Part 4. Tokyo, Kamakura & Hakone – neon to nature
In this our fourth and last part of our tour around Honshu, we investigate the capital and its environs – a kaleidoscope of smoke and mirrors. We’ve encircled Honshu, the main island, in our tour of Japan. As you’ll see from the map below we’ve finally returned to Tokyo to investigate the city itself and some of the more notable locations that surround it – from views of iconic Mount Fuji, to boiling hot...
Wat – no Croft or Jones?
The temples of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat complex are a fascinating insight into ancient kingdoms that now appear to owe as much to Indiana Jones and Lara Croft for their fame as any factual history. If we were under any illusion that Angkor Wat would be a quiet exploration through tumbling vine-clad stones in an impenetrable jungle, we were much mistaken. Our visit to Siem Reap, site of the Angkor Wat complex, coincides with a major...
The Hills & Valleys of India
A luxury cultural adventure into the Indian Hills experiencing everything from the tea plantations and legendary toy train of Darjeeling, Tibetan Buddhist temples of Sikkim Province and simply breathtaking Himalayan views, whilst staying in beautiful luxury Heritage Hotels that just ooze character of a time gone by. 10 Days – Kolkata – Darjeeling – Pemayangtse – Tashidang – Gangtok...
The exotic treasure that’s Sri Lanka
You might ask why you should go to Sri Lanka if you’ve already been to India…or even if you haven’t – well in our opinion it’s all the best bits of India condensed into a smaller space! Whilst the turmoil of civil war and tsunami inevitably have obviously left their marks, the Sri Lankan people and government are determined to put it behind them and fully embrace the notion of luxury hospitality as a means to realise their full...
