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We’re only six days in and it’s already been an exciting month indeed. Not only did we manage to amuse/confuse/annoy hundreds of people with our boutique bendy bus April Fool ruse, but we’ve also just introduced some of the most exciting hotels and self-catering stays in the world to our hand-picked selection.
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When I was in Grenada staying at beloved Laluna boutique resort, I popped into a really sweet shop called Veronica’s Visions in St George’s, which sold fabulous screen-printed garments and bags. Now, this is an island on the cruise-ship circuit – but stay at a romantic hotel like Laluna and venture to this little retail [...]

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Caribbean Dreams

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Just before Christmas, James and I set sail on a hotel-hunting trip to the Caribbean, where we were completely bowled over by one hotel in particular – a honeymoon-perfect mountainside hideaway on St Lucia with just 29 rooms, which we’ll be adding to the Smith collection post-haste.

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Yoga, chocolate and Caribbean bliss

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Mmm, a yoga holiday in Grenada. And loads of chocolate. No, I’ve not eaten one too many liqueur chocolates, I’m at Laluna.
It’s all very well treating ourselves to a few days in a stylish boutique hotel in the Caribbean that’ll have us looking and feeling our best. But how many holidays also do good for [...]

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After Anthony’s post (Best steak in London?) about the so-good-we-drooled T-bones Team Smith had at the Hawksmoor steakhouse, we thought you might like to meet Will Beckett, the well-travelled man behind the meat, as it were. [Thinking to self: goodness, must rein in those cheesy puns.] A kindred soul of Smith’s, he’s not averse to [...]

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To celebrate the launch of the Mr & Mrs Smith wedding pages, we’ve persuaded Brides magazine editor Deborah Joseph to divulge her Little White Book of wedding secrets – and trust us, what she doesn’t know about weddings and honeymoons probably ain’t worth knowing: Brides is the UK’s biggest-selling bridal magazine.
Here she reveals her [...]

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Top 10: Honeymoon Destinations

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Let our destination inspiration whet your wanderlust and provide a guide to the most romantic cities, idyllic islands and wilderness escapes. LUCY FENNINGS rounds up a worldwide hot-list of honeymoon destinations…

01 Kruger National Park
LUXURY SAFARI STAYS
Countryside South African wilderness
Country life Eye-spy the Big Five

Why to go Safaris epitomise romance, with spine-tingling safari drives, [...]

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