Vivarium, Latin for "place of life", evokes images of glass terrariums filled with exotic plants.

The spa resort of Merano in the South Tyrol region of Italy is a little known gem which is just about to become a lot more popular with the recent opening of the Hotel Muchele.

The promise of spicy Thai food served in a contemporary, elegant interior space sounds irresistible, and it is one which the Ubon restaurant in Kuwait delivers in spades.

London is no stranger to cool coffee shops, indeed many in the industry regard London as the most competitive market for coffee shops in the world.

For many people Friday is the start of the weekend, when thoughts turn to lazy, relaxing afternoons reconnecting with nature, away from the rush of the city.

The Do team loves to keep fit and we love great design.

Fed up perhaps with earthly troubles such as austerity and the migrant crisis, space living is suddenly all the rage. 

When the popular Shoreditch mainstay Hoxton Hotel opened a new branch in Holborn in 2014 and called it The Hoxton Holborn, we were mildly bemused and wondered whether out-of-town visitors would be confused by this geographic mesh-up.

Next time you're in The Hague, put on your clogs and make a beeline for the Accor Suite Novotel Hotel, where French design star Constance Guisset has refurnished the lounge in her trademark playful style.