Europe and Middle East

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Domaine de Perches

17/11/2017 by .
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Of course, Domaine de Perches, a 17th century wine chateau restored with immaculate modern taste, is the perfect base for touring Occitanie: Auch’s late Gothic cathedral, the medieval city of Albi and it’s Toulouse Lautrec Museum, the cobbled village of Cordes-sur-ciel floating in the sky on a misty morning, a serene Cistercian monastery, Armagnac and wine tasting

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Cedar Manor. Experience one of the best awarded hotels in the Lake District.

01/11/2017 by .

The Cove Rotana Resort

01/11/2017 by .
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Considering it was the wee small hours by the time I arrived at The Cove Rotana Resort after a 45-minute drive from Dubai airport, there was no lack of energy from the night staff.

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Pullman Timi Ama Hotel. A kids perfect hotel

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Palazzo Montemartini. Embrace luxury in the heart of Rome.

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Slieve Russell Hotel. Discover the charm of Ulster’s luxury resort

12/10/2017 by .
Slieve Russell Hotel

It was no surprise that a red, amber and green traffic lights warning system was operating to ease guests through the Slieve Russell Hotel’s busiest breakfast session times.

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Kilronanan Castle Estate and Spa. County Roscommon has never looked so good.

05/10/2017 by .
Exterior of Kilronanan Castle Estate less lawn

It was good fortune that brought me an hour early to the Drawing Room Bar of the Kilronanan Castle Estate so that I could sample a glass of Guinness, served with that the special care and magic that you only find in Ireland.

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Hotel Camiral at PGA Catalunya Resort

22/09/2017 by .
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It seems Mike is the go to man at  the 5 star Hotel Camiral for gin tasting, which is a little surprising as Mike is Scottish and loves his whiskey. Having said that, he knows a thing or two about gin too and took me on a wondrous journey around all things juniper.

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IBEROSTAR Grand Hotel Portals Nous. Palma has never looked so good.

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The Vineyard Hotel. Discover a hotel immersed in fantastic wine.

10/09/2017 by .
The Vineyard Hotel's motto Eat. Sleep. And drink wine leaves you in no doubt as to what is front and centre here

The Vineyard Hotel’s motto Eat. Sleep. And drink wine leaves you in no doubt as to what is front and centre here. And I fully intended to embrace that sentiment wholeheartedly. Well, it would be churlish not to.

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