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The Azara are hardy evergreen shrubs.
Only one species of azara is of much importance from the gardener's standpoint, and this is Azara micro-phylla, an evergreen shrub or small tree which is usually grown in this country as a wall climber. It has the distinct merit that it will thrive on a sunless wall and is very suitable for north aspects. Nevertheless, it will also succeed in sunny positions.
Azara micro-phylla is not absolutely hardy in all parts of the country, and even in the south may...
•Cultivating Asparagus
No vegetable is held in higher esteem than asparagus. The false impression that its cul¬ture involves considerable expense is perhaps the only reason why it is not more exten¬sively grown in small gardens. That such an idea is erroneous is obvious when it is con¬sidered that a well-made bed, properly main¬tained, will yield good crops for a period of twenty years and more. The edible varieties are all descended from Asparagus officinalis. The greenhouse species popularly known as aspara¬gus...
•Growing Azaleas
Azaleas are hardy and half-hardy deciduous and evergreen shrubs.
Azaleas are most conveniently divided into three groups from the gardener's standpoint.
One of these comprises Azalea indica and its many varieties, all best treated as greenhouse pot shrubs, though they may be grown outside in very warm and sheltered places.
These are all evergreen.
The second group consists of the vigorous deciduous azaleas of the Ghent, Mollis, and rustica flore pleno types, which are quite hardy and...
•Cultivating the Astilbe and Aubrietia
The Astilbe are hardy herbaceous and shrubby perennials.
Several species and varieties commonly known as spiraeas are now classed under this heading, including the hybrids with Spirae astilboides, which are very useful for forcing in the cool greenhouse.
In terms of cultivation the astilbes have a universal liking for a deep, moist, rich soil. Astilbe Davidi and Astilbe rivularis in particular are essentially moisture-loving plants. Planting can be carried out in either autumn or spring. Care...
•Cultivating the Aster
The Aster are hardy herbaceous perennials and half-hardy annuals.
The perennial asters may conveniently be considered under four distinct headings.
Dwarf early-flowering kinds derived from such species as Aster Amellus and Aster Thomsoni.
The taller, later-flowering varieties with comparatively large blooms, which have been raised from the North American species Aster Novi Belgii and Aster Novse Anglias, and together with the next group are popularly known as Michaelmas daisies.
The...
•Growing Auricula
Auricula are hardy perennials.
Auriculas belong to the Primula family and are divided into two main types, the show and the alpine. The show type is again subdivided into several classes, the blooms in each class being coated with a dense farina or powder. These varieties are usually grown in pots in cold frames, in order that the delicate film of powder on the leaves and the flowers may not be washed off by rain.
The alpine section differs from the show in the entire absence of farina on the...
•Cultivation of the Aristolochia and Armeria
The Aristolochia are hothouse, greenhouse, and hardy climbing plants.
A diverse race of climbing plants, they are mostly natives of tropical regions. Some of the aristolochias are noted for the extraordinary size and formation of their blooms. The larger flowered varieties, however, all demand a high temperature and extremely careful cul¬ture. Aristolochia gigas and Aristolochia Goldeiana will both flower freely in a temperature of 65 degrees to 70 degrees The most valuable green¬house member...
•The Cultivation of Amaryllis and the Amelanchier
Firstly dealing with the Amaryllis, they are well known hardy bulbous plants.
The belladonna lilies are splendid plants for a warm shrubbery border or for planting in front of warm sheltered south walls, where they may be allowed to establish themselves without fear of fatalities through frost. They must on no account be confused with the greenhouse amaryllis, which would be dealt with under the botanical name of Hippeastrum.
To cultivate the Amaryllis the bulbs should be planted 9 inches...
•Cultivating the Alyssum and the Amaranthus
Firstly the Alyssum which are hardy annuals and perennials.
The annual species, Alyssum maritimum, is one of the most popular edging plants for summer bedding. The perennial kinds, of which Alyssum saxatile may be taken as a type, are useful in the rock garden and also as edgings in the perennial border.
When it comes to cultivation, the annual alyssum will grow in almost any soil and position, though it is seen to the best advantage in full sun and light but not over-rich ground. In heavily...
•Cultivating the Andromeda and Androsace
The Andromeda is a hardy flowering evergreen shrub, and this article will deal with this first.
This used to be quite a large family until the botanists split it up under such names as Oxydendrum, Pieris, Cassiope, and Zenobia, leaving only one species of garden importance under the original name; this is Andromeda polifolia, the Bog Rosemary.
This shrub belongs to the natural order Ericaceae, or heather family, and like most of its kind is a peat lover. It does best in a rather damp peaty...
•Cultivation of the Anagallis and Anchusa
The pimpernels are all of trailing habit, however the annuals are of the simplest culture and are bright showy plants well suited to plant¬ing in the foreground of mixed borders. Modern strains offered in seedsmen's catalogues are a big im¬provement both in habit and in the size and colour of the flowers on the older species. Whilst there are a few strictly perennial in nature, but they can be dismissed as being of little garden value.
To cultivate the Anagallis, the plants will thrive in any...
•Cultivating Alonsoa and Alstroemia
Alonsoa are half-hardy perennials even although they are in fact true perennials. Somewhat strangely the alonsoas are now invariably treated as half-hardy annuals. The plants, which reach from 9 to 18 inches in height, make dense bushes literally smothered with brilliant large-lipped flowers which are produced the whole summer through if remember that spent blooms have to be regularly removed. Surprisingly from a sow¬ing made in August and September pot plants grown on steadily during the...
•Cultivating Acacia and Acanthus Successfully
Acacia are mainly known as greenhouse evergreen flowering shrubs, a greenhouse being necessary in northern European areas.
Some species of the genus Acacia attain the dimensions of moderate trees and are only suit¬able for large conservatories. The dwarfer kinds, however, make splendid pot plants for spring and early summer flowering.
In terms of their cultivation Acacias are amongst the most simply managed of hard-wooded greenhouse plants and will thrive in a winter temperature of 45 degrees...
•Growing the Abelia and the Abutilon
The Abelia is a half-hardy flowering shrub, which is both ever¬green and deciduous.
The abelias are extremely graceful shrubs flowering in late summer and early autumn. The species Abelia chinensis and Abelia Schu-manni are deciduous, while Abelia floribunda and Abelia grandiflora are evergreen. Of these Abelia grandiflora is probably the hardiest.
In terms of cultivating the Abelia, all thrive in a well-drained loamy soil and are not in the least difficult to grow providing they are not...
•Growing Acer And Achillea Successfully
Acer are hardy deciduous trees, and this family contains many well-known ornamental trees such as the common syca¬more and the various maples, including the Japanese kinds with finely divided and brilliantly coloured foliage.
In terms of cultivating these lovely trees the larger maples and syca¬more will thrive in any ordinary garden soil and will not require special treatment. Regular pruning is not necessary, but some thinning or regulation of growth may be required in the case of young...
•Successful Cultivation of Agave and Ageratum
Legend has attributed to Agave americana the character of flowering only once in a hundred years. This erroneous idea is re¬sponsible for the name of the name Century Plant being bestowed on it. Actually Agave americana and its varieties are among the largest in the genus, the flower stem sometimes rising to a height of 20 ft, and more. As a result it takes many years of liberal treatment to enable the plant to gain sufficient strength to bloom. The smaller species make handsome tub plants or...
•Successful Cultivation of Agapanthus and Agathaea
In the more favoured, by this is meant warmer, districts of the southern counties the agapanthuses, or African lilies, are more or less hardy. They will not, however, survive frost, and though splendid plants for growing in ornamental tubs and vases, must be wintered in a frost proof house or shed.
Agapanthuses thrive best in a compost of turfy loam, leaf-mould, well-decayed manure, and river sand in equal parts. March is the most suitable time for potting or for planting out if they are to be...
•Successful Cultivation of Adonis and Aethionemas
Adonis are hardy annuals and perennials with the yellow anemone-like flowers and deli¬cate feathery foliage of the perennial adonis being familiar in many rock gardens and in the forefront of sunny borders. Of the annuals only one species, Adonis aestivalis, which has blood-red flowers, is worthy of attention.
The perennial species delight in a rich loamy soil, but they must also be assured of thorough drainage. They are natural sun lovers and are always at their best in an open position, but...
•Cultivating Achimenes and Aconitum Successfully
Achimenes are tuberous-rooted greenhouse perennials.
The numerous hybrids and species of achimenes comprise a race of extremely decorative plants. Neatly staked, they are charming in pots, and their semi-pendant habit makes them particularly adaptable for planting in hanging baskets.
Although achimenes will endure a cool greenhouse temperature during the flowering period, a minimum reading of 60 degrees. must be maintained before that time. It is advisable to start the tubers at intervals of...
•Food Chinese Style
The first thing you would notice if you went out into the villages in China is that vegetables rather than meat predominate in the food offered. Though we in the West think highly of roast beef or a thick steak, meat is a luxury to the Chinese and they prefer it in small quantities, usually pork rather than beef, and cut into small pieces and mixed with the vegetables.
For protein the Chinese depend heavily on the soya bean, which has for this reason been called the cow of the East. Soya-bean...
•Some Chinese Cooking Basic Principles
Chinese cooking is often simple, even for beginners, providing you hold to a few firm rules. The first thing to remember is that prepa¬ration and cooking are separate procedures; all the preliminaries, which in some instances are lengthy and exacting, must be completed before actual cooking begins.
The second rule is that while the cooking is simple, it cannot wait while some ingredient is made ready for the pot. Chinese foods must often be cooked quickly and at very high temperatures. Since...
•Kissing the Blarney Stone
Blarney Castle is not a myth as some might have it. Kissing the Blarney Stone isn’t a myth either, but visiting one and doing the other has been a must for tens of thousands, if not millions of people over the years.
The myth is of course that if you kiss the Blarney Stone, you will have the “gift of the gab” a precious gift meaning you will have mystical powers of persuasion thereafter. Most Irishmen have this power naturally!!
To kiss the Blarney Stone does require considerable effort,...
•An English Castle in Wales
Caernarfon Castle is to be found in North Wales, and is a leftover of the time when the English and the Welsh fought bitterly around seven hundred and thirty years ago.
King Edward I was the fearsome King who was responsible for bringing the welsh to heel, and at that time built so many castles in this part of Wales that it is believed that no other country on this earth has as many castles per square mile. It all began with the Roman garrisons, Norman strongholds, and Anglo Saxon Forts, and...
•A Garden and a Country Hall in Wales
For those who love beautiful gardens, gorgeous views, and country house hotels all in a weekend then you should visit Bodnant Garden in Conwy, and Bodysgallen Hall in Llandudno in North Wales.
There can be few better ways to spend a weekend than this. To start with Bodnant Garden, it is situated above the River Conwy, with a backdrop of the Snowdonia Mountains, and it overlooks one of the loveliest valleys in Wales, so picture perfect to start, before anything else.
For the National Trust to...
•Distillery Hopping in Pursuit of Whisky
Whisky comes from Scotland, and whiskey, spelt with the ‘e’ does not come from Scotland, possibly Ireland but also places like Japan.
As Champagne is to a very specific region of France, and the name is protected by law, the same holds good for whisky. The only genuine, real whisky is found on the native soil in Scotland from her distilleries many of which are renowned around the world.
Contrary to popular belief there are whisky distilleries in the Lowlands, and they can easily be visited in...
•Salisbury Cathedral is a Masterpiece
In Wiltshire some 90 miles southwest of London and not far from Stonehenge lies the city of Salisbury with the most magnificent cathedral, and its quite remarkable 404 feet spire.
Salisbury Cathedral was begun in 1202, and completed in a record thirty eight years., and then towards the end of the century the huge spire was added. This made Salisbury Cathedral at that time the tallest structure in the known world, and still the highest in England.
Looking back through the centuries this was...
•Visiting Shakespeare’s Birthplace
Stratford-Upon-Avon must be one of the most visited places on the tourist trail in England. In the summer it can literally be awash with people, such is the popularity of Shakespeare’s birthplace.
Of course it is little wonder owing to the aura that surrounds William Shakespeare, that this pilgrimage, because of course that is what it is should occur almost on a daily basis.
What people need to understand is that the attractiveness of Stratford –Upon-Avon is not a recent occurrence. It was...
•Britain’s Finest Georgian City
Mention the word Bath, in terms of a city, and almost everyone knows about it. The question is how much do they know about it, and have they ever visited.
Bath has been a spa destination for many centuries, in fact ever since the ancient Romans discovered there were hot water springs here, and nowhere else in England.
Insofar as the English themselves were concerned bath became fashionable during the reign of Queen Anne, who rediscovered that the waters here were therapeutic around...
•A Cathedral in England’s Smallest City
Wells as a place in England can be confusing. If you live in East Anglia you will associate the name with a small fishing port on the north Norfolk Coast, much loved by sailors. However when it comes to England’s smallest city, and a fantastic cathedral, because never forget that what defines a city from a town is the presence of a cathedral, and in this instance we are talking about Wells in Somerset in England, some one hundred and twenty miles south west of London.
The Cathedral City of...
•Do You Enjoy a Slice of Toast
If one were to define toast, then it would be sliced bread which has been browned to a certain degree by exposure to dry heat. Toasting obviously warms the bread, making it crisp so that it holds topping like butter and jam or marmalade, and as such is an integral part of a peculiarly English breakfast. Indeed some say you have never lived until you are sitting at a breakfast table surrounded by your family on a Sunday, armed with coffee or tea, the Sunday newspapers, and lashings of hot toast...
•Travel Insurance For Elderly People Isn't Impossible
Travel Insurance for Elderly People isn't impossible or even difficult to arrange if you know where to look.
Elderly people love to travel and visit faraway places as much as the young, but they come up against the same old problem which is getting travel insurance. Travel insurance for elderly people has long been a bone of contention. The first question has to be why is holiday insurance for over 60’s so expensive?
The second question that needs answering is what constitutes an elderly...
•A Very Nice Small Fujifilm Digital Camera
The fujifilm digital camera s1000fd is a great camera to use
In fact to give this digital camera its full name is the Fujifilm - finepix 10.0 megapixel digital camera s1000fd.
This small but powerful fujifilm digital camera may look a bit utilitarian, but it handles very much like a small DSLR.
Indeed it is a very attractive option as an ultrazoom digital camera with a budget price.
Fuji with some justification can claim that the s1000fd, which by the way is the replacement for the s700, is...
•Perhaps the Top All Inclusive Romantic Honeymoon Destination in Jamaica
For an all inclusive perfect romantic honeymoon destination. Check out Couples Negril in Jamaica
Boasting itself as the top all inclusive resort in Jamaica, and even the Caribbean, Couples Negril has a lot to live up to, and to be absolutely fair having set itself such exacting standards it works very hard to maintain them.
The top class feeling will start at the airport where you will me met with drinks, and taken the hour’s journey to the resort. Check in formalities are accompanied by...
•A Superb Small Beachfront Hotel on Aruba
Ever thought of Aruba in the Dutch Antilles for your vacation. You need to check out the Golden Tulip Bucuti Beach Resort
Looking for a small hotel, looking for a beachfront vacation, then you need to hear about Aruba, one of the most southerly islands in the Caribbean, part of the Dutch Antilles, and one of the three islands that makes up the ABC Islands. The ABC Islands consists of Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire, and they are located just north of the coast of Venezeula in South America, and...
•Mauritius For a Great Family Vacation Hotel
Mauritius is a great island for a family vacation, and there are plenty of fantastic hotels but check out the Beau Rivage for a great family vacation
Mauritius, and great family vacation are synonymous, always providing you have the money. The Beau Rivage Hotel is a very good example of what is meant by that. This is a very beautiful hotel, almost better than the photographs which isn’t something that can be said very often.
The whole place is quite beautiful, the beach is as good as it...
•A Luxury Family Vacation in Mauritius
If you are looking for a Mauritius Luxury Holiday, especially for a luxury family vacation then check out Le Prince Maurice and you won’t be disappointed.
A Luxury Family Vacation to Mauritius is a dream for many people, and if you choose Le Prince Maurice then you won’t be disappointed. As a family our family vacation idea was in fact La Belle Mare Plage in August 2008. We chose it because they offered us a fantastic deal, but when we arrived at the airport no awaiting vehicle, and although...
•Mexico Vacation Special At Azucar
Azucar is near the small community of Monte Gordo, Veracruz, on Mexico's Costa Esmeralda, bordering the Gulf of Mexico. As a choice for your luxury Mexico vacation, or Mexico Honeymoon, you would be pressed to choose a better destination than this intimate white walled and somewhat minimalistic hotel.
It is quite a long way from Veracruz airport to Azucar, but your vehicle will be airconditioned, and you'll find the unspoiled Mexican towns and scenery fascinating over the two and a half hour...
•How To Treat Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow therapy, is completely dependent on the severity of the injury.
Initially you should start treating tennis elbow by stopping the activity that caused it in the first place.
The sooner that happens the quicker will be the recovery, and the initial measures apart from the rest should be ice, heat, and compression. This combination works extremely well as ice controls swelling, and heat promotes blood flow thus speeding up healing, and it also relieves the tightness and the pain....
•How To Recognize Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow is a very painful condition where the outer or lateral part of the elbow becomes painful and tender.
This is normally as a consequence of overuse or a specific strain, such as over extending the elbow, or put another way, straightening the arm too quickly or with too much force.
As much as anything it is caused by a one handed backhand with poor technique, or the snap caused by coming late to a forehand shot, or a fast service where wrist pronation increases the wrist snap....
•Why Take A Tobago Vacation
A Tobago vacation is something special, wherever you go, there will be aTobago beach just right for you, and wherever you choose to stay there will be a Tobago resort, Tobago Hotel, or a Tobago villa that is just right for you.
So what will you find when you go to Tobago on your Tobago vacation.
There is no doubt you will find picture postcard beaches with beautiful coral reefs containing some incredible wildlife including Manta Rays and giant Turtles.
Tobago is situated in the South...
•Galdessa Camp As Part Of A Camping Kenya Safari
A Camping Kenya safari means a tented camp with no fence or wall, and is a much better part of an in Kenya safari than sleeping in a lodge. Of course in a camp with no fence the animals you have come to see, do come into the camp especially at night. Close encounters with an elephant browsing three feet from your tent is what a camping Kenya safari is all about.
As a family our first experience of an in Kenya safari was at the famous Galdessa Camp in Tsavo East. With two small children and...
•Indian Ocean Lodge Seychelles
The Indian Ocean Lodge is situated on the west coast of Praslin, and the hotel stands on a prime site on Grand Anse, the island's longest beach. The hotel nestles amongst mature Takamaka trees and colourful tropical plants just a few steps from the sea. The 32 rooms are arranged in eight separate units.
Whilst we loved the Indian Ocean Lodge Seychelles on the island of Praslin, you have to be careful when you visit. From May until December because of the prevailing wind you may find the...
•Marlin Lodge Benguerra Island Mozambique
When you make the decision to go to Marlin Lodge Benguerra Island, Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique, be careful who you tell, because most people still think it is unsafe, and those folk who know anything at all about Mozambique will probably never speak to you again.
You fly into Vilanculos, which is about two hours from Johannesburg with Pelican Air, and it is possible to coincide flight times coming in from Europe on an international flight.
The boat to Marlin Lodge arrives off the beach...
•Guludo Beach Lodge In Mozambique
I heard Guludo Beach Lodge once described as “A tropical haven on a deserted beach in northern Mozambique” and that evoked a picture in my mind, and unlike other times, the picture and reality were the same.
To start at the beginning, access to the lodge isn’t easy, with a choice of Dar es Salaam, or Johannesburg as the international arrival. Having experienced the flights out of Dar es Salaam previously when going to Zanzibar I wasn’t in a hurry to repeat that experience, so we flew to Pemba...
•La Residence Des Cascades Soma Bay, Egypt
We had an idea we might be on to a good thing with La Residence des Cascades after we got off the flight in Hurghada in July 2006.
The flight had not been without incident, involving at least one drunk British youth, and in general terms we were a little concerned as to the quality of our fellow travellers.
Just hoping they would be miles away, but soon after we were greeted by a 'man with a board' and take to a large vehicle to transport us, and we were given ice cold towels, and fresh...
•Chapwani Island Zanzibar
If you want to enjoy a small piece of paradise, the idyllic Chapwani Private Island is so delightful you won’t believe it is true. It is a tiny coral island nearly a kilometre long and some 100 metres wide. It's sixteen acres, and it is surrounded by small coves, sandy bays and crystal blue waters, with a beautiful white sand beach running down one side. At low tide you can walk around the entire island exploring the exposed coral and small coves and inlets.
It is only fifteen minutes by...
•Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel
When you stay in the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel room with a harbour view, then you get a harbour view with a vengeance. I had forgotten how beautiful it all was, until at ten o'clock at night the baggage porter pressed the automatic button to open the curtains, and there the full majesty of night time Hong Kong island Wanchai district was exposed to us.
Wakening in the morning the first thing we did was to sit up in bed as the curtains slowly opened, and we saw the busy harbour, boats, junks,...
•Long Bay Beach Resort And Villas Tortola
We booked at the Long Bay Beach resort a beachfront room which had a beautiful high vaulted wooden ceiling, a very large king sized bed, and a full length sliding glass door, so we had just the most beautiful views, and there was a cosy sun deck for us to sit on. The air conditioning worked well and we weren’t frozen as we have been in other places, and I can’t complain at all about how well we were looked after.
We woke every morning to the sound of the sea, opening the curtains, and seeing...
•Turtle Inn Belize
If you are looking for miles of white sand beaches, a small rustic style inn on the beach, yet with all the luxury amenities you need, PLUS it has to be in The Caribbean, AND it mustn’t be mass market, then look no further than The Turtle Inn in Belize. The Turtle Inn offers both privacy and convenience. The palm-roofed cabanas, a beach house, and a bar and restaurant comprise the resort, and there are never more than thirty guests at any one time
The Turtle Inn is owned by Francis Ford...
•Why Choose The Saltwhistle Bay Club On Mayreau In The Grenadines
To get to The Saltwhistle Bay Club on Mayreau you fly into Barbados, wait around, then catch a plane to Union Island, and there you are collected by boat.
It can be a long way, so be ready for a less than comfortable local flight from Barbados, and be grateful it is short!! I do feel however that your expectations always rise with the degree of difficulty of accessing your vacation destination
It is the price you pay for classic Caribbean seclusion which is what you get at Saltwhistle Bay....
•The Hill Club Nuwara Eliya Sri Lanka
If you have a vacation in Sri Lanka, then a trip to Nuwara Eliya which is where the British used to retreat to, for coolness in the summer heat a century ago is essential, , to stay at The Hill Club, because I guarantee you won’t find another place like it anywhere in the world.
Nuwara Eliya is over 5000 feet above sea level and visiting there is like going back in time, in fact just getting there is an adventure in itself.
We hired a vehicle, plus driver from our beach side hotel, and...
•One Of The Best Guadeloupe And Caribbean Small Retreats Is Le Jardin Malanga
Guadeloupe is shaped like a butterfly, two wings with a small body in between, and the two wings of the island are as different as chalk from cheese. One suffers from mass tourism, and the other is very mountainous.
The mountainous side is called rather strangely Basse-Terre, and at the southern end is a volcano La Soufriere.
Quite high up on the mountain you will find Le Jardin Malanga, a very nice very small Inn type retreat with breathtaking views of the sea. It is somewhat out of the...
•The Tiny Islands Of Los Roques Off The Coast Of Venezuela
To an increasing number of people who seek isolation, privacy, and exclusivity, the place to go are the tiny Venezuelan islands of Los Roques.
The Venezuelan islands of Los Roques are the most southern islands in the Caribbean, and they are not the easiest place to get to, which is why they are becoming the exclusive hideaway of the rich and famous.
To get there you need to fly from Caracas, in a small plane, probably a ten seater propeller plane, and so you get the chance to clearly see...
•The Affordable Caribbean - The Islands Of Les Saintes
The Islands of Les Saintes is part of what I would call the affordable Caribbean.
It is a small group of islands off the south coast of Guadeloupe and is easily reached by ferryboat from Trois-Rivieres, or Pointe-a-Pitre, or alternatively you can fly in if you are feeling flush!!
This main islands in this archipelago consist of Terre-de-Haut, and Terre-de-Bas, which are amongst the most beautiful Caribbean islands. They are very much French, despite being the scene of a dramatic naval battle...
•Amanpulo Pamalican Island In The Philippines
Arrival at Amanpulo in the Philippines actually starts before you ever get there!!
You are taken on arrival at Manila airport to the private Aman lounge prior to boarding the hotels own private twin prop aircraft which flies you directly to the resort. That is some style!!
The first thing that happens on arrival is that you are given the grand tour of the resort, before being taken to your ‘casitta’/banda/villa.
We were lucky enough to have a beach casitta, which stood only a short path...
•Hemingways At Watamu Malindi
Hemingways is a 74 room resort Hotel overlooking the stunning beach of Watamu Marine Park, 20 miles south of Malindi and 60 miles north of Mombasa.
The hotel has a distinctive exclusive, and sophisticated feel about it and is definitely for the more discerning traveller seeking quality, and peace and quiet. You won’t find much entertainment in the evenings apart from live lounge music in the restaurant twice a week and a snake charmer on one occasion in the bar.
This is a privately owned...
•The Kasbah Agafay Is Just The Most Marvellous Place To Chill Out For A Long Weekend.
The Kasbah Agafay is just the most marvellous place to chill out for a long weekend or even a week. It is situated between olive groves on one side, and the start of the desert on the other, with views of the Atlas mountains.
We stayed in a suite right up at the top under the ramparts, and the views over the mountains were to die for, as for the bathtub, well that was something else altogether!!.
I just loved the antique rugs, high ceilings and log fires, as it does get chilly at night, and...
•Marari Beach Resort Kerala For A Vacation
The Marari Beach Resort in Kerala is in a superb, if a touch isolated location on a totally unspoiled beach about an hour south of Cochin. The hotel has been deliberately built to be eco friendly, has wonderful facilities and gorgeous self-contained villas with open-air bathrooms.
If you can, stay in a pool garden villa as this had a walled patio for the pool and sunbeds with lovely plants and creepers against the walls. This gave the pool villas real privacy that they other villas did not...
•Indian Ocean Beach Club South Of Mombasa Could Be Right For You
The Indian Ocean Beach Club is located on a powder white sand beach south of Mombasa, and surrounded by swaying coconut palm groves, and old baobabs.
It isn’t the kind of hotel that is all too popular nowadays, all singing all dancing, disco, high rise, bland, huge, the could be anywhere type of place.
The Indian Ocean Beach Club has been built to attract honeymooners, and romantics, and to recreate a sadly bygone age where service and opulence reigned.
To an extent, they have succeeded,...
•Visiting The Taj Fisherman's Cove Hotel Chennai India
The Taj Fisherman's Cove gave us a terrific first impression, of cool, calm professionalism when we arrived.
Looking around we were initially impressed by the huge pool with swim up bar, the lush gardens, and our beachfront cabin.
The food was excellent, especially at the beach side restaurant, where the seafood was out of this world.
We were spoiled for choice with the breakfasts, there was food for all nationalities, from The English to Indian, and Japanese, you'd never get bored!!
We...
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