Best UK springtime breaks for seclusion
Honeymooning with baby in the UK and Europe

Hi I'm Helen - I'm an award-winning travel writer and the former deputy editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK). Blonde Almond is a collection of my published work and thoughts about travel. Enjoy... x

World’s greatest hotel pools
Hotel review: La Residencia, Deia, Majorca
Exciting UK hotel openings 2017
Swedish Lapland
World’s most unusual hotels
Indonesia: Gili Islands
Family: Puerto Pollensa, Majorca
Hanging Gardens of Bali, Indonesia
World’s most unusual hotels: Hotel Marqués de Riscal

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