Taking up the challenge of the century, Hope Spots around the world – from Mauritius to the South African coastline – aim to focus on the dire need...
Where There’s Hope, There’s Life
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When tomorrow never comes
November is a bittersweet time of year. I get the usual yearning to return to Mauritius (my body knows when it’s time to recharge), but it’s also a...
Eat, Play, Love
Switzerland in early spring is very different to midwinter, when temperatures are well below zero. As one of the international journalists invited...
11 wellness practices from Africa to Asia
Join in The Lux Collective's wellness programme this Global Wellness Day. Follow one of the participating resort's activities on their IGTV channel...
Singita
You can contribute to conservation and community throughout Africa by participating in any number of Singita initiatives, or by simply travelling...
Just do it!
Find inner peace at one of these luxury lodges in Botswana
When you want to stop the world, sometimes the universe obliges. Debbie Hathway discovered this in Botswana. Published in Business Day Wanted The...
Travel Tuesdays: Bush Holiday Specials
The restrictions on movement, never mind life in general, imposed by the coronavirus pandemic must give new meaning to the term ‘itchy feet’....
Playing in paradise
There’s something about working out in the elements that changes the experience entirely. Whether the occasion is road running, trailing, mountain...
The way they make me feel
Debbie Hathway discovers that the ingredients of a true spa experience lie as much in the intuition of the therapist as they do in the connection to...
Tracing tales
Debbie Hathway reflects on an indelible experience near Athens to celebrate a literary icon and launch some special new writing instruments....
Age of Discovery shines light into the gloom
International business and academic leaders have praised Age of Discovery for its readability and vision, its challenge and inspiration. It’s an award winner, no doubt, that will engage readers from cover to cover.
Turtles in Mozambique protected
It's been three years since I flew in a glass-bottomed helicopter from Maputo hoping to see turtles at White Pearl Resorts at Ponta Mamoli in...
Le Bristol Paris promises magical spoils
A visit to the award-winning Le Bristol Paris hotel is unforgettable any time of year. "Passion cannot be learned — no certificate can attest to its...
Mauritius: four corners in four days
Published in Wanted 06 February 2017 An unforgettable island holiday, from marine reserves to world heritage sites. Tell a Mauritian resident you...
Mauritian tourism takes off
Published in Sawubona November 2016 Tourists bound for Mauritius in the first semester of 2016 have increased by 9,9% in comparison to the same...
A taste for travel
Published in Financial Mail Travel - November 2016 As told to Debbie Hathway. Credited with elevating Indian cuisine to an epicurean experience,...
Experience the charm of Oldenburg Vineyards
Sometimes I try to remember LBW. That’s Life Before Wine. Not Leg Before Wicket. I only really developed an appreciation for it when I moved to the...
Mauritius delivers. You’ll see
DEBBIE HATHWAY is obsessed with a few things that Mauritius delivers – the island lifestyle, Indian cuisine by Michelin-starred chef Vineet Bhatia,...
A SECRET LIFE
Published in Private Edition 33 Le Bristol Paris is all French luxury and refinement, but its history is as rich and intriguing as its guests… Words...
A SENSE OF PLACE
Shangri-La’s recently refurbished Le Touessrok Resort & Spa, located on a part of the Mauritian east coast called Trou d’Eau Douce Bay, makes its mark not only with its trademark Asian influence, but also with its overall presentation. The resort’s natural ambience inspires instant relaxation, but a fresh approach to its interior design and the introduction of the transformational Ayurvedic treatments at the CHI spa are just two of the features designed to cast magic very rapidly.
Life in a Celebrity Slipstream
Published in Private Edition 31, 30 March 2016 The name may be fictitious but Shangri-La means serenity and service. If you’re in hospitality,...
Natural Barometer
Published in Private Edition 30, November 2015 There is an enchanting wildlife reserve, a little larger than Singapore, only three hours’ drive from...
Spirit of the East
Wild Coast wanderings remind the writer of the need for time-out.
Journey within
Imagine a sanctuary where the only rules are recommendations and the only goal is to achieve greater mental, emotional and physical wellbeing… By Debbie Hathway