Tag: Luxury

Flying to Beijing, China

The Finnair Business Class Experience Recently I was fortunate enough to be asked by Finnair to fly to Beijing, China’s capital and write about my experiences. This first article covers the plane journey, the comfort afforded by their business class lounges, the level of luxury on board and the super quiet flight I experienced. The

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Mauritius

Mauritius An island of dreams   It might only be a tiny speck in the Indian Ocean but Mauritius is no lightweight when it comes to having fun. Lying between Africa and India with its nearest significant neighbour Madagascar some 2000 km away it is fair to say it has it’s own identity albeit made

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Belmond Reid’s Palace Hotel – Madeira

Belmond Reid’s Palace Hotel Funchal Madeira    As your car takes you through in the in out drive of The Belmond Reid’s Palace Hotel you might be forgiven for thinking you had arrived at a large cliff top villa not a local legend with over 180 rooms. It is beautiful in an understated way, there

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Graubunden – Switzerland

Graubünden: Laax & St. Moritz Switzerland   This is a land of effortless beauty with mountains as its backdrop. The flight from London’s City Airport is less than 90 min and the pristine airport spits out your luggage almost as quickly as you can get to the carrousel. Then a one-stop ride to Zurich main

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Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains – St. Moritz

Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains St. Moritz Switzerland Tel: + 41 81 838 30 58   Outstanding service is something you always wish for in a 5 star hotel especially when you’ve taken one of the world’s greatest train journeys to get there. Don’t worry The Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains does all of this

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