Accor is a French company that is one of the world’s premier hotel management groups. It operates 4,000 hotels around the world and its brands run the gambit from budget-oriented chains like Ibis to ultra-luxurious offerings like Sofitel. AccorHotels.com.au is the company’s booking website for its Australian hotels, which number in the hundreds, and we [...]
I have traveled the world for 40 years and enjoyed over 140 countries. Some intriguing, some breathtaking and some not so much, but one of my favorite places was in my own back yard…Hawaii. I have lived on Oahu and explored the other islands many times throughout the years, and I must say that Hawaii [...]
Location The W is located in West Kowloon, adjacent to the Elements Shopping Mall and near ICC – Hong Kong’s tallest skyscraper. Because of the shopping mall, the hotel is near to all of the amenities a traveler could ever need such as restaurants, bars and grocery stores. However, even though the hotel sits on [...]
In the urban hustle of Hong Kong, space is a precious commodity. Nowhere is this more evident than in the city’s hotel rooms, where travelers are confronted with three options; spend a small fortune to stay in one of the city’s many luxury hotels, overpay for a small and cramped hotel room, or stay in [...]
After spending 9 days directly in the old town center of Vilnius we began our stay at a stunningly beautiful resort, Le Meridien Villon, which was graciously set between two small lakes around 20 km outside of town. The large hotel resort provided every possible amenity, tennis, spa, indoor pool, gym, basketball court, two restaurants, a [...]
Leaving the enchanting and mysterious Maltese Isles on the 16th of Aug, 2005 we hopped the 2-hour flight into Brussels, Belgium. Upon an uneventful flight we rode the convenient train from the airport to the city center. After some negotiations with various taxi drivers we rode the 6 blocks to our choice hotel, The Belmont. [...]
We left Taormina on the 21st of July 2005 and as we entered the city of Catania we hurriedly grabbed our bags and fought our way through the many people gathered in the small hall of the 1950’s train and headed for the exit. The ride had took about an hour and even though the [...]
After completing our extensive tour of the entirety of the UK and the Republic of Ireland we arrived in Amsterdam on the 8th of May 2005. Our previously arranged tour guide met us at the airport, Mr. Marius Hovius, owner of “De Dagtoertaxi.” translated it simply means, “Day Tours,” I assure you there is nothing simple [...]
Our final destination for the day was the coastal town of Aquadilla, but as the villa was self-catering, we decided to stop at a nearby grocery store and stock up for our 3-day stay. After an hour of browsing and grabbing a wide assort of goodies and a tidbit of real food, we proceeded to [...]
After our long and totally adventurous journey around most of the planet and after only 6 months back in the States, we were off again. After spending 6 weeks visiting our family in sunny California and a 3-month break in Austin, Texas, we traveled to Florida. Spending some time in numerous Fl. beach cities we [...]
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