Fine dining at a luxury beach resort in Goa: (Invited Press Visit) W Goa is the jewel in the crown of North Goa’s lovely coast. A one-hour flight from Mumbai and a 90-minute drive from Goa International Airport, it’s a tropical paradise, with an expansive, private coastal setting and breath-taking views overlooking Vagator beach […]
Nilaya Hermitage, Goa, India
Nilaya – an idyllic hotel retreat in the hills of Arpora: This year was my third visit to India. I have slowly fallen in love with this beautiful country (and who wouldn’t?) with its stunning beaches, bustling towns and cities bursting with activity and colour, not to mention the wonderfully hospitable and friendly people. Prior […]
THE Park Hyderabad Hotel – the way to explore India
Exploring India – Hyderabad: Scraping ice off of my car on a typical English frosty morning, my mind is taken back to sitting by a pool in yoga leggings, my toes dabbling in the water, whilst I watched the sun rise over the Hussain Sagar Lake, in Hyderabad, the fourth largest city in India. I […]
THE Park Hotels – A little bit of England in the heart of India.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of THE Park Hotels It is said that when the British left India, nobody told Calcutta. Flying in from Mumbai, over the bright orange, blue and yellow painted houses that hug the perimeter of the airport, flanked by the marshes of the Bengal delta, I wasn’t certain what to expect. This […]
An Introduction to India – Chennai
Whistle-Stop Chennai: India, the second most populous Country in the world, culturally and linguistically diverse with over 1,000 languages is both incredible and intriguing on paper. My first brush came not through visiting but through learning Indian Classical Dance in Malaysia when I was just six years old. My fellow students, all Indian seemed lithe, […]