We ended our holiday trip through Europe in London at the Radisson Blu Eduardian Hampshire hotel in Leicester Square. After a less than perfect stay at another Radisson Blu property across the street, I wasn’t sure how well this would go – and I ended up very pleasantly surprised! This ended up as one of […]
We went to Cape Town to meet friends from the other side of the world and also to start our Southern Africa adventure (read more here). We booked the Radisson Blu Waterfront as a treat and that’s exactly what it turned out to be – a real treat of a hotel! It’s in a great
One of the things you just have to see when visiting Cape Town (report here) is Table Mountain. It’s unique shape gives Cape Town a lot of character, seen from many places around the city as well as from the ocean! But even more stunning are the views over the city from the top on
For New Years eve, we chose the Radisson Blu Le Dokhan’s Hotel, Paris Trocadero. It’s a charming hotel not far from the Eiffel Tower, yet in a neighborhood that is not dominated by tourists, making it a great choice for visitors! And it’s neo-classical style makes it a perfect fit for a romantic getaway to
Paris – the city of love? How can a city not be romantic, if even the chocolate on your cappuccino spells “Love”? And I admit I have contributed a love lock to the clutter on Paris bridges across the Seine river and thrown away the key… and had a romantic walk through the Luxembourg gardens…
Staying at an art’otel is a unique way of spending a night away from home – each hotel is designed with the input of one artist and displays his/her work throughout the hotel, making it in a way a modern museum with comfortable beds. The art’otel Cologne was designed with the artist Seo (Sook Kyong,
I have been to some of the most beautiful beach destinations, including Bora Bora, Moorea and the Maledives – unfortunately, they all come with a pretty steep price tag, even when using points for the hotel! Fortunately, you can visit a similarly beautiful region with incredible, unspoiled beaches and without the crowds at a much
The Philippines have over 7,000 islands, and Coron is one of the most beautiful areas in the country for a peaceful getaway. The beaches are unspoiled, the hotels are generally small and spread out across a number of islands and it is still a dream destination you can go to now, without thinking “I wish
We reached Swakopmund on our CapeToVicFalls Adventure and, after two nights of camping in the cold desert, were excited about the comfort of a hotel and town. Even more exciting were all the activities available there: from skydiving to sandboarding, from hot air balloons to quad bikes, there were lots of choices for some fun
If you know me, you know my aversion to group tours. The sight of a group, herded by their guide with a little colored flag from the bus to the sight for 3.5 minutes of picture taking, all of the tourist ideally in matching t-shirts, usually sends me fleeing from the location! Small group adventure
I have traveled to destinations considered “off the beaten path” before and seen a few desert environments as well, but nothing can really prepare you for experiencing Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert, one of the driest places in the world! It also is one of the most beautiful places I have seen anywhere on Earth,
One of the best trips in my life was a tour from Cape Town, one of my all-time favorite cities, through Namibia and Botswana to Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. We did this as a group with g adventures. What? Group tour? If you know me, you know my aversion to