Chocolate Hotels

Chocolate Hotels

Chocolates or flowers? That’s the traditional Valentine’s Day dilemma. But come on guys, shape up. Your lady is worth more than that. What better present is there for luxury loving women (or men- let’s not be sexist about this) than a stay in a hotel where the food of love … Read more

What’s New In Luxury Hotel Spas?

Every good hotelier knows that guests demand a decent spa.  Long gone are the days when a small room and a massage table in the bowels of a hotel constitutes a ‘spa’ which is why even historic hotels with limited space are endeavouring to meet demands. Take the Plaza Athénée … Read more

London’s New Hotels

London has always had lavish hotels but never before in its long and revered history has the Big Smoke been blessed with so many luxury offerings in such a short a span of time, all racing to pass the winners’ tape before The Olympics had even begun.  Many of them … Read more

Asia’s Luxury Hotels

Sitting having afternoon tea at The Fairmount Peace Hotel in Shanghai with its art deco cake holders and  lamps I feel as if i have been time-warped back to the time when Shanghai was the most exciting city in  “The Orient” and the Europeans and Americans who went there were … Read more

Best Places to Ski

The ski season is under way. Here are twelve of the best places to ski, to see and be seen in this winter, in no particular order. Some are classics which never go out of style; some are new in-destinations for the ski elite. All offer the ultimate in luxury … Read more

Ultimate Travel Experiences

It’s New Year resolution time again and what better resolution than “Must Travel in Style this year.” I am often asked what I think are the ultimate travel experiences the world has to offer. So here are my TOP TEN! A gin and tonic at sunset in the bush of … Read more

Have Helicopter Will Travel

Nothing says ‘luxury travel’ like a private helicopter (except possibly a Lear jet but we’ll get to that another time). For the super rich and time poor, helicopters are the new taxis. So hop a chopper and descend in style onto the roof of your favourite five star city bolt-hole. … Read more

Five Star Cars

I am in love with an Italian; sleek suave, sophisticated and very, very fast. The worrying thing is my husband is in love too – with the same Italian.  I recently drove a 2010 Ferrari California down the East coast of Australia (proving the country isn’t all about 4WDs in … Read more