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Top Ten Travel Adventures of 2014

March 4, 2015

It’s been a fair few months since I last uploaded a post – the reason being that I’ve been doing an awful lot of globetrotting! Having stayed still for the last couple of weeks (or at least gallivanted closer to home), I’ve finally had the time to compile my top ten travel experiences of 2014. Whether it […]

Top Ten Things to Love at Ham Yard Hotel

July 25, 2014

It was nearly a year and a half ago, on a cold and wintry day, that I stumbled across a big building site in the very heart of Soho, where the streets are small and windy, and it’s very easy to lose your way. From the corner of my eye I spotted the give-away Firmdale […]

Top Ten Things to Love at Taj Falaknuma Palace

June 11, 2014

It’s not very often that I visit a hotel which I think deserves its very own blog. So far, in the history of the Tiny Traveller’s Top Ten, only one hotel has received this honour. However, on a recent trip to Hyderabad, where I stayed at the no-words-or-pictures-do-it-justice Taj Falaknuma Palace, I knew that I had […]

Top Ten Jean-Michel Gathy Designs

May 16, 2014

Hotels, especially those in the luxury bracket, can often be seen as symbolic of a culture at that moment in time, and are buildings, I believe, that are central and relevant to a city, a landscape, and its people. Despite this, and the fact that they are enjoyed by so many, those who design hotels have […]

Top Ten Latest Travel Adventures (France, Scotland & Morocco)

April 19, 2014

The months of February and March took me on many mini travel adventures. So many in fact, that I’ve found it difficult to squeeze in time to write them all down. I’ve visited family in the South of France, spent a sunny weekend in Marrakech, went skiing in Austria and popped up to Scotland for […]

Top Ten London Dating Hotspots

January 28, 2014

One of the many benefits of living in a city like London is that there is always a restaurant, bar or pub that you haven’t been to yet. The vast majority of Londoners have their own version of the ‘list’ – nearly always ambitious and completely unachievable – an eclectic range of the eateries and […]

Top Ten Honeymoon Hotels

November 25, 2013

When my parents got married in the late seventies their honeymoon consisted of several nights at a holiday cottage in rural Wales. Things have changed. Today a honeymoon is seen as a major life event and, for many, a status symbol. This can mean that those starting to plan their own honeymoon can feel pressure […]

Top Ten Hotels in Burma

November 3, 2013

In the last few years, no destination has garnered more press, international interest and increase in tourism than Burma. Until 2010, Aung San Suu Kyi, affectionately known in Burma as ‘The Lady’, asked tourists to stay away from the country so as not to benefit the military junta and its supporters. Following widespread political changes, […]

Top Ten Swimming Pools in London

August 15, 2013

At this time of year everyone seems to be either on holiday, leaving for, or coming back from 10 days of sun, sea and sand somewhere hot. Although everyone’s idea of holiday heaven is different, my perfect getaway consists of great company, beautiful weather and a gorgeous swimming pool to lie by all day long, […]

Top Ten Things to Love at London’s Corinthia Hotel

July 22, 2013

As part of a new series of posts, I am going to be sharing the top ten things I love about some of my favourite hotels around the world. Where better to start than one of my absolute favourite hotels in London, Corinthia. Formally the Hotel Metropole, a home of society balls at the turn […]

Top Ten Places to Party Like Kate Moss

July 3, 2013

Photo courtesy of www.st-tropez.com Sensational supermodel, ‘cocaine Kate’, devoted mother, rock star roadie or glamorous party girl; whatever you think of her there is no denying that Kate Moss has defined what’s hot and what’s not for well over a decade. Where Kate Moss has gone others have followed, and even now, in her state of […]

Top Ten Resorts in the Maldives

June 11, 2013

The most common complaint people have when looking to book a Maldives holiday is that there are just so many resorts. Where to start? Hotel websites all claim to be the best resort, travel agents might want to push you towards certain hotels with whom they have better relationships with, and even supposedly objective review […]

Top Ten Great Gatsby Locations in London

May 28, 2013

If, like me, you were a big fan of Baz Lurhmann’s re-imagining of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, you may now be looking for locations to relive the glamour and the glitz of the roaring twenties with your equally enamoured bon viveurs. Although, at the moment, every hotel, restaurant, bar and even shops, has got in on […]

Top Ten Boutique Hotels in England

May 17, 2013

With a great deal of confusion around what the term ’boutique’ actually means, a boutique hotel can be best defined by what it is not. General consensus in the hotel industry dictates that a boutique hotel never has more than 100 rooms, it is rarely part of a chain (at least not a big one), […]

Top Ten Hotels in Rajasthan

April 28, 2013

One of India’s most beautiful states, Rajasthan, or the ‘land of the kings’, is a dream for any first-time visitor to India. With an endless supply of forts, fairy-tale lakes, tiger-filled forests, grand temples and ancient cities, Rajasthan is a kaleidoscope of bright colours, charming people, delicious food and beautiful landscapes just waiting to be […]