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Onomichi Honshu/Setouchi Retreat by Onko Chishin Matsuyama/Enowa Yufuin, Japan - off-the-beaten-path Japan luxury hotels
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Where to stay in style on a second trip to lesser-known Japan

Luxury hotels on a Japan journey through Kyushu, Shikoku & unknown Honshu: Here is the information on which luxury hotels to choose on a second journey to lesser-known Japan. It is about traveling Kyushu, Shikoku and unknown Honshu. In…
Nagasaki, Kyushu/Matsuyama, Shikoku/Onomichi/Honshu, Japan - off-the-beaten-path Japan itinerar
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A second trip to Japan, a 24-day off-the-beaten-path itinerary

Where to go in Japan as second-timers who are into travel in style:  Have you done Japan's (Extended) Golden Triangle/Route already, and are you looking for an off-the-beaten-path itinerary for a second visit? Here I may provide some advice,…
Perth/Francois Peron National Park - Western Australia itinerary
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A 4-week Western Australia itinerary – in style whenever possible

A road trip from Exmouth to Esperance with best hotels, restaurants & activities en route: After long thinking on where the second Australia trip of my husband and me should go, we chose Western Australia. On our first Oceania exploration…
Vicenza & Euganean Hills, Veneto/Italy - Veneto itinerary
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A 10-day Veneto itinerary (plus Piedmont & Swiss southeast) for a stay in style

A road trip through northern Italy with luxury hotels & (Michelin) fine-dining restaurants plus a side trip to the Swiss Alps: One of this year's trips brought my husband and me again to northern Italy, a regular spot for us lately. We…
Acropolis/Hotel Xenodocheio Milos/Restaurant CTC Urban Gastronomy, all in Athens/Greece - best hotel & restaurants Athens
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A short stay in Athens/Greece in style – PART IV, end point of a Peloponnese trip

Where to go in Greece's capital for a conveniently located luxury hotel & nearby Michelin (starred) restaurants: When traveling the Peloponnese and using Athens' airport, you cannot help but visiting Greece's capital too. At least if you…
Hotel The Westin Resort Costa Navarino/Hotel Manna Arcadia, Peloponnes/Greece - best hotels Peloponnese Arcadia
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14 days on the road in the Peloponnese/Greece and a short stay in Athens in style – PART III “West Finger & Palm”

A Peloponnese itinerary with its “Fingers”, “Palm” & 3 days in Greece’s capital with best hotels & restaurants – "Ring Finger", Olympia & Arcadia: This is part three of a voyage on the "Peloponnese Hand". Let your left…
Hotel Kinsterna Monemvasia/Hotel Aria Estate Mani, Peloponnese/Greece - best hotels Peloponnese Fingers
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14 days on the road in the Peloponnese/Greece and a short stay in Athens in style – PART II “East & Mani Fingers”

A Peloponnese itinerary including its “Fingers”, “Palm” & 3 days in Greece’s capital with best hotels & restaurants – "Index & Middle Finger": Now it is about two more "Fingers of the Peloponnese Hand"! In this context…
Naflipo/Epidaurus, Peloponnese/Greece - Peloponnese itinerary
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14 days on the road in the Peloponnese/Greece and a short stay in Athens in style – PART I outline & “Thumb”

A Peloponnese itinerary including its "Fingers", "Palm" & 3 days in Greece's capital with best hotels & restaurants - overview & Nafplio/Argolis: Seeking sun and warmth in Europe late October, my husband and I headed to the Peloponnese.…
Langhe south of Alba & Stresa, Lago Maggiore/Piedmont, Italy - Piedmont itinerary
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11 days on the road in the Piedmont & west Switzerland in luxury

An itinerary through Italy's Piedmont with luxury hotels & (Michelin) fine-dining restaurants plus a side trip to the Swiss west: One more trip lead my husband and me to northern Italy, this time to the Piedmont. Regarding the last two…