DESTINATIONS FOOD & DRINK HOLIDAYS | LITERARY EXPERIENCES
Margaret Landon’s Bangkok
In Margaret Landon’s 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam, adapted for stage and screen as The King and I, Anna arrives in Bangkok and asks for directions to a small hotel with a French flag. That same hotel is now the elegant Mandarin Oriental, so clients can stay in one of the story’s central locations and explore the city that inspired Landon to write her classic. They can also follow in her footsteps, and those of other famous writers such as Somerset Maugham and Barbara Cartland, with a lavish afternoon tea served in the Authors’ Lounge, filled with photos of those
who have stayed here. Book it: If Only has three nights in the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok from £1,470 per person, based on two sharing a deluxe room on a B&B basis and including return flights from Heathrow, departing on May 2, 2022. The price includes afternoon tea in the Authors’ Lounge.
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Franz Kafka’s Prague
Franz Kafka was born and buried (in New Jewish Cemetery) in Prague and spent most of his life there, describing the Czech capital as a place that “never lets you go”. Its atmospheric cobbled lanes, cellar restaurants and pretty squares certainly have a way of grabbing hold of visitors, and exploring places where the Metamorphosis author walked, drank and ate makes it all the more beguiling. There are several statues of the literary giant, while the Franz Kafka Museum shows how his surrealist works were influenced by the city. Suggest clients seek out one of his and other writers’ favourite hangouts, Café Louvre. He regularly came to the spot to write and philosophise over coffee and perhaps a trdelník
(a cylindrical pastry). Book it: A half-day Gastronomical Experience with ToursByLocals is £655 for up to 10 guests, including local guide, transport and food samples.
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18 NOVEMBER 2021
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