Indian Ocean Pause and Play
Soak, surf, sunbathe, stretch – you can do it all in the Indian Ocean, says Olivia Greenway
Soak, surf, sunbathe, stretch – you can do it all in the Indian Ocean, says Olivia Greenway
I was writing about a new boutique hotel opening this week where the company had decided to do away with doormen and room service but concentrated on features they think modern travellers want, like free Wi-Fi. It got me thinking: what do I want from a hotel? I have divided my thoughts into three
Read moreNone 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
Read moreA survey* out yesterday appears to indicate that 35% fewer women have visited India this year compared to the first three months last year. Although part of the reason could be attributed to the economic downturn, it is felt that recent high profile security issues, starting with the rape in Delhi in December last year,
Read moreFrom Argentina’s hearty steak culture to Venezuela’s exquisite chocolate production, Olivia Greenway selects some of the region’s culinary highlights
TWO elderly Russian ladies wearing full-length mink fur coats carefully sip mugs of hot chocolate, their gnarled fingers heavy under the weight of gold rings. If there is one thing St Petersburg has in spades, it’s glamour.
Avuncular Major Singh runs a homestay, Abode Kolta, in Gurgaon; originally just beyond the city limits of Delhi, but now subsumed by the sprawling mass of new developments.
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
Read moreIs Mavalli Tiffin Rooms the best South Indian restaurant in the world?
Dramatic floor to ceiling windows overlook the unspoilt Watergate Bay with miles and miles of golden sands. A few surfers, a handful of dog walkers and a noisy group of seagulls arguing over a piece of fish were the only beach occupants on this rather overcast summer’s day. Inside, the squishy sofas, daily papers and
Read moreAncient philosophies are at the heart of Shreyas Retreat near Bangalore. After trying the lodge’s new cookery course, Olivia Greenway feels the benefits.
There’s something really nice about being able to arrive under your own steam at your airport hotel, fly abroad and then come back to find your car ready for you. This is the service offered by Radisson Edwardian near Heathrow airport, named Stay, Park and Fly. It beats all the other options in my book
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