Once again the annual Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards have been held at a glittering bash in London celebrating all things to do with luxury holidays, where all the most luxurious and best valued hotels, airlines and tourist boards rubbed shoulders and vied for the ultimate accolade in their area.

As ever, awards were presented based on votes cast by the magazine’s own readers, so marks were awarded for all sorts of things, from family friendliness, location and standard to value for money, quality of food and service. More...

If I mentioned Five Flies or Savoy Cabbage I don’t suppose it would inspire you too much but along with Bravado, Magica Roma and Salty Sea Dog to mention but a tiny percent, they form the long list of quality restaurants to be found in and around Cape Town, South Africa

Such is the competition in the area that restaurateurs are being aggressively creative with their marketing in addition to coming up with the goods on the plate.
I’ve had a look at just a few of the menus and can hardly wait to go on a gastro-tour of the region; of course I can also bank on not falling out with my bank manager too as dining out in South Africa is not the sport of kings but superbly affordable.More...

Throughout the Destinology programme you will find on offer many exclusive transfer options from Seaplanes to Limmo’s, Helicopters to Bentleys but One&Only Cape Town seem to have taken this concept to a whole new level.

A performers car
The addition of the Maybach Zeppelin 62 S (successor to the original 1930’s Maybach Zeppelin) is the epitome of high-end luxury saloon transport and is being built on a 100 worldwide limited edition basis.

Ultimately stylish and elegant it features jaw-dropping capabilities under the bonnet too with a 6.0-litre V12 biturbo power unit further refined by Mercedes-AMG delivering 471 kW/640 hp (+ 28 hp) and an electronically limited peak torque of 1000 Newton metres; it completes the 0 - 100 km/h sprint in 5.1 seconds and has a limited top speed of 250 km/h. More...