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EDITORS LETTER
he kind of holidays you go on before you have children and after you have
children bear no resemblance to each other. At least they shouldnt. The rst
time Marcus and I went away with our baby daughter was on a road trip in
France. Idiotic. Marcus claims he really likes driving but I see no evidence of
this. Driving with him is like watching a piece of bacon frying in a pan that is too hot; a
series of small, bubbling explosions. So, it was no surprise that at the end of our road trip,
while staying at a lovely hotel in the South of France and lunching with the urbane
general manager, our daughters rst word, as she dropped a piece of ham splat on
the oor, was F***. On and on she went, thrilled with it, F***. F***. F***. F***. F***.
You have no one to blame but yourself really, when you decide to take holidays lefteld. Like the time we found ourselves in Laos with a ve-y
ve-year-old and a one-year-old and while I was three
months pregnant, head over the loo after an unfortunate curry lunch at an elephant sanctuary. After Id recovered,
Marcus and I left our children with a babysitter so we could go and have some supper. We came back at around
11pm, to nd all the lights glaring and the children and the girl surrounded by empty Twix and Snickers wrappers,
Sprite bottles, packets of Oreos and cans of Coke and Fanta, having consumed the entire non-alcoholic contents
of both minibars. Ill never forget the scene, all of them sitting tightly on the edge of their beds, their eyes staring
at me with pupils so wide they looked like maniacal baby owls.
Holidays are supposed to be really nice. But getting there can be really stressful. Which takes me back to Marcus.
Obviously. Marcus has a habit of returning home just as the cab arrives to take us to the airport and insisting on
re-packing the contents of every bag into entirely different bags. And so it was, as we set off on our last holiday,
time ticking sonorously on, that he attempted to carry two massive bags down a very slim staircase. There was an
almighty crash. I found him splayed at the bottom of the stairs with both suitcases on top of him. I left him there.
(Im having lunch with another very lovely general manager at another very lovely hotel in the Caribbean, and
hes telling me the hotel term for when a child does a poo in a hotel swimming pool, and the hotel is forced to
drain the whole caboodle, clean and then re-ll. Code Brown its called in the industry. Code Brown. Why was
he telling me this story? I swear to God it had nothing to do with us. Cross my heart. Nope, nothing at all.)
I was once on the same ight as Paul Smith coming back into London. For years Id had this premonition that
one day I would bump into Paul Smith, and I was really looking forward to it because I was going to tell him
about this amazing coat hed once designed that Id loved and how happy it had made me a wondrous, cheeky,
luxey twist on the Artful Dodger. But I couldnt in the end because the baby had an accident and I was absolutely,
absurdly covered in Code Brown.
So this is family.
This month, we have a special section sponsored by St Regis Hotels & Resorts on the hotels that get it right
with children. Ive wanted to do this project for aeons because the difference between getting it right and wrong
means everything to people who desperately love each other but who are also, well, a bit desperate.
And yet, to be contrary, Marcus and I are off on holiday next week by ourselves. No children. We havent
done this since they were born, because it made complete sense to us, with both of us often abroad, that one of
us should stay at home. But now, 10 years later, we feel we are turning into people our children have employed
separately to look after them: a sloppy tag-team of parental ineptitude. And so we are off somewhere hot and
sunny where we shall hold hands.
Have we booked tickets? Yes! For four days time. Have we booked a hotel? No, because the one we wanted to
stay at is full. F***, f***, f***.
This is the new issue of Cond Nast Traveller. For people who need a break.
Melinda Stevens
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Inspired by this months Family
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name their favourite family holiday
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A new beach scene in Sri Lanka is breaking for surfers and sunseekers
A nger of land extending out into the Indian Ocean from halfway up Sri Lankas west coast,
Kalpitiya is mostly home to shermen, but its sparsely beautiful beaches are drawing a growing crowd
in search of some of the worlds best kite-surng between May and September. Ambitions to develop
it as a mass tourist destination have recently stalled, meaning just a handful of hotels make up the
emerging beach scene. Udekki (www.udekki.com), this picture and above right, owned by blues musician
Glen Terry, has nine villas and suites with a North African twist, while Dolphin Beach Resort
(www.dolphinbeach.lk), right, brings a safari-camp vibe with its seven Raj-style tents. Simple and chic
cabanas at the Cecil Balmond-designed Palagama Beach Resort (www.palagamabeach.com) are just
steps from the sea, while over at Bar Reef Resort (www.barreefresort.com), tuck into sh curry next to
an innity pool lit with bre-optics to mirror the stars. NELL McSHANE WULFHART
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You might think that travel and social media equals smug status updates and
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power of online (over)sharing to crowd-source your next itinerary
SPOTTLY
Spottly turns your smartphone into an Instagram-like travel journal: take pictures
and add notes to create collections of your favourite places. But the best bit is checking
out other peoples lists. Looking for the best street eats in Singapore? Browse away.
The hottest bars in Hong Kong? Just uploaded. www.spottly.com
THE BIBLE
PINTEREST
It recently launched
place pins, so users can
pin pictures and
locations of hotels,
restaurants, bars and
more that they want to
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to chart future travels
or highlight their own
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The app for adventurers (or at least wannabe
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Mount Everest or reaching the South Pole)
not only for themselves but to inspire
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THE QUIN
Many visitors have fantasised about living like a New Yorker of means in a
sensational apartment by Central Park; in a building with a doorman and
a warm welcome every time you pass through that revolving door. At
The Quin, that kind of excellent, earnest service each guest is assigned
an attach makes a stay a standout, as does the hotels dedication to
art: each of the 208 rooms displays original pieces, a gallery exhibits
featured artists, and a 15ft digital screen in the lobby serves as a rotating
showcase of multimedia work. And when your neighbour is Bergdorf
Goodman, there are perks such as a direct line to personal shoppers and
an in-room provisions cabinet stocked by the store: chic oferings include
books, jewellery and cards. Rooms are done out in a subdued palette
of greys and wood, and theres super-plush bedding by Sferra and smart
marble baths. A bedside tablet controls everything from lights and shades
to temperature and music (it even gives you a heads-up on news headlines
and the weather outside); and theres a touchpad by the door for room
service or housekeeping. The hotels Wayfarer tavern had yet to open
when I stayed, but my in-room breakfast, with perfectly poached eggs
and piping-hot cofee, was one of the best Ive had. BONNIE TSUI
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VICEROY
ROOMS FOR
THOUGHT
New York is having a bit of a
hotel moment, with spruced-up
oldies and hip hangouts
opening in swift succession.
Classic Manhattan stalwart
the ST REGIS recently had
a makeover, and this year its
the turn of LOEWS REGENCY
(a bold $100-million rethink)
and the NEW YORK PALACE
(with a new $25,000-a-night
Jewel Suite). Also in Midtown,
the PARAMOUNT HOTEL,
famous in the 1990s when Ian
Schrager was running things,
is under new ownership, and
downtowns Cooper Square
Hotel has completed its
transformation into the bright
and breezy STANDARD
EAST VILLAGE. Big openings
scheduled for later this year
include two hotels from the fun,
Amsterdam-based, budgetconscious CITIZENM brand
and a new Midtown property
currently under construction
by the UKs stylish FIRMDALE
HOTELS group. The French
jewellery company BACCARAT
has also chosen New York for
a sashay into the hotel world
in a shimmering glass tower
opposite the Museum of
Modern Art and EDITION
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directed by Schrager, has plans
to open a hotel on Madison
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on Times Square. PB
WHERE TO STAY
topped with Montgomery Cheddar, and
thin-crust pizzas straight from the woodred oven. For more formal fodder,
settle into the main restaurant with its
wooden oorboards, huge sash windows
overlooking the street, and candles
ickering inside bird cages. Superb dishes
include a herb gnocchi with Westcombe
Ricotta, and award-winning butcher
Simon Harvells prime cut of beef, aged
specially for the hotel, not to mention
delicious fresh breads and the best
farmhouse butter I have ever tasted.
THE CROWD Parents of pupils at St
Marys Shaftesbury with their wellbehaved girls; Barbour-clad regulars for
whom this is clearly home from home.
WE LIKE The breakfast kippers
from Chesil Smokery; the seriously
cosy bar with its Bloody Mary menu
and newspapers to browse; the dog
food selection: wet or dry, organic
or gluten-free?
WE DONT LIKE The standing fan in
my bedroom in the bleak midwinter.
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STYLE FILE
Shop watch
I would never buy a kaftan; they lack
style and imagination. For me, theyre
the hotel equivalent of a Travelodge.
However, I recently stumbled upon
Roberta Roller Rabbit, and in these
colourful beach and homeware stores
in locations including Punta del Este
and Santa Monica they are called
tunics or kurtas, so sartorially Im safe.
The labyrinths of prints are inspired
by Moroccan tiles, Turkish pottery,
Indian stencils and Mexican
embroidery. The designer behind it,
Roberta Freymann, pictured in hat,
leads an interesting life. She divides
her time between homes in New York
and Paris, and holidays at Cas Gasi in
Ibiza, Le Sirenuse in Positano, Raas in
Jodhpur and the Sotel Legend
Metropole Hanoi. A serious foodie,
she cites Rafael in Lima and Mani in
So Paulo as her favourite restaurants.
To track her and her shops down, youll
have to travel. But you wont regret it.
www.robertarollerrabbit.com
FOUNDER OF
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The quirky
eyewear and
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that marches to
its own bright
beat at a new
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Inspired by...
The namesake spray-can exhibition by designer and futurist
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STYLE FILE
f architecture is the conceived assembly of bricks and mortar in relation to its surroundings, jewellery design is the same,
only rendered in metal and gems. Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer was a virtuoso in the former; Brazilian jewellers
H Stern are experts in the latter. In the last year of his life at the age of 104, Niemeyer revisited some of his earlier
sketches with Roberto Stern, collaborating on a second collection that hits shops this month. These scant new pieces
brilliantly miniaturise Niemeyers linear graphic pen strokes, each one a tiny precious echo of his architectural legacy.
PETAL TO
THE METAL
Niemeyers legacy is all about
large statement buildings,
unapologetic in scale and design. But
his genius also lay in creating negative
spaces, and what was left unlled. These
ower earrings resonate with this idea; they
are an exact copy of his sketch in a simplistic
outline of yellow gold. 760
Designed by Niemeyer:
Niteroi Contemporary Art
Museum, Rio and, below, the
National Museum, Brasilia
SCULPTURAL
JEWELS
Designed by Niemeyer
to mark So Paulos 400th
anniversary, the Ibirapuera
Park opened in 1954 to
much fanfare. He also
created a sculpture that
appears in early
photographs of the
opening ceremony.
Shortly afterwards,
it mysteriously
disappeared,
having been
either carelessly
destroyed or
stolen. These
earrings are
inspired
by this
sculpture,
with a swirl of
white gold and
diamonds.
6,300; www.
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Do you like going to spas abroad?
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Signature eau de
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Do you sunbathe?
I add a touch of
Chanel bronzing blush
everywhere you would
catch the sun, it
works amazingly well
Essence Ultme
Illuminating Oil,
5.49,
Schwarzkopf
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Sunlea sun
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UMBRELLAS
US statesman
1 Legendary
Alfred E Smith once said,
The American people never carry
an umbrella. They prepare to walk in
eternal sunshine. The New York
Governor had clearly never visited
Manchester where, as the locals
know, the only thing likely to
brighten an April day is a brolly like
this one by Swaine Adeney Brigg.
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Real men love maps, but
more than that they love
road signs like the glorious green and
white ones that dot Britains
motorways, as celebrated by the M1/
A5 umbrella from new-school brollymaker London Undercover. Ideal
for casual cartographers, part-time
psychogeographers and
urban explorers
enticed by the
exoticism of
the good
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Those
whose
idea of a
good time is less
pre-dawn hiking and
more Pre-Raphaelite
excess need look no further than this
William Morris print number by Fulton.
The Morris & Co Golden Lily umbrella
is the perfect choice for the amboyant
and fantastical, the frock-coated and
foppish, who want to stand out from
the sea of boring black brollies as
they saunter down Pall Mall.
www.fultonumbrellas.com, 27
From left: Scarf, 45, Tootal Vintage (www.stuartslondon.com); jumper, 90, Lyle & Scott (www.lyleandscott.com);
tapered wide-leg wool trousers, 245, McQ Alexander McQueen (www.mrporter.com); Long Beach shoes, 69.99, Ofce (www.ofce.co.uk)
NEIGHBOURHOOD ON THE UP
Prague 7s transformation from rundown meatpacking district to arty quarter is further
WORDS EMMA LOVE
Holesovice, Prague
proof of a vibrant and exciting city shaking of its industrial past
SLEEP
EAT
QBeautifully designed
Kid has patterned
Turkish wall tiles
available to buy, along with
fabrics and jewellery
Moroccan silver lanterns
on the tables, and a
vegetarian menu that
changes daily with dishes
such as roasted mushroom
and beetroot casserole,
plus sh on Thursdays.
Come for breakfast, lunch
or an early supper; in the
summer, grab a bench in
the vegetable garden.
meralova 22 (+420 233
320 426; www.lovekido.cz)
About 10 for lunch for two
QFormer slaughterhouses
by the river have been
turned into open-air
markets and restaurants,
the best of which is the
Asian fusion SaSaZu.
The dark interior is full of
clichs Buddha statues,
teak furniture, ashes
of red but the food is
spot-on. Go on a Friday
or Saturday night for
rice-paper rolls with sea
bass, Thai papaya salad
and pepper calamari, then
party in the nightclub next
door. Hall 25, Bubensk
nbe 306 (+420 284
097 455; www.sasazu.
com) About 60 for two
SNACK
DRINK
QLuciela Taschen
designs leather handbags
totes, oversized clutches
and satchels - and purses
in colours including lime,
patent pillarbox red and
smart navy. You can also
order bespoke, mixing and
matching shades, types of
leather and style. Fat rolls
of soft leather are stacked
up in the corner and
a huge mirror dominates
one wall. Veverkova 6
(+420 777 873 447;
www.lucielataschen.com)
QThe uninspiring,
ofce-like Orco Building is
beside a dual carriageway,
but dont be put of: lots of
creatives have studios and
galleries here. Stand-out
spaces are the Loooox
design shop, owned by
architect rm Oooox
(+420 603 703 475;
www.oooox.com/loooox),
with industrial-style
objects such as concrete
lamps with shiny silver
shades, and stonewashed
grey linen cushions. Also,
dont miss the brilliant
Chemistry Gallery,
best known for showing
rst-class street art.
Bubensk 1 (+420 606 649
170; www.thechemistry.cz)
QSet in a building
that looks residential,
womenswear boutique
Lazy Eye is easy to miss.
New 1950s-style dresses
with sweetheart halternecks, made from vintage
patterns and printed
fabrics red sailboats,
orange birds and tiny white
anchors are the thing
here, but youll nd leather
driving gloves, handbags
and other accessories, too.
Dobrovskho 11 (+420 728
630 275; www.lazyeye.cz)
SEE
CHILL
My Holes
ovice
Vera Novkov
JEWELLER
Because of my profession,
I always keep an eye on new
galleries opening; one of the
most recent is Z (Hemanova
33), which sells original pieces
by both new and established
jewellers. I might grab lunch at
Tutto Bene (www.tutto-bene.cz),
a delicatessen where you can get dishes such as pancetta
and gorgonzola risotto, followed by a cofee. I also love the
Kehk gallery (www.krehky.cz) for design exhibitions and
the Alfred ve Dvoe Theatre (www.alfredvedvore.cz) for its
special performances. If I want homemade Czech food for
dinner, I go to Lokl Nad Stromovkou (http://lokalnadstromovkou.ambi.cz/en) for wiener schnitzel with potato
and cucumber salad, then to Cafeine (www.cafeineprague.cz)
for a drink on my way home. www.vera-novakova.cz
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Italians just know how to do family fun, and nowhere could be smarter
or more sparkling with sophistication than Rocco Fortes beachside
outpost on the south-west coast of Sicily. Few have cottoned on to it
yet (perhaps because it can be so expensive), but those who do have
found sand as ne as sugar, New York-style mod cons and an excuse to
dress up glamorously in the evenings. If you have children under four,
your stark, Olga Polizzi-designed room with wraparound sea views will
be rigged up with night lights and other crucial kit (cots, baby baths,
mini bathrobes and slippers). But the immense, Palm Springs-style villas
earthy toned, minimal, restful are the ones to book. There are bikes
to borrow and children love zooming about, even weaving through the
poolside tables at dinner. The beach is an exquisite, bucket-and-spade
playground, with quiet time spent under white parasols. And then
theres the all-round family entertainment: three immaculate golf
courses (including a nine-hole where juniors can sign up for two hours
FAMILY... EUROPE
FAMILY... EUROPE
MARTINHAL Portugal
FAMILY... EUROPE
ANASSA Cyprus
A seriously useful Spanish address to have up your sleeve, this green-shuttered, balustraded
1950s hotel is tucked away on the north-west coast in Port de Sller, a horseshoe-shaped scoop
out of the Tramuntana mountains. Its a million miles from the egg-and-chips package tours of
Magaluf. Here you have a rather charming seaside town, a pedestrianised waterfront, a curving
stretch of sand backed by tavernas and beach restaurants, and the Esplendido right in the very
middle. Swedish couple Mikael and Johanna Landstrm (who also own the Hotel Portixol in
Palma) have transformed it from rather fusty-dusty traditional lodgings into a gleaming-fresh
temple of Scandinavian chic. The bright and airy bedrooms, retro-cool with mid-century
armchairs and fern-frond-printed wallpaper, have views either out to the water or to the terraced
gardens behind, planted with olive trees, red geranium and bougainvillaea. And because theres
no trafc, you really can go to sleep to the sound of waves lapping the shore. Your mini-bar
comes stocked with complimentary drinks; the wardrobes contain help-yourself ip-ops and
beach bags; bathrooms are loaded with thick, white towels and delicious Korres bottles in the
showers. Mineral water by the bed is topped up nightly and the Wi-Fi (crucial for any charges
glued to Snapchat or Instagram) is free and everywhere. If your brood is made up of under-10s,
theyll love the electric juicer at the breakfast bar, with bowls of grapefruits, oranges, limes
and lemons ready to be squeezed. Theres a kids menu in the bistro, a family pool (and one for
the grown-ups), baby bedding, highchairs and cots all available, as well as junior treatments in
the spa. While theres no kids club, the shallow waters of the bay are great for timid paddlers and
eager snorkellers, and there are pedalos for those needing to burn of excess energy as well as
boat trips out of the harbour to coves further up the coast. In the early evening, when temperatures
cool, take the wooden tram to Sller town for a drink while the youngsters wheel around the
smooth stones in the main square. And if you manage to get everyone to bed in time when youre
back, make a beeline for one of the striped, nautical chairs on the terrace. Order a stif gin and
tonic and marvel as the sun drops straight between the clifs and sets behind the bobbing boats.
JOURNEY TIME A two-hour and 20 minute ight to Palma and then either a 45-minute drive
or an hours train journey via Soller
TIME DIFFERENCE +1 hour
INSIDER TIP If you ask to be in a room on one of the lower oors, youll nd your babymonitor signal reaches to the restaurant.
BOOK IT i-escape (+44 117 946 7072; www.i-escape.com/kids) ofers three
nights from 750 based on two adults and two children sharing a two-bedroom family suite,
including breakfast.
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THE ROMANOS
Anywhere that makes a holiday with three children under six seem easy has got to be doing
something right. This is a dreamy Puglian paradise, an ambitious family wonderland, a hotel as
Mediterranean village. Its so ridiculously handsome that its a miracle small children are even
allowed in. Avoid the umbilically-linked hotel (its really for couples) and plump for one of the
souped-up contemporary villas with three bedrooms, a useful kitchen with a washing machine
(saves a fortune on laundry bills), two sleek, creamy sitting rooms and a little pool in the shady,
lavender-lled garden. Inside, everything is white and natural, with lots of chunky local stone,
bowls of the fattest lemons youve ever seen, decorative jars of barley and wooden ladders draped
with the softest throws. A housekeeper will drop by to clean up the clutter not just once but
twice a day. At night, the whole place is dotted with lanterns and candles that icker against the
pitch-black countryside. Staf have a spring in their step; there are both indoor and outdoor
pools, a village square with festivals and cinema action, and restaurants with mozzarella salads
and crispy pizzas (order the traditional orichette pasta at kids-only restaurant Da Puccetta). At
the childrens club (from eight months to 16 years), leave them clambering up giant climbing
frames, hunting for treasure or playing football as only the Italians know how. Got some budding
Locatellis in tow? Sign them up for the cookery school. Theyll get messy rolling meatballs, making
tasty almond cookies and picking herbs from the garden. Meanwhile, tricky teens will dig the
watersports action at the private beach club (a 10-minute walk away). Until this hotel landed just
a few years ago, Puglia was becoming recognised for its small, humble and quirky properties
now its also home to one of the smartest all-singing family hotels in Europe.
JOURNEY TIME A three-hour ight to Brindisi and a 45-minute drive, or a two-hour and 50
minute ight to Bari, followed by a 50-minute drive
TIME DIFFERENCE +1 hour
INSIDER TIP Avoid the summer when children might ake out in the furious heat and go
during May or October half-term instead.
BOOK IT Abercrombie & Kent (+44 845 485 1143; www.abercrombiekent.co.uk) ofers
three nights from 712 per person based on two adults and one child, including breakfast,
ights and transfers.
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SUGAR BEACH, A
VICEROY RESORT St Lucia
The ravishing renovation and renaming of
The Jalousie Plantation is further proof that the
Viceroy group has the Midas touch (its other
Caribbean outpost in Anguilla is rockstar cool,
with frozen fruity Martinis and supreme design).
What a spot. Its anked by the famous twin peaks
of the Pitons in 100 acres of lush rainforest, alive
with butteries and hummingbirds, which drops
down to a perfect cushion of talcum-white sand
(shipped in from Trinidad, but who cares?).
Admittedly, the transfer isnt the easiest, on a
steep and twisty mountain road (pack the
anti-sickness pills), but once you make it here
its terrically pretty: all white on white, from the
clapboard cottages dotting the hillside to the
beach bungalows with their four-poster beds,
claw-footed baths, dark hardwood oors and
plunge pools. Go for the latter, as some are barely
50ft from the beach, which means parents can loll
on their terrace hammock while keeping an eye on
little ones as they paddle. Everything has been
exceptionally well thought out: there are butlers
you can walkie-talkie; toys seem to miraculously
tidy themselves up; the smoothies are health in a
drink (the choco-nana is delicious). The old air of
indolence has been re-energised, especially by the
infectiously enthusiastic individuals running the
watersports centre, gym and new spa with treetop
treatment rooms. Those ready to learn to dive
should make friends with the resorts long- time
instructor Cocoa Pufs, although there are also
sh visible straight of the beach. Yes, theres a
childrens club, Generation V, full of glitter and
crayons and stickers, but there are also glassbottom boat excursions, botanical gardens for
hide and seek, sh-feeding, shell collecting
and movies on the beach with beanbag seating.
Stir yourself for the Friday-night sh fry in town
(by water taxi), or for dinner over at Jade
Mountain. Otherwise, its tempting to simply fall
back onto a double sunbed while the children
make busy. When they are worn out, the organic
chicken soup will perk them up a treat; ditto the
banana split with raspberry sauce. Meanwhile,
adults can gorge on kingsh ceviche, chargrilled
steak, red snapper or duck breast. The room
service ticks every box, with spiced pumpkin
soup, Caesar salad, BLTs, curried chicken roti,
cheeseburgers and an epic, not-to-be-missed
mango crme brle.
JOURNEY TIME A nine-hour ight, then a
one-hour transfer by car
TIME DIFFERENCE -4 hours
INSIDER TIP More than Manolos, mosquito
repellent is the must-have accessory: those
swishy nets around the beds arent just there to
look gorgeous.
BOOK IT Trailnders (+44 20 7368 1200;
www.trailnders.com) ofers seven nights from
2,049 per person based on two adults and one
child, including ights and transfers.
When children are ready to venture beyond Europe but are not quite old enough for the wilds
of Africa, bring them here. Its the perfect stepping-stone. Few places are more thrillingly
tropical; the sea is as warm as bath water and the creamy beach is lined with palms. The jungle
backdrop buzzes with brightly coloured birds and the odd cheeky monkey. Bag a two-bedroom,
open-plan beach villa or, if youre travelling in an extra large pack, go for the four-bedroom
Villa Hutan Datai on stilts that comes with a leafy garden, huge private pool and a mass of
space in the living and dining room. Theres no kids club as such; but that doesnt matter a jot:
the local nannies are charming, plus theres plenty of make-your-own fun to be had in the
jungle and down by the water. There are guided nature walks through the trees, mangrove
tours and organised family treks (this place isnt really suitable for under fours because the
majority of the activities are so nature focused). Little ones will spend hours collecting smooth
shells from the waters edge or counting the fat frogs in the miniature ponds by the bar;
teens will exhaust themselves kayaking, swimming and taking watersports lessons or learning
about traditional batik. But what really makes this place sing are the staf, who whizz around
in the sapping heat in smart khaki shorts and crisp white shirts. Theyll know everyones name
from day one even Henry the hamster who you had to leave at home. Grab time in
the spa, which is set on the banks of a stream, and in the awesome shop where you will want
to buy everything you see. Then tempt childrens tastebuds with mild, warming curries or
fresh sh at the laid-back, low-key Beach Club. At breakfast, the sweet mango lassi will
become a family addiction. This is a Treasure Island-style adventure with whirring-fan colonial
undertones. No wonder its one of the most loved hotels in Asia.
JOURNEY TIME A 14-hour ight with a stop in Kuala Lumpur, then a 30-minute drive
TIME DIFFERENCE +8 hours
INSIDER TIP Children can join the Young Explorers Club at the neighbouring Andaman
hotel for hermit-crab hunts, forest foraging and games of kayak tug-of-war: brilliant when they
need a change of scene.
BOOK IT Cleveland Collection (+44 20 7843 3531; www.clevelandcollection.co.uk)
ofers seven nights from 1,422 per person, based on two adults and one child, including
breakfast, ights and transfers.
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Its all about the marathon of activities here, whatever your childrens temperament. For
artists: hand-puppet crafting, batik painting, coconut-leaf weaving and traditional instrument
making; for athletes: dance lessons, traditional rounders, coconut-shell races, horseback
riding, kayaking and paddle-boarding; and for the edgling gardener, programmes called tiny
green thumb and Flora the explorer. Which is a clue to where this hotel really hits the jackpot:
its positioning, on a beautiful long white-sand beach backed by rainforest and a 64-acre
nature reserve packed with deer, monkeys, slow loris and a lovely orangutan sanctuary which
rehabilitates the orphans so they can return into the wild. Seeing the little orange apes learn
to climb and eat gets everybody oohing; but kids can get even closer to them with the Ranger
For The Day programme, helping the adult specialists feed the babies while learning about
the specic habitat and rainforest of Borneo. That will impress their teachers back home.
Loveliest of all is the feeling that you are far away from any kind of cookie-cutter resort. The
hotels two wings are spread along the three-kilometre beach; your best bet is to stay in the
newly renovated Ocean wing where the contemporary rooms come with outdoor bathtubs
big enough for the whole family and jaw-dropping views of the South China Sea. Restaurants
range from the more child-friendly Cofee Terrace (snacks and smoothies) to Naan, a nod to
the islands Indian history. While grown-ups work their way through the divine spa menu at
Chi (try the in Harmony which reduces you to a pre-parenthood state of relaxation through a
pummelling massage and medicinal mud) or a round on the 18-hole, Ted Parslow-designed
golf course, the little ones can be dropped of at the Cool Zone Kids Club to read books, play
or dig in the sand box. And theres the pool with a water slide. This is a hotel where you might
nd yourself more than once.
JOURNEY TIME A 16-hour ight via Hong Kong, then a 45-minute transfer
TIME DIFFERENCE +8 hours
INSIDER TIP Dont miss the rey-watching activity: theyre so pretty and uttery youll be
just as thrilled as your children
BOOK IT Carrier (+44 161 492 1355; www.carrier.co.uk) ofers ve nights from 1,060 per
person, based on two adults and one child, including ights and transfers
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Carrier have the depth of knowledge and wealth of experience to ensure that
no detail is overlooked in the creation of your tailor-made escape. Our clients also
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Our new brochure is available now with savings over various school holidays including
February half term 2015. To order your copy or for a personalised quotation please call
our dedicated specialists on 0161 820 4889.
www.carrier.co.uk/traveller
Its easy to see why parents continue to plump for Gordon Campbell Grays Caribbean outpost
year-on-year. Its safe, its easy (just the right side of a too-long ight time) and its sure-bet
reliable whilst also being savvy and stylish enough to still really feel like a treat. Walk into
the modern, plantation-styled lobby and you cant help but beam suddenly the grey skies
of home feel a world away. Everything is fresh and zingy. There are tropical drinks, cool
annels and a fresh sea breeze. The buildings that hold the bedrooms might not be the
prettiest a series of bright, white, three-storey blocks but you wont care when you clock
the emerald-green backdrop and that surreally perfect bay with its crashing ocean waves right
outside. Bag a two-room beach suite (modern, with dark woods, cofee machines and big
bathrooms) on the ground oor so that you can step straight out onto the buttery sand every
morning. Cleverly, half the beach is a designated family zone so you dont have to worry about
noisy squawking or play ghts on the sand disturbing anyone elses afternoon nap. And good
things appear in the blink of an eye: the best banana milkshakes; healthy bento boxes for
lunch; no-salt pures whizzed up in seconds. There are giant canvas hammocks tied to trees
so you can all clamber in and cuddle up for story time. If small ones get tired of the bucketand-spade action, enrol them in the Cool Kids Club (free for two- to six-year-olds) where
they can splash around in the paddling pool (the hotel will arrange private swimming lessons
on request), get creative with arts and crafts or play at being monkeys in the jungle gym. As
they get older, things get more adventurous: raft-building in the mangroves, star-sh hunting
and zip-lining for sevens to 12s, while teens can chill out at Crush, playing pool, shooting
basketball hoops or wake-boarding. Even the sleek, intimate Blue Spa caters for teens, with a
super-efective T-zone facial for blitzing blemishes. At mealtimes, head for poolside Italian
restaurant Ottimo where the whole family can sit under the shade and tuck into pizzas from
the wood-burning oven, fresh salads and delicious homemade gelato (theres a special
childrens Little Ottimo menu and an early high tea, too) before nishing the day with a
cartoon movie night in the screening room.
JOURNEY TIME An eight-hour ight, then a 40-minute transfer
TIME DIFFERENCE 4 hours
INSIDER TIP Ditch your crew and book in for a private sunset yoga session in the tuckedaway pavilion in the corner of the garden, perfectly mind-quietening.
BOOK IT Carrier (+44 161 492 1354; www.carrier.co.uk) ofers seven nights from
2,108 per person based on two adults and two children, including breakfast, ights,
transfers, watersports, tennis clinics and kids club access.
ST REGIS SAADIYAT
ISLAND RESORT
Abu Dhabi
Saint Lucia is the beautiful Caribbean island that has it all and more. Home to the
magical Piton Mountains, unspoilt rainforest, sun-soaked beaches, world-class
resorts, delicious dining and a whole range of unique and thrilling activities for
everyone to enjoy. With daily flights, treat yourself to this simply sensational
island today.
Call 020 7341 7005 or email sltbinfo@stluciauk.org to nd out more.
www.stlucia.org
private PARADISE
Porto Zante Villas & Spa, in Zakynthos, Greece is the perfect destination
this spring. Offering the ultimate in privacy, world-class service and
a distinguished reputation among the international elite
Villa Resort at the World Travel Awards
and one of the Top 100 Hotels of the
World by Hideaways. Plus, it has a
distinguished reputation among the
international elite, many whom are
repeat families and couples that have
chosen Porto Zante every summer
since its opening.
halcyon hideaway
In 2014 check into Porto Zante Villas & Spa on
Zakynthos east coast. This boutique hideaway, a new
member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, is
small in proportion but big on pared-back luxury,
privacy, peace and quiet. So much so that it has earned
a collection of accolades, including Europes Leading
alfresco adventures
By day, head to some of the fascinating sites to soak
up the local culture and unforgettable natural beauty.
The Shipwreck (or Navagio) beach, The Blue Caves,
Turtle Island and a private cruise to the nearby island
of Kefalonia are highlights. For a quintessential Greek
shing experience go out for the day with Mr Nikos
(the hotels own sherman) to help secure the freshest
catch. Paradise: found.
For more information visit portozante.com,
call 00 30 210 821 8640 or 020 8882 6767.
YOUNG at heart
family memories
At St. Regis resorts, uffy towels over-sized to ensconce
all ages come as standard. So do delectable treats,
miniature slippers and a step stool for little ones. Family
dining strikes just the right balance between rened and
relaxed, to ensure everyone enjoys a special evening out
(with personal requests readily catered to). When a truly
grown up evening is in order, the concierge team can
provide a list of qualied local agencies offering expert
care for children (who can also dine in private
splendour, with 24-hour in-room dining).
When a truly childish day is in order, many St. Regis
resorts offer an expertly staffed Childrens Club that
provides an exciting schedule of supervised activities
and enriching pursuits. On a practical front, an
impressive array of family necessities includes strollers,
baby wipes, diapers, cribs and rollaway beds. And,
Some people lay down ne wines for their children, but how about
blowing that out of the water and instead treating them to crazy-good
hotels at strategic points in their formative years? The Mandarin
Oriental is one of those places. It is a must on any budding travellers
list. It has, ever since it opened 50 years ago, somehow embodied the
dazzling success story that is Hong Kong. Its part of the fabric of
the island, a place where locals drop in for tea (try the Taste of the
Legend blend and scones with rose-petal jam), city hot shots broker
deals, young ladies are taken for their rst manicure, and birthdays
are marked with a Motox cocktail (Belvedere citrus vodka, limoncello,
fresh coriander, ginger, apple, pineapple and lemon) or an epic
dinner at Michelin-starred Pierre with its spectacular views. And why
for children? Working out the staggering staf-to-guest ratio would be
good practice for maths, the thick towelling dressing gowns t every
child perfectly, the Chinese zodiac toy (a horse this year) is a delight
for toddlers, as is the T-shirt for children and the baseball cap for
teenagers (and, of course, there are Wii and Xbox game consoles
and a library of family DVDs; but thats not why you come). Most of
all and this is what they will remember there is the feeling that
nothing here is too much trouble, anything is possible and everyone
wants to make you happy. The bedrooms may no longer have harbour
views (because of land reclamation and newer, taller buildings), but
the staf really go the extra mile, and the overall mood encapsulates
Cape Town
In much the same way you wouldnt let your four-year-old gorge on Charbonnel et Walker trufes
(so rich theyd be sick), The St Regis Florence is a delicacy worth saving for your teenagers. Its a
decadent hideaway, the sort with a urry of doormen exactly what you want in the city where the
Renaissance sprouted. A weekend here is the perfect 16th-birthday present, especially for those
studying art history (do make sure they watch A Room with a View beforehand). The hotel was
reopened and upgraded in 2011, and all is modern grandeur. It sits on the busy, pedestrianised
Piazza Ognissanti in the centro storico, close to everything that matters. The mood aimed for and
achieved is just the right balance between majestic and relaxed. Choosing a favourite among the
100 gilt-and-brocade bedrooms would be as wrong as picking a favourite child, since theyre all
slightly diferent, and all incredibly pretty. Some come with original frescos, most bathrooms are
tiled with Carrera marble, and golden chandeliers tinkle above huge beds folded in white sheets.
Downstairs, the coloured-glass ceiling and elevating columns of the restaurant will inspire the best
manners in the most surly teen. Executive chef Michele Griglio hits all the right notes: pappa al
pomodoro with shrimps and basil sorbet, divine pici pasta with fresh anchovies, and decadent roast
pigeon (yes, pigeon: dare your children) with caramelised gs. Dont forget to take a peek at the
Salone delle Feste ballroom, or to visit the neat Clarins spa; but the other draw, of course, is outside.
Pack comfy shoes (trainers for once allowed). Book tickets for the Ufzi ahead, climb the Duomo,
marvel at the Pitti Palace and the Accademia (where Michelagelos David stands), try the thickest,
stand-a-spoon-in-it hot chocolate at Rivoire caf (ideal for lunch and people-watching), and
take the girls to the Ferragamo museum, where they can see shoes worn by Audrey Hepburn and
Marilyn Monroe. If the museums are likely to feel like cultural rock-climbing for your children, the
hotel can arrange a brilliantly entertaining, privately guided and educational three-hour treasure
hunt a really original way of clocking the sights. They can also conjure up horse-drawn carriages
and cookery lessons, and unearth the best spots for pizza, pasta and ice cream.
JOURNEY TIME A two-and-a-half-hour ight, then a 20-minute drive from the airport
TIME DIFFERENCE +1 hour
INSIDER TIP If your teens should tire of traipsing around, take them across the Piazza Ognissanti
to the Excelsior, also part of the Starwood hotel group, for a fresh virgin Bellini and toasted nuts
on the rooftop bar overlooking the city.
BOOK IT Bellini Travel (+44 20 7602 7602; www.bellinitravel.com) ofers two nights from 440
per person, based on two adults and two children, including chocolate-tasting and a city tour by bike.
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Best of all, these hotels are curated by experts and
personally visited and approved by parents. Which
means accurate in-the-know guides to each one that
dont just tell you how much a babysitter costs and
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QBorgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy. A stylish
resort that goes out of its way to keep
families entertained: four pools, two
beach clubs, a golf course, crche, teen
zone and a knockout spa. Expect to leave
in love with Puglia. Rates: Doubles from
181 per night including breakfast.
QFellah Hotel, Marrakech, Morocco.
With its quirky art installations and
mid-century furnishings, Fellah and its
farm grounds might be a connoisseur's
dream, but it's still an exceedingly
child-friendly place to stay: kids can safely
explore the desert grounds and monkey
around in the tree-house. Rates: Doubles
from 120 including breakfast.
QSoneva Kiri, Koh Kood, Thailand.
With a breathtaking jungle-meets-ocean
setting and fun-loving attitude, this
eco-friendly escape takes luxury family
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Out of Africa. But if youre a nervous African newbie, then a Four
Seasons provides all the coddling you need. This is the companys
rst property in sub-Saharan Africa (there are plans for ones in Zanzibar
and Johannesburg) and for those who dont like bugs, early-morning
game drives or being accompanied to their room by an armed guide,
it is the ultimate play-safe hideout. Theres even a doctor on call
24/7. Bring the over-eights (no one younger is allowed) for their rst
educational safari experience:
nothing will teach them more
about our place in the world as
humans. The lodge, right in the
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The excitement builds as you travel in four-wheel-drive-comfort towards what is the best
place to stay in the Atacama desert, across a sci- landscape of dusty earth, all shades of pink
and ochre occasionally as pink as the ocks of amingos you see around the salt ats. On
the horizon, cone-shaped volcanoes soar into a cloudless sky. It is utterly surreal. Explora
Atacama, like Explora Patagonia and Explora Rapa Nui (Easter Island), is about experiencing
the landscape with all ve senses: the smell of sulphur from hot springs, the sound of rock
that chinks like glass, the feel of desert sand beneath your feet, the sight of great canyons,
and the taste of salt from the ground. Children will come away enthralled by the natural world.
The night skies are so consistently clear that this is also the worlds number one destination for
stargazing, and the lodge has its own observatory. Walk inside and your guide will point out
highlights in the milky swathes of stars, and focus you in on the constellations unique to the
southern hemisphere. In the heat of the day, don hats and sunglasses for guided excursions:
the Valley of the Moon bike ride takes you into canyons and up onto dunes; the 18km bike
trail to Laguna Piedra, a large salt lake fed from a spring where you can swim, is at and fun,
but make sure all the family visits the bathroom rst as there is not a single bush if you are
caught short. Have a horse-mad daughter? Exhilarating trail rides or simple lessons can be
arranged, and with more than 20 horses especially bred for the conditions and stabled on site,
this is a fantastic place for everyone to have a go, whatever your level. The lodge itself is simple
rustic elegance with tiled oors and wooden ceilings; meals are often taken outdoors with
lots of quinoa, pataska (delicious stewed vegetables) and turrn de chanr, a sweet sticky
pudding made with honey. But its the space, freedom and freaky beauty of the landscape that
will re childrens imaginations.
JOURNEY TIME A 17-hour ight to Santiago, then two hours to Calama and an hour transfer
TIME DIFFERENCE -3 hours
INSIDER TIP Ask about taking a picnic to the thermal baths of Termas de Puritama, where a
pool is reserved especially for Explora guests.
BOOK IT Journey Latin America (+44 20 8747 8315; www.journeylatinamerica.co.uk) ofers
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FOR 20 YEARS, NOWHERE HAS BEEN MORE TALKED UP, FRETTED OVER
OR GOSSIPED ABOUT THAN THE MALDIVES. HERES OUR DEFINITIVE
GUIDE TO THE BEST PLACES TO STAY: THE SLICK SHOWSTOPPERS, THE
LO-FI HIDEAWAYS, WHATS NEW AND WHO GOES WHERE
Cheval Blanc
Randheli
Eight years after the rst LVMH Cheval Blanc hotel opened
in Courchevel (booked solid from day one) comes beautiful
Randheli, designed by Jean-Michel Gathy, who also created
One&Only Reethi Rah. Here hes used the same large-scale,
cathedral-roofed template for the beach villas, and the
detailing is superb. Those insouciant little armless sofas; that
Vincent Beaurin lemon-yellow sand-disc artwork, which
slowly turns as the weight of perpetually falling grains of sand
rotate it; the square, slate-lined pool; the de Havilland
seaplane bobbing in the water; the white bicycles for getting
around; the taupe espadrilles in the villas dressing rooms.
Its all so chic. In the Guerlain spa, reached by dhoni, even
a glance upwards from the massage bed prompts a smile
in appreciation of the exquisitely woven rattan ceiling.
Some bits grate: having to press a switch to open the villa
front door from the inside, for instance. But from breakfast
on the terrace molten-centred brownies, celestial with
a cappuccino to the doll-sized mouthfuls on the tasting
menu at Le 1947 restaurant, named after Cheval Blancs
most famous vintage, every element conrms this as
the most sensational new resort in the Maldives.
NUMBER OF VILLAS 45
TRANSFER TIME 40 minutes by seaplane from Mal
GETTING THERE Cazenove+Loyd (www.cazloyd.com)
ofers seven nights B&B in an Island Villa from 5,630
per person sharing, including British Airways ights from
Gatwick and seaplane transfers.
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NEW
Shangri-las
villingili resort & Spa
Not many people know this, but down at the southern
tip of this 800km island chain theres a small airport
called Gan. It sits in the heart-shaped lagoon of Addu
Atoll and welcomes around 10 private jets a month, along
with scheduled ights from Mal. Disembarking in the
unfailing warmth (its just 60km south of the Equator),
most passengers head for the ve-star cocoon of Villingili.
They come for the privacy, and for a sense of space
unusual in the Maldives. About three kilometres long,
Villingili has thousands of coconut palms and immaculately
kept white sands, and every guest gets a bicycle to pedal
of to the Chi spa for a coconut-milk-and-honey wrap,
or to wobble home on after a lobster dinner. Villas are
on the beach, over the water, and even up a tree, and there
are dolphin cruises, wreck-diving, sailing in a 68ft yacht
and a nine-hole golf course. But what makes Villingili
really stand out is the four other islands just a short boat
ride away, providing a rare insight into local life as you
cycle through villages and nose about a 1960s RAF base.
NUMBER OF VILLAS 142
TRANSFER TIME 70 minutes by plane from Mal to
Gan, then 10 minutes by speedboat
GETTING THERE Turquoise Holidays (www.turquoise
holidays.co.uk) has a special ofer of seven nights for the
price of ve, from 2,595 per person sharing, including
half board in a Pool Villa, ights and transfers.
Taj Exotica
Exquisitely presented shellsh and wahoo are now
pretty standard at ve-star Maldivian resorts, but
here chef Sheroy Kermani takes food artistry to
new heights, a fact recognised across the island
nation. Seafood creations such as medallions of
Maldivian reef lobster with cornichon ratatouille
appear on his menus alongside thyme-marinated
quail with caramalised orange. This is fusion food
of dexterous ingenuity. The long, thin island (it
measures 700 metres by 70) has been cleverly
planted with jade trees and sea hibiscus that
need only scant supplies of water, with the two
restaurants, bar and innity pool on the western
side (for sunsets) and the beautiful villas on the
east coast. The water is an astonishing shade of
aquamarine thanks to the islands setting on one
of the Maldives largest lagoons (its a short boat
ride to the nearest reef for snorkelling), and its
calm and safe for small children. The hotel also
has two separate suites for couples at the excellent
Jiva spa on the southern tip of the island.
NUMBER OF VILLAS 54 overwater, 10 beach
TRANSFER TIME 15 minutes by speedboat
from Mal
GETTING THERE Steppes Travel (www.steppes
travel.co.uk) ofers seven nights B&B in a Lagoon
Villa from 2,975 per person sharing, including
international ights and transfers.
Banyan tree
madivaru
There are only six villas on this entire island, and each
consists of three whopping great African-safari-style
tents arranged around a decked terrace and pool with a
private stretch of sugar-white beach. Which means you
could easily get away with seeing no one else during your
stay, other than an utterly charming Island Host. And
even they are talented at melting away, having laid out
the most delicious breakfast on your terrace, just as you
emerge blinking and stretching from your tent. Flexibility
is key here, so you can snafe grilled Maldivian rock
lobster, ing yourself down for a Thai massage or train
for a PADI diving certicate wherever and whenever you
like. Sensational spa therapists from Bangkok aside, all the
Banyan Tree-trained staf, including the general manager,
are Maldivian, so the service is impeccable and charming
but not in the slightest bit fawning. And while it is rather
wonderful snorkelling with reef sharks in the lagoon,
simple pleasures such as lying by the pool and sipping
an icy Madivaru Mojito (its all in the mint sorbet) can
just as easily be what its all about.
NUMBER OF VILLAS Six
TRANSFER TIME 30 minutes by seaplane from Mal
GETTING THERE ITC Luxury Travel (www.itcluxurytravel.
co.uk) ofers seven nights full board in a tented Pool
Villa from 6,739 per person sharing, including British
Airways ights from Gatwick and seaplane transfers.
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Viceroy maldives
Any resort in the Maldives will teach you how to dive,
but night-snorkelling is something special, even at
50 a session. And how about crab-racing to raise
money for local islanders? Excellent! Or feeding Cliford
the blind turtle? Bring him on! Run with a light touch
by genial general manager Mark Sterner (formerly at
New Yorks Carlyle), the family-friendly Viceroy gets
the tone just right. The beaches might look a bit patchy
in places the sands shift with every storm in the
Maldives but thats a minor blemish. In compensation,
theres a glorious glass box of a library with hundreds
of art, fashion and design books and novels, plus the
Treehouse, a ramshackle restaurant-on-stilts of the
type pioneered by Soneva Fushi, which pleases both
children playing pirates on the suspension bridge and
grown-ups ordering cold drinks and hot mezze. The
villas are so big, some guests worry they have been
inadvertently upgraded and will have to pay extra, but
all that space, including big bathrooms (indoor and
out), a decent-sized plunge pool and a shaded dining
area, comes as standard, as does free Wi-Fi, which
makes the Viceroy surprisingly good value.
NUMBER OF VILLAS 60
TRANSFER TIME 50 minutes by seaplane from Mal
GETTING THERE Cazenove+Loyd (www.cazloyd.com)
ofers seven nights half board in a Beach Villa or Water
Villa from 2,997 per person sharing, including British
Airways ights from Gatwick and seaplane transfers.
Ayada
At 15 hectares, Ayada, on the southern rim of
the Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll and just 30km north
of the Equator, is big enough to get lost on, and
the more walking or cycling about you do, the
more surprises keep popping up. Take a stroll
after dinner (there are six restaurants) and...
hello, whats this? A wine-and-cheese station for
a glass of rouge and a sliver of brie while sitting
on a bench fashioned from a shing boat. Or as
you head of to Zuzuu (the kids club), you might
stumble across The White Room, a part-colonial,
part-tropical folly (pillars and a thatched roof)
of such kitschness, you half expect the ghost of
Elvis to emerge in a white tuxedo. Or you could
stop in at the Ottoman Lounge (a nod to Ayadas
Turkish ownership) and settle in for a cofee with
a squidge of Turkish delight and a shisha pipe.
The Middle Eastern mood shimmies through
the villas: a ligree lampshade here, a joss-stick
there, a ounce of Turkish fabric over the bed.
And theres a full-on Turkish bath in the spa.
This far from Mal, theres not a hint of light
pollution in the inky night skies; by day there
are dive sites, snorkelling with whale sharks and
(unusually for the Maldives) surf breaks.
NUMBER OF VILLAS 62 beach, 50 overwater
TRANSFER TIME A 55-minute ight from Mal
to Kaadedhdhoo, then 45 minutes by speedboat
GETTING THERE The Couture Travel Company
(www.couturetravelcompany.com) ofers seven
nights half board in a Beach Villa from 2,597 per
person sharing, including ights and transfers.
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Four seasons
landaa giraavaru
Something to keep in mind when planning a holiday in the
Maldives is that the remoteness once guaranteed by these
faraway atolls can no longer be taken for granted. Resorts
too close to the capital, Mal, may have views across to
its high-rise skyline; others may have a neighbouring hotel
within earshot or clear sight. But the gloriously isolated
Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru, a former coconut plantation,
has no such problems. The villas are also big and well spaced
for privacy, the food couldnt be healthier (catch of the
day at Fuego Grill; Lebanese mezze at Al Barakat) and the
spa is truly outstanding: as well as overwater treatment
rooms, it has a shady Ayurvedic area in a clearing, where
prayerful therapists from a Tantric Ayurvedic centre in
Indonesia administer rituals lasting hours. Its also set up to
provide a restorative 14- or 21-day panchakarma cleanse,
which takes pounds of like nothing else. The islands Marine
Discovery Centre, run by a team of biologists whose main
focus is manta-ray research, could get anyone hooked on
the wondrous world revealed as one sinks below the ocean
surface with a snorkel or tank.
NUMBER OF VILLAS 103
TRANSFER TIME 30 minutes by seaplane from Mal
GETTING THERE Carrier (www.carrier.co.uk) ofers seven
nights B&B in a Beach Bungalow with pool from 3,585 per
person sharing, including Qatar Airways ights from Gatwick
and seaplane transfers.
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One&Only
reethi rah
When you spot a woman in Prada getting of one
of the seaplanes arriving at Mal airport, its almost
certain shell have been staying at Reethi Rah.
The hotel is deeply glamorous: guests dress up for
dinner in its dimly lit, gently gleaming environs, and
sometimes for breakfast, lunch and dive school,
too. Super-smart, with its stone baths designed
for two, often with a royal in residence (never seen
but identiable by uniformed bodyguards sitting
outside the villa), this is an immense and hugely
successful hotel, with 12 man-made beaches and
a busy marina where big inatables can be hired.
Theres a very Zen Japanese spa where you can fully
detox, and an amazing teen zone with ping-pong
tables and all kinds of watersports. Since it opened,
a cookery school has been added and its overwater
villas now have pools, but the beach pool villas
are still the best: thrillingly big and impressive, they
have wardrobes and shoe space to match.
NUMBER OF VILLAS 129
TRANSFER TIME 75 minutes from Mal by yacht,
or 15 minutes by seaplane
GETTING THERE Elegant Resorts (www.elegant
resorts.co.uk) ofers seven nights B&B in a Beach
Villa from 3,595 per person, including Emirates
ights and yacht transfers.
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Cocoa Island
Huvafen fushi
NEW
The new, ludicrously pretty and impossibly slick Coco Priv Kuda
Hithi is only available for private hire. Previously a boutique hotel,
the islands main building has an enormous master suite, and there
are ve other villas to ll. The architecture is stunning, with massive
expanses of glass to draw the outside in, and natural materials and
organic shapes to echo the surroundings. Every light, heat-source
and sound setting can be zapped from your personal iPad, and the
attention to detail is phenomenal (the place is repainted between
every stay). The kitchen is yours to use, but the chef is brilliant and
will prepare anything you want (stories include a specic variety of
Jumeirah
dhevanafushi
Set in the remote southern Gaafu Alifu Atoll, this
island is so small you could stroll its white-sand
circumference in 15 minutes. But what it lacks in size,
it makes up for in swank: the beds are a stonking three
metres wide, and the vast wardrobes indicate that
most guests do not travel light and may be unfamiliar
with the notion of unpacking for themselves. Each of
the villas has a private pool and a mind-reading butler.
The Talise spa and gym sits in the ocean at the end of
an octopus-like tentacle; and 800 metres out to sea,
unconnected to the island, are the Ocean Pearls: 16
overwater villas that might have been dreamt up by Ian
Fleming, with a private spa, bar and Johara restaurant
serving Japanese fusion food. There are another two
restaurants on the island itself, Azara and Mumayaz,
serving wagyu beef, foie gras and trufes to folks who
order bottles of Dom Prignon, barefoot but wearing
watches worth the GDP of a small African country.
NUMBER OF VILLAS 35
TRANSFER TIME Either a 55-minute domestic ight
followed by a 15-minute speedboat transfer, or a
direct seaplane ight that takes 1 hour 45 minutes
GETTING THERE Abercrombie & Kent (www.
abercrombiekent.co.uk) ofers seven nights B&B in
a Beach Revive villa from 3,575 per person sharing,
including ights and transfers.
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The Church of the Trinity in the foothills of Mount Kazbek. Opposite, the lobby at Rooms Hotel Kazbegi
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white crest that (it has been said) resembles a cardinals hat. When
the risen sun shines directly on its snowy east face, the mountain
blazes like a searchlight, and is almost too bright to look at.
My vantage point for this contemplation of the mountains was
a hotel called Rooms, a new place to stay in Stepantsminda, the
capital of Georgias Kazbegi region. Capital is overstating it a
bit, since Stepantsminda is little more than a sleepy village: cows
wander the streets, and horses graze unattended on the sparse
green verges. The name Rooms, on the other hand, is something
of an understatement, as this is a remarkably chic place to nd
in such a far-ung and inaccessible spot. In Soviet times, the hotel
was a resort for the meritorious workers of the socialist state.
It was perhaps unlovely to look at then, being one long rectangle.
But now the entire exterior has been clad in wood, making it look
strikingly and appealingly like an enormous Jenga brick.
The interior of the hotel is all timber, too, and this lends it an
Alpine or Nordic feel. But every last plank is Georgian: it has all
been reclaimed from derelict buildings in the west of the country
hence the many mortises and half-laps in the weathered boards of
the walls and oors. The comfortable sitting room is the length
of an Olympic swimming pool. The space is full of deep sofas and
armchairs, and its many bookcases are stocked with airport novels
in Russian and English, coffee-table tomes about art and wine,
and board games and glossy magazines. There is something very
cool about this large communal space. It facilitates that key
Georgian trait: a love of hospitality and fellowship. The same is
true of the breakfast room, where all the tables are 12-seaters. This
Above, from left: a bedroom at Rooms Hotel Kazbegi; a shop window in the village of Sno; the bar at Rooms Hotel; horses grazing on the outskirts
of Stepantsminda. Following pages: taking a break on a horseback excursion to Mount Kazbek; locally grown fruit in the restaurant at Rooms Hotel
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bought from pedlars outside, and which they now held up so that
a few drops of the blessed water would fall on the image.
You are sure to be hungry by the time you get back to town.
Apart from the hotel (where the food is fabulous), there are
few places to eat in Stepantsminda. But to experience Georgian
cooking as Georgians like it, pop into Shorenas Restaurant on
the main square. The food is rustic, basic and really good. Lamb
kebabs come with a very tart sauce called tkemali that is made
of plums and is the colour of boiled seaweed. The khachapuri,
served piping-hot from the oven, is superb: a perfect circle of
crisp pastry lled with salty white cheese and cut into thick
triangular slices like birthday cake. Also on the menu are khinkali,
Georgian dumplings that resemble medieval moneybags or heads
of garlic wrought in porcelain. You pick them up by the doughy
stalk, take a small bite to release the hot meaty juices, and leave
the stalk on the edge of your plate. It all makes for a ne mezestyle meal, which goes very nicely with a rough-hewn salad and a
chilled Mount Kazbek lager. I found myself looking at the picture
of the mountain on the beer bottle, then at the mountain itself,
and I couldnt tell which I was enjoying more.
GETTING THERE
Above, from left: the Monastery of Archangels Michael and Gabriel in the Daryal Gorge, near the Russian border north of Stepantsminda; the
mountain-view terrace that runs along one side of Rooms Hotel Kazbegi. Opposite, traditional Georgian food and wine in the hotel restaurant
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breaking good
If you want to paddle clear of the wave of clichs that crashes around
Americas 50th state, you need some local knowledge. Kaui Hart Hemmings,
whose Hawaiian-set novel The Descendants became a big-screen hit for
George Clooney, shares her favourite hangouts
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PHOTOGRAPHS: BROWN CANNON III/INTERSECTION PHOTOS; DIANE COOK & LEN JENSHEL
The Islands:Kauai
Oahu
Maui
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PHOTOGRAPHS: BROWN CANNON III/INTERSECTION PHOTOS; JEN JUDGE; KEN KOCHEY; DEWEY NICKS/TRUNK ARCHIVE
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Lanai
Big Island
Molokai
Getting there
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Get Capri wrong and it can be a major disappointment. Here Nicky Swallow, whos been going
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In the mid-19th century the island became a magnet for artists, writers and
intellectuals. Capri makes you forget everything, Lenin once remarked
they can be avoided. Capri is the sort of place that grows on you,
and it has been growing in my affections ever since that rst
visit, but it takes a bit of effort: you need to stay several nights
(day visitors all leave by late afternoon) and you really need to
go out of season. In May, the carpets of wild owers add glorious
colours to the wild scenery, but the sea is chilly; I personally
prefer late September or early October when the evenings are
balmy, the water is still warm and there is a sense that things
are calming down to a seductively easy pace.
Most of Capri town is only accessible by foot (as I found out
the hard way, with a heavy suitcase in tow). There are few roads
and fewer cars, so for longer distances one must rely on the
elongated, open-topped Fiat taxis (glam but expensive) or the
eet of Lilliputian orange buses (crowded but cheap). Capris
wilder, more remote side can be explored through its network
of footpaths, but to get a sense of the place, you need to get
down to the sea. A gentle chug around the island reveals secret
coves and sea caves, tiny scraps of beach you cant get to by
land, villas hidden among folds of the cliffs, and towering rock
formations looming over inky-blue depths.
Capri is home to both rural farming and shing communities,
most obviously reected in the islands well-known culinary
traditions, based on simple, fresh ingredients from land and sea
and overowing with the big, bold, sunny avours of southern
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MARINA GRANDE
Any visit to Capri is likely to start and nish in Marina Grande
which, as already mentioned, can be a grim experience in high
season. So entrust your suitcase to the local porters cooperative
(who, for a few euros, will whisk it up to your hotel) and grab a
taxi or join the queue for the trundling 1907 funicolare and you
will be up the hill in Capri town before you can say granita.
The only reason to return before its time to go home is to visit
the Blue Grotto, the underwater cave discovered (actually
rediscovered because its been known since antiquity) in 1826
by the German poet August Kopisch. Theres a lot of getting
in and out of little boats and waiting around involved, but once
inside, the iridescent blue light is, well, very blue indeed. You
can also swim into the cave from the rocks below Anacapri,
but wait until after the boats have knocked off for the day: you
may even nd you have the place to yourself.
Worlds apart from the slightly grimy goings-on down below,
drop-dead-gorgeous JK Place Capri (+39 081 838 4001; www.
jkcapri.com; doubles from about 400) is set into the cliffside
just above the port. Michele Bnans cool, sophisticated yet
cosy interiors work brilliantly in this marine context: sunlight
streams into the deep sea-blue and white reception rooms
and 22 bedrooms, most of which have four-posters and terraces
with magnicent views towards the Bay of Naples. Theres a
wide wraparound deck for aperitivi and meals, a proper-sized
swimming pool and a great little spa that uses Santa Maria
Novella products. At the restaurant, JKitchen (about 125
for two), I was most impressed by Neapolitan chef Eduardo
Estaticos squid-and-pea cappuccino and a perfectly cooked
llet of sea bass poached in acqua pazza (an intense broth made
with sea water). For something a little more rustic, the nearby
citrus-themed Da Paolino (+39 081 837 6102; www.paolinocapri.
com; about 110 for two) has tables laid out under a splendid
lemon arbour where you can feast on exemplary spaghetti
alle vongole (with clams), sea bass in a salt crust and delizie
al limone (a lemon pudding).
CAPRI TOWN
The Piazzetta, Capris elegant open-air drawing room, lies at the
heart of the medieval town. What the writer Norman Douglas
called the small theatre of the world is a perfect stage set of a
square, every bit as picturesque as you imagine it will be, complete
with ancient church and pretty bell tower and lled with tables
from four rival bars whose cream-jacketed waiters vie for trade
among passers-by from early morning until well after nightfall.
Everyone who comes to Capri passes through this square at some
point, so once aperitivo hour draws near (and the day-trippers
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have left), take a ringside seat, order an Aperol spritz, and wait
for the bejewelled, designer-labelled parade to begin.
The Piazzetta and its narrow surrounding lanes are impossibly
crowded during the day, but its easy enough to escape. The
most popular passeggiata leads along quiet via Tragara to the
Belvedere di Tragara and full-on views of the Faraglioni, the
three jagged limestone stacks that soar from the sea off the
south-eastern tip of the island. From here, a circular path involving
hundreds (and I do mean hundreds) of steps and magnicent
views leads around the coast, taking in Curzio Malapartes
red-painted modernist Villa Malaparte and the Arco Naturale,
a towering natural arch formed from eroded rock. The famous
via Krupp (named after a German industrialist) hairpins its
way down to Marina Piccola, a charming little beach hangout
overshadowed by looming cliffs, and a good place for a swim.
You can rent a sunbed at La Canzone del Mare beach club, which
even has a tiny stretch of sand. Its quite a climb to get up to
the ruins of Emperor Tiberiuss Villa Jovis to the north-east
of town, but once at the top, you get an eyeful of what Graham
Greene described as some of the loveliest scenery on earth.
When it comes to choosing a place to stay, options range
from showy ve-star palaces to traditional pensioni with echoes
For an informal, lazy lunch, its hard to beat the Capri Palaces beach club:
hopping-fresh seafood is served under a wide pergola right over the water, and you
can have a post-lunch snooze on a sunbathing platform carved out of the rock
of old Capri, although bargains are thin on the ground. The
boutique Scalinatella (+39 081 837 0633; www.scalinatella.com;
doubles from about 275) offers classic Capri glamour in a
fabulous cliff-top location 10 minutes stroll from the Piazzetta,
plus a gem of a pool and a good restaurant. Nearby Punta
Tragara (+39 081 837 0844; www.hoteltragara.com; doubles
from about 355), with its cliffhanger setting directly above
the Faraglioni, is in a villa built by Le Corbusier, and there are
extraordinary views from its 41 sleek rooms and suites, two
saltwater pools and restaurant.
Far enough from the centre of town to feel almost rural,
the Capri Tiberio Palace (+39 081 978 7111; www.capritiberio
palace.com; doubles from about 260) is glowing after a recent
makeover by designer Giampiero Panepinto, whose fun,
colourful interiors combine Sixties glamour with an intriguing
clutter of vintage travel memorabilia. My suite had an outside
space as big as the bedroom; I could have passed entire days
there gazing out to sea, but that would have meant missing
out on the Sodashi spa and the indoor-outdoor swimming
pool. In the evening, cocktails at Jacky are followed by dinner
at Terrazza Tiberio (about 115 for two), where dishes such
as carpaccio of ricciola (amberjack) with citrus fruits, and
buckwheat ravioli stuffed with rabbit, olives and pine nuts
zing with local avours.
More affordable alternatives include the Luna (+39 081 837
0433; www.lunahotel.com; doubles from about 175), a pretty,
pink villa set in beautiful gardens overlooking the sea next
door to the Certosa di San Giacomo monastery. The fabulous
location and huge swimming pool more than compensate
for the indifferent decor. Much more stylish (and great value)
Just across the Piazzetta, LAltro Vissani (+39 081 1899 0575;
www.laltrovissanicapri.it; about 115 for two), the latest project
from high-prole chef Gianfranco Vissani, offers local cooking
with an exotic twist (spaghetti alle vongole might come with
black radish mousse and lime) plus sushi, sashimi, chirashi and
views over Marina Grande.
Back to the tried and trusted, the justly popular La Capannina
(+39 081 837 0732; www.capanninacapri.com; about 100 for two)
is a pink-hued classic that has been serving up perfect ravioli
alla caprese and linguine allo scorfano (with scorpion sh) since
1931. With a tiny terrace tucked away just beneath the bell
towers clock face, Pulalli (+39 081 837 4108; about 70 for two)
provides a hidden front-row perch for goings-on in the square
below, plus tangy risotto al limone. The see-and-be-seen restaurant
of the moment the hovering photographers are a giveaway
is Aurora (+39 081 837 0181; www.auroracapri.com; about
125 for two), where tables spill onto the pavement and the
prices are as high as the celebrity quota. The food is not always
consistent (although my pezzogna, a local bream, in a crisp
potato crust was delicious), but youll be so busy ogling that it
sort of doesnt matter. Quirky EDivino (+39 081 837 8364;
www.edivinocapri.com; about 50 for two) is one of the few places
in town where locals almost outnumber the tourists. Its set up
to look and feel like a private home, and although you can eat
at a proper table, its more fun to balance on the arm of a sofa or
sit in an armchair or even on a bed, surrounded by a collection
of mismatched domestic clutter. The food is good, too, and a bit
different: pasta with monksh and pistachios, and aubergine
parmigiana. Off the beaten track, at Le Grottelle (+39 081 837
5719; about 85 for two), the views from the terrace extend to
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(www.gescab.it; 45 minutes) sail regularly from Naples to Capri.
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The Canadian actress was a supermodel in the sassy satire Stardom and a vampire rockstar in
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Where have you just come
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The house I bought in Palm Springs about
a year ago. I nd it really relaxing. Its quiet,
and because its so hot, youre forgiven for
doing nothing. Ill go up for the weekend
and read two or three novels.
At night I think
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Whats pleasing about The Old Course
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most famous golf course in the world,
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mooned.) The hotel is ve-star, with a spa,
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(+44 1334 474371; www.oldcoursehotel.co.
uk). Doubles from 280 including dinner
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Gordon Ramsay says Nahm-Jim is the
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6062 Market Street, St Andrews
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WILD WALKS
The Elie to Leven section of the 117-mile
Fife Coastal Path is a bracing, otterspotting stomp over the cliff tops. But
adventurous types will prefer the Elie
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into the cliffs, for a challenging two- to
three-hour scramble. Keep one eye on
the encroaching tide below. Although its
not as dangerous as it sounds the wobbly
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SMUGGLERS HIDEOUT
In Pittenweem (it means place of the cave)
St Fillans is a seventh-century Christian
shrine with a spooky past as a smugglers
cave. Pick up the key from Cocoa Tree Caf
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The Isle of May is a nature reserve further
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Drink me
Aprils recipe
Not all dals need a tarka to make them great. My favourite is a less
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of rice deserves. Start with 350g whole urad (small black beans)
soaked overnight in 4cm water. Boil them with 2tsp ground chilli
and a little oil until tender, topping up with water if necessary,
for about one-and-a-half to two hours. Meanwhile, add
to hot oil a whole cinnamon stick, a crumbled bay
leaf and a nely chopped onion. Fry till golden.
Stir in 300g chopped (ideally fresh) tomatoes,
one-and-a-half tsp each of ground cumin,
turmeric, ground coriander and garam
masala. Simmer for 10 minutes, then stir
through the dal and cook together for
a further 15 minutes. Season to taste you
may need up to 2tsp salt and nish with
fresh ginger, peeled and nely shredded, and
plenty of roughly chopped coriander leaves.
Serve simply, with rice.
By Malcolm Gluck
and that wine is Old School Rouge 2011 from Chteau Maris,
a bio-dynamic wine producer situated near La Livinire, a
village in that stunning part of the Languedoc called Minervois.
The wine is beautifully made, from mostly Syrah grapes with
a little Grenache, by a much-travelled and very particular
Englishman, Robert Eden. It is his sunny personality which,
every bit as much as the local climate, imbues the wine with its
warmth, polish and soft pugnacity. Touches
of juniper and cinnamon are hinted at from
lightly grilled berries reminiscent of black
cherries with a very distant echo of kirsch
on the nish. It is a tightly knit wine, such
that it will easily keep for 24 hours once
opened, though being so deliciously
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You can acquire the wine from Vintage
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just 9.75. Surprising that, dont you think? When I rst drank
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Eat me
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of Quotation). Theyve
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tells you who said what,
about where. Its useful
when combined with the
gargantuan Columbia
Gazetteer of the World, a
wonderful but very pricey
(441) A to Z of places.
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unparalleled sailing experience in
Norway and the Arctic Circle. With
multiple Norwegian itineraries ranging
from six to 11 days, Hurtigruten is
the natural choice for fjord cruising.
However, its the new two-week
National Park Expeditions voyage thats
caught our eye. Starting in Svalbard,
an archipelago between Norway and
the North Pole, and sailing aboard
Hurtigrutens swanky expedition
ship, MS Fram, youll travel through
the dramatic fjords and bays of
Spitsbergen to Greenland and Iceland.
Youll also call at the worlds largest
and least visited National Park, open
just four to six weeks of the year and
home to polar bears, musk oxen and
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ONE-WAY TICKET TO THE BALTIC
If you love your creature comforts, fun
and food, let Oceania Cruises entertain
you - Oceania Marina combines
large ship facilities with a mid-size
ship feel and superb cuisine. Sailing
from Stockholm, the Baltic Explorer
itinerary will usher you to Tallinn, St
Petersburg, Helsinki, Riga, Klaipeda,
Berlin, Copenhagen and Bruges before
reaching Southampton. While youre
not seeing the sights, you can recreate
some of the Nordic dishes youve
sampled ashore in the Bon Apptit
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and plenty of pottering along
Tallinns cobbled lanes.
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SMAL IS BEAUTIFUL
The MS Serenissima is floating proof
that small is beautiful: sleeping just
107 guests, shes able to moor in
the heart of Europes historic cities
and reach small, remote ports. With
the feel of an elegant Swedish
country house, Serenissima creates
the perfect ambiance for a cultured
tour of the Baltic, with experienced
guest speakers providing invaluable
local history and insights. The
eleven-night Baltic Odyssey starts
in Stockholm and brings you back
to Southampton via Amsterdam,
incorporating guided tours of the
Baltics 'must see' destinations Helsinki, St Petersburg, Tallinn and
Copenhagen. noble-caledonia.co.uk;
020 7752 0000
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MAKE 2014 A TAUCK CHRISTMAS
ake a Christmas voyage
with Tauck and not only
will you rediscover your
inner child, delighting in
snowy walks, glittering trees, tongueburningly hot chestnuts and candlelit
shops, but you can also abandon your
sensible outer adult. Celebrated for
its exceptional attention to detail and
thoughtful extras, Tauck will relieve you
of virtually all responsible duties, from
cooking and washing up to arranging
family outings and warming the mulled
wine for your return from snowy
Christmas markets. Simply float down
the Danube from cheery Nuremberg to
chic Vienna in festive style, discovering
Christmas as it should be. tauck.co.uk;
0800 961 834
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penchant for boutique hotels, you
need to know about SS Catherine.
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hammock and sourcing tickets for
exclusive festivals, means summers
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the 3,625 miles of Croatias rugged
coastline, and the 1,185 islands,
islets and reefs peppered along it,
is by privately-chartered boat. Dora
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Dalmatia, will tailor a dream holiday
for you, picking your ideal boat from
her select portfolio and crafting the
perfect itinerary. You can bob around
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the company of cohorts to their rentals,
the MSC Yacht Club is for you. Present on
five of the Italian cruise lines ships, the
Yacht Club comprises some 70 spacious
cabins, an exclusive lounge, pool deck
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Celebrity superfacialist SU-MAN has
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Edie Mac has premium
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Sasaab, Samburu is one of East
Africas most dramatic and romantic
lodges with its nine cottages set
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magnicent views, a private plunge
pool and ensuite open-air bathrooms.
The wildlife is equally impressive:
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elephant. It also has a superb spa for
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For a stop-over close to Zrich,
Bern, Basel or Lucerne, try the
Mvenpick Hotel Egerkingen for
its magnificent Alpine views and
charming hospitality; the hiking
package features a rucksack
filled with a feast for the road!
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has opened in the
newly extended
Fine Jewellery
Room at Harrods.
The new boutique
is bristling with
one of a kind pieces,
collection jewels and
watches, displayed
amidst shimmering
luxury with a crystal
chandelier overhead.
harrods.com
SKIN DEEP
Elemis is celebrating the 10th
anniversary of its iconic Cellular
Recovery Skin Bliss Capsules with
a limited-edition, supersized duo:
rose for day and lavender for night
to detoxify and protect from daily
stress. 79.50, houseoffraser.co.uk
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Exhausted by your travels?
Liquid Yoga from Mio is
the ultimate wind-down
wonder. It eases tense
muscles, calms and
re-energises and smells
utterly divine. Our tip would
be to pour a good glug
into your bath to ensure
maximum relaxation!
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MASK FORCE
It's hard to believe that the legendary
Renewing Pack from Valmont is 30 years
old this year. To celebrate it has revisited the
formula and created the prime Renewing Pack,
which includes anti-ageing and anti-wrinkle
ingredients and will leave your skin fresher and
rmer than ever. Use it as a mask or daily as
a rebalancing treatment and youll notice an
instant improvement in your skins quality.
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1. BAYLIS & HARDING have some gorgeous gift sets for Mothers Day. Beautifully
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2. HARLETTE presents its first SWIM collection, launched in Paris. Featuring made
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