A Room with a View in Norway
Don’t adjust your screen- the picture above is real. If you’ve been following my posts on my visit to Norway last year, you’ll know that if nothing else, this Nordic country provides some stellar...
View ArticleWhere to stay: the Storchen Hotel in Zurich
Perched splendidly on the shores of the Limmat River, the Storchen is an ideal retreat for visitors looking to experience Zurich’s best hotel. Consistently rated #1 on TripAdvisor, the Storchen is...
View ArticleWhere to Stay in Paris: Parisian Luxury at Fouquet’s Barrière Hotel
I spend a night in one of Paris’ chicest hotels. Feeling bedraggled as I hauled my rolling suitcase up the gazillion steps in the Paris Metro (escalators are few and far between, elevators are...
View ArticleWhere to stay in Hong Kong: L’hotel Elan
This 4-star hotel is the definition of luxury on a budget. As much as I love Hong Kong, life there isn’t cheap, especially when it comes to short-term accommodation of a high standard. The city...
View ArticlePortugal: Our best meals in Lisbon
Two restaurants in Lisbon you should give a try. I chuckled inwardly as I gazed upon the massive spread of food before me. I was in Lisbon, and any hopes I had had of sticking to my diet over the...
View ArticleWhere we stayed in the Balkans + How we choose accommodation
Our accommodation in Croatia, Montenegro, and Bosnia. People always ask me about I decide on which country or city to travel to next, but the truth is that my selections are often based on what I...
View ArticleTo Sri Lanka, with love
Is Sri Lanka on your radar? It should be. Sri Lanka snuck up on me stealthily and unceremoniously. It happened in stages. First, the sierra-coloured sunset in Negombo on the evening of our arrival...
View ArticleHow to survive a long haul flight + A visit to Cathay’s Business Class lounge
What I do to cope on interminably long flights, as well as a review of Cathay’s lounge in Hong Kong’s airport. Liebling’s recent move to New York City means that I have been doing a lot of long haul...
View ArticleGalle, Sri Lanka: Gorgeous even in the rain!
Bad weather in Galle, Sri Lanka? No problem. Travelling in Sri Lanka in late September is a crap shoot in terms of weather. Guidebooks say that by the end of the month monsoon rains should taper off,...
View ArticleWhere to Stay in Sri Lanka: Jetwing Vil Uyana in Sigiriya
Is there anything more delicious than a nice hotel room after a long day of touring a city or village? The feeling of cool, clean, fastidiously ironed sheets on your bare skin, the sight and scent of a...
View ArticleWacky Tokyo: The Robot Restaurant
A visit to Tokyo’s weird and wonderful Robot Restaurant. The room looks like a kaleidoscope threw up in it. There are shapes, colours, jewels, and mirrors everywhere. The aesthetic is… I struggle for...
View Article4 reasons you should rent a car on your next vacation
Confession: I’m not a good driver. Actually, let me rephrase that. I’m not a confident driver– there’s a difference. For, while I know all the rules of the road and have a decent amount of...
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