10 Reasons Why Karma St. Martin’s is Your Dog’s Best Friend

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Dog’s Best Friend

Dog lovers know the feeling all too well!!

You’re busily packing for a much-anticipated getaway; fizzing with excitement about new pastures and adventures (and a respite from 6am alarms!). Except there’s a pair of big sad eyes right by your suitcase asking where you’re going. Somehow it just doesn’t seem right to leave a beloved family member behind while you enjoy all the benefits of a well-earned rest.

In the past, taking your dog away with you on holiday often meant being cooped up together in a lacklustre caravan park or bare-boned B&B.

This couldn’t be farther from the truth at Karma St. Martin’s, a stunning holistic hideaway by the sea in Cornwall’s heaven-sent Isles of Scilly. That’s because Karma St. Martin’s is one of the new purebreed of luxury hotels that goes the extra distance to make your four-legged friend feel every bit as welcome as you are.
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For the Love of Wine

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Wines of Karma

Question: What do the bountiful wine cellars of Karma Kandara – and the luxurious sweep of Indian Ocean extending far below this award-winning Balinese resort – have in common?

Answer: Both proffer an ever-shifting palette. A heady interplay of the elements to provoke, inspire and surprise the senses.

You can immerse yourself in the fierce joy of both at one of Karma Kandara’s ravishing Wine Dinners, hosted regularly at our panoramic di Mare restaurant. Each time, a series of outstanding wines following a theme are matched with a gourmet menu, intuitively crafted by our executive chef.

Central to the popular epicurean evenings are some exquisite, off-radar boutique wines that are emerging from smaller, up-and-coming winemakers: Dynamic newcomers like the Australian Young Guns of Winemaking who thrilled us recently with their uplifting, vibrant and re-interpreted classics.

Few gastronomic experiences linger as delightfully in the memory as a well-executed, wine-paired meal.
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The Traditional Greek Food Experience in Crete

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The Traditional Greek Food Experience in Crete

The Cretans don’t boast about their food in vain. The simplicity and the freshness of the organically sourced ingredients compliments the local cooking procedures to create something distinctly delicious. Located in Crete’s stunning south-eastern coast, Karma Royal Villea is set amongst majestic mountain regions and surrounded by remote island beaches and coves. The perfect backdrop to the perfect dining experience.
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Monkeys in Bali: this is what you want to know before you meet them!

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Monkeys in Bali: this is what you want to know before you meet them!

The Monkeys in Bali come in many types and sizes and they have been there for a long time before we explored the island paradise as a holiday destination. One of the most common species is the Long tale macaque, the Balinese call them “Monyet”.

The Monkeys can be found in almost every place close to a forest and since Karma Kandara is located on a oceanside cliff, built in and around wild nature, you can find them there too. Many Resorts in Bali try to get rid of them and chase them away, in some more and some less animal friendly ways.
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Goa: Discover 5 of its best beaches

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Goa: Discover 5 of its best beaches

India is a destination like no other. One of the most fruitful sources of world cultures and religions, richly endowed with wildlife and flora and fauna, the subcontinent is endlessly fascinating and incredibly beautiful.

Goa has a rich mix of colonial history, sophisticated culture, hedonistic vibes and world beating beaches.
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