As you can read in my other reviews, I’m a big fan of Club Carlson and their hotels. Having staid at the Park Plaza Sukhumvit Soi 18 before, I wanted to try another property on my recent trip to Bangkok and booked the Radisson Suites Bangkok on Soi 13. It didn’t hurt that Club Carlson […]
My first visit to Ko Samui was a bit of a last-minute change of plans and I had to find a hotel on Chaweng beach quickly. As this was part of the ASEAN Explorer budget-y trip, I settled on the Mercure Chaweng Tana Resort, and it was a good choice.
On my recent ASEAN Explorer trip, I had to make two stop-overs in Kuala Lumpur, their biggest hub. While I like KL, I wasn’t planning on spending a lot of time there on this trip and just needed hotel for one night each. Because I also had (another) Accor promotion going on, the ibis styles
As part of my ASEAN Explorer trip, I booked 11 flights with AirAsia, courtesy of their ASEAN Pass +. I figured that if I’m going on a budget trip with AirAsia, I should also check out their budget hotel, Tune hotel (read an overview here). I had planned lots of activities for Kuching and with
Because I embarked on the ASEAN Explorer trip with the AirAsia ASEAN Pass +, and because I think AirAsia has done a great job in bringing air travel to the masses in South East Asia, I figured I should try out their attempt to apply their low cost, pay-for-what-you-want to the hotel market and stay
For my exploration of Sarawak, Southern Borneo, i chose the Hilton Kuching as my first base. It’s one of the top hotels in the capital of Sarawak, situated in a prime spot on the riverfront. I booked the hotel using Hilton HHonors points and enjoyed the extra comforts of being a Gold member – too
AirAsia has won the award for the best budget airline 6 years in a row. It has made it possible for a whole generation of newly middle-class folks in South East Asia to travel by plane for the first time, even leave their home country! And it has made lots of friends in the process.
For my recent return visit as part of my ASEAN Explorer tour, I wanted to start out with a little bit of luxury on what is a budget adventure – so I booked the Hyatt Regency Kota Kinabalu using Hyatt Goldpassport points – and it turned out to be more luxury than I expected.
AirAsia pioneered low cost carriers in Asia and today is headquartered in Malaysia with subsidiaries in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, India and Japan. They have been ranked the best low-cost airlines for six years in a row by World Airline Awards and despite the tragic crash of QZ8501, they should be on your list of
More and more international flights are leaving from Manila’s Terminal 3 (or NAIA3) and now, you have a few lounge options there, too. PriorityPass, Delta, KLM and SkyTeam are utilizing the Pacific Club Lounge in Terminal 3. Read my review to find out if it’s worth stopping by!
For my return visit to Boracay with my sister, I was deliberating over the choice of hotels for a while: I wanted to show off the wonderful beach and water, but also show the lively side of Boracay, with its many restaurants, bars and entertainment. So, the choice fell on Station 2 at the heart
If you have read the post “Escape from Manila II – Taal Lake & Volcano” and are now looking for a hotel to spend the night, Taal Vista is a good place to rest your head! It’s the oldest hotel in Tagaytay, one of the few full-service resorts with lots of amenities and a popular