Carol: The 8kg Solo Explorer, Living Life after 60
The world is experiencing a solo travel movement. Social media channels including Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and Facebook are laden with many solo travel hashtags, as well as other popular tags that...
View ArticlePlantain Bites: With Coriander-Lime & Mint Dipping Sauce
Plantains are a year round delight. They look like bananas, but don’t let their appearance fool you. They are a bit more dense, and are a fantastic vegetable to grill, bake, or fry! Our addiction to...
View ArticleThe Highlands and Isle of Skye – The Land That Time Forgot
Lend us your imagination for a few minutes. Join us around our campfire and let us share our love letter to a land far away whose majestic mountains were shaped by time and in whose misty glens...
View ArticleZanzibar Inspiration: Mango-Passion Fruit Mojito
We hope you love this mojito twist on a drink that had us up dancing into the early hours in Zanzibar! Succulent, sweet, mouth watering…are just a few words we can use to describe the fruit we...
View Article10 Things First Timers Should Know About Cruise Travel
You know the sort of relationship you have with a distant relative where you communicate with each other via the occasional Facebook poke (does anyone still do that?) or random emoji? Well, that’s how...
View ArticleStepping Through History in Zanzibar’s Stone Town
In Stone Town, Zanzibar, we saw a country with a rich history where the past, present and future are locked in a delicate and sometimes uncertain balance. Karibuni! Welcome! STONE TOWN: From our...
View ArticleZanzibar Serena Hotel: An Oasis of Time in Stone Town
In our series on Zanzibar, we take a moment to appreciate the efforts of one local brand, Zanzibar Serena Hotel, to preserve Stone Town’s rich history. “Karibuni!” the tall porter dressed in flowing...
View ArticleAiysha: Challenging Stereotypes in Zanzibar’s Tourism Industry
Traditionally, the tourism industry on the island of Zanzibar is male dominated. However, Aiysha Mohammed is a young Muslim woman who is challenging stereotypes as one of only three certified female...
View ArticleZanzibar Inspiration: Mango-Curried Black Rice
Mango-Curried Rice is the new black…that is when you add in a delicious portion of black rice! We’re taking you to the spice island of Zanzibar with this recipe. After chatting with our friend Aiysha...
View ArticleHakuna Majiwe: Redefining Beach-Chic in Zanzibar
Zanzibar is home to a diverse array of tourist accommodations. The beach-chic Hakuna Majiwe is a promising property that offers access to some of the most famed beaches in Zanzibar. The old saying:...
View ArticleZanzi Resort: A Luxurious Hideaway in Zanzibar
The sky had been grey all morning and for a time, it seemed like our planned dhow cruise to Prison Island (Changuu) would be called off. Eventually the clouds disappeared, the wind stilled and the...
View Article10 “Must Follow” Zanzibar Influencers on Social Media
Numerous studies have established that more of us are relying on social media when planning holidays and trips. The key objective of this post is to provide an information hub for travellers intending...
View ArticlePlantain Poached Egg Inspired By Chef Watson
Food is one of the few things on the planet which everyone has an opinion about (for example, we still can’t agree how to make perfect poached eggs!). Think about it. We all eat and drink and have been...
View ArticleWin a Cognitive Cooking By Chef Watson Cookbook
#EatDiverse with Cognitive Cooking We invite you to tap into your creativity and enter our #EatDiverse Recipe Creation Competition for a chance to win a book on Cognitive Cooking By Chef Watson worth...
View ArticleTaco Rio with Cacao Black Bean Dip – Inspired by Chef Watson
Before we tempt your taste buds with our Rio Taco goodness, we must share that we came across IBM’s new Chef Watson food knowledge database recently and have spent the last week exploring its potential...
View ArticleReconnecting with London through a PlanetPass Walking Tour
We believe that the greatest cities are those that preserve their history but are equally unafraid to evolve. With its eternal ability to be both old and new, London is clearly a city in that category....
View ArticleSeafood Coconut Soup With Plantain Bruschetta & Ginger Pesto
Our exploration of cognitive cooking continues with these two coconut & plantain themed appetiser dishes– inspired by Chef Watson. The tried and tested South Asian and African staple ingredients...
View ArticleSUMMER IS THE NEW WINTER IN LECH, AUSTRIAN ALPS
Winter is coming! But summer is here and so we took a trip to Lech am Arlberg, one of the world’s most exclusive ski regions to find out what summer is like in the Austrian Alps. We immersed ourselves...
View ArticleGrilled Orange Chicken with Mango Salsa
With this final recipe in our #EatDiverse campaign, we leveraged Chef Watson to create our newest Grilled Orange Chicken with Mango Salsa recipe. It was Brazilian lyricist and novelist, Paulo Coelho,...
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