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The Complete Guide To: Festive getaways
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Wild about you: Arabella Weir goes on safari with Kenya's Masai
As safaris go, it was fairly luxurious, but for Arabella Weir and family, getting up so close and personal with the magnificent wildlife of Kenya was the real privilege
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The Complete Guide To: Festive getaways
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'When we could see France from Dover, Dad said, "That's where it all begins"'
24-Hour Room Service: Le Case del Borgo Tuscany
The only thing out of place at Le Case del Borgo is the odd ruffled and muddied patch of otherwise manicured lawn – evidence of the wild boars that roam in the surrounding countryside. And what countryside: the main building at del Borgo and its satellite villas and suites enjoy the kind of olive tree-framed perspective across the Ambra valley and the idyllic, rolling hills of Chianti that if the sunrise or sunset is just so, you might shed a tear. It's so handsome, it verges on the ridiculous.
24 Hour-Room Service: Cotswolds88hotel Painswick
Formerly the Painswick Hotel, this beautiful Cotswold stone hideaway was taken over by the interior designer and first-time hotelier Marchella De Angelis in the summer of 2006.
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