(You could fly into Catania, say, have a chauffeur pick you up at the airport, ride in luxury to a five-star hotel high up in gorgeous, swanky Taormina, lounge by the side of a dramatic infinity pool with views of Mount Etna and the bay of Naxos, wander in the ruins of the ancient theater, then go home, again. But that's bubble tourism).
Tilden believed that Port Lympne, with its murals by Rex Whistler, its garden by Norah Lindsay, and its dramatic bathing pool that seemed to float above the marsh, was Sassoon's response to the war, a declaration that "a new culture had risen up from the sickbed of the old, with new aspirations… [a] mind tuned to a new burst of imagination".
You'll ride past the dramatic Black Dragon Pool and the Qing Xi Shui Ku reservoir.
The spare space is anchored by a dramatic black oval pool, and blends seamlessly into the natural surroundings, with tumbling waterfalls and a grassy rooftop lawn with panoramic views.
It has a dramatic open-air pool on the roof right up against the sheer rock face of the hill – redolent of the Amalfi coast, only slightly cheaper, with doubles from €195, room only.
Sleeps four, from £805 a person a week, including flights, ferry transfers and car hire, planos.co.uk If you're a group of friends or you have older kids this swish open-sided villa has plenty to recommend it – including a dramatic infinity-edged pool that perches over steep, herb-scented scrubland towards the sea (if you have younger children you'll be terrified of them tumbling over the edge).
The Library, by Chaweng beach on Ko Samui, is decorated in sparkling white – except for the dramatic red-tiled pool.
Nearby, the new 240-room Okura Prestige Bangkok oozes Japanese style and elegance, from its chic brown marble, wood- and copper-trimmed lobby to its dramatic rooftop infinity pool.
Northampton hit back from last week's humiliating home defeat by Leinster with a dramatic win that keeps Pool One of the Heineken Cup very much alive.
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