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of Truly Enchanting Places
February 2013 Hideaway Report
New Hotel Discoveries in TasmaniaSource: February 2013 Hideaway Report
Tasmania is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. A day rarely passes when I don’t recall my first glimpse of Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park. Read More...
Tags: Hobart, Saffire Freycinet, Tasmania
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
Located 45 minutes north of Hobart, The Agrarian Kitchen cooking school is surrounded by an organic farm that provides most of the produce used during lessons. Read More...
Tags: cooking school, MONA, Tasmania, What to Do
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
Before leaving home, I had read several paeans to the quality of Tasmanian cuisine. I didn’t really know whether to believe them or not, though frankly, I was inclined to be skeptical. I am pleased to report that, on the contrary,... Read More...
Tags: Hobart, Hobart restaurants, Tasmania
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
The Peloponnese, a large and beautiful peninsula connected to the mainland of Greece by a narrow isthmus at Corinth, draws fewer American travelers than the Aegean islands. Read More...
Tags: Aman, Amanzo'e, Greece, Peloponnese
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
The Peloponnese contains some of the most evocative archaeological sites in Greece. The hilltop citadel of Mycenae was at its height from 1600-1100 B.C., and its astonishing Treasury of Atreus boasted the tallest dome in the world for... Read More...
Tags: archeological sites, Greek ruins, Peloponnese
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
On the basis of a recent trip, I dare to suggest that the perils of travel in parts of Mexico can be exaggerated. And if you take some common-sense precautions, you can explore without stumbling into trouble. Aside from a scattering of... Read More...
Tags: Acapulco, banyan tree, Mexico
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
Historic Cuernavaca lies 53 miles south of Mexico City. In 1529, Hernan Cortes ordered the construction of a hacienda 28 miles outside of town. This later served as the headquarters of Emiliano Zapata during the Mexican Revolution. Now a... Read More...
Tags: Cuernavaca, Mexico
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
Set on a hilltop outside of Cuernavaca, the Aztec city of Xochicalco sees relatively few visitors, and we had the city’s pyramids, plazas, palaces and ball courts almost entirely to ourselves. Read More...
Tags: attractions, Aztec astronomy, Brady Museum, Mexico
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
In its Travel Warning of November 20, 2012, the State Department cautions against visits only to certain regions of Mexico, chiefly in the north and especially along the U.S. border. Read More...
Tags: Mexico, safety in Mexico
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
Just as I seek out hideaway hotels, I try to find their maritime equivalent: small luxury cruise ships. In recent years, I have been lucky enough to experience some extraordinary voyages. Here are five vessels that I can heartily... Read More...
Tags: cruises, Hebridean Princess, My Five Favorite, Orion, Safari Quest, Sea Cloud II, Via Australis
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
Discerning visitors to the Galapagos Islands currently have a choice between upscale expedition ships such as the 48-passenger M.V. Eclipse and a yacht or catamaran. But now there is the prospect of a genuinely luxurious small... Read More...
Tags: Galápagos Islands, Silver Galapagos, Silverseas Cruises
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
The British writer Patrick Leigh Fermor is surprisingly unknown in the United States. A few people have heard of his life-defining exploit — the capture of the general commanding Nazi occupying forces in Crete... Read More...
Tags: books, Greece, suggested reading
Source: February 2013 Hideaway Report
At the end of last year, it was announced that the founder of Amanresorts, Adrian Zecha, had bought back the company from its Indian owners, DLF Ltd., for approximately $300 million. Read More...
Tags: Aman, letter from the editor
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