Travel: Five Favourites, Or Get Back To Where You Want To Belong

By BRUCE DENNILL

This is a rolling list of the last five destinations I have visited, ranked from 1 (current favourite) to 5 (current least favourite of these five options; it may still be high on the all-time list), with each new most recent addition replacing whatever currently has the lowest rating on the list. Recency bias will play an unavoidable and expected role, but the basic overall criterion here is: “How much do I want to go back to this place?” This evens out levels of luxury, price points, brand relationships and much more, making the judgement primarily emotional and less about budget, time availability, difficulty in getting to places or other such concerns.

1. The Cavern Drakensberg Resort, South Africa
2. Wilderness Ruckomechi. Zimbabwe
3. Nungwi Dreams by Mantis, Zanzibar
4. Wilderness Linkwasha, Zimbabwe
5. Hotel Riu Palace Swahili, Zanzibar

For feature articles on these and other destinations I have visited, pick up Skyways magazine when travelling on Airlink, or go to https://www.skywaysmagazine.co.za/library/.