Sundowner: Autumn/Winter 2019

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68 53 36 DEAR TRAVELLER Welcome to our autumn/winter 2019 edition of Sundowner. As someone with an insatiable wanderlust, I never need an excuse to board a plane, but should you ever require a reason, I firmly believe that travel broadens the mind. As philosopher and theologian Saint Augustine said: “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” In this issue we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus, while Spain’s cultural jewel, the Prado Museum, turns 200 – both excellent reasons to embark on a cultural odyssey this year. Elsewhere, I recall my Inspiring Expedition to the South Pole; writer and author Sara Wheeler takes an epic road trip in Chile; and this publication’s editor, Alicia Deveney, spotlights the Maldives’ coolest spas. Whether you opt for a tour of Spain’s great art institutions, or want to enjoy the expedition of a lifetime and reach the South Pole, A&K can help you turn your next page. Founder & Co-Chairman Abercrombie & Kent Group Follow me on Instagram @geoffrey_kent Front cover: A desert-adapted elephant in Namibia. Image courtesy of Wilderness Safaris/Teagan Cunniffe Editor: Alicia Deveney Design: Debbie Edkins & Louise Maggs Contributors: Janet Brice, Ianthe Butt, Guy Grant, Geoffrey Kent, Bethan Leyland, Joe Meredith, Jennifer Morris, Mia Aimaro Ogden, Natalie Paris, Penelope Rance, Louise Roddon, Victoria Smith, Nikki Stefanoff, Angelina Villa-Clarke, Sara Wheeler Sundowner is Abercrombie & Kent’s magazine, St George’s House, Ambrose Street, Cheltenham, Glos GL50 3LG. Advertising enquiries to: gbradvertising@abercrombiekent.co.uk CONTENTS AUTUMN/WINTER 2019 6 BUSH TELEGRAPH All the latest from A&K and the wide world of travel 8 INTRODUCING A NEW WAY TO TAILOR-MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY Say hello to customisable wish lists and bite-sized itineraries, helping you to create your perfect journey 10 IN THE KNOW The most exciting hotel openings 12 DUE SOUTH Author Sara Wheeler drives the Carretera Austral in Chilean Patagonia 16 OFF THE BEATEN TRACK Exploring America’s lesser-known neighbourhoods, we meet a few new sweethearts 20 HIT REFRESH Reboot your inner calm in Puglia, advises Mia Aimaro Ogden 24 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BAUHAUS Celebrating the architectural school’s centenary in Tel Aviv 72 28 48 HOURS IN SINGAPORE Spend two days in the Lion City to absorb two centuries of culture 30 CANGGU ATTITUDE Discover why this up and coming resort in Bali is the place you need to be 34 MEET THE GUIDE A&K Egyptologist Ahmed Abul Ella Ali on his love for his country and its secrets 36 BALEARIC HIGH Natalie Paris is ecstatic about the delights of ultra-chic Villa Sonrei, from its hilltop location on Majorca’s north coast 40 OLYMPIC GAINS As it prepares to host two of the world’s biggest sporting events, Japan is pulling out all the stops to impress 24 44 A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE See Spain through new eyes when you tour its finest art galleries, says Penelope Rance 48 GREAT, WHITE, STARK A&K Founder Geoffrey Kent tackles Antarctica’s barren wilderness on one of his Inspiring Expeditions 53 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Join us on safari as we show you where to spot Africa’s most exciting, intriguing, and elusive wildlife 58 FEED THE SOUL Tasmania has reinvented itself as a foodie epicentre. Come and sample all that it has to offer 62 SPAS OF THE SEA We line up the Maldives’ best spa retreats and review their star treatments 66 JORDAN’S ROCK STAR Feel at one with history – and just a bit like Indiana Jones – when you visit the rose-red city of Petra 68 AMAZON ADVENTURE Louise Roddon heads to Peru to experience the wonders of the mighty waterway aboard luxurious riverboat Aria 72 NOT QUITE GOING IT ALONE Independent traveller Bethan Leyland takes an escorted tour of India and discovers the best of both worlds 76 BEHIND THE SCENES A&K can transport you to the world’s most exclusive cinematic locations. And, action! 78 FIVE VILLAS TO BOOK NOW FOR SUMMER 2020 Sumptuous retreats and dream hideouts you’ll want to reserve right away 80 FINDING THE C.U.R.E. With your help, A&K Philanthropy is stocking maternity clinics in the world’s poorest communities abercrombiekent.co.uk | 5
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