Building a 5-star hotel from scratch is quite an epic challenge in anyone’s book, but opening three of them in the last 6 months is on another level entirely.
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Europe and Middle East
Epic Sana Algarve
28/06/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Portugal, The Algarve and tagged Algarve hotel reviews, Luxury hotels in The Algarve on .
A Weekend in Riga
26/06/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Latvia and tagged Guide to Riga, weekend in Riga on .
Riga is a walking city, just the right size for a weekend break, and the old town, which has now been fully restored to its former colourful glory, contains many hidden gems that you’ll just stumble across when you explore all its little winding back streets.
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15/06/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Israel, The Negev and tagged French cheese, Guide to The Negev, Holidays in Israel, Israel, The Negev on .
Leah Nahimov is a pioneer. She’s also something of a magician.Somehow, she and her husband Gadi have managed to create a little piece of France slap bang in the middle of the Negev Desert.
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15/06/2013This entry was posted in Eilat, Europe and Middle East, Israel and tagged Dolphin Reef, Eilat, Israel, Water massage on .
Well this was a first. Lying on my back in the water with my eyes shut, listening to underwater music whilst being gently twirled around by a water therapist. This is relaxation Jim, but not as we know it.
it is instead, relaxing with water maidens in Eilat.
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15/06/2013This entry was posted in Eilat, Europe and Middle East, Israel and tagged Eilat, Israel, Swim with Dolphins on .
‘That’s Dana’ said Andrew my diving buddy, pointing at the glorious streamlined body leaping fully out of the water to assembled gasps, ‘she’ll come over to say hello when we’re down there’. I truthfully had a moment, right there and then.
Read the full story hereJerusalem. Thousands of years in the making.
13/06/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Israel, Jerusalem and tagged Best sights in Jerusalem, Guide to Jerusalem, Jerusalem guide on .
It was a sound that, given the circumstances, instantly transported me back thousands of years to Jerusalem.
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13/06/2013This entry was posted in Budapest, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Hungary and tagged Best hotels in Budapest on .
Any hotel that lends its name to a former king has to be confident its service and facilities can live up to the regal billing. And when you come to think of it, any guest should be made to feel like a proper member of the royal family anyway.
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13/06/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Iceland and tagged best things to do in Iceland, Guide to Iceland, Northern lights in Iceland, Top attractions in Iceland on .
Iceland sits atop the world like an Elvin queen; her stunning beauty there for all to see, but beware of the deadly temper awaiting underneath that veneer, boiling away below the surface, bursting out fire and brimstone if her day’s not turning out too good.
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09/06/2013This entry was posted in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe and Middle East and tagged best restaurant in Copenhagen, Copenhagens best restaurants, eating in Copenhagen on .
Andy Mossack visits Mielcke & Hurtigkarl and says it’s the best restaurant in Copenhagen.
Read the full story hereAvli Lounge Apartments. 5 Star luxury Cretan hospitality.
09/06/2013This entry was posted in Crete, Europe and Middle East, Greece, Hotel Reviews and tagged Avli Hotel, Avli Lounge Apartments, Crete, holidays in Crete on .
