LONDON | Sat May 25, 2013 9:02am IST LONDON (Reuters) – If your idea of a nature hike involves driving an elusive ball over acres of meticulously manicured greens, then bookmark this list of premier putting destinations created with golf enthusiasts in mind, hand-picked by the boutique hotel experts Mr Mrs Smith (www.mrandmrssmith.com). Fore! Reuters [...]

It doesn’t seem all that long ago that friends and Waiheke neighbours Chris Canning and Bryan Mogridge began their winegrowers’ dream to make the definitive wine. It’s the mid-life fantasy of most oenophiles, but these two are no Johnny-come-latelies: Canning founded De Redcliffe Winery and Hotel du Vin in Waikato; Mogridge has held executive roles [...]

If your idea of a nature hike involves driving an elusive ball over acres of meticulously manicured greens, then bookmark this list of premier putting destinations created with golf enthusiasts in mind, hand-picked by the boutique hotel experts Mr Mrs Smith. Fore! Reuters has not endorsed this list: 1. Primland; Virginia, USA Pristine Primland hotel [...]

In the mid-nineties, I was a college student who wore steel-toed boots and flannel shirts that swallowed my frame, and I spent my days in courtyards and coffee shops talking about boys, and philosophy, and the philosophy of boys. In other words, I was the ideal demographic for the 1995 romantic comedy Before Sunrise, in [...]

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I told a winemaker friend of mine I was writing about New Zealand sauvignon blanc this week and his response was not uncommon: “Cat pee on a gooseberry.” But don’t let that turn you off or make you turn the page. Sauvignon blanc is the grape that put New Zealand on the wine map. Other [...]