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Cruising Alaska can challenge sleep The triple theme at Six Senses Fiji is When you stay at Okonjima Bush
patterns with the sun rising at wellness resort meets sustainable living Camp, Namibia, a percentage of
3.30am, but when Consultant-at- meets adventure playground. You can the room rate is donated to the
Large Merilynn Crean got up early choose to drink resort-made kombucha AfriCat Foundation, allowing it
on her Alaskan Dream cruise she tea with every meal and amazing fresh to continue its essential work in
was rewarded with the sight of a seafood, garden greens and herbs while the region on the rehabilitation of
humpback whale breaching the water. you participate in one of the resort’s injured or captured leopards and
The rest of the morning was spent wellness programmes. Try the five-night cheetahs. Safe in your luxury suites
watching whales everywhere, and yogic detox which includes plenty of you can hear the roar of lions as
countless sea otters closer to shore. massage, a wellness health screening and they call to each other in the night.
yoga and meditation.

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Nothing is too much trouble for the staff when you are cruising with Seabourn, In Croatia’s Hrvatasko Zagorje
and service is always delivered with a smile. On a recent Med cruise, helloworld region north of Zagreb lies
Hobsonville’s Carolyn Hedley had an 8am start for an excursion and the evening Varaždin, famous for its 14th-
before ordered a room service breakfast, ticking a lot of boxes as she went. Maybe century castle. While you’re
too many boxes. At the requested time the next morning the waiters turned up with there, stroll the streets as writer
two trays and politely commented, “Ha ha, you have two trays.” Teodora Antunovich did and sample
domestic honey and brandy and
other delicacies in the town square.

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helloworld Tokoroa clients Nathan and Shiloh Unbeknown to many, Phuket’s In Japan, your experiences as a tourist
Handcock were extremely impressed with their recent commercial trade owes its are often more than just interesting,
stay at Nanuku Auberge Resort in Fiji. “It’s a paradise beginnings to the tin industry. The says Mary Buckley, Co-owner of
within a paradise, and from the moment we stepped “Black Gold”, as the locals called helloworld Milford and helloworld
through its doors the attentive and welcoming service it, was a major industry for Phuket Browns Bay. You’ll find vending
we received from the kind and welcoming staff was for centuries, and remained machines everywhere stocked with a
second to none,” they say. “The secluded Seaview a form of currency until the variety of drinks (including beer), food
room where we stayed was tastefully decorated and 1930s. Read more about it in our and even toys. And bullet trains that
included a private outdoor infinity pool with glorious fascinating story by Cathy Munro make it a breeze to see much of the
views of the deep blue Pacific.” of helloworld Te Rapa. country by rail.

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