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Have Yourself a Merry Sunny Christmas

Our top winter sun destinations this holiday season

For those of us in the UK living through the greyest days of the year, there could be no greater Christmas gift than a spell in the sun. Everybody needs that vitamin D boost to help them through the darkness of December. Curated by our expert travel team, here we bring you our top five winter sun destinations in the hope they will inspire you and uplift your spirits.

DINAROBIN BEACHCOMBER GOLF RESORT & SPA, MAURITIUS

The Dinarobin Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa is the perfect destination for those looking to melt away those icy winter blues. Sited beside the glittering Indian Ocean on the magnificent Le Morne Peninsula, the hotel boasts a peaceful setting and top-of-the-range all-suite accommodation.

The resort has no fewer than eight first-class restaurants, five swimming pools, a superb spa, an array of free land and water sports and a highly-rated 18-hole golf course (as well as privileged access to two other golf courses on the island.)

Dinarobin Beachcomber: left, main pool; right, Beachfront Junior Suite.

Beyond that, Dinarobin Beachcomber also offers the ideal opportunity for families to unwind this Christmas with…

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Regent Seven Seas Grandeur

Sampling the world in utter luxury

If you’d told me one year ago I’d be raving about a cruise, I wouldn’t have believed you for a second, but a trip onboard the Regent Seven Seas Grandeur changed my mind forever. In the world of luxury cruises, this one is at the very top. For starters, the service is impeccable. With a […]

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Alphonse Island, The Seychelles

A remote paradise in the Indian Ocean

Alphonse Island, a five-star idyl on one of the Seychelles’ most entrancing Outer Islands is possibly the most remote and paradisiac place I’ve ever been to. Situated just south of the equator, Alphonse Island is not just far, but many light-years from the madding crowd. The island has no cars, no TVs and only designated […]

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Abu Dhabi

The Pearl of the Persian Gulf

From morning walks along beaches rich with powder-soft, white sand, to afternoons spent experiencing adrenaline-inducing sports and lazy evenings exploring the abundance of quality restaurants the emirate has to offer, Abu Dhabi is a perfect destination to soak up the sun for a few days when Europe turns cold and grey. You don’t need to […]

Gourmet, Travel

The Menai Strait

by Jeremy Webb

Perched between the foothills of the Snowdonia mountains and the Menai Strait in North Wales we find Aber Falls Distillery. Since it opened its doors in 2017, this artisan distillery has gone from strength to strength earning prestigious awards and an increasing number of appreciative customers. I-M Intelligent Magazine sent Jeremy Webb to find out […]

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Jet Setter Essentials

Despite flight cancellations disrupting travel all over the world, most of us remain determined to make the best out of this new season of freedom. However, most of our travel apparel hasn’t seen much action over the last two years and is probably looking awfully pre-COVID. Our editor Julia Pasarón is a seasoned globetrotter, so […]

Gourmet, Travel

Shallow Sun Club

Michelin star experiences by the pool

Situated in a privileged location on the rooftop terrace of the INNSiDE Calviá Beach by Meliá, Mallorca, Shallow Sun Club presents fresh, poolside-friendly bites by Michelin-starred chef Manuel Berganza to go with a selection of premium cocktails by celebrated mixologist Luca Anastasio. The 2,400 square metres of the new Shallow Sun Club terrace includes a […]

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Istanbul, Capital of Empires

By Lavinia Dickson-Robinson

Istanbul is an incredibly diverse city. Formerly known as Constantinople, it is the largest city in Turkey and the country’s economic, cultural and historic centre. Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus strait, literally cutting the city in two, one side West, the other East. Founded as Byzantion by Megarian colonists in the 7th […]

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A Hundred Colours Of Summer

This is summer in Kitzbühel

Crystal-clear waters against the backdrop of majestic peaks, lush-green alpine pastures and fresh mountain air. This is summer in Kitzbühel. If you think of Kitzbühel as just a ski destination, you’d be very wrong. The Tyrolese resort is as popular in summer as it is in winter. The holiday villages of Reith, Aurach, Jochberg and […]

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Jumby Bay

Possibly the finest resort in the Caribbean

My lack of coordination is alarming. I haven’t ridden a bicycle in years and, despite the apparent assurance that once you learn you never forget, I’m seriously struggling to travel more than a few metres before I have to anchor myself with my toes. The pressure to glide effortlessly along these paths is heightened by […]

Science, Travel

Ground Control To Traveller Tom

Space travel breaks the champagne barrier

Last year we finally sent “tourists” to space. First, it was Sir Richard Branson with Virgin Galactic, who managed to get to the boundary of space (80km up) and then Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin went even further, to the Kármán line (above 100 kilometres), where astronauts get their wings. We are seeing the first steps […]

Conservation, Travel

Sara Gardiner: Homecoming

By Hugh Francis Anderson

In the north-western tip of Zimbabwe, along a 15km private stretch of the Zambezi River, lies Matetsi Victoria Falls, a luxury safari lodge nestled within the 136,000-acre Matetsi Private Game Reserve. Founded by Sara Gardiner and her family in 2016, the award-winning lodge rests just 40km from Victoria Falls and has become renowned for championing […]