Our Top Three South Afr...

I like to think that I’m quite a daring person…and always up for a challenge, so when Lara and I started planning our tour of South Africa, I just knew that we had to squeeze in a cage dive with the Great White Sharks (I don’t know what it is about danger… but I seem to hunt it...

The Best of the South A...

 The Last Word Long Beach  Just a scenic 30 minute drive from Cape Town, this is a fabulous six room boutique guest house located right on the beach in the picturesque lobster-fishing village of Kommetjie. This is one of a handful of hideaways where the sea is right on your doorstep...

Discover Dubai & t...

Located on the Crescent of the beautiful Palm Island is the formidable Atlantis Resort, which was my home away from home for eight days this October Half-Term. The Atlantis has been recognised as the Middle East’s Leading Resort of 2010, 2011 and 2012 (as named by the World Travel...

New Zealand’s Bes...

To the Kiwi food and wine lover, ‘Cuisine’ Magazine is our bible, with a tantalizing array of meals and menus on display every alternate month along with wine recommendations and their prestigious NZ Restaurant of the Year Award. This year two of our favourite NZ Winery Restaurants...

Flashback to Georgetown...

As the legendary Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Penang prepares to open its new Victory Annexe in 2013, one of Turquoise’s clients reflects on his former days in Penang in the early 70’s and his fond memories of the E&O. The timeless elegance of this grande dame of Penang dates...

NIYAMA…Explore an...

Taking the usual night out on the town to a completely new level… NIYAMA by Per Aquum, the hottest new resort in the Maldives for 2012, recently opened the world’s first underwater music club. Glass walls encircle the ultra-cool club, providing the perfect post dinner pad for a...