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Cliveden: Like Staying at Downton Abbey (ScheckTrek Pick)

What is the relationship between Cliveden House and the American Revolution? Answer: a change in the course of history, the ramifications...

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Tahiti's InterContinental Resort

For many people, Tahiti conjures up images of a tropical paradise. And while that is certainly understandable, the island of Tahiti...

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Paradise Found: Four Seasons Bora Bora

Four Seasons Bora Bora! I couldn’t help thinking of it as Paradise Found. How could it not be the ScheckTrek Pick for French Polynesia? For

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Cape Town and the ScheckTrek Pick: Belmond Mount Nelson

Named by the New York Times and Britain’s Daily Telegraph in 2014 as the best place in the world to visit, you definitely want to see...

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Johannesburg & The ScheckTrek Pick: The Saxon

If you trust Princes William and Harry, Oprah Winfrey, and former President Bill Clinton to know which is the best hotel in Johannesburg,...

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ScheckTrek Pick for Safari: Jamala Madikwe

“I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not happy,” said Ernest Hemingway. It was easy to understand why when we...

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ScheckTrek Pick for the Winelands of South Africa: La Residence (Part 1)

It was only about a year earlier, when staying at a world-class hotel in Paris, that I'd said, "Where hotels are concerned, it will never...

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ScheckTrek Pick for Durban: The Oyster Box

We get it that not everyone makes it to Durban on their first visit to South Africa. But as ours was a four-week journey, it made sense...