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On a boat, with a goat, I do like Spice I Am »

One of my favourite Dr Seuss books is the one about green eggs and ham, and the thing about Spice I Am, is that like the aforementioned dish you can eat Spice I Am anywhere.…

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Hotels

Hotel art for art’s sake »

THE THIEF

Hotel art is so often synonymous with mass-produced prints, thoughtlessly arranged in carbon-copied rooms.…

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Suzhou – the Venice of the East »

Picture-perfect... Master of Nets Garden

Perched atop the Metropolitan Tower, overlooking Suzhou's heritage-listed gardens, famed Grand Canal and the majestic Taihu Lake is the Shangri-La…

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Airlines New boeing 717 business class... QantasLink

QantasLink gets a bit fancy »

Australia's largest regional airline, QantasLink, is set to upgrade five Boeing 717 aircraft to include Business Class and in-flight entertainment for all passengers.…

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Kicking On Henkell

It’s all about the bubbles »

Australia has a reputation for producing great wine – from unctuous reds born out of Barossa dirt and the Yarra Valley, to clean, crisp whites coming from McLaren Vale and Margaret River. Even Tasmania, with its cool climate, has a boutique industry that produces premium…

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Rejuvenate Bliss... GocheGanas outdoor massage

Wellness in a place of camel thorns »

When one thinks of Africa, imagery of sun-burnt plains, gritty safaris and big cats often feature prominently in our minds. So when I heard the…

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What's On Country escape... Cortijo El Carligto

Swine dining in Spain »

Spain is a gastronomic paradise and its cuisine lauded throughout the world – a fact that was recently affirmed with the naming of El Celler…

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Asia Pacific spiceiam2

On a boat, with a goat, I do like Spice I Am

One of my favourite Dr Seuss books is the one about green eggs and ham, and the thing about Spice I Am, is that like the aforementioned dish you can eat Spice I Am anywhere.…

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Africa/Middle East Bliss... GocheGanas outdoor massage

Wellness in a place of camel thorns

When one thinks of Africa, imagery of sun-burnt plains, gritty safaris and big cats often feature prominently in our minds. So when I heard the words 'wellness', 'spa' and 'Namibia' in the same sentence, I was…

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UK/Europe Trieste

An urban melting pot of culture and flavour

One of the best things about Trieste is the food. It’s not typically Italian, but a delicious mix of Italian, Germanic and Slavic tradition. The culinary scene in this city, perched on a hill overlooking the…

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The Americas Waste not want not... recycled soap

Cleaning the world, one used soap bar at a time

One of my favourite things about luxury hotels is the seemingly endless supply of designer toiletries – soaps, gels, lotions and shampoo – all in a conveniently compact, travel-friendly size. In fact, over the years I've…

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UK/Europe Country escape... Cortijo El Carligto

Swine dining in Spain

Spain is a gastronomic paradise and its cuisine lauded throughout the world – a fact that was recently affirmed with the naming of El Celler de Can Roca as the World’s Best Restaurant in this year’s…

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The Americas Shopping heaven... Rodeo Drive

Retail therapy in the City of Angels

There’s an old adage that money can’t buy happiness. But the proven health benefits of retail therapy have almost completely dispelled this old proverb into oblivion. Retail therapy embraces a similar logic, namely that impulse buying…

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