Amanpulo Pamalican Island In The Philippines
Arrival at Amanpulo in the Philippines actually starts before you ever get there!!
You are taken on arrival at Manila airport to the private Aman lounge prior to boarding the hotels own private twin prop aircraft which flies you directly to the resort. That is some style!!
The first thing that happens on arrival is that you are given the grand tour of the resort, before being taken to your casitta/banda/villa.
We were lucky enough to have a beach casitta, which stood only a short path...
Chapwani Island Zanzibar
If you want to enjoy a small piece of paradise, the idyllic Chapwani Private Island is so delightful you wont believe it is true. It is a tiny coral island nearly a kilometre long and some 100 metres wide. It's sixteen acres, and it is surrounded by small coves, sandy bays and crystal blue waters, with a beautiful white sand beach running down one side. At low tide you can walk around the entire island exploring the exposed coral and small coves and inlets.
It is only fifteen minutes by...
Galdessa Camp As Part Of A Camping Kenya Safari
A Camping Kenya safari means a tented camp with no fence or wall, and is a much better part of an in Kenya safari than sleeping in a lodge. Of course in a camp with no fence the animals you have come to see, do come into the camp especially at night. Close encounters with an elephant browsing three feet from your tent is what a camping Kenya safari is all about.
As a family our first experience of an in Kenya safari was at the famous Galdessa Camp in Tsavo East. With two small children and...
Guludo Beach Lodge In Mozambique
I heard Guludo Beach Lodge once described as A tropical haven on a deserted beach in northern Mozambique and that evoked a picture in my mind, and unlike other times, the picture and reality were the same.
To start at the beginning, access to the lodge isnt easy, with a choice of Dar es Salaam, or Johannesburg as the international arrival. Having experienced the flights out of Dar es Salaam previously when going to Zanzibar I wasnt in a hurry to repeat that experience, so we flew to Pemba...
Hemingways At Watamu Malindi
Hemingways is a 74 room resort Hotel overlooking the stunning beach of Watamu Marine Park, 20 miles south of Malindi and 60 miles north of Mombasa.
The hotel has a distinctive exclusive, and sophisticated feel about it and is definitely for the more discerning traveller seeking quality, and peace and quiet. You wont find much entertainment in the evenings apart from live lounge music in the restaurant twice a week and a snake charmer on one occasion in the bar.
This is a privately owned...
How To Recognize Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow is a very painful condition where the outer or lateral part of the elbow becomes painful and tender.
This is normally as a consequence of overuse or a specific strain, such as over extending the elbow, or put another way, straightening the arm too quickly or with too much force.
As much as anything it is caused by a one handed backhand with poor technique, or the snap caused by coming late to a forehand shot, or a fast service where wrist pronation increases the wrist snap....
How To Treat Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow therapy, is completely dependent on the severity of the injury.
Initially you should start treating tennis elbow by stopping the activity that caused it in the first place.
The sooner that happens the quicker will be the recovery, and the initial measures apart from the rest should be ice, heat, and compression. This combination works extremely well as ice controls swelling, and heat promotes blood flow thus speeding up healing, and it also relieves the tightness and the pain....
Indian Ocean Beach Club South Of Mombasa Could Be Right For You
The Indian Ocean Beach Club is located on a powder white sand beach south of Mombasa, and surrounded by swaying coconut palm groves, and old baobabs.
It isnt the kind of hotel that is all too popular nowadays, all singing all dancing, disco, high rise, bland, huge, the could be anywhere type of place.
The Indian Ocean Beach Club has been built to attract honeymooners, and romantics, and to recreate a sadly bygone age where service and opulence reigned.
To an extent, they have succeeded,...
Indian Ocean Lodge Seychelles
The Indian Ocean Lodge is situated on the west coast of Praslin, and the hotel stands on a prime site on Grand Anse, the island's longest beach. The hotel nestles amongst mature Takamaka trees and colourful tropical plants just a few steps from the sea. The 32 rooms are arranged in eight separate units.
Whilst we loved the Indian Ocean Lodge Seychelles on the island of Praslin, you have to be careful when you visit. From May until December because of the prevailing wind you may find the...
Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel
When you stay in the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel room with a harbour view, then you get a harbour view with a vengeance. I had forgotten how beautiful it all was, until at ten o'clock at night the baggage porter pressed the automatic button to open the curtains, and there the full majesty of night time Hong Kong island Wanchai district was exposed to us.
Wakening in the morning the first thing we did was to sit up in bed as the curtains slowly opened, and we saw the busy harbour, boats, junks,...
La Residence Des Cascades Soma Bay, Egypt
We had an idea we might be on to a good thing with La Residence des Cascades after we got off the flight in Hurghada in July 2006.
The flight had not been without incident, involving at least one drunk British youth, and in general terms we were a little concerned as to the quality of our fellow travellers.
Just hoping they would be miles away, but soon after we were greeted by a 'man with a board' and take to a large vehicle to transport us, and we were given ice cold towels, and fresh...
Long Bay Beach Resort And Villas Tortola
We booked at the Long Bay Beach resort a beachfront room which had a beautiful high vaulted wooden ceiling, a very large king sized bed, and a full length sliding glass door, so we had just the most beautiful views, and there was a cosy sun deck for us to sit on. The air conditioning worked well and we werent frozen as we have been in other places, and I cant complain at all about how well we were looked after.
We woke every morning to the sound of the sea, opening the curtains, and seeing...
Marari Beach Resort Kerala For A Vacation
The Marari Beach Resort in Kerala is in a superb, if a touch isolated location on a totally unspoiled beach about an hour south of Cochin. The hotel has been deliberately built to be eco friendly, has wonderful facilities and gorgeous self-contained villas with open-air bathrooms.
If you can, stay in a pool garden villa as this had a walled patio for the pool and sunbeds with lovely plants and creepers against the walls. This gave the pool villas real privacy that they other villas did not...
Marlin Lodge Benguerra Island Mozambique
When you make the decision to go to Marlin Lodge Benguerra Island, Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique, be careful who you tell, because most people still think it is unsafe, and those folk who know anything at all about Mozambique will probably never speak to you again.
You fly into Vilanculos, which is about two hours from Johannesburg with Pelican Air, and it is possible to coincide flight times coming in from Europe on an international flight.
The boat to Marlin Lodge arrives off the beach...
Mexico Vacation Special At Azucar
Azucar is near the small community of Monte Gordo, Veracruz, on Mexico's Costa Esmeralda, bordering the Gulf of Mexico. As a choice for your luxury Mexico vacation, or Mexico Honeymoon, you would be pressed to choose a better destination than this intimate white walled and somewhat minimalistic hotel.
It is quite a long way from Veracruz airport to Azucar, but your vehicle will be airconditioned, and you'll find the unspoiled Mexican towns and scenery fascinating over the two and a half hour...
One Of The Best Guadeloupe And Caribbean Small Retreats Is Le Jardin Malanga
Guadeloupe is shaped like a butterfly, two wings with a small body in between, and the two wings of the island are as different as chalk from cheese. One suffers from mass tourism, and the other is very mountainous.
The mountainous side is called rather strangely Basse-Terre, and at the southern end is a volcano La Soufriere.
Quite high up on the mountain you will find Le Jardin Malanga, a very nice very small Inn type retreat with breathtaking views of the sea. It is somewhat out of the...
The Affordable Caribbean - The Islands Of Les Saintes
The Islands of Les Saintes is part of what I would call the affordable Caribbean.
It is a small group of islands off the south coast of Guadeloupe and is easily reached by ferryboat from Trois-Rivieres, or Pointe-a-Pitre, or alternatively you can fly in if you are feeling flush!!
This main islands in this archipelago consist of Terre-de-Haut, and Terre-de-Bas, which are amongst the most beautiful Caribbean islands. They are very much French, despite being the scene of a dramatic naval battle...
The Hill Club Nuwara Eliya Sri Lanka
If you have a vacation in Sri Lanka, then a trip to Nuwara Eliya which is where the British used to retreat to, for coolness in the summer heat a century ago is essential, , to stay at The Hill Club, because I guarantee you wont find another place like it anywhere in the world.
Nuwara Eliya is over 5000 feet above sea level and visiting there is like going back in time, in fact just getting there is an adventure in itself.
We hired a vehicle, plus driver from our beach side hotel, and...
The Kasbah Agafay Is Just The Most Marvellous Place To Chill Out For A Long Weekend.
The Kasbah Agafay is just the most marvellous place to chill out for a long weekend or even a week. It is situated between olive groves on one side, and the start of the desert on the other, with views of the Atlas mountains.
We stayed in a suite right up at the top under the ramparts, and the views over the mountains were to die for, as for the bathtub, well that was something else altogether!!.
I just loved the antique rugs, high ceilings and log fires, as it does get chilly at night, and...
The Tiny Islands Of Los Roques Off The Coast Of Venezuela
To an increasing number of people who seek isolation, privacy, and exclusivity, the place to go are the tiny Venezuelan islands of Los Roques.
The Venezuelan islands of Los Roques are the most southern islands in the Caribbean, and they are not the easiest place to get to, which is why they are becoming the exclusive hideaway of the rich and famous.
To get there you need to fly from Caracas, in a small plane, probably a ten seater propeller plane, and so you get the chance to clearly see...
Turtle Inn Belize
If you are looking for miles of white sand beaches, a small rustic style inn on the beach, yet with all the luxury amenities you need, PLUS it has to be in The Caribbean, AND it mustnt be mass market, then look no further than The Turtle Inn in Belize. The Turtle Inn offers both privacy and convenience. The palm-roofed cabanas, a beach house, and a bar and restaurant comprise the resort, and there are never more than thirty guests at any one time
The Turtle Inn is owned by Francis Ford...
Visiting The Taj Fisherman's Cove Hotel Chennai India
The Taj Fisherman's Cove gave us a terrific first impression, of cool, calm professionalism when we arrived.
Looking around we were initially impressed by the huge pool with swim up bar, the lush gardens, and our beachfront cabin.
The food was excellent, especially at the beach side restaurant, where the seafood was out of this world.
We were spoiled for choice with the breakfasts, there was food for all nationalities, from The English to Indian, and Japanese, you'd never get bored!!
We...
Why Choose The Saltwhistle Bay Club On Mayreau In The Grenadines
To get to The Saltwhistle Bay Club on Mayreau you fly into Barbados, wait around, then catch a plane to Union Island, and there you are collected by boat.
It can be a long way, so be ready for a less than comfortable local flight from Barbados, and be grateful it is short!! I do feel however that your expectations always rise with the degree of difficulty of accessing your vacation destination
It is the price you pay for classic Caribbean seclusion which is what you get at Saltwhistle Bay....
Why Take A Tobago Vacation
A Tobago vacation is something special, wherever you go, there will be aTobago beach just right for you, and wherever you choose to stay there will be a Tobago resort, Tobago Hotel, or a Tobago villa that is just right for you.
So what will you find when you go to Tobago on your Tobago vacation.
There is no doubt you will find picture postcard beaches with beautiful coral reefs containing some incredible wildlife including Manta Rays and giant Turtles.
Tobago is situated in the South...
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