The 3Nagas was the first boutique hotel in the beautiful old town of Luang Prabang, Laos. It offers large, traditional rooms in a 100 year old, colonial style building. It’s located in the heart of Old Town, with the traditional alms-giving ceremony on its doorstep. The service is fantastic, offering the warmth and friendliness Laos […]
Pattaya and it’s Southern neighbor Jomtien Beach are inexpensive destinations and outside high-end hotel restaurants, most restaurants are pretty basic, too. Cafe John in Jomtien is a nice exception offering great food, friendly service and a nice ambiance, still at very good prices. If you are looking for a dinner without bare tables and paper
Some restaurants have a wow effect and some just win you over with great food and service over time. Koku, a Japanese restaurant in Salcedo Village in Manila’s financial district of Makati is the latter: We found ourselves going back over and over, so it’s long overdue that I write a review, so you can
The Chocolate Factory Pattaya in the Phratamnak neighborhood is a great place to have a romantic dinner or celebrate a special occasion: It’s set on top of a cliff overlooking the ocean and facing the sunset. You get good food and service at reasonable prices and have a chance to take home some chocolates for
Updated 2020: Radisson Hotel Group is not a name as well known as Marriott or Hilton. But with almost 1,200 hotels worldwide and clearly defined brands, it’s an interesting hospitality group to watch and more easily navigated than Marriott or Accor with over 30 brands each. Get a quick overview of the hotel group, the experiences
Updated 2020: The ibis Bangkok Sukhumvit 4 (formerly ibis Nana) is one of the cheapest Accor Hotels in Bangkok and conveniently close to the all-important BTS Skytrain. You get standard ibis rooms with additional amenities, a full breakfast and good service for a bargain price. It’s not ideal for families though, as the ibis Sukhumvit
The Sofitel So Bangkok offers bold luxury designed by Christian Lacroix with stylish rooms, great views, great, casual service and a full set of amenities including an infinity pool, gym and rooftop bar & restaurant. It’s all geared towards young & hip travelers and a fun place to stay in Bangkok at reasonable prices. I
Conde Nast has been conducting their “Reader’s Choice Awards” for more than 30 years and this year more than 600,000 readers selected their favorite airlines again: Singapore Airlines won for the 30th time, followed by Air New Zealand and Qatar Airways. Air New Zealand is the only surprise here, as they haven’t made the (more
The Citibank Prestige MasterCard has been my go-to travel card for a while – you earn up to 5x Reward points for travel, can use them to book travel or transfer to airlines for high-value, premium award travel and get great travel perks, like worldwide lounge access. It comes at a steep annual fee of
Radisson Hotel Group (formerly known as Carlson Hotels) is one of the smaller hotel groups with just under 1,200 hotels worldwide. They are also one of the more difficult to track due to their complex ownership structure. With Carlson Hotels responsible for the Americas business and Carlson Rezidor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa,
Melaka is a great getaway from Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, with a tranquil riverside setting, colonial history, lively Jonkers Market and interesting cuisine. And the 1825 Gallery Hotel has a prime location on the river, offers rooms in a wonderful, traditional decor that fits well to the spirit of the old town. All that is
The ibis Melaka offers modern rooms and a full breakfast at low prices in a central location of the city, making it easy to explore all the historic sights of Melaka and to visit the famous Jonkers Street Market. While it doesn’t convey the old-town charm of local boutique hotels, it offers good value and