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Just because something is really amazing doesn’t mean it’s perfect. But there’s a place in the middle of the Indian Ocean that comes pretty close. The turquoise water is crystal clear, the sand is sugary white and the air is so pure and clean that by the time it makes…
The port city of Jeddah, located on the shores of the Red Sea in western Saudi Arabia, is home to some of the country’s most spectacularly designed homes. But since virtually all of these extraordinary houses are hidden behind walls – privacy is of the utmost importance in the Kingdom…
It was a tall order if there ever was one: build a Louvre in the desert, in a city with a negligible tourism industry and a dubious (at least from a European perspective) cultural scene. But there was no turning back once a 400 million Euro deal was signed between…
Taking its name from the Sanskrit word for peace, Aman, plus Pulo, which is Tagalog for island, Amanpulo in the Philippines may date back to 1993 but it’s still one of the world’s greatest island escapes. 1. Yeah okay, so the bad news is that the journey to the Pamalican…
The coconut palms chittered in the breeze. Wending down the hill from the Amanwella resort, I reached the beach, a curving strand of sugary sand that ended at a rocky promontory about a kilometre away, where the swaying sign of a small café could be seen tucked into the trees.…
Milan doesn’t have it easy. Competing against the likes of Venice, Florence, Rome, Portofino, Cinque Terre and the Amalfi Coast is not an easy task and for too long, the country’s business hub has simply been dismissed as the ugly duckling of Italy. Yet there’s been something of a renaissance…
Once the capital of the old kingdom of Oman, Mleiha is now part of the UAE and it happens to be a treasure trove of ancient sites and artefacts. As a result, the Sharjah Department of Antiquities has built a stunning new archaeological centre to attract tourists and residents alike.…
While Lisbon was the trendy stop of 2017, there’s more to Portugal than its charming capital. A journey to Portugal’s Algarve reveals why it’s Europe’s best undiscovered haven, a remnant of simpler times when great food, sunny days and friendly locals made for a perfect vacation. “Everyone loves Portugal, with…
When Jochen Zeitz first came to Africa for a two-week safari in 1989, he fell in love with the sights, sounds, smells, and soil. Indeed, his reaction was much like that of the characters played by Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in the 1985 Oscar-winning classic. “What inspired me thirty…
Whatever springs to mind when you think of Thailand is about to be obliterated. That’s because there’s a tranquil beachside resort on Phuket’s classy northwest coast that has the power to change most preconceptions. Sure, the country may have a well-established reputation of unusual Ping-Pong games and ladies who aren’t…
