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TRAVEL
MILAIDHOO
This November sees the unveiling of
Milaidhoo - a boho boutique resort
comprising 50 thatched villas - each
with its own private swimming pool.
From £871; milaidhoo.com
ANANTARA KIHAVAH
The palatial new Pool Residence villa at
this Baa Atoll resort sleeps nine guests
and houses a private wine cabinet. From
£8,530; kihavah-maldives.anantara.com
SONEVA JANI
Set over a lagoon on the Noonu Atoll,
many of the villas will, excitingly, feature
a slide from the first-floor balcony into
the sea. From £1,189; soneva.com
CAR WITH A BAR Should the
idea of dining cars conjure up
nightmares of sodden sandwiches
and stale pasties, swing by the
'3674' Bar Car on the Venice
Simplon Orient Express. Unveiled
this March, the arrival of the new
carriage happily coincides with a
new cocktail menu and a new lineup
of caviar dishes (belmond.com).
HIGH SPEED Eurostar has made
no secret of its plan to introduce
direct Amsterdam trains from St
Pancras in 2017, but do also keep
an eye out for four-hour services
to Bordeaux, which could soon
be possible thanks to a new highspeed
rail infrastructure in
France (eurostar.com).
ON TOUR Rovos Rail is now
running the much-loved South
African tour train Shongololo
Express. Expect a new observation
car and dining car, and tweaked
itineraries in departures from
Pretoria soon (shongololo.com).
LA DOLCE VITA
Be it scoffing mozzarella in Puglia or crunching on seafood in
Sicily, wine producer Zonin 1821 is now offering a crash course
in Italian gastronomy, with new short foodie tours based out
of its estates across the country. Among the trips on offer, the
brand's Tuscan odyssey sees participants learning to roll porous
pasta in the company of a legendary pasta-making dynasty and
understanding how to wield a cleaver under the tutelage of Italy's
most famous butcher - all interspersed, of course, with abundant
opportunities to try Zonin's wines. From £660, zonin.co.uk
NEW ON
THE RAILS
VENICE SIMPLON ORIENT EXPRESS
WHAT'S NEW IN
THE MALDIVES