Archive for the 'Destinations' Category
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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Posted in Activities, Boutique hotels, Eco travel, Features, Grenada, Insider interviews, Travel tips | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
In a move that looks a lot like it was cleverly timed to coincide with the release of Baz Luhrmann’s colossal geopic Australia, but was really just blind luck with bells on, we’re please to announce the addition of a host of Aussie hotels to Mr & Mrs Smith’s collection.
Until last week, we had just [...]
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Posted in Australia, Boutique hotels, Destinations, News, South Africa, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Friday, December 12th, 2008
In Part 1 of our Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide, we brought you perfect xmas present tips from Mr & Mrs Smith’s favourite lovely people at all-natural beauty company Jo Wood Organics, holiday and beachwear purveyors Heidi Klein, luxury lingerie and gift company Coco Ribbon and haute jewellers Astley Clarke.
Today, we’re sprinkling around another handful of [...]
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Posted in Insider interviews, London, Shopping, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Rio: what are you thinking? (as in, what does that city make you think of? Not, ‘Oi, Ferdinand, get it together’). Samba, bikinis, Carnival, baile funk, that giant statue of Christ the Redeemer… there are a lot of things that make Rio de Janeiro one of the most exciting cities in the world, and for [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Independent reviews, Rio de Janeiro, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Monday, December 8th, 2008
Last week, we caught up with one of the team members behind director Francis Ford Coppola’s luxury eco-escape, Blancaneaux Lodge, a collection of cabanas in the majestic jungle-clad mountains. Here you can go on jaguar-tracking treks, spy hummingbirds hovering over rare orchids, explore the extensive Mayan ruins or play spot the Apocalypse Now prop – [...]
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Posted in Activities, Arts & culture, Belize, Boutique hotels, Eco travel, Honeymoons & weddings, Insider interviews, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Friday, December 5th, 2008
Going to stay in Paris or Japan any time soon? Check out these insider restaurant and hotel recommendations from a Michelin-starred chef as Alain Ducasse shares some secrets from his personal travel address book with us…
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My favourite hotel in France (not including the Maisons d’Alain Ducasse, such as Mr & Mrs Smith’s pick Domaine des [...]
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Posted in Eating & drinking, France, Guest blogs, Insider interviews, Japan, Travel tips, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
As romantic destinations go, there aren’t many more beautiful than Indian Ocean islands – they regularly crop up in top-10 polls for ‘most romantic’, ‘best honeymoon‘ and ‘exotic escapes’. One of Mr & Mrs Smith’s intrepid independent reviewer couples has just returned from a trip to the Oberoi in Mauritius, the honeymoon-fabulous spa retreat in [...]
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Posted in Independent reviews, Mauritius, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
The most recent hotel to have been reviewed for our online collection, Hotel Fazenda da Lagoa is a beachy dream come true, set on the lush coast of Bahia in Brazil.
Every time we publish a new hotel write-up from one of our panel of independent reviewers at Mr & Mrs Smith, we’ll let you know [...]
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Posted in Brazil, Independent reviews, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Every time we publish a new hotel write-up by Mr & Mrs Smith, we’ll let you know here on the Smith Travel Blog, so you can keep pace with our team of travel spies and style insiders on their global roams. We visit every property in our hand-picked hotel collection in person, and we anonymously [...]
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Posted in Cotswolds, Independent reviews, Smith & Kids, Uncategorized, spa hotels | No Comments »
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
Barracuda Yacht Charter has made a real splash Stateside after I waxed lyrical for Cool Hunting on the wonders of this boutique boat anchored in Sardinia.
This rather special motorsailer is owned by Norman Cook – aka Fatboy Slim – and friends, and is available to book through our Smith & Friends service.
Although it’s not exactly [...]
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Posted in Italy, Self-catering | 1 Comment »