Inspiring Travel Writing from Martin Li: Page 3 of 3
Articles by Martin Li: Page 3 of 3
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Romantic Cruise Through Scotlands Great Glen
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Martin Li
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United Kingdom
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Scottish Highlands
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Great Glen
Boarding Scottish Highlander at her mooring in Inverness I’m immediately struck by her enormous presence. At over 35 metres, this Dutch-built Luxemotor barge is eight times longer than my car. Renovated two years ago, her white-painted living...
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Villars
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Martin Li
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Switzerland
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Swiss Alps
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Villars
"You shouldn’t drink any more water for a few hours," cautions my amiable host Guy as he refills my wine glass with the fine local white. I’m part of a group of revellers enjoying a night-time fondue party at a mountain restaurant which will be...
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Mürren
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Martin Li
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Switzerland
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Berner Oberland
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Murren
When James Bond raced down from the summit of the Schilthorn, Blofeld’s pursuing gunmen sniping at his ski tails, he probably didn’t appreciate he was reluctantly participating in a Swiss tradition that has just celebrated its 60th anniversary....
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Great Scots!
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Martin Li
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United Kingdom
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Southern Scotland
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Glasgow
“There’s an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman . . .” is a phrase that’s launched a thousand jokes. Much has been written about the Englishman and Irishman, but what’s the truth behind the jocular legend of the Scotsman? One stereotype is the...
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Living with Panamas Kuna Indians
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Martin Li
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Panama
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other areas of Panama
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Achutupu
Our De Havilland Twin Otter takes an hour to fly east from Panama City across the width of the isthmus to a remote airstrip on the San Blas coast. When the plane takes off again towards its next stop it leaves us in what could be another world. A...
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Dying Embers of Portugals Traditional Rural Lifestyles
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Martin Li
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Portugal
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Northern Portugal
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Peneda Geres National Park
The road has narrowed to a single track, its surface now rough and bumpy. As our car claws its way up the winding cobbles, the corners become blinder, the drop-offs into the green valley below steeper and more life threatening. We are heading deep...
Reviews by Martin Li: Page 3 of 3
Isle of Eriska | Martin LiIsle of Eriska boutique hotel is situated on a 300-acre private island, guarding the mouth of the glacier-formed Loch Creran. The grand approach involves crossing a causeway over the Atlantic Ocean. The outside of the boutique hotel is a stern grey...-
Pool House Hotel, Wester Ross, Scotland
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Martin Li
Pool House boutiue hotel in Wester Ross is a lavishly romantic hideaway that wins awards for environmental friendliness as well as luxurious pampering. This 300-year-old house was once the home of Osgood Mackenzie, founder of the famous nearby...
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The Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok
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Martin Li
The Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok impresses from the moment you are first engulfed by its cavernous, graceful lobby. Massive white-painted pillars dominate the airy elegance, overlooked by wide galleries reached by a grand sweeping staircase. Guests...
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