Seeing in the dark – ZZZ’s in Zimbabwe
There’s always a danger of becoming blasé about travel and the wonders awaiting us. A trip into Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, proved to be a lesson about preconceived ideas, for us. Passionate about wildlife photography and exotic travel – we seek the unique discoveries that only Victorian explorers could realistically aspire to. Attenborough and Palin, now always there before us, create expectations almost impossible to...
Wild luxury in Botswana
Whatever your desires are on safari, you’ll satisfy them in Botswana. Photography has been a passion of mine since before I can remember. Patience has been an asset of Cherrie’s since she met me – they go well together! I love capturing quality images; I’m lucky enough to be able to sell some of them commercially but above all they capture moments in time for me that would otherwise be lost in the recesses of my memory. Images...
Caramba Cuba – now’s the time!
There’s never been a better time to go to Cuba – but hurry. You’ll benefit from the gradual liberalisation and relaxation of restrictions on the Cuban people and get there before America invades! Even as we write this, Carnival Cruises has been granted access to Cuba and the resulting influx of cruise passengers, en masse, will flood Cuba’s available hotel accommodation – so be quick! Cuba has recognised that their...
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...
Our current five favourite Indian hotels
Although hotels fluctuate in their ability to deliver a consistent quality of service and fashions change from time-to-time, these are the places we’ll currently always stay at if we’re in these cities and locations. To date they haven’t failed us; we’ll let you know if anything changes. We don’t always, if ever, pick the most luxurious or the most expensive as we don’t often find this will equate to the most attractive,...
