Organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay announce a uniquely Scottish line up for the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party.
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Stellar Line Up for Hogmanay Street Party
10/10/2013This entry was posted in Edinburgh, Europe and Middle East, Scotland, Travel News, United Kingdom and tagged Edinburgh highlights, Edinburgh Hogmanay on .
Manchester: A guide to England’s second city.
24/09/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Manchester, United Kingdom and tagged City break in Manchester, Guide to Manchester on .
Barely a decade ago, the idea of a city break in Manchester would have seemed laughable to southerners.
Read the full story hereThe impressive Francis Hotel
22/09/2013This entry was posted in Bath, England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, United Kingdom and tagged luxury hotel in Bath on .
Anthea Gerrie enjoys a slice of Regency staying at The Francis Hotel in Bath
Read the full story hereMercure Cheltenham Queens Hotel. Cheltenham
30/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, The Cotswolds, United Kingdom and tagged Best Cotswolds hotels, Luxury hotels in the Cotswolds on .
As the first purpose-built hotel in Europe, it seems fitting that the Mercure Cheltenham Queens Hotel still dominates the loveliest neighbourhood of what must be the most beautiful Regency town in England, Cheltenham Spa.
Read the full story hereBest golf courses with spas
29/08/2013This entry was posted in California, Dubai, England, Europe and Middle East, Fife, Hotel Reviews, Lisbon, London, Phuket, Portugal, Scotland, Thailand, UAE, United Kingdom, USA and tagged best Spa Golf Courses on .
The world’s best golf courses offer an unrivaled playing experience; lush rolling fairways, glass quick sculpted greens and total respect.
Does it get any better? It does if you can enjoy a relaxing luxury spa after your round.
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27/08/2013This entry was posted in Edinburgh, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Scotland, United Kingdom and tagged best attractions in Edinburgh, Edinburgh highlights, Edinburgh in 48 hours, weekend in Edinburgh on .
It’s getting late in the evening at the old castle, and I’m sitting watching the closing of the Edinburgh Tattoo.
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27/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged GROSVENOR HOUSE APARTMENTS, London hotels, Luxury hotels in London on .
For oil tycoons and other wealthy businessmen who travel with entourages, the Grosvenor House Apartments in London offer the ultimate in self-contained privacy.
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22/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged Best London Spas, Greyshott Spa Review, London Spa on .
Wellness tourism put the Surrey hamlet of Grayshott on the map decades ago, and its eponymous mansion remains the venue of choice for well-heeled ladies who lunch lightly and enjoy a bit of pampering.
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22/08/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged Spa Hotels in London, Spa reviews, Spas in London on .
Chinese medicine has long been a feature of the London scene, with its many well-established acupuncturists and herbal practitioners, so the city has long been ripe for a spa specialising in serious Oriental therapies.
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22/08/2013This entry was posted in Devon and Cornwall, England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Tirol, United Kingdom and tagged Best Devon Hotels, Cary Arms Hotel Devon, Devon Hotels on .
That clever Peter de Savary brought us Bovey Castle in Devon, and now his wife Lana has scored a coup in the county of cream, cider and sailing villages – The Cary Arms Hotel in Babbacombe Beach. She identified a rundown pub with the most beautiful location in Britain and decided to endow it with five-star rooms and a spa, while keeping the pub pubby and the food service nice and casual.
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