The best holiday destinations and travel ideas!
Welcome to the world’s most iconic ski resort. Altitude, electric cars, wooden houses… Luxury brands, celebrities, exquisite chalets. Zermatt is a destination where charming, cozy atmosphere coexists perfectly with the latest technological improvements, resulting in a seamless mountain fairy tale. If you haven’t been there yet, it’s about time you planned your trip! Getting there
Seminyak attracts a dance-till-dawn crowd, but One Eleven Bali bucks that trend with temple-quiet spa gazebos – prepped for holistic massages – and tranquil private plunge pools… all in a sleek minimalist package. STYLE SULTRIER-THAN-THOU SETTING PRIVATE PETITENGET PLAYGROUND WHY THIS WEEK? Spiritual awakening? A little soul searching? Perhaps you have a touch of the Elizabeth Gilberts? Whatever you’re seeking, make Bali the setting; with a Smith-exclusive hotel offer for 25 per cent off villas, it’s a total…
One of my all-time favorite movies is Lost in Translation directed by Sofia Coppola. The film takes places in Tokyo and captures it in a way that immediately makes you add it to your travel bucket list. I recently came across Lu…via JustLuxe.com
Day 3 in Canada had us venturing out of Edmonton and onto Jasper. We left our hotel at 7.45am to get a head start on the 4.5 hour journey through Jasper National Park to our first activity of the day – the Sulphur Skyline Hike. As you can see it’s a STUNNING drive, with some The post Visiting Jasper National Park appeared first on The Travel Hack.
Flight Review: British Airways Business Class A380 (Club World) Our flight to California each Summer is one of the ones I look forward to the most all year. Why? Because it is a good 12 hours – I don’t know about you, but I love long flights as they provide me with the opportunity of not doing much, for a change. No interruptions, no internet, no emails – all …
In our General Manager series, we catch up with heads of hotels for personal stories and insider perspective. This week, we get to know Vella Ramasawmy of Iconic Santorini, a boutique cave hotel in Greece. Best hotel room at the property: The Iconic Suite. The hotel’s most interesting detail, service or historical tidbit: Our boutique […]
Click on above photo to view it in large format: Medieval town of Piran, Slovenia, located on the Adriatic Sea. The well-preserved town walls seen atop the hill were constructed to protect against Ottoman invasions. No visits yetThe post PHOTO: Medieval Town of Piran, Slovenia appeared first on Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel.
The worst thing about going on holiday is, well, the going – traffic jams, suitcase slaloms, queues, more queues, other people. What if you could get that shoulder-loosening Smith-hotel feeling as soon as you left home? We tried Heathrow‘s star treatment… Let’s face it, until you do that victory face-plant onto your hotel bed, your holiday hasn’t begun. If you’re anything like me, the build-up usually involves playing Tube Tetris with your luggage, enacting full-body pat-downs every half …
Even on an overcast day, it’s a beautiful drive from San Francisco to the Monterey Bay coast, inland through Hecker Pass and into Capitola. Recently my husband and I did the drive and made a visit to via JustLuxe.com
Our Wednesday began at 8.30am where we met our fellow adventurers in the lobby and together, we headed on a 15 minute drive to Downtown Edmonton. To all of our delights, we were welcomed with a cup of coffee from Nomad Espresso and a selection of breakfast dishes from Northlands Truck 1879… Breakfast poutine (UNREAL), The post Downtown Edmonton and Elk Island National Park appeared first on The Travel Hack.
Jelena Stipanicev has lived in Perth just about all her life, and no matter where her wanderlust takes her, she will always be a “Southie” at heart. “It’s not Melbourne and it’s not Sydney, but my city is unique and resourceful because of its isolation,” she says. “There is no place that’s sunnier, friendlier and more laid-back than Perth.”…
Burlesque superstar Immodesty Blaize knows how to do a dirty weekend in style, and we’re lucky enough to count the showgirl, novelist and Smith Hotel Awards judge among our team of hotel reviewers. Here, we look back at three of her finest travel tales… MARTINIS ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE IL SALVIATINO, FLORENCE ‘Il Magnifico has been alerted.…’ BREAKFAST ON THE TERRACE…
It’s hard not be intrigued by Turkey, the Middle Eastern country that has such a rich, spiritual culture, beautiful landscapes, mouth-watering gastronomy and storied history. The destination itself is a blend of many things, a hodge-podge of cont…via JustLuxe.com
The culinary season on the slopes of Alta Badia, in Italy’s Dolomites, starts on a very special day: the day that the Gourmet Skisafari, haute cuisine at 2,000 m altitude, takes place. This event brings seven Michelin chefs in five mountain huts in the Alta Badia ski region. Basically, you ski from one hut to the other during the morning, and on…
Turkey has cultivated a reputation as one of the world’s top travel destinations and it’s easy to see why. Visitors are provided with the opportunity to explore everything from stunning seaside resorts to ancient historical sights, as well as all of the culture one would expect from a modernized country. Herein, we’ve selected nine luxurious hotels to whet the appetite for a Turkish getaway.
Harvest season brings fresh hops, but not every city in the world can boast an overflowing offering of craft beers and homegrown breweries. That’s why we tapped our Nat Geo Travel Facebook fans to share their favorite beer-drinking destinations. So crack open a cold one and find out which cities are tops for hops: The Czech Republic consumes more beer per capita than any nation in the world, so it’s little wonder our readers gave it love. Both Tomáš M. and Udo G. point to 2015 European Capital of Culture…
Click on above photo to view it in large format: Tartini Square in the coastal town of Piran, Slovenia, was named for its most famous citizen, violinist Giuseppe Tartini. A bronze statue of the musician can be seen at left. (Visited 4 times, 4 visits today)The post PHOTO: Tartini Square in Piran, Slovenia appeared first on Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel.
Boxes that need ticking for our next escape: wild nature , sunny, Caribbean waters, off-the-grid and with a dose of culture. It’s a tall order, but one that El Otro Lado in mellow Panama fills – oh, and for less than you’d expect right now, too. STYLE Native arts and culture SETTING Placid Portobelo Bay WHY THIS WEEK? This whole post-…
Nestled within South Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains sits Hotel Domestique, a charming boutique property owned by legendary 17-time Tour de France cyclist George Hincapie on nearly 30 acres of grounds and vineyards. It’s no wonder this inti…via JustLuxe.com
There is no area better known as a bastion of English refinement, countryside sophistication and village charm than the unfolding hills or ‘wolds’ of the Cotswolds. This picture-book part of England has long been a place to retreat for lazy half-terms and blissed-out weekends. But behind the sleepy villages, bucolic teashops, and Thelwell style farms, The post A Wild Weekend in the Cotswolds appeared first on
Bauhaus – ‘house of construction’ “Let us strive for, conceive and create the new building of the future that will unite every discipline, architecture and sculpture and painting, and which will one day rise heavenwards from the million hands of craftsmen as a clear symbol of a new belief to come.”- Walter Gropius Tucked away alongside the Landwehrkanal in Tiergarten, South West Berlin, lies the Bauhaus Archive Museum of Design, an archive that studies …
National Geographic’s Andrew Coleman (on Instagram @andywcoleman) recently traveled to Borneo to explore one of the oldest rain forests in the world. Hoping to spy an orangutan in its natural habitat, Andrew was quickly blown away by the biodiversity he encountered on this unique island, the planet’s third largest, in Maritime Southeast Asia. Here are some of the high points of his trip, in his …
Click on above photo to view it in large format: Preseren Square in Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, features the Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation (Visited 93 times, 93 visits today)The post PHOTO: Preseren Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia appeared first on Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel.
Fancy living on the edge? From Cape View Clifton in South Africa – a new addition to our collection – to cliffside stays in California, Croatia and beyond, these precariously perched hotels are the places to literally live the high life. VILLA DUBROVNIK From it’s jaw-dropping cliff’s edge locale – see…
