This week’s dream
Cocktails on the beach in Grenada
The tiny Caribbean island of Grenada is "ideally proportioned for the lazy traveller", says Vincent Crump in the Sunday Times. Just 20 miles long and 12 miles wide, it contains plenty of "visitor attractions", but you can cover them in... [continued]
Hotel of the week
Royce Hotel, Melbourne
Anyone who has just flown the 25 hours from Britain to Melbourne will need a relaxing place to unwind – and they'll find it at the Royce Hotel, says Mark Rowe in the Independent. This recently refurbished, family-run boutique establishment... [continued]
Getting the flavour of...
Kyoto’s gardens
For lovers of Japanese gardens, there is nowhere quite like the ancient city of Kyoto, says Toby Musgrave in the Daily Telegraph. The seat of the imperial court from 794 to 1868, it is home to 60 exquisite gardens, many... [continued]
Wild Limpopo
A "visionary attempt at ecological co-operation between nations" is unfolding in southern Africa, says Stanley Johnson in the Times. Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa are working together to preserve the wildlife in a vast area straddling their borders, known as... [continued]
Derbyshire’s grand houses
For a small county, Derbyshire has a remarkable number of grand houses, says Anthony Gardner in the Sunday Telegraph – "from the medieval gem of Haddon Hall to the Palladian grandeur of Chatsworth". Many are open to the public during... [continued]
