway is one of the most beautiful countries in the world; it has incredible nature, parks, zoos, aquariums, museums, sights, and landmarks and is a perfect destination for anyone who’s looking to create lifelong memories. If you are planning to explore tours of Norway for the first time, or are looking for fresh ideas for your next trip in the country, then this article is for you. We outline 5 ideas for your trip, to help you make the most...

Discovering the secrets of Lake Como beyond the glitz and glamour

Lake Como is a wonderfully ostentatious playground for the obscenely rich and glamorous. But beyond the pizazz there is rustic, mysterious charm; even for those without the personal GDP of a small Pacific island. It’s easy to imagine Lake Como as a Knighstbridge-on-the-lake. A soulless den of laundered money pumped into multi-million pound villas, ghostly-empty for most of the year. An area seemingly only suitable for day-trippers and the hyper-rich. But, like Knightsbridge, there’s a reason people want to hide...

“I will certainly be returning” Beach Resort on Pissouri Bay, Cyprus

Yes, they drive on the left and have three pin plugs, but Cyprus really isn’t much like Britain at all. For a start the temperatures and beaches on the Mediterranean’s third largest island are more reliably fabulous than anything we have at home. To explore for myself I headed for Pissoui Bay, an 18mile drive from Paphos International Airport. Our base was the Columbia Beach Resort, a seven and a half hectare slice of luxury complete with a private beach,...

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