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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Carol Drinkwater’s postcard from Tasmania and its Bay of Fires

During the late 60s, the Labour Premier of Tasmania, the Honourable Eric Reece, nicknamed ‘Electric Eric’, made the observation that ‘tourists come to the state ... [read more]
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The St Barth’s Mini Guide

A small French island in the West Indies, St Barth’s has been called the St Tropez of the Caribbean. The island has a unique charm ... [read more]
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Caroline Phillips’ postcard from Sha Wellness Clinic, near Alicante, Spain

I'm sped from the airport by a James Bond-style driver dressed all in black. He plays New Age dolphin music, the sort that normally goes ... [read more]
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The Fernando de Noronha Mini-Guide

Fernando de Noronha is a group of paradise islands just off the North East coast of Brazil. Consisting of 20 small islands and one larger ... [read more]
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Weekend travel press digest (7-8 May 2010)

The discovery of hidden gems is a common theme that emerges from this weekend's press. From the magical, shifting sands of Aswan in Egypt ... [read more]
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Caroline Phillips postcard from Oyster Bay Hotel, Dar es Salaam, and Zanzibar

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is one of those places dubbed a 'hole'. It's neither particularly old, nor particularly beautiful. But read on because now there's ... [read more]
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Helena Fosh’s postcard from Kamalaya

Set on a hillside, among lush tropical vegetation that leads down to a private beach, Kamalaya is built around a cave where Buddhist monks have ... [read more]
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Weekend travel press digest (6 – 7 February, 2010)

It looks like intrepid travelling is the only way to go this weekend - Robert Adams recounts a six month adventure around Africa with two ... [read more]
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Hotel review: F.X. Mayr Clinic versus Viva Mayr

There is a lively debate as to which of the Mayr Clinics near Klagenfurt in Austria one should visit. So Globalista has been on a ... [read more]
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