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Not Afternoon Tea at OXO Tower

Despite the dull drizzly weather, Globalista’s trip to the OXO Tower was a very enjoyable affair. We were there to sample the new ‘Not Afternoon ... [read more]
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Postcard from… Gorges du Verdon

Globalista has just returned from a magical 36 hours trip to the Gorges du Verdon. Starting as we did from Grasse, you take the Route ... [read more]
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New Globalista Discovery: Restaurant la Guérite, Ile Sainte Marguerite

We've just visited the Restaurant la Guérite on the Ile Sainte Marguerite opposite Cannes and we couldn't recommend it more highly. ... [read more]
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Caroline Phillips on New York

Unless you’re going by private Lear jet, hot-air balloon or in First Class, there can't be a better way to fly to New York than ... [read more]
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Lamu by Caroline Phillips

We fly from Nairobi in a plane that is one up from that used by Le Petit Prince, land at the one-strip airport with a ... [read more]
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Bella Pollen on climbing Kilimanjaro

Before friends suggested climbing it, I had never given Mt. Kilimanjaro a seconds thought, and when I did give it a seconds thought, it was ... [read more]
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Just back from… Berlin

Globalista is just back from having had a perfect weekend in Berlin. Here is our 11 point plan to getting the best out of this ... [read more]
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Carol Drinkwater’s Weekend in Dakar

When I mentioned to a fellow writer in Paris that I was off to Dakar for a long weekend, she assumed I was attending, or ... [read more]
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Just back from… Tangiers

Although direct flights fly on odd days, Tangiers is a wonderful destination for a weekend escape. The city is far more laid back than Marrakech, ... [read more]
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George Butler in Africa – Lagos, Nigeria

It is almost always the case that if you make a plan in West Africa it will change. Having decided to pass straight through Nigeria ... [read more]
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