Unpacked: Tromsø, Hôtel de Crillon, Hatta, Listener Q&A & more with Near & Far Editor, Isabella Craddock
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Hello and welcome back to The Travel Diaries Unpacked, your weekly weekend dose of wanderlust.
Joining me this week is Isabella Craddock, she’s the founder and editor of Near+Far magazine, former editor at Condé Nast Traveller Middle East and the Middle East Academy Chair for The World’s 50 Best Hotels. Raised between Cape Town and the UK, and now based in Dubai, Isabella comes from a family of hoteliers, so you could say that a love of travel and beautiful hotels is quite literally in her blood.
Today, we’re heading north to the Arctic Circle, as Isabella takes us to Tromsø in Norway and shares the extraordinary experience of witnessing the midnight sun.
For my Hotel of the Week, we're swapping Norway for Paris, as I share the details of a very special stay at the iconic Hôtel de Crillon.
We’re also discovering a completely different side of Dubai, as Isabella takes us to the rugged mountains of Hatta and a brand-new luxury glamping retreat.
And we have our listener Q&A.
Destination Recap:
Tromsø, Norway Sommerøy, Norway Alta, Norway Svalbard, Norway Hôtel de Crillon, Paris, France Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France Bar Les Ambassadeurs, Paris, France Bar Hemingway at The Ritz, Paris, France Hatta, Dubai, UAE Caravan by Habitas, Hatta, UAE The Red Sea, Saudi Arabia Kyoto, Japan Vienna, Austria Schloss Fuschl, Salzburg, Austria Moar Gut, Grossarl, Austria AKI Family Resort PLOSE, South Tyrol, Italy
Make sure you check out Near+Far, for lots more inspiration, particularly if you're planning a trip to the Middle East.
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