At the Heart of Formula 1 Grand Prix Monaco 2025 – on Explora II
Revel in the ultimate luxury experience when EXPLORA II will be docked at Port Hercule, Monaco, during FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2025.
EXPLORA II, designed to feel like your own private yacht, will give you walking-distance proximity and the opportunity to complement your stay with Grandstand Tickets or Paddock ClubTM, including VIP hospitality – the perfect addition to our onboard European sophistication and service.
Choose Your Ultimate Formula 1® Thrill
Get ready to be inside everything
Formula 1®. Whether that’s seeing heat rise as the cars line up for lights out, or watching every pit stop as they happen. All from your seat right above the team garages, in sight of the start line. It’s not just the view that’s world-class but also the hospitality offer.
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2025
Grandstand tickets – Tribune T2
Tribune T2 Grandstand is ideally located at Monaco Harbour. With a large seating capacity, it enjoys a view of the straight between the exit of the swimming pool and Rascasse corner. Its location opposite the pits also places you in the heart of the action.
Skiing in Switzerland: Experimental Chalet in Verbier
Set amongst the picture-perfect Swiss Alps, this luxurious haven offers a blend of alpine charm and modern sophistication. Some of the 39 mountain-view rooms boast jacuzzis for post-ski soaks.
Plus, recharge in the Spa by Biologique Recherche, featuring three treatment rooms, including one double room, where massages, facials and body treatments await. The relaxation area features a hammam, a sauna, and a cold plunge to enhance muscle recovery after a day of skiing or hiking. Afterwards, you can unwind on the terrace where a jacuzzi will melt away any last bits of tension.
Check out the Experimental Chalet IG for further inspiration.
Hidden Wonders of COLOMBIA: A Luxury Small Group Journey
For those curious to investigate a quite unknown, still exotic and fascinating country, Abercrombie & Kent – one of my most trustable Travel Partner – is taking small groups up to a maximum of 16 people around Colombia, making them:
- discover the natural wonders of Colombia, home to 10 percent of the entire planet’s biodiversity,
- sample homegrown coffee and rum,
- and take in cultural and culinary marvels from Bogota to Cartagena, learning firsthand about Medellín’s inspiring journey to peace along the way.
JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT
- Explore Caño Cristales, dubbed “The River of Five Colours” owing to a natural phenomenon you witness while staying at a tropical forest eco-lodge
- Gaze upon an astonishing collection of 34,000 historic works of art at The Gold Museum in Colombia
- Partake in a stimulating culinary experience that features ancestrally inspired dishes with paired wines at El Cielo Restaurant in Medellín
- Gain insight into Medellín’s incredible journey to peace when you visit Comuna 13 and hear firsthand from locals who lived through troubled times on an A&K-exclusive experience
- Board a private vessel for an unforgettable sunset cruise of Cartagena’s scenic harbour
- Stay at a permaculture mountain lodge, gaining knowledge and insights into the biodiversity all around you
10 DAYS – TRAVELLING OPTIONS:
July 3 – July 12, 2025
August 14 – August 23, 2025
September 18 – September 27, 2025
October 16 – October 25, 2025
I would like to help you make this hot destination off the beaten track a reality!
A Must-Stop destination in Nairobi, Kenya: Karen Blixen Coffee Gardens and Museum
Thinking & Dreaming of a Safari in Kenya?
If that´s your case, please contact me to find out more about this beautiful destination, the multiple options and, I´d be super happy to share with you many tips on where to stay and what to enjoy whilst stopping by in Nairobi.
A favourite place in Nairobi for me when I visited this country a few years back was called KAREN BLIXEN COFFEE GARDEN. The reception at the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and Cottages, Ltd. is the Historic Swedo House which was the original hunting lodge/farmhouse, built between 1906 and 1908 belonging to the famous Out of Africa Blixen family.
It is located approximately half a mile from the Karen Blixen Museum (Bogani House from the film “Out of Africa”) and adjacent to the Karen Golf and Country Club where guests can enjoy a host of leisure activities.
Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and Cottages is a luxury boutique hotel, situated on a historic site in the leafy suburb of Karen, Nairobi. It is the perfect venue to start or finish your African Safari.
Kenya is easily combinable with Tanzania, seeing the gorillas in Rwanda and a bit of R&R at the end either in Zanzibar or the Middle East.
Property Highlight: The Legian, Seminyak, Bali
The Legian Seminyak, Bali is excited to welcome Chef Rueben Davis as our chef in Residence from August to October.
With nearly two decades of experience in the culinary world, Chef Reuben Davis promises to deliver bold and comforting flavours in a series of exceptional dining experiences at The Restaurant at The Legian.
If you are soon travelling to Bali, my recommendation is to check out this restaurant, and possibly stay at this stunning Virtuoso property, The Legian.
As usual, when I book you the Virtuoso amenities will apply and I have a very good contact for the property to ensure you´re well looked after.
Tasmania: Daily Tour to the South-West
One of my friends usually goes to Tasmania for a conference, and being stretched with time, she has never really grasped the opportunity to stay longer in ¨Tassy¨ and visit our most beautiful southern island. When I saw this DAILY TOUR, I thought of her and I thought it might be of interest to you too – in case you also find yourself in Hobart for just a few days.
This 9.5 hour tour will take you to Hastings Cave and Tahune Airwalk in Tasmania’s Far South. Leaving Hobart, you will quickly descend into the beautiful Huon Valley as for a 2 hour journey. Drive through the beautiful winding roads of the Deep South as you stretch your legs at the wooden boat building town of Franklin, before heading to Hastings Caves. After a quick walk through a spectacular cool temperature rainforest, head underground with a specialist guides. They will expertly guide you through the largest dolomite cave open to visitors in Australia. Above all, you will learn about the spectacular stalactites, columns, shawls and stalagmites. Although underground, the cave is spacious with no narrow passages. However, there are 250 stairs with handrails leading you in and out of Hastings Cave.
Following your visit to Hastings Caves, explore more of the Huon Valley as you wind through the countryside toward Tahune Airwalk. After lunch your tour ventures into the forest at Tahune, where you will spend 2 hours exploring the forest. Here you get to walk among the treetops on the Tahune Airwalk – a steel canopy that overlooks the forest floor 30 metres below. Breathe deep as you do a forest walk and be brave as you cross the river on a swinging bridge or alternatively follow the sturdy footpath or relax on the deck overlooking the forest and enjoy a drink or snack from the cafe.
Finally, you can sit back and relax as you make your tour makes its way back to Hobart.
Passel Estate, Margaret River: Nature and Wine Tour, September – March
Following the Margaret River bushfires of 2011, the owners of Passel Estate provided refuge to a family (or Passel) of Western Ringtail Possums that had been displaced by the fires. The possums quickly adapted to their new surrounds and the sanctuary provided by the giant peppermint trees, (Agonis flexuosa).
The owners have since installed two soft-release enclosures alongside the creekline, to enable the successful rehabilitation of more Western Ringtail Possums at the estate, working alongside local conservation groups and guided by the code of practice for wildlife rehabilitation in Western Australia.
They have developed the Nature and Wine Walk experience (available from September to March), which demonstrates their environmental and sustainability practices, which underpin all of endeavours.
Aqua Expeditions x Charles Darwin Foundation
Luxury meets adventure on an extraordinary journey to the Enchanted Islands aboard Aqua Mare. Aqua Expeditions is thrilled to present a one-off 5N itinerary from October 6 – 11 in East Galapagos. Following this, a 7N sailing from October 18 – 25 is the final trip for 2024.
Aqua Mare guests will now have the opportunity to visit Charles Darwin Foundation’s (CDF) Marine Research Centre for a firsthand look at conservation efforts in place to protect Galapagos’ delicate ecosystems. This excursion supplements Aqua Expeditions’ new sustainability partnership with the CDF, which will support efforts to protect the region’s shark population and vital mangrove ecosystems.
Aqua Expeditions voyages across the Galapagos archipelago offer a gateway to a world unlike any other. Brick-red sandy beaches, ancient lava flows, and teeming mangroves are all waiting to be explored. The wildlife that thrives in this pristine ecosystem is as unique as its habitat — from the renowned giant tortoises to the charismatic blue-footed boobies.
When it comes to luxury and adventures, Aqua Expeditions nails it perfectly.
Don´t hesitate to contact me to find out more.
Virtuoso Magazine, Spring Issue
The spring issue of Virtuoso, The Magazine Australia/New Zealand celebrates one of the jewels of Virtuoso’s travel network: our hotel collection – a select group of more than 1,700 rigorously researched, meticulously vetted properties that represent the best in hospitality around the world. If a hotel or resort is “Virtuoso,” as we say, you can be sure it’s more than just a place to lay your head – it’s going to be a conversation starter.