Travel notes

Places worth giving a full week.

Researched destination guides for longer hotel stays: where the days open out, what to pace slowly, and which kind of base makes the trip feel easier.

London4 min read

London for the week: a city stay with room to breathe

How to turn a London hotel stay into a generous week of riverside walks, galleries, long lunches and neighbourhood days.

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Paris4 min read

Paris, slowly: the neighbourhood version of a full week

A slower Paris guide for travellers who want mornings, markets, museums and hotel time without turning the city into a checklist.

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Warm escapes4 min read

Warm escapes: choosing a resort week that actually restores you

A sun-led guide to choosing the right resort rhythm: pool days, sea access, room comfort and the small details that make a week feel generous.

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Top-rated stays4 min read

Top-rated hotels: how to read reviews for a better week away

A practical luxury guide to choosing hotels by the details reviews reveal: sleep, service, location, breakfast, noise and the feeling after day three.

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Kyoto5 min read

Kyoto, slowly: temples, river light and a week that opens out

A slower Kyoto plan built around Arashiyama mornings, Fushimi afternoons and quiet hotel time between the big sights.

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Madeira4 min read

Madeira without rushing: levadas, sea cliffs and the green interior

A week in Madeira can move from Funchal mornings to mountain paths and Atlantic views without ever feeling like a checklist.

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Cape Town5 min read

Cape Town for a full week: mountain mornings and waterfront evenings

A Cape Town stay shaped around Table Mountain, the V&A Waterfront, coastal drives and hotels that make the city easy.

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Marrakech4 min read

Marrakech in colour: gardens, courtyards and calm behind the doors

A week in Marrakech built around the contrast between Medina energy, garden colour and hotels that give the city room to breathe.

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Maldives5 min read

Maldives, beyond the postcard: choosing the island that fits the week

A luxury Maldives guide for travellers choosing between overwater villas, beach villas, reef life and the quiet theatre of one-island resorts.

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Santorini5 min read

Santorini with space: caldera hotels, quiet villages and golden evenings

A luxury Santorini guide that looks past the sunset rush and focuses on where a full week actually feels good.

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Seychelles4 min read

Seychelles for a slower kind of luxury

A week among Mahé, Praslin and La Digue, where luxury is beach access, granite scenery and enough time not to rush the ferries.

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Amalfi Coast5 min read

Amalfi Coast luxury: cliffs, lemons and hotels worth staying in

A week on the Amalfi Coast works best when the hotel is not just a base, but part of the view, the pace and the pleasure.

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