The Crowne Plaza Ningbo City Center isn’t misleading you with their name – indeed it is right at the heart of the Ningbo City Center. Check-in was a bit lengthy but a few words of English were spoken – much to my delight. The hotel occupies two 19 floor towers in the middle of the […]
My favorite Things To Do Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Understand The Dominican Republic punches below its weight – at a GDP of $18,800 the country is on par with some US (poorer) states and many places in Eastern Europe. However this does not manifest itself much in the capital. Santo Domingo looks more like […]
My favorite 22 Things To Do Antananarivo, Madagascar – Understand Antananarivo gets a bad reputation for its poor neighborhoods and rather unorganized appearance. However, this isolated island nation offers a fascinating slice of the world that can be explored as a real adventure, plus many areas of the capital can feel like a southern French […]
The Carlton Hotel in Antananarivo, Madagascar is the city’s sole five-star hotel. The hotel used to carry the Hilton Franchise brand until a few years ago when it likely got a surprise letter from the franchise audit that too many complaints had been submitted and the franchise license was withdrawn (or it was just […]
All Seasons is an Accor brand that has a turbulent past, with constant on and off in the big brand empire. The few hotels that exist of the brand are in Indonesia. The All Seasons Jakarta Thamrin is located right next to the busy Stasiun Sudirman train station. There is a major MRT construction right […]
The Courtyard by Marriott Mexico City Revolucion is located a bit outside the trendy Mexico City neighborhoods of Roma and Condesa – it sits on their southwestern flank along the busy Avenida Revolucion. While the immediate neighborhood isn’t dangerous it is certainly a step down from safety level of Roma, Polanco and Condesa in terms of […]
My Favorite 23 Things to do Taipei – Understand Taipei is the capital of Taiwan – a tiny island with 23 million inhabitants. You guessed it – it is crowded – but Taipei still manages to feel like a big suburb. It’s the Houston of Asia, just more crowded. The Taiwanese are easily the friendliest […]
– Kenya Airways has flights from London and Amsterdam in Business Class to Cape Town starting at $1,200 for the Round trip – Sri Lankan has great fares from Jakarta to Bahrain for $916 Round Trip earning 13,000 miles and or 560 British Airways Executive Club Tier Points – Ethiopia is getting ready to open […]
The Ramada Colombo hotel I selected for this review is located just behind Colombo‘s prime public beach at Galle Face. The location is likely the best along this major stretch of road on the edge of the beach, although the hotel is set back by about a block (which works as a great way to […]
My Favorite 15 Things to do Baku – Understand Baku is a surprisingly modern and wealthy city along the shores of the Caspian Sea. The city looks like a mesh of Soviet architecture and Bahrain-style modern projects. In daily life, Baku feels more like Izmir than a former Soviet city; there is just a bit […]