Mount Aspiring National Park: a first-timer’s guide

Wānaka’s biggest advantage as a South Island base is not just what you can do lakeside, but what sits within day-trip range. Mount Aspiring National Park begins on Wānaka’s western edge and quickly turns into a landscape of long river valleys, waterfalls, glaciers, and beech and podocarp forest. Conditions can change quickly here, so a […]

Lima unveiled: Continuing to redefine contemporary Peruvian cuisine

Lima didn’t wake up one morning as a “culinary capital” – it clawed its way there. That status is the outcome of centuries of cultural blending, where indigenous Peruvian traditions fused with Spanish, African, Chinese, and Japanese influences. It’s the result of a geography whose supply chain extends across a dozen microclimates. But at the […]

20 luxury travel gifts for her this Christmas (2025) – UK & Europe edition

Take a Yuletide journey through our compilation of 20 luxury travel travels gifts, designed to give your Christmas celebrations an extra sprinkle of glamour. Transform this year’s present giving into a grand unveiling of elegance and sophistication with our unique ideas below. This is not just another gift guide but a passport to a world […]

20 luxury travel gifts for him this Christmas (2025) – UK & Europe edition

This Christmas, why not offer a gift that promises more than just a momentary delight? Take your gift-giving to the next level with inspiration from our carefully curated selection of luxury travel items. Get ready to wrap up something extraordinary this year – something that blends sophistication, sustainability and functionality, whilst also inspiring exploration for […]

Sustainable luxury travel with Six Senses in India

India has always attracted global travellers seeking wellness, wisdom, and wonder. Now it also attracts those looking for sustainable luxury during their Indian odyssey. Few global brands embody this better than Six Senses, who seamlessly manage to blend indulgence with responsibility at each and every one of their resorts. They introduced refillable ceramic dispensers for […]

Review: Kasbah d’Eau, Sidi Kaouki, Morocco

“Et voila!” Announces our taxi driver, with justification, as we pull into the magnificent Kasbah d’Eau. A beach castle perched high above Morocco’s Atlantic coastline booked for our winter escape by Fleewinter. Fleewinter has put together our personalised programme of flight, transfer and hotel. Recommending an itinerary that will show us an authentic Morocco, far […]

Review: The Kings Arms, Hawkshead, Lake District, UK

A haven for locals and visitors for generations, The King’s Arms takes centre stage in the Lake District village of Hawkshead. The whitewashed walls of this 17th-century coaching inn are a picture postcard scene, whatever the Cumbrian weather happens to throw at you. And, after an extensive, sympathetic renovation, the inn reopened its doors in […]

Wānaka: Your South Island base

On the shores of New Zealand’s fourth largest lake, surrounded by the Southern Alps and with a national park almost at the end of the street, Wānaka looks like a classic vacation town. In practice, it works far better as a base – somewhere you unpack once and then sprawl from the door into vineyards, […]