PLACES Why You Should Book a Soft Opening: Save Money and Book the Sanae Resort Posted on December 26, 2016September 27, 2024 Located just off Nimmanhaemin Road, a sought after area of Chiang Mai, the Sanae is in the midst of a renovation and within walking distance to a ton of restaurants and shopping. The temples of Old Town are just a 10 minute ride away. There are ton of bars, restaurants, massage parlors and coffee shops up and down Nimman (abbreviated by the locals) Road. Read more
PLACES My 5 Favorite Hotels with Water Views Posted on December 15, 2016July 4, 2024 One of my favorite vacations involves water, shorelines and the sound they make when they come into contact with one another. While hotels and resorts have long leaned on Mother Nature to capture the imagination and attention of its guests, few have the capability of those with a water view picture window outward to the sea and beyond. Here are my top 5 favorite hotels with with a water view. Read more
PLACES The Grande Centre Point Hotel: Where to Stay in Bangkok, Thailand Posted on July 8, 2016September 5, 2024 The Grande Centre Point Hotel Ratchadamri Bangkok, a 5 STAR hotel in the thick of things in downtown Bangkok with exceptional accommodations, service and amenities. Read more
PLACES Where to Stay in Busan: Sunset Business Hotel on Haeundae Beach Posted on February 10, 2016July 4, 2024 What can I say? I have good instincts. I found the Sunset Business Hotel on www.booking.com. It doesn’t include breakfast, something I usually look for, but it near restaurants, the Metro and the beach and the room looked nice. It’s near everything you’d need for the weekend and best of it all it costs $59 per night and came with free coffee and a view. Read more
PLACES Hotel B in Gwangju: Cherry Blossom Festival in South Korea Posted on January 16, 2016July 4, 2024 We stayed at the Hotel B in Gwangju when we traveled south the Boseong Tea Plantations and Light Festival just prior to Christmas. Each room includes a flat-screen TV with cable, a kettle, slippers & robes and free toiletries. You gotta have slippers, right? Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL A Weekend Trip to Luca’s Agriturismo in Cinque Terra, Italy Posted on January 10, 2016July 5, 2024 We had lunch in town and everything we ate was absolutely delicious.There are no museums or tourist attractions per se along the Cinque Terra. Just restaurants, some family owned shops, B&Bs and the hiking trails and the ocean and I hope that never changes. The drive back to the station a few days later was far less adventurous. Read more
PLACES How to Road Trip 3 East European Countries with Girlfriends Posted on April 8, 2014June 14, 2024 After 3 whole days of partying, sightseeing and goulash in three different countries—jamming to YMCA in a Vienna taxi, a dance off in a Budapest nightclub and photo-bombing a bride and groom on the cobblestone streets of Bratislava, yes Bratislava, we hadn’t heard of it either. Now we were finally feeling the affects of what will henceforth be referred to as the Rock Star Weekend. Read more