I recently spent five weeks travelling from one hotel to another down the west coast of the USA. This was preceded by a week in Las Vegas. I’ve been to the USA scores of times before, but not for such a long period and have never visited so many hotels and restaurants over such a
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Reid’s Palace Hotel, Madeira has an interesting selection of free soft drinks in the room fridge, replenished daily and free DVDs and novels to borrow The Dorchester, London places a real Christmas tree in their bedrooms and suites during the festive season, decorated with tasteful green and red bows and baubles Bahia Del
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None of my grandparents ever left the county they were born in, never mind the country. Travel was something a coal miner and blacksmith did not do and both my grandmothers had their hands full with over seven children each. Their granddaughter now travels all over the world, for practically peanuts. The cabin crew don’t
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I have visited many luxury hotels over the past few years and in the process have made a little ‘meh’ list. Of course, it is a question of personal preference as to whether you do or do not like certain features; and it depends on whether you are travelling on your own, or for business,
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The Lowe Alpine backpack is small enough to take on day trips, yet large enough and with six compartments of different sizes to hold all your essentials, a common failing with cheaper bags. Made of durable and sponge clean material, it will survive a short rain shower too. It’s well made and is unlikely to
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From Argentina’s hearty steak culture to Venezuela’s exquisite chocolate production, Olivia Greenway selects some of the region’s culinary highlights
Gourmet travellers have an abundance of restaurants to choose from to indulge their passion for fine food and wines. Olivia Greenway picks some of the world’s best
One thing I usually hate about using cabin baggage is that all the economy airlines have different rules as to what size bag you can take on board with you. Depending on whether you are flying EasyJet, Ryanair, or a raft of other carriers, you seemingly have to have a different bag size to suit
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Olivia Greenway takes a culinary tour of the Indian capital and finds a mix of dishes from around the country
Along the coast from the better-known French Riviera, is the arguably more scenic Italian Riviera, and here, at Rapallo, perched on a cliff, is the Excelsior Palace Hotel, one of only two five-star hotels on the Portofino Coast. 45 minutes’ drive from the airport, it’s an ideal weekend getaway. The Excelsior Palace Hotel first
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Carlton Dune 4-wheel Spinner Suitcase UK Price: £149 Pros: Tough, very lightweight, easy to move, nice colour options Cons: Clam shell design makes lid awkward to open against a wall on a luggage rest Verdict: A sturdy workhorse Rating: 4 stars Available: John Lewis stores Product review: Hard
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