The Olive Harvest
Greece is the home of olive oil. Sun-baked, rugged and wild, its land is characterised by thick, knobbly olive trees – their oil, harvested each autumn and winter, is the local gold. Catch the gold rush for yourself: as a half-day harvest outing at luxury beach resort Costa Navarino in the Peloponnese. Or, on the island of Crete, pair a luxury seaside flop-and-bake with a multi-day authentic harvesting experience.
The Whisky Trail
Misty lochs, peat-scented woods, tartan-drenched hotels – there’s something deliciously old-school and brooding about following Scotland’s malt whisky trail. Chasing the finest drams in Speyside, whose styles range from light and sweet to rich and sherried, is delicious work. The highlight? A trip to Strathisla distillery, home to the epic, complex aromas and flavours of fine blended whisky Chivas Regal.
The Desert Lunch
It’s not every day that you get to have lunch among sand dunes – but on a trip to Qatar, it couldn’t be easier to mix up the skyscraping culinary hotspots of Doha – such as Market by Jean-Georges – with an epic desert feast. Stay at the lavish Four Seasons Doha, and your dune-side Middle Eastern spread will be topped off with a traditional karak tea and a puff on a shisha pipe.
