By Catriona Rowntree
When Andrew Matthews and Keith Cleur first set their eyes on Daylesford's Holyrood House - known locally as the 'Duchess of Duke Street' - they were immediately attracted to its history and a beautiful, yet somewhat overgrown garden. Historically, the Victorian-era country house was both the first Daylesford property to have electricity connected and Daylesford’s first fine-dining ...
Jarren MacDougall is Chef Concierge at the Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver, on Canada's west coast. Jarren was born in Vancouver but had the opportunity to live in the UK and Ireland for many years. His time away really showed him how special and beautiful Vancouver is. He has worked at the hotel for going-on eight years and has always enjoyed helping people. Working ...
For Guest Traveller Reggie Johnston, when the seed of an idea to travel to Kashmir, India, was first sown in 1975, the concept of a bucket list was unknown. Thanks to an inspirational teacher who, for reasons he still can’t quite fathom, decided to show grade-four students a documentary about floating markets and colonial houseboats ...
As I write to you from Egypt, I’m aware of terrible news coming in from the other side of the country. I’d like to offer my sympathies to all involved, let people know I’m completely safe and far, far away from Sinai. It’s an area that’s been off limits to travellers, sadly, for a very long ...
Hallil Tinaztepe is the Concierge at the Shangri-La Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. He has been a hotelier for 27 years, and lived in Instanbul for 40 years however, only recently did he start working at Shangri-La Bosphorus Istanbul. Hallil was attracted to the hotel by the Asian hospitality culture, its popularity, and its location on the shores of the Bosphorus. Let's take a trip to ...
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