Perched proudly on a rocky headland, Taj Bentota Resort & Spa lets you step straight onto the sand for a quiet early-morning stroll along a stretch of coast affectionately nicknamed the Golden Mile. Roughly 60 kilometres south of Colombo – an easy, picturesque drive down the south-west coast – this sanctuary works its magic the…
In a restored 17th-century merchant’s townhouse on Church Street, Robyn Foyster finds a four-poster bed, a balcony over Galle Fort’s jewellers, a library worth lingering in and a breakfast she’ll never forget: hopper Benedict.
At Kalari Rasayana, in southern Kerala, Ayurveda is practised as medicine rather than spa indulgence, with a doctor guiding every step of your stay.
Part one: Kalari Rasayana
The sign above the entrance says it plainly: leave your world behind. So I took it at its word.
Kalari Rasayana sits in a coconut grove overlooking…
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Updated October 2026 with the latest on Deer Valley's expansion and women's ski clinics for the 2026–27 season.
At Deer Valley Resort, where pristine powder meets five-star service, the story has long centred on world-class skiing. But this iconic Utah resort has carved out a bold new chapter. It has more than doubled in size,…
Robyn Foyster reviews three days in an overwater villa at Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Maldives – from reef sharks and eagle rays beneath the walkway to a sunset dolphin cruise, swimming with nurse sharks and the Sushupti ritual at J Wellness Circle.
by Brooke Hill.
When did you last have a chance to really wonder?
Not wonder what’s for dinner. Or whether you replied to that email. I mean the kind of wondering that happens when you have enough space to let your mind wander somewhere unexpected.
I’ve been thinking about wonder for years.
As…
Water buffalo loll in the middle of the road and humped cattle stand about as though they own it – which, in rural Rajasthan, they largely do – while monkeys watch from the roadside trees. Somewhere on the drive from Udaipur, my husband Jo and I feel the city's clamour fall away. A few hours…
Footprints in the sand share the secrets of this untamed world in Kwazulu Natal’s best private game reserve. This is the first lesson I learn on safari as we head off at dawn in a 12-seater open vehicle in search of recent paw print sightings of the world’s biggest and fastest cat.
Less than 20…