Inspiring Travel Writing from Matt Morley
After a peripatetic educational career around Europe as an aspiring linguist, Matt eventually launched headfirst into the luxury travel industry via Quintessentially in London.
He now works for boutique consultancy firm The Hospitality Partners in Cape Town, specialising in product definition, branding and operations for the travel, hospitality and real estate industries.
He also writes on travel, brands and trends for both the local and international press.
Matt is an advocate of the well-packed day bag: a fail-safe means of ensuring he is ready to stay, or go, at a moments notice.
He now works for boutique consultancy firm The Hospitality Partners in Cape Town, specialising in product definition, branding and operations for the travel, hospitality and real estate industries.
He also writes on travel, brands and trends for both the local and international press.
Matt is an advocate of the well-packed day bag: a fail-safe means of ensuring he is ready to stay, or go, at a moments notice.
Articles by Matt Morley
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A Vision of Cuba Libre?
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Matt Morley
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Cuba
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Havana Region
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Havana
From the top floor terrace of the new 5-star Hotel Saratoga in Havana, guests have a panorama that speaks volumes about the history of Cuba. All around lies a sprawling city of several million inhabitants and the rooftops they call home. These...
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Nicaragua Dreamin’
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Matt Morley
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua, somewhere in Central America, right? Isn't that where the Sandinistas came from? Right both times. Clearly, scoring off-the-beaten track holiday points was never going to be a problem with this trip. Today, the Sandinistas may have...
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Air du Vendôme
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Matt Morley
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France
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Ile-de-France
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Paris
Paris may not be known for its traffic, but believe the constant lamentations of the local media and we should all be heading off to the Bois de Boulogne for a daily promenade sans smog. This may not seem such a bad idea on paper, but anyone who...
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A Capital of the World
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Matt Morley
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Belgium
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Flanders
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Antwerp
The Antwerp Diamond Museum is an 1100 sq m space that tells the story of this most precious of jewels. Diamonds take up to 2billion years to form deep within the earth’s crust (100-200km beneath the surface to be precise). To put that in...
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Barcelona's Boutiques
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Matt Morley
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Spain
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Catalunya
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Barcelona
While the city has a comparatively low-key reputation abroad for its fashion designers, within Spain at least, it has been shouting loudly from the rooftops for several years now. Thanks to a handful of key central arteries, a sensible street...
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Athens: Getting into Greece
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Matt Morley
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Greece
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Mainland Greece
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Athens
Athens is a chaotic beast of a city that occupies a geographical no-man’s land somewhere between Europe and Asia. Countless pockets of overt modernism are waiting to be discovered, while some of the world’s most visually impressive...
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Behind the scenes on Bond Street
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Matt Morley
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United Kingdom
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Greater London
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London
It is hard to imagine for readers today, but the area that is now Old Bond Street was once nothing but swampland and Piccadilly a muddy lane running into it. Sir Thomas Bond was in charge of the finances of the household of Queen Henrietta Maria,...
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One & Only Spas
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Matt Morley
It might have been easier to stay in Europe this summer, but we decided to buck the trend and head off to Dubai and the Maldives to sample some of the world’s most exotic spas. One&Only Kanahura One&Only Kanahura in the Maldives won a...
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Mexico City Chic
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Matt Morley
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Mexico
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Central Mexico
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Mexico City
For some, Mexico City is a no-go area. Crime, pollution, over-crowding and a reputation as little more than a reluctant corporate destination, in PR terms it’s not a good look. Scratch the surface of this oh-so-cautious negativity however, and the...
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Dining in Le Meurice
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Matt Morley
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France
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Ile-de-France
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Paris
Le Meurice is perhaps best known as one of Paris’ most prestigious hotels. This long-standing A-List favourite has associations of refined Louis XVI-style rooms, the best bathrooms in Paris and a perfect location between le Louvre and Place Vendôme...