Living in Dubai, whenever we travel we look for Forest Schools where Siena can spend a day or two. We saw this one popping up on our socials, and realised we could stay on-site so had to add it in to the start of our trip. It was such a cool stay, and I really look forward to going back. It's a villa built within a forest school on Bolgoda Lake, Sri Lanka. We booked and paid for these two nights ourselves, at the property's standard exclusive-use villa rate. Nobody at Forest

SEAPONT PROMENADE Cape Town has a feeling about it that can't be described! The city oozes life, and it's beauty makes you want to spend every minute out soaking it all in. Every morning in Seapoint, we walked out onto onto the promenade with the sunrise, picking up a coffee and a croissant on the way. It's busy, even at that hour: runners, swimmers, dog walkers, old men on bicycles, prams, a whole city already out and moving. It is an outdoor lifestyle city, and the sooner y

There's a moment on the drive into Oman when the skyscrapers, the high street stores, the hustle, all of it, just disappears. No malls, no logos, nothing recognisable. Just mountains, palm date trees, and towns that feel like they've been quietly getting on with life for a few hundred years. That contrast and the complete change of pace was what we savoured the most. We came for the culture, nature, quiet and food and Nizwa delivered. Here's everything worth knowing if you're

We'd spent the best part of two weeks travelling Sri Lanka the way we usually do: homestays, rice and curry in local eateries , Siena making new best friends with every stray dog. We love every bit of it but sometimes a little splurge s what you need, and that is exactly what Living Heritage Koslanda is for. This is definitely not what we normally spend in Sri Lanka but it was so worth it. The 30-second verdict Living Heritage Koslanda is an eco-luxury retreat tucked into ei