Posts in the Luxury Travel category

25th January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Restaurants Asia Hong Kong

Adventures in Australia – First a stop over in Hong Kong!

In order to break up the epic flight, Mr Silver and I decided to stop off in Hong Kong on the way to Oz. I was very excited about the glamourous hotels, restaurants and shops that abounded in Hong Kong so the small region seemed the ideal stop over for us. When we arrived the… Read more »

25th January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel

Adventures in Australia – An introduction

2012 was the year I turned 30 and I wanted to achieve a long-held travel ambition. To go the other side of the world and see Australia! Having never had the gap year experience that many of my friends had had I wanted to do it now and to have an extended period of time… Read more »

25th January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Asia Thailand

Our heavenly holiday to Thailand – One night in Bangkok

Our final stop was Bangkok, the capital and the most populated city of Thailand.  I have visited Bangkok before and I have to admit that I didn’t really enjoy my time there. Bangkok has very limited roads and an awful lot of cars which has resulted in terrible traffic congestion and in turn highly severe air pollution. The heat is… Read more »

24th January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Asia Thailand

Our heavenly holiday to Thailand – Chiang Rai, The Golden Triangle and an Elephant Experience

After a four hour drive, we arrived at our next destination, the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle in the Chiang Rai province. The Golden Triangle is where the borders of Thailand, Burma and Laos meet and where the Ruak River flows into the Mekong. As we were to find out more about later the area is, along with Afghanistan,… Read more »

23rd January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Asia Thailand

Our heavenly holiday to Thailand – Chiang Mai, a visit to the Lanna Kingdom

A short plane journey took us to our next destination, Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai is the second largest city in Thailand after Bangkok. It is also one of the most culturally significant, playing host to many Thai festivals and incorporating many museums and temples. Our hotel here was the Four Seasons in the Mae Rim Valley, outside the main… Read more »

23rd January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Asia Thailand

Our heavenly holiday to Thailand – Phuket Part 2, the celestial wonder of Trisara

Our next destination in Phuket was Thalang Beach and the gorgeous Trisara hotel. The name Trisara can be translated from Sanskrit as ‘The Third Garden in Heaven’ and it was true that this beautiful lodging was heaven on earth. As we arrived we were welcomed to join the Sunday Brunch which was a gorgeous buffet of appetizer spoons,… Read more »

23rd January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Asia Thailand

Our heavenly holiday to Thailand – Phuket Part 1, The Shore Hotel

Six years ago I fell in love with Thailand on a holiday to Bangkok and Koh Samui. I’d always wanted to return to that beautiful country and this year I had my chance for my next Thai adventure. After a thirteen hour flight, four hour wait at Bangkok airport, another 1 hour flight and a 1 hour’s drive… Read more »

23rd January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Europe Luxembourg

Luxembourg – A Luxe Dining Experience

Mr Silver and I were invited to attend the wedding of Mr Silver’s university friend in Luxembourg last October. The tiny land locked Duchy of Luxembourg is a country I’ve never visited but always been interested to see. Luxembourg is bordered by Belgium, France and Germany and as such is a tri-lingual country with residents… Read more »

23rd January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Restaurants UK

Lime Wood – A Country Retreat

  Ok, A confession. I am a boutique hotel addict! So when given the chance to visit Lime Wood, a luxury hotel in New Forest, I was clearly very, very excited. After an hour and a half train journey from Waterloo to Brockenhurst, followed by a 10 minute taxi drive, we arrived at our home for… Read more »