Monthly Archives: June 2026

On 7th June 1930, a young Alfred Wainwright – then in his early twenties – went on a day trip to Windermere and decided to climb a nearby hill. The panoramic view from the top transformed his life forever. That summit was Orrest Head, just a short, 15-minute drive from our luxury holiday apartment at […]

Let me tell you about a call I received one July, about four days before a client’s arrival in Mykonos. He had booked a villa through a well-known platform. Magnificent photographs. Strong reviews. Considerable money paid. And then, four days out, the owner rang to say it was not available. Double booking. The platform was […]

A narrowboat holiday might not be everyone’s idea of luxury. But approach with an open-mind and you might be surprised. A number of canal boats nowadays are kitted out to a surprisingly high standard, and it’s perhaps more about the luxury of the lifestyle in any case – the slow pace of life and the […]

I have been doing this since 1999. Twenty-five years. The telephone calls at two in the morning. The villa owner who said no, and then said yes. The yacht that needed a crew change forty-eight hours before departure. The table at the restaurant that had been fully booked for six weeks until it was not. […]

On Portugal’s famed Algarve, the sun shines for over 300 days a year on Victoria Golf Resort and Spa, Managed by Accor. A luxurious hotel, relaxing in extensive grounds, that has been managed by Accor for the past year.  Less than 12 miles east of Faro’s international airport, an easy taxi ride carries guests through […]

Athens is not a city that reveals itself quickly. Mykonos does. You arrive, the light hits you, the sea is there, the island announces itself without reservation. Athens takes longer. The best of it is not on the surface and it is not in the guidebooks, and the people who leave after three days having […]

Kubili House is tucked into a seriously wild corner of South Africa‘s Thornybush Private Game Reserve in the Greater Kruger ecosystem. People who know luxury safari travel have always loved this place. But right now, things are moving fast behind closed doors as the lodge has changed hands. The new owners are keeping the original […]

Most people’s Ibiza starts the same way. A villa somewhere inland, a car, daily trips to the coast, and a drive back each evening. It works. It’s also significantly worse than what happens when the beach is a short walk from where you’re sleeping. That gap matters more than most people account for before booking. […]

In July, the wind at Mykonos arrives every afternoon without announcement and without apology. It comes from the north, it comes with force, and it has been doing this for several thousand years without any particular interest in the plans of the people sailing beneath it. The Greeks call it the Meltemi. Charter brokers, in […]

This August, something remarkable is going to happen over the Mediterranean. On the evening of 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Spain and the western Med, turning a warm summer evening briefly, dramatically, dark. The Balearic Islands — Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera — sit right in its path. They were already […]