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The Victoria & Alfred Hotel

The Victoria & Alfred Hotel is at the heart of Cape Town’s historic waterfront. Back in 1990 the Victoria & Alfred Hotel was the first building to open in Cape Town’s Victoria & Alfred Waterfront development. The hotel was an instant success – in fact it was so inundated with visitors it had to close […]

The Blue Train

The Blue Train is a romantic and luxurious hotel on wheels. This experience is so much more than a train journey. It begins in the arrivals lounge at the station when you join a group of people who are all starting out on an adventure together. This is where you’ll meet your butler, who will […]

South Africa’s Iconic Sights and Luxury Train Journey

Explore the true meaning of luxury with an itinerary that brings together some of South Africa’s most iconic sights and experiences. Lap up the Table Mountain views in Cape Town, savour the gourmet delights of Stellenbosch’s Winelands and step back in time on the magnificent Blue Train, before capping off the adventure with three nights […]

British Columbia and the ‘Bear’ Necessities

BEST TIME TO GO GRIZZLY BEAR WATCHING IN CANADA There are three seasons for seeing grizzly and other bears in Canada. In spring, late April or May, they come out of hibernation and down to lower ground, usually grasslands, to feed and mate. This makes for great viewing from, for example, a boat where you […]

Our Little Gem – Knight Inlet – British Columbia

Knight Inlet Lodge is an Indigenous-owned wildlife viewing destination in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia. In operation since the mid-1990s, The logde brings a wealth of hospitality and wildlife viewing experience, cultural knowledge, and environmental stewardship capability to their operations. The five partner First Nations who now own the Lodge […]

Have a ‘Whale’ of a Time in British Columbia

Just a few tips on where you can see wales in British Columbia There are few sights more thrilling than whales in their natural environment, and the waters off the coast of British Columbia are rich with marine life. British Columbia’s whale-watching vessels take people onto the ocean to spot orcas, humpback whales, grey whales […]