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Two tiny islands, in a world of their ownMay 20, 2011
Looking out across the sea from the Old Government House you get a great view of the tiny islands of Sark and Herm. They’re both lovely and inviting, but what would you do there? General Manager Andrew Chantrell gives you his top tips. Read more...
Witness one of the greatest natural wonders of the worldMay 13, 2011
The Oyster Box Hotel, as the name suggests, is famous for its shellfish. But between May and July every year it attracts visitors interested in a quite different type of marine life – the sardine. The annual Sardine Run, as hotel General Manager Wayne Coetzer explains, is considered the greatest natural predatory show on earth, and for good reason. Read more...
The tale of tea – take a sip of history at Summer LodgeMay 6, 2011
There’s nothing more quintessentially English than “traditional afternoon tea”, and nowhere that evokes the sense of occasion more successfully than Summer Lodge, deep in the heart of the Thomas Hardy’s Wessex. Charles Lotter, the hotel’s General Manager, serves up some tasty historical morsels to whet your appetite for this legendary repast. Read more...
The world’s ultimate gardening event is coming into bloomApril 28, 2011
The Chelsea Flower Show, a four day explosion of colours fragrances, a celebration of all things bright and beautiful, is rapidly approaching (24-28 May). Andrew Pike, General Manager of the nearby The Milestone Hotel, shares some fascinating facts about is the world’s most famous horticultural event. Read more...
Why Europe’s finest sailors abandon the sea in JuneApril 21, 2011
You might think that Geneva, capital of landlocked Switzerland, an unlikely venue for a yacht race – but you’d be wrong! As Jacques Favre, General Manager of the Hotel d’Angleterre, explains, each year the waters of Lake Geneva host one of the world’s most prestigious regattas, the Bol d’Or. Read more...
10 great reasons to visit Cape Town this winterApril 1, 2011
The weather may be a little cooler down here from May to September but Cape Town is hot in lots of other ways over these months. Brett Davidge, Manager of the Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa, gives his top ten tips for great days out at this time of year. Read more...
A taste for Spring in deepest DorsetMarch 25, 2011
Spring has officially started (March 20th) and Executive Head Chef of Summer Lodge, Steve Titman, is in the process of changing the menus to make the very best of the fresh seasonal produce. He’s got some tantalising taste tips, and shares his signature recipe which is especially good at this time of year. Read more...
How a shipwreck and a tycoon put Palm Beach on the mapMarch 18, 2011
Anyone strolling through Palm Beach today, with its fabulous shops, marvellous hotels and well developed amenities, would probably be surprised to learn than the town was only founded 100 years ago! General Manager of the Chesterfield Palm Beach, Francine Boissonneault, gives some intriguing insights into how it came to be created in the first place. Read more...
