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Checking in — facts and first impressions Meaning happiness/joy in Sanskrit, Hansar is an award-winning resort that opened in July 2010. The beach-front property has 74 rooms, all with a sea view; the website has a series of virtual tours for a closeup look of rooms and facilities. It is located in Bophut Bay, which is only around 10-minutes from Koh Samui’s international airport. Arriving at … Continue reading Hotel Review: Hansar Samui Resort & Spa
While the following article, which appeared in Mix magazine, was written with corporate groups in mind, much of the information on these four travel hot spots is applicable to the leisure traveller. Four Hot Destinations Continue reading Travel hot spots
Checking In – facts and first impressions The 1,224-room hotel (website) opened in April and is the largest Holiday Inn in the world. Mixed first impressions – I thought the exterior looked decidedly odd and then my travelling companion, who had worked on the project which houses the hotel, explained that the Mongol-style exterior of the Holiday Inn, Conrad and Sheraton, is to represent the … Continue reading Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central
Two articles I wrote for WOMguide about some memorable meals in Shanghai and Auckland, both great food cities. Shanghai Auckland Continue reading A culinary memory of Shanghai & Auckland
Written for Business Traveller Asia Pacific. It offers my take on what to do and see if you are in transit or have a few hours more to spare in Taipei. Click here to read Continue reading Taipei – what to do in half a day
Two restaurant reviews I wrote for Business Traveller Asia Pacific. Porteno in Sydney. Fantastic from start to finish. St George in Hong Kong. Not as good as I had experienced previously. Currently I am hearing great things so maybe time for a return visit. Continue reading Porcine perfection and slight disappointment
I selected these restaurants to review as they are the city on a plate, from the classic to the new I had an excellent meal at them all. The article appeared in Business Traveller Asia Pacific. A few images: Images courtesy of the restaurants included and Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau. Continue reading Dining in Chicago
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