For my first stay of my Iberian Explorer trip I picked the Holiday Inn Express Ave Liberated for its central location. I generally like these select service hotels with their focus on nice rooms, an included breakfast and none of the services I’m unlikely to use anyway. Find out if it met my expectations as […]
Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, is one of the underrated cities of Europe. It rarely makes it into a top anything list and it gets a fraction of the tourists you find in London or Paris. But it has a lot to offer from historic buildings and museums to fairy tale castles and beaches and great food
Have you been to London and Paris and want to see something new? Are you interested to learn about the stunning architecture that resulted from Christian and Muslim culture mixing? My next Explorer trip is taking me to the Iberian peninsula, starting in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. From there it’s off to Faro on
On my most recent trip through Frankfurt, I was arriving on a Lufthansa Business Class flight from Buenos Aires and connecting to a Thai Airways Business Class flight to Bangkok. With 2 ½ hours layover between two very long flights, I was looking forward to visiting one of the many Lufthansa lounges in their home airport.
Lufthansa is a leading, global carrier and the flag carrier of Germany. They are one of the largest airlines and fly all around the world, so chances are you have seen one of their planes or heard about them. Find out more who they are and what to expect!
If you are visiting Berlin and you are a fan of museums, than the museum island (or Museumsinsel) should certainly be on your itinerary! With five world class museums on a small island in the heart of Berlin, there is so much to see, you’ll need a few days to cover all the museums. Whether
Krakow is a beautiful city and deserves more than one day to visit. But if you only have one day to explore Krakow, maybe at the end of a business trip or stopping over to another beautiful city in Eastern Europe, you should make the most out of your day! You can check out my
I have some very fond memories of art’otel stays in Berlin, Dresden and Budapest, so I was looking forward to I was excited to stay again at an art’otel in my favorite European city, Berlin! I had picked the art’otel Berlin Mitte for it’s location and price! Read me review to find out, if you should
For the last night of my Baltic Explorer trip in Berlin, I picked the Hilton Hotel on the Gendarmenmarkt. I needed one more stay for my FastTrack to Gold status with the Hilton HHonors program and I was looking forward to a luxurious stay to end my trip in a central location. Read on to
When I visited Berlin for the first time, it was still a city divided, with half behind the Iron Curtain. Ever since, Berlin’s development has been a wild rollercoaster ride. For years after German unification, it was the largest construction site in Europe and today, it is one of the most vibrant and fun cities
If you only have one day to explore Warsaw, maybe at the end of a business trip or stopping over to Krakow or other beautiful cities of Eastern Europe, you should make the most out of your day! You can check out my one-day itinerary for tips to see the old and new of Warsaw!
For my first night in Krakow on my Baltic Explorer trip, I selected the Hampton Inn, part of the Hilton Group. I was planning to gain HHonors Gold status with a “Fastrack” offer (read about my promotion success) and this brandnew Hampton is one of a handful of Hilton Hotels available for only 5,000 points! Find