Luxury Travel Review  

By Elena del Valle, photos by Gary Cox A white rhino at the Royal Malewane A relaxing corner of our suite’s private outdoor deck at the Royal Malewane When I mention South Africa to people who haven’t been there I get one of two reactions, fear or excitement. Fear because of the country’s reputation for [...]

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By Elena del Valle and photos by Gary Cox A quiet corner at Asara near the reception The Sansibar Cigar and Whiskey Lounge We arrived at Asara Wine Estate and Hotel, a small luxury and gourmet oriented hotel and wine producing property just outside the college city of Stellenbosch in South Africa’s wine region, in [...]

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Article and photos by Josette King This was la dolce vita at its best. Not the Fellini kind with dark-of-night Vespa races through the streets of Rome and impromptu dips in Bernini fountains but a leisurely discovery of the famed cultural and natural wonders of Tuscany. Our recent journey into the sweet life began in [...]

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Lee Fuller In our family, the inspiration behind a wine tasting usually comes from our very own wine expert, my son Lee Fuller. This latest tasting on a recent afternoon, focused on biodynamic wines of Alsace, was no exception. When it comes to his food supply, Lee is uncompromisingly green. He is also of one [...]

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By Natalie MacLean Natalie MacLean, author, Red, White and Drunk All Over Dinner with wine used to be simple. The rule was white wine with white meat and red wine with red meat. But most of us don’t just eat meat and potatoes or drink claret and chablis these days. With modern fusion cuisine and [...]

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