Inspiring Travel Writing from Joanna Monkhouse: Page 7 of 12
Articles by Joanna Monkhouse: Page 7 of 12
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Hotel Belvedere
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Joanna Monkhouse
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Italy
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Italian Lakes
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Lake Como
Lake Como is one of Italy’s most picturesque areas. Bellagio is a very pretty village on the lake and for that reason is heavily populated by tourists each summer. Hotel Belvedere is set away from the village’s main promenade enabling guests to...
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Grand Hotel Victoria
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Joanna Monkhouse
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Italy
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Italian Riviera
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Menaggio
The Grand Hotel Victoria is the deluxe option in Mennagio, though this doesn’t hold out much hope for the other choices in this pretty lakeside town. The impressive façade of the hotel inspires confidence as do the verdant gardens, but once inside,...
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Hotel Sirmione
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Joanna Monkhouse
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Italy
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Italian Lakes
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Sirmione
As the middle ranker of the Terme di Sirmione triplet of hotels, the 4 star Hotel Sirmione is decorated in a similar vein to the other two, a bit less luxurious than the Grand Hotel Terme and somewhat more so than the Hotel Fonte Boiola. Unlike the...
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Hotel Flaminia
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Joanna Monkhouse
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Italy
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Italian Lakes
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Sirmione
A hotel of two halves, the Hotel Flaminia is one of Sirmione’s most interesting options. From one of the village’s pretty pedestrian squares, the hotel’s sleek modern lobby leads down to a sunbathing platform floating on the lake. Two narrow...
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Grand Hotel Fasano
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Joanna Monkhouse
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Italy
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Italian Lakes
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Brescia
Once the hunting lodge of a branch of the Austrian royalty, the current décor of the Grand Hotel Fasano seems to have been inspired by that era, together with some questionable colour choices and a vast number of religious effigies. The main...
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Auberge Kasbah Derkaoua
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Joanna Monkhouse
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Morocco
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Southern Morocco
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Erfoud
Auberge Kasbah Derkaoua, aka The Desert Inn, aka Chez Michel, is an outpost of nearly 20 years standing. The owner, Michel, is French by birth but Saharan by preference and has created an oasis half an hour’s drive from Erg Chebbi, the huge orange...
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Dar Azawad
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Joanna Monkhouse
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Morocco
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Southern Morocco
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M'hamid
Many visitors to Morocco have a passionate desire to see the desert and there are two major choices where to see it – both are a long day’s drive from Marrakech. The best known is Merzouga, with the admittedly magnificent Erg Chebbi dunes rising...
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La Bergère
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Joanna Monkhouse
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The Netherlands
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Limburg
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Maastricht
Maastricht is one of Europe’s most cosmopolitan cities – not in terms of population but of location. A drop at the bottom of the Netherlands, it is closer to Belgium and Germany in both architecture and attitude. An easy city to spend a couple of...
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Riad Maria
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Joanna Monkhouse
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Morocco
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Southern Morocco
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Merzouga
As locations go, that of Riad Maria is amongst the most spectacular in Morocco. On the very edge of the Sahara, the view from the courtyard of the dunes just a hundred metres away is one that will remain with you long after your stay. One of a...
Reviews by Joanna Monkhouse: Page 7 of 12
Riyad El Cadi | Joanna MonkhouseThe Riyad El Cadi luxury riad is a maze-like collection of rooms, winding staircases and twisting corridors around five courtyards in seven interconnected houses located at the end of three narrow alleys a short walk from Djmaa el Fna. As well as...
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