Phuket has all the makings of the perfect honeymoon destination; stunning sunsets, beautiful beaches, incredible, fresh food and plenty of ultra-luxury hotels where you can truly retreat, recover from the wedding and start to plan your next chapter together. These are five of the best places to stay in Phuket; luxury destination honeymoon hotels where you…
Emirates First & Business Class, Brisbane International Airport
I regularly travel the Brisbane to Auckland route for work and I almost always fly both ways with Emirates. It is both an excuse to fly on an A380 and I also love the opportunity to really relax in the Emirates First and Business Class Lounge before take off. Andrew Mates Lounge Emirates First and…
5 Incredible Luxury Hotels That Should be on Your Bucket List
Like most people, I get very excited about the thought of staying at a luxury hotel, particularly in a destination that I see on Instagram feeds countless times a day. Being in luxury travel means I have now been fortunate enough to create my own enviable Instagram portfolio of photos, taken during our 5-star stays….
Hiking Among the Clouds Above Interlaken
Although Zurich was my base during a recent stay in Switzerland, the efficient, clean and relatively cheap train services operating around the country made it impossible to pass up the opportunity to take a day trip to Interlaken in search of a hiking adventure. Andrew Mates Interlaken has long been known as the adventure capital of Europe. It…
