During the first part of our Seychelles trip we decided to visit Praslin, the second island of that Indian Ocean archipelago staying in its very exclusive and multi-awarded luxury resort : the Raffles Praslin. It’s on the North-West part of the island in the stunning Takamaka bay that you can find the Raffles Praslin and its 86 pool villas, nestled right into…
Paris is an interesting place for fine travelers, they have a chance to experiment many kind of luxury: the pure French “chic” at Le Meurice, the art and design at The Raffles Royal Monceau or the contemporary Asian at Shangri-La Paris… And since May 2014 they can also stay in the most hipster hotel of the city, Molitor. Located in…
Shanghai is an amazing city steeped in history with many different districts, plenty of activities and more globally a high propensity to luxury. Indeed we counted dozens of five-star hotels – we chose to stay at Shangri-La Pudong and Mandarin Oriental Shanghai – as well as shopping malls with best fashion brands. If you take into account all green spaces, you…
Flying with Etihad Airways implies a transfer at Abu Dhabi International airport – the company headquarter – where several business & first class lounges can be used to spend a luxury journey. Among them, we can find the airline’s lounge signature: the Etihad Airways Diamond First Class lounge located at ground floor, straight after security checking. The lounge itself is…
Luxury is a concept that can crumble over time, especially if we are used to finest things around the world ; fortunately, some places are able to reboot your own definition of indulgence and that’s the case of the Mandarin Oriental Shanghai, which gave us one of the greatest Wow Factor we ever had. Writing these words I am looking…
Flying from Paris to Asia is a chance to experiment many luxury airlines with first class low rates such as Emirates, Qatar Airways or Etihad Airways. For a trip to Shanghai we decided to choose the Etihad Airways first class – called Diamond First – with a stop at Abu Dhabi, a 15-hour journey that allows us to try the…
Spring climate is very pleasant in Southern France, especially on Cote d’Azur ; that’s why we decided to spend a couple of days in Cannes, one of the most luxurious french spots staying in a gorgeous five-star hotel – the Majestic Cannes Barriere – located straight on the beach at walking distance of all touring points. And what a luck,…
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