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• May 2012

  
  Maydays!
  
  Help, we can't choose which holiday to go on! Because we want to be 10 steps from the beach, we need a night at the new UK hotspots and we never say no to a French fancy...
  

• 10 Steps from the Beach

  
  Dreamy white sand, right on your doorstep
  
  Txai Resort: Brazil's most beautiful hotel, on Bahia's undeveloped Cacao Coast
  
  Areias do Seixo: stunning style at this fabulous eco resort, 35 minutes from Lisbon
  
  Cocoa Island: dreamy Maldives hideout with stilted rooms, spa + world-class diving
  
  Flying Boat Club: stylish beach houses for 6-10 on stunning Tresco (Isles of Scilly, off Cornwall)
  

• Britain's Got Talent

  
  UK hoteliers just keep upping their game...
  
  Number Thirty Eight, Bristol: beautiful new B&B with panoramic views, in our home town!
  
  21212: elegant luxury and Michelin-starred food in central Edinburgh
  
  The Wheatsheaf Inn: cool Cotswolds pub with gorgeous bedrooms + fab food
  
  15 Glasgow: great rates at this boutique B&B, with a grand Glasgow address
  

• French Fancy

  Seriously chic hideaways in the south of France. Come for elegant style, fabulous regional cuisine and (almost!) guaranteed sunshine
  L'Albiousse, Provence
  
  Magnificent B&B in a grand old house, right in the middle of medieval Uzès

  Port Rive Gauche, Languedoc
  
  Fabulous rentals for 2-4, bang on the water in a cute village

  Boutique Apartment Cannes
  
  Funky apartment for 2-9 in the epicentre of Cannes, 200m from the beach and promenade
• Stylish villa with pool + dazzling sea views in Mallorca (sleeps 7, self catering)

• Wild Swimming

  
  Dip into Nature's biggest free pleasure
  
  Quinta da Bouca D'Arques, Portugal: cool off in idyllic river pools near this Minho retreat
  
  Mas de la Serra: mountain escape in Spain - swim in turquoise lakes, rivers + waterfalls
  
  Monte Azul: romantic hideaway in a Costa Rican cloud forest: bask in thermal pools
  
  Riad Cascades d'Ouzoud: remote inn by the plummeting Ouzoud waterfalls (Morocco)
  

• We've had fun adding more amazing places to our Pinterest board. Take a look if you want to fuel your wanderlust...