In the past I have touched upon the growing association between fine dining and luxury holidays and I suppose it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to be able to appreciate the connection. Although some of my best and most memorable gastronomic experiences have be borne out of the bustling market stalls of South East Asia, the back street eateries of Catalonia and the hidden bistros of suburban France I think a grand and rather refined reservation can really set the tone of a luxury holiday and as I so often find, figures as one of the highlights of the entire trip. Europe continues to lead the...

Antigua is perhaps one of the more anonymous luxury holiday destinations within the Caribbean, perhaps when compared to the likes of Barbados, Jamaica or the Bahamas for example; though in my opinion ambiguity breeds exclusivity. This isn’t a place that relies on bright lights and gimmicks but its own inherent charm to lure visitors to its shores. Antigua is situated near to the top of the rasp like arc of islands that forms the Antilles and is neighboured by St Kitts and Nevis to the West and Guadeloupe to the South. Antigua is in fact a twin island nation, with the smaller community of Barbuda...