Archive | February, 2018

Putting the zing back into Zimbabwe

By on February 26, 2018 in Travel articles

Our writer Sandra Brind is a big fan of Zimbabwe as a tourist destination, and thinks it will it will soon become a holiday hotspot again now that President Mugabe has been replaced. Here, Sandra and her son, Simon Scotting, recall their last visit there – and yearn to return. Now is the time to […]

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Sailing back to a golden age

By on February 8, 2018 in Cruise Views

As this website seems to have taken on a rather nautical flavour of late, we thought we’d let our favourite PR lady, Mary Stuart-Miller, tell us more about a very special form of cruising: a sailing holiday in tall ships which recreate the days of the tea clippers – albeit with a lot more luxury. […]

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Cruise review: A not-so-merry Christmas

By on February 1, 2018 in Cruise Review

As experienced cruisers, James and Liya Dennison know a thing or two about life at sea. But, like many other couples with far-flung families, they decided to try out a Christmas and New Year cruise. They chose a holiday to the Canaries and Madeira on Fred. Olsen’s flagship Balmoral. Here are their impressions, as told […]

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