Just off the coast of Sicily, seven volcanic peaks rise from the Mediterranean blue to form the starkly beautiful archipelago of the Aeolian Isles. It was here that Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini began their scandalous affair back in the Fifties, while filming the now classic 'Stromboli', named for one of these harsh little islands.
Set on 1,800 hectares of private land in South Africa's second largest game reserve, Makanyane Safari Lodge is a perfect place to relax or to discover the area's wealth of wildlife, as Michelle Obama and her family found when they visited last week.
