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This month, we’ve got a whole new host of summer-ready sanctuaries, including three island hideaways on Santorini: the seven secluded Aenaon Villas, the all-white Avaton Resort & Spa and the neutral-hued Kapari Natural Resort (below). Another trio debuts in New Orleans, as we reveal the fruits of our first foray into Louisiana – namely, Soniat [...]
We’re off to sunny southern Spain this week to award an old olive mill a very special accolade. Step forward La Fuente de la Higuera in Ronda, Andalucia, land of dizzying, deserted gorges, heady hilltop towns and today’s happening hotel of the week… Style Trad Andalucia Setting Close but no Costa Why this week? It [...]
White-washed villages, windswept beaches and tasty tapas – this boutique trip sashays from soulful Seville to the sunny Costa del Sol via Vejer de la Frontera. This month, we fiesta and siesta in Seville, Cadiz and Marbella, leaving no castanet unclicked on a sensual southwest Andalucian escape… Andalucia’s historic and cultured capital, sultry Seville, is [...]
Hurrah! Or should that be ‘très bien’ – we revisit the romantic-weekend capital of the world, with a peek at some more insider secrets from Paris, in the second Smith Travel Blog communiqué from Francophile femme and founder of Girls’ Guide to Paris, Doni Belau. Here, she reveals the Paris hidden away in its many [...]
We’ve got a bumper bundle this month, with new hotels spanning the globe from Langkawi to Lisbon. Foodies in particular, you’re in for a treat… We’ve gone gourmet for June with three new foodie fantasies: St John Hotel, a sleek London retreat where nothing’s skipped on the nose-to-tail menu; The Bull Inn, a picturesque Dorset [...]
Forget Paris? No fear. If there’s one place that never grows old, never loses its glamour, and never fails to pique our imagination, it’s France’s cosmopolitan capital. Sure, we’ve had some bad times here – adolescent art trips, mishaps in the red-light district, misguided love affairs, etc – but we’ve had some great times too: [...]
Call us greedy (well, we are) but we like our stylish self-catering properties to come with a few extras on the side. Take 42 rue Victor Hugo, which occupies a prime perch in historic Carcassonne. Not only does this two-apartment townhouse have city-slicker good looks (slate bathrooms, Farrow & Ball shades, Smeg-kitted mini-kitchen and elegant [...]
Picture the scene: the sun is setting in the Côte d’Azur, glasses glitter with champagne, the scent of flowers vies with wafts of garlic from the kitchen, and a group of singers stand on the terrace, letting their voices soar into the serenity. Bastide Saint Mathieu has captured our imagination with its Riviera Opera events, [...]
When we decided it was time for an exclusively Antipodean guidebook to add to our ever-expanding library for stylish globetrotters, our first port of call was acclaimed Australian photographer Earl Carter (right). Melbourne-based Earl has roamed the world shooting hotel, food and interiors pictures for A-list magazines and books, so who better to quiz for [...]
As if a waterfront city that straddles two continents and brings together historic architecture, exotic dining and sensual spas needed more enticements, Istanbul has recently endowed itself with a number of must-go events, including the Turkish Grand Prix, musical extravaganzas both cutting-edge and classical, fashion weeks, book fairs and biennials. Adding yet another attraction to [...]
