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Bushmans Kloof – Discover Time Travel In the wonderful Cederberg Mountains

05/03/2026 by .
Sarah Kingdom discovers Bushmans Kloof, a wilderness and wellness retreat in the stunning Cederberg Mountains, that trades drama for beauty, serenity and history.

Sarah Kingdom discovers Bushmans Kloof, a wilderness and wellness retreat in the stunning Cederberg Mountains, that trades drama for beauty, serenity and history.

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Hell Bay Hotel, Bryher, Isles of Scilly

There’s a light, bright New England beach/house-chic to Hell Bay Hotel’s mid-blue clapperboard architecture.

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Andy Mossack reviews the Great Northern Hotel at King's Cross Station, and finds you can't get much closer to the patforms! 

Great Northern Hotel. Discover Railway History in London

My Cubitt room was a masterful use of space. The largest of the three room classes and named after the great man himself, everything in it was compact yet beautifully designed

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Andy Mossack plays with elephants at Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort

Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort. Discover the ultimate playtime with elephants.

The Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort is a luxury all-inclusive retreat perched high up on a ridge overlooking the confluence of the Mekong and Ruak rivers, northern Thailand’s natural border with Myanmar and Laos.

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Talland Bay Hotel. A wonderful giggling surprise in Cornwall

Nothing classic, nothing ordinary, nothing safe. The Talland Bay Hotel is left-field quirky, a giggling surprise around every corner.

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St Ermin's Hotel

St Ermin’s Hotel. Luxuriate in Westminster’s Home of Famous Spies.

Careless talk costs lives. You never know who is sitting next to you, who is listening. For the chilling core of the 20th Century, Second World War to Cold War, St Ermin’s was the cloak-and-dagger hub of international espionage.

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Michael Edwards reviews Hotel Schweizerhof in swanky and beautiful Lucerne

Hotel Schweizerhof. Grandeur in beautiful Lucerne

“Celebrate good times,” sang Kool and the Gang as I enter my spacious dual aspect bedroom.Ornate outsize calligraphy spells out “Celebrate”,

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