Notes from the Road
A traveller’s record of places, provisions, and the small companion who now comes along. Read about the author if you’re a curious traveller, or work with me if you mean business.
Featured Stories
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Sanctuary Lodge: Waking Up with Machu Picchu
Why I waited for Belmond Sanctuary Lodge: a birthday beside Machu Picchu, mountain gardens, dining, and the practical value of staying at the gates.
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Leslie Tarlton: The Man Who Taught Safari to Receive Guests
A bed, a bath, a bottle of champagne: how Leslie Tarlton helped turn the African expedition into hospitality—and its equipment into the rituals of safari.
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The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
A different view of Singapore: Marina Bay-facing rooms, octagonal bathroom windows, contemporary art, Colony dining and the spa at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia.
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Park Hotel Sonnenhof
My Park Hotel Sonnenhof review, from breakfast overlooking Vaduz Castle and dinner at Marée to the gardens, individual rooms and spa.
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George Pullman: The Man Who Turned the Train Into a Hotel
Beds, cooks and carefully timed dinners: how George Pullman turned the railway carriage into a hotel and helped shape what travellers expect from first class.
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Sir Henry Lunn: How Winter Became a Holiday
Henry Lunn joined hotels, mountain railways and British club life into a winter world worth travelling for. His son Arnold helped give it a sport.
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The Ritz-Carlton, Bali: The Island I Remembered
Gamelan in the lobby, Indonesian dinners and the ocean beyond Sawangan: my return to a familiar Bali through a newly opened Ritz-Carlton.
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Marquis Los Cabos: mornings by the Sea of Cortez
My Marquis Los Cabos review: ocean-facing rooms, quiet dawns and infinity pools, with Mexican food, art, wine and whale watching beyond the resort.
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Henry Cole: The Man Who Made the World Keep Building Wonders
The ancient world gave travellers a list of wonders. Henry Cole helped give the modern world a reason to keep building new ones.
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Banyan Tree Cabo Marqués: A Villa Above the Pacific
My Banyan Tree Cabo Marqués review: which private-pool villa to choose, cliffside access, restaurants, spa, Pacific sunsets and Acapulco.