You live in Asia and need to get away for some peace & quiet on the beach? You want to travel in comfort, but not spend a fortune, so you have a little money left to shop? If you have one week, you can do all that easily – Bangkok not only has great shopping, […]
If there is only one sight you see in Yangon, Myanmar, make it the Shwedagon Pagoda. While Angkor Wat and Bagan offer huge and numerous temples, so many that it can be overwhelming, Shwedagon Pagoda is the single most impressive pagoda I’ve seen anywhere! I find it so impressive that I’d consider the trip to
For my return trip to Yangon, I wanted to stay near Kandawgyi Lake and I picked the Esperado Lake View Hotel based on online reviews I found. It’s a modern, mid-range hotel and has the beautiful lake views its name promises. We really enjoyed our time there and I recommend it – read more why!
Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar/Burma and the economic center of the country. It also has the main international airport of the country, making it the gateway to all the sights in Myanmar, including fantastic Bagan with its thousands of temples! The big cities are always a great way to learn about the culture
There are lots of good restaurants in Manila, but few are as consistent in delivering great food and excellent service as Las Flores, serving upscale Spanish cuisine in Bonifacio Global city! We have been a few times and it is an upscale restaurant that’s perfect for special occasions and I’m sure we’ll be back to!
The Novotel Sukhumvit Soi 20 is the latest Accor hotel to open in Bangkok. It is one of the more upscale properties in the city and one of the Novotels offering an executive lounge. It’s also in one of the best neighborhoods to stay as a visitor, so I was eager to try it out
Berlin is the most fun capital to visit in Europe – and it’s also a lot less expensive to visit than London, Paris or Rome. And the great public transport makes it easy to see a lot in just a single day. You can get a mix of historic architecture, great museums, outdoor parks, shopping
Accor Hotels frequently has sales promotions with discounts of 30-50% or points promotions with lots of bonus points for stays. This week, you can book hotels across the Asia-Pacific region at discounts of up to 40% off – I checked a few of my most frequent destinations and found that these are some of the
Lisbon is one of the most underrated capitals in Europe: In addition to the historic center, the Castelo overlooking the city and great museum in Belem, you also enjoy wonderful daytrips to Sintra or the beach. I had planned to visit the famous Estoril, but after some research decided to give the “new favorite” Cascais
Bangkok, the City of Angels, is one of the most competitive cities for hotels in the world, with more than 3,000 accommodations, there is something at every budget. The midrange market is the sweet spot for great value and the Holiday Inn Express Siam is my favorite IHG mid-range hotel in Bangkok – it offers
The Novotel Siam Square was one of the first hotels I stayed at in Bangkok, the City of Angels, and it has one of the best possible locations in the city, just steps from the BTS SkyTrain interchange station at Siam Square. I have stayed at a number of Novotel hotels, part of the Accor
On a return trip to Boston, I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Boston, the favorite hotel chains of my friends I was traveling with. I hadn’t stayed at a Hyatt property in the US for a while and was pleasantly surprised by the hotel for its stylish room, friendly service and end-to-end pleasant experience. It