Tag Archives | Best Luxury Places

A carefully hand-picked selection of some of the best luxury places in the world. From luxury hotels to luxury restaurants to luxury experiences…Here’s where you can find the best the world has to offer…

How Lyon’s Secrets Defeated the Nazis

The Cour des Loges Hotel Review As hotels go, the Cour des Loges didn’t need [...]

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Impeccable dining at The Wing, Hong Kong

Impeccable dining at The Wing, Hong Kong @CathayPacificUK On The Road… Zoom…These pics come straight [...]

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Climbing the dragon’s back in Hong Kong

Climbing the dragon’s back route in Hong Kong w @CathayPacificUK On The Road… Zoom…These pics [...]

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Scarlet taxis: the icons of Hong Kong

Scarlet taxis: the icons of Hong Kong with @CathayPacificUK On The Road… Zoom…These pics come [...]

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Riding the metro in Hong Kong

Riding the metro in Hong Kong On The Road… Zoom…These pics come straight from my [...]

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City lights spring up as night falls in Hong Kong

City lights spring up as night falls in cc @CathayPacificUK @UpperHouse_HKG On The Road… Zoom…These [...]

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A Tea House in Hong Kong

Sipping jasmine tea with crunchy black sesame snacks in a tea house. On The Road… [...]

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The layered peaks of Guilin from the Li River

The layered peaks of Guilin from the Li River. I may never tire of this [...]

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Photo on the Go: The Dragon’s Back on the in Longji, China

The Dragon’s Back on the in Longji, China On The Road… Zoom…These pics come straight [...]

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Photo on the Go: Clouds shifting over karst silhouettes on my first evening in mainland China

Clouds shifting over karst silhouettes on my first evening in mainland China On The Road… [...]

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Photo on the Go: Can you spot the plane through the rain? A sudden storm in Hong Kong just as we were due to take off. The judders, shudders, drops and jumps were a little on the terrifying side but all’s well that ends well I suppose. Back on dry land and quite pleased about it!

Can you spot the plane through the rain? A sudden storm in Hong Kong just [...]

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Photo on the Go: Vibes. The musical outdoor bar at The Mira, #hongkong. No view but leaves overhead and the clouds of the city.

Vibes. The musical outdoor bar at The Mira, #hongkong. No view but leaves overhead and [...]

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Photo on the Go: A sneaky night view of one of my favourite hotels ever: The Savoy, Yangon

A sneaky night view of one of my favourite hotels ever: The Savoy, Yangon On [...]

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Photo on the Go: Ohn noe khauk sue…Or tasty morning noodle soup in Myanmar/ Burma

Ohn noe khauk sue…Or tasty morning noodle soup in Myanmar/ Burma On The Road… Zoom…These [...]

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Photo on the Go: An inadequate photo of the Shwedagon Pagoda. Even more striking than the Taj Mahal. Myanmar/Burma

An inadequate photo of the Shwedagon Pagoda. Even more striking than the Taj Mahal. Myanmar/Burma [...]

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Photo on the Go: Fighting the crowds in Ngapali

Fighting the crowds in Ngapali On The Road… Zoom…These pics come straight from my iPhone [...]

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Photo on the Go: Take ONE business lounge into the airport? Bah, says @cathaypacificuk, with its 3 lounges & counting

Take ONE business lounge into the airport? Bah, says @cathaypacificuk, with its 3 lounges & [...]

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Photo on the Go: Fact of the day: there exactly 400 trillion calories in Afternoon Tea at The Peninsula, Hong Kong. And every single one is worth it

Fact of the day: there exactly 400 trillion calories in Afternoon Tea at The Peninsula, [...]

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Photo on the Go: Staying at the @MetropoleHanoi, where Graham Greene wrote the Quiet American. Feeling inspired.

Staying at the @MetropoleHanoi, where Graham Greene wrote the Quiet American. Feeling inspired. On The [...]

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nsidetravellab at Riviera Maya

Holy Smoke. A Mayan Massage in Mexico

A priest. A still-beating heart. Blood flowing down sacrificial steps until it flooded the ground some 30 metres below.

That’s my first mental image of Mayan culture, the…

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