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Nov 25, 2020

Underwater hotels

Some travel predictors think we may see the beginning of space travel by 2030, but many still expect our favourite hotels will be locate...

JUDITH BAKER

Jun 8, 2020

Post Lockdown Luxury

Holidays in the sun and trips to exotic faraway places may seem like distant memories at the moment but the day will come when once again...

JUDITH BAKER

Apr 26, 2017

Unexpected Uzbekistan

At a time when many travellers are sceptical of travel to Muslim countries, I visited Uzbekistan in Central Asia and found not only a saf...

JUDITH BAKER

Apr 7, 2017

The Galle Face Hotel, Colombo

A piper, swathed in a tartan kilt, is making his way down the path to the sea front playing traditional Scottish bagpipes. He continues t...

JUDITH BAKER

Feb 7, 2017

A taste of Georgian hospitality

The Georgians have a story. ‘At the beginning of time when God was giving out land to the various nations of the world the Georgians were...

Jane Egginton

Jan 13, 2017

Thai buys

Thailand has pulled out all the stops to make shopping an adventure, from the glitziest malls to the most rustic of night market.internat...

Jane Egginton

Dec 14, 2016

Where to Go in Goa: An Inside Guide

‘Where should I go in Goa?’ As a travel writer, it was a question I kept getting asked by people travelling in India. The answer was, I d...

Eat Drink Travel

Dec 14, 2016

Ten Things My Guru Taught Me

‘Why didn’t someone tell us this before?’ a 40-year-old at the the ashram in India asks me. It is a good question. Much of what we learn ...

Eat Drink Travel

Sep 29, 2016

Tall Tales of Hong Kong- High 5

I recently revisited Hong Kong after a gap of nearly 20 years. I found that these days the place thrives on superlatives - the locals...

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