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Tracie Ruffell
Published by Travelspeak Limited - 020 8944 6050 - www.travelspeak.co.uk
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Travel News
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Bauers Venezia
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Three Pearls in the Oetker Collection
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The World of Belmond
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Gran Designs
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Islands in the Sun
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Luxury River Cruising
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Spotlight on Southern California
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Languid Days & Mellow Nights
Welcome to the latest issue of our regular travel
magazine where we hope to entice you with the
promise of guaranteed sunshine, warm waters and
excellent suggestions for a well-earned break.
We have dedicated five pages of this issue to a spotlight
feature on Southern California. By nature of the territory
and in homage to the great American road tradition our
review follows a trail between Los Angeles and San
Diego in search of the thrills and a few relaxing detours
to suggest a fascinating introduction to the delights of
“SoCal”. We beat the queues with a VIP tour of a
legendary studio in Hollywood, chill out on the coast,
take a jaunt into the desert in the footsteps of ol’ blue
eyes and hopefully we discover what makes Southern
California such an irresistible self-drive experience!
Nearer to home we review the wonderful Bauer
portfolio of hotels in Venice, three gems from the
fabulous Oetker Collection and a quartet of Gran Melia
hotels in Spain’s favourite cities and coastal locations.
For those looking for the ultimate private island retreats
we suggest four contenders ranging from the British
Virgin Islands to the Great Barrier Reef. Continuing the
subject of ideal tropical resorts, we showcase the
legendary Curtain Bluff on Antigua.
For our regular cruising feature we turn our eyes away
from the open seas with a look at luxury river cruising, a
hugely popular option especially along the major
waterways of Europe.
Whether you are looking for a “trip of a lifetime”, a beach
getaway, a luxury city break or just news on some of the
world’s finest hotels and resorts we are sure this issue
will inspire you, so sit back, have a read, then give us a
call to discuss your travel plans.
