Sarah Kingdom, Author at A Luxury Travel Blog For those who enjoy the finer things in life... Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:17:08 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Magical Morocco https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2024/07/18/magical-morocco/ https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2024/07/18/magical-morocco/#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:14:11 +0000 https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/?p=200859 The magic of Morocco radiates from its bustling souks, ancient medinas and fortified kasbahs, to its rugged mountains, rolling...

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]]> https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2024/03/08/remembering-leopards/feed/ 19 Top spots to safari in Zambia https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2024/03/01/top-spots-to-safari-in-zambia/ https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2024/03/01/top-spots-to-safari-in-zambia/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:28:21 +0000 https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/?p=196896 Zambia has been my home for more than 30 years now and one of the things I’ve always loved...

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]]> https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2024/02/06/jaipur-experiencing-the-pink-city-of-india/feed/ 10 KAZA – Southern Africa’s conservation wonderland awaits https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/12/09/kaza-southern-africas-conservation-wonderland-awaits/ https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/12/09/kaza-southern-africas-conservation-wonderland-awaits/#comments Sat, 09 Dec 2023 22:21:08 +0000 https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/?p=195807 Welcome to the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), the world’s largest Terrestrial Transfrontier Conservation area with its official tourism...

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]]> https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/12/09/kaza-southern-africas-conservation-wonderland-awaits/feed/ 15 Eswatini – Southern Africa’s hidden gem https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/11/28/eswatini-southern-africas-hidden-gem/ https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/11/28/eswatini-southern-africas-hidden-gem/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2023 21:41:58 +0000 https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/?p=195313 The compact and landlocked nation of Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is Africa’s last absolute monarchy. Travellers have a...

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]]> https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/11/10/bannisters-port-stephens-australia/feed/ 20 Romance in the Warm Heart of Africa https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/10/30/romance-warm-heart-of-africa/ https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/10/30/romance-warm-heart-of-africa/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2023 22:19:19 +0000 https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/?p=194090 Malawi might not be at the top of your list when thinking of romantic holidays, weddings or honeymoons, but...

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]]> https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/10/30/romance-warm-heart-of-africa/feed/ 24 Malawi’s magical Lake of Stars https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/07/19/lake-of-stars-malawi/ https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/07/19/lake-of-stars-malawi/#comments Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:15:11 +0000 https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/?p=191460 Lazing on a palm-fringed sandy beach, with sapphire water stretching out in front of you as far as the eye can see, you could be forgiven for thinking you were on a tropical island somewhere out in the ocean, rather than on the shores of Lake Malawi, hundreds of miles from the nearest coast.

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]]> https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/05/17/botswana-sustainable-safari-destination/feed/ 17 The secret life of Botswana’s zebras https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/05/09/the-secret-life-of-botswanas-zebras/ https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/05/09/the-secret-life-of-botswanas-zebras/#comments Tue, 09 May 2023 12:43:26 +0000 https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/?p=189579 The sun sank low in the sky, and from our chairs around the fire we listened to the sounds of the desert. The eerie calls of jackals filled the air, and the night sky echoed with their yips and howls. One by one stars appeared in the sky overhead, and the jackals became quiet.

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]]> https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/05/09/the-secret-life-of-botswanas-zebras/feed/ 7 Thanda Island – picture perfect paradise in Africa https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/02/11/thanda-island-paradise-in-africa/ https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2023/02/11/thanda-island-paradise-in-africa/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2023 12:14:07 +0000 https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/?p=187091 Our helicopter rose into the sky and the whole of the Indian Ocean seemed to stretch out before us, glistening turquoise. A thirty minute hop away by helicopter, Thanda Island, a tiny teardrop of sand off the east coast of Tanzania, awaited us.

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