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Lunugana, Geoffrey Bawa and Channa Daswatte: For the first time my driver is confused.  We’ve navigated Sri Lanka, travelling from Colombo to the North Central district, back down to the South East coast and, despite some precarious climbs and circuitous routes to enable me to see tea plantations and spice gardens along the way, we haven’t… [Continue Reading]

Glorious Goodwood – A Perfect Country Retreat: Chichester, a fine Cathedral City in West Sussex is around 60 miles from London.  A few miles from the City Centre, set in the rolling hills of the South Downs, is Goodwood House and Hotel.  Most of us know Goodwood for sporting events; horse racing, golf and the… [Continue Reading]

Blending Traditional Arabic Architecture with Contemporary Styling – Muscat, Oman: Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman has a wonderful ring to its name.  Like something from the Arabian Nights, I’d imagined bustling souks, fantastic palaces, mosques, and historic fortresses.  All of that is real enough in Muscat but one of the most remarkable things about… [Continue Reading]

Salt Mines and Tunnels in Wieliczka, Poland: The Salt Mine in Wieliczka, just 10 minutes outside of Krakow, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1978, but its regional importance has gone back centuries. It was first formally mined in the 13th century, and has been expanded ever since, supplying a range of… [Continue Reading]

Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka – Sigiriya: A winding spiral metal staircase built into the sheer rock-face is not, for me, a place to try a race to the bottom.  And, at 11am, the sun was already burning,the temperature, even at altitude, in the high 80s.  Nevertheless, behind me the guide was fretting. Hurry, hurry… [Continue Reading]