MINDFULNESS One of the positive trends to emerge during pandemic times has been an increased focus on self care. In the travel sphere, experts have noted an uptick in wellness tourism as conscious travellers seek out ways to complement their itineraries with ways to boost spiritual and physical health. OVERWHELMING…
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Fun in the sun – an island vacay in a nutshell. You’ve arrived in paradise, kicked off your shoes and switched into sloth mode in five seconds flat. The madness of your other life is literally a million miles away and that hypnotic hammock under the palms is calling your…
As tropical island getaways go,  Maldives has always loomed large in my imagination.  Think over-water bungalows, crushing sunsets and that luminescent ocean, a glorious distraction that commands attention every second of the day. Maldives is everything you’ve dreamed of, and more. THE PRETTIEST ARCHIPELAGO IN THE WORLD Located south-west of…
INSPIRATIONAL INTERVIEW~ TRACEY BOLTON, SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR THE BANYAN TREE GROUPâs ILHA CALDEIRA ULTRA LUXURY PRIVATE ISLAND IN MOZAMBIQUE âI have a philosophy that as long as you give 100% to anything you set your mind on you will succeed. Attitude is everything!â – Tracey Bolton CTDiva: It…
When it comes to the quintessential safari, thereâs only Africa, and in the southern realm of the continent Botswana reigns supreme. WILDERNESS, UNINTERRUPTED Think beguiling landscapes, staggering bio diversity and vast tracts of virgin wilderness, where thereâs a glorious sense of having it all to yourself. Now more than ever,…
INTO THE BLUE Much has been written about the exquisite natural beauty of the Maldives, all of it true. If I had to say one thing to you before you go it would be to âprepare your eyes for the unimaginable.â As you dream about it, picture a glowing, translucent sea,…
* “Humans canât live without art. It helps you understand the world and be able to live happily. You donât even have to buy it because art is everywhere; itâs in architecture, nature and even your imagination.” – Chalermchai Kositpipat, Thai visual artist and the architect of the White Temple…
“So wake me up when it’s all over…” Â The catchy song in The Choir of Man that could have been my theme tune for 2020, and the way things are going, I may own it for the first quarter of 2021 as well. When Covid-19 grabbed the global spotlight, life…
This info was supplied by Lesley Simpson PR & Communications, the PR representative in South Africa for the Tourism Authority of Thailand. GOOD NEWS! Thailand has fared well during the Covid-19 storm, and is recognised as one of the countries with the most impressive ongoing recovery rate, according to the…
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Travel trends 2021 ~ by Allison Foat
For the serial explorers among us, 2020 felt like the year we stopped going. Covid-19 made its global debut and continues to run interference, scuppering travel plans and forcing the planet to press pause. The new year is barely out of the starting blocks and as people re-think the way…
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