Sun Siyam Olhuveli in the Maldives

2 Grand Beach Suite with Pool at Sun Siyam Ulhuveli

Lest I dream… a pipedream or fantasy. Powder white sand, fluttering palm trees and water of a hundred turquoise shades kissing the sky on the horizon as it extends to […]

The Sun Siyam Pasikudah

Sun Siyam Pasikuda Beach

On the eastern coast of Sri Lanka slow tourism is waking up, introducing the inquisitive traveller to pathways less trodden and experiences to engage with real rural life. Once an […]

The 7 Stages of a Bespoke Facial

Vanity Lab London Reception

Sophia Christie checks out the beauty scene, a market saturated in cleansers and creams, super serums and SPFs, Botox, fillers and potions with promises, all in the pursuit of looking good. What’s […]

Luxury Wellness in an Austrian Castle 

Falkensteiner Schlosshotel Velden exterior FMTG

Above me they floated gracefully, striped and slinky in vivid shimmering colours. With fins flapping, they sveltely waltzed between coral, serene and slow, mesmerising me into a meditative state. This […]

A VIVA Cruise on the Rhine

VIVA Cruise ENJOY evening

The sun sparkled on the surface of the Rhine while hill-top castles floated by, swans stared territorially and we relaxed on sun loungers next to tables cradling glasses of chilled […]