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The Maldives / Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa / Gili Lankanfushi
Rediscovering the West Coast: a trip down “The American Riviera”
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The Baku Mini-Guide
Baku is booming - it must be one of the few places on earth not plunged into gloom by the economic situation. Grandiose projects abound - the famous Boulevard along the Caspian Sea where oil barons once brushed shoulders with...
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The Maldives / Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa / Gili Lankanfushi
Were winters always like this? Endless, sodden days? Skies collapsing in on our heads? Our capital wrapped in a cloak of wet, freezing, cardboard? I’m sure I remember a different time, not so long ago, when winters were about wooly scarves and beef stews and the thread of a pale linen sun through skeleton trees. English seasons used to have clean edges, a recognizable, if delicate colour palette, but nowadays it’s as though we’ve franchised Farrow and Ball’s “drainpipe” for exclusive all-year-round use. If the light has gone from this country, one can only assume it’s become such a thankless task trying to brighten up Britain, that even the sun has emigrated.
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John Gordon on the Maldives
Whilst Globalista already has a Maldives Report, with so many new openings it was time to rediscover the islands. So coming soon is a Postcard from Bella Pollen on the Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa and on Gili Lankanfushi. And it fell to your intrepid reporter together with Blonde and Baby to experience the LUX*Maldives and Huvafen Fushi.
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Just back from the Aman New Delhi
The Aman in Delhi is currently in the 'Worth a Look' section of Globalista's Report on Delhi but having just come back from staying there, it is decidely one of the Best Hotels in the city and we have amended the Report to reflect this.
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Postcard from Manila
Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, is one of the most colourful and historical cities in Asia. It is home to the walled city of Intramuros, one of the best-preserved medieval cities in the world and proclaimed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Just back from Sri Lanka
There are several different itineraries for first time visitors to Sri Lanka. We chose, and highly recommend, the 8-night tea plantations, beach and the Galle itinerary which served as a wonderful entree into the charms of Sri Lanka.
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Crossing the Gobi Desert / Patrick Hutton
The idea was simple. We travel to the Outer Mongolian city of Altai, buy three Bactrian camels and cross the Gobi Desert to Dalanzadgad. How difficult could that be? In late August we found out.
For more Globalista desert destinations see Dreamy Desert Hotels, Just back from the Amangiri, the Atacama Desert report, the Palm Springs report, the Santa Fe report - or simply type "desert" in the search box on the Globalista homepage
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The Dubai Report
Love it or loathe it, Dubai is the quintessential Arab success story. Visitors often bemoan the absence of Middle Eastern authenticity from their poolside loungers, but it’s worth making the effort to venture outside the five-star comfort zone to see a different side of the city. Where else can you take a helicopter trip over the multibillion-dollar creation of islands known as The World before breakfast, ski after lunch, and have dinner in the dunes?
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The Galle Report
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Galle, or to be more precise the 300-year-old Galle Fort, is the country’s best-preserved colonial town. Three hours by car (in theory – the roads are terrible) or 40 minutes by helicopter from Colombo, this old Dutch port is the stylish bohemian sister to the somewhat stilted capital. Set on a coastline that was ravaged by the 2004 tsunami, the scars are still there but are...
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Best Weekend Party Plans: Istanbul
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Having checked in at your hotel, head for the Egyptian Market where you and your guests can enjoy lunch at Pandeli restaurant. It’s a blue-tiled Istanbul institution at the top level of the Spice Baazar. Follow lunch...