Selina Denman

1 week ago | cntravellerme.com | Selina Denman

In our instant-gratification-driven age, anticipation is a rare commodity. We expect responses to our messages instantly; deliveries at our door by end of day; our dopamine hits on repeat. But travel may be one of the few remaining areas where we accept a measure of deferred pleasure. Bucket lists are created over the course of a lifetime; special occasions marked by trips that can take months to plan.

1 month ago | traveler.es | Selina Denman

¿POR QUÉ RESERVAR? La última novedad hotelera de Dubái emerge del océano como un superyate futurista acercándose a la costa: el muy esperado Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab es la conclusión de la trilogía náutica de Jumeirah, que se une a Jumeirah Beach Hotel, con forma de ola, y a Jumeirah Burj Al Arab, con forma de vela, en el tramo de playa más deseado de la ciudad.

2 months ago | cntravellerme.com | Selina Denman

I stood in the rain, under a borrowed umbrella, dwarfed by the ambition and artistry of Florence’s famed Duomo. I have visited the Italian city many times over the years, but never in winter. Never when the skies were a moody, tempestuous grey, the cobblestone streets slippery with precipitation and the air so frigid I could no longer feel the tip of my nose. It was still magnificent. More so, in fact.

2 months ago | cntravellerme.com | Selina Denman

It is only once the sun has burnt through the last of the morning mist, the birdsong has begun to quiet and giant butterflies take to the skies in colourful cloud-like eddies, that the gibbons finally appear – a male, female and youngster, the whites of their feet punctuating the green of the jungle canopy. Their glee-filled whoops had followed us all morning, echoing through the treetops as I picked my way over Panti Forest’s leaf-padded floor.

Jan 28, 2025 | cntravellerme.com | Selina Denman

It's not the holiday I would have chosen. Five days on the outskirts of Marrakech, in an all- inclusive resort with “aqua fun” (unironically) in its name. An overzealous animation team, daily Zumba classes by the pool, and one cavernous all-day dining restaurant for breakfast, lunch, dinner and “evening entertainment”. Play areas, children everywhere – and water slides. So many water slides. But I take my duties as fun Auntie Selina pretty seriously.