Singapore is a wonderful place to visit, renowned for its shopping, wonderful food, warm weather and safety, but if you don’t want to pay for a sojourn at the excellent Raffles Hotel, there are some other great places to stay that are a little kinder to your wallet.
Hostel One66 is a cosy hostel that has […]
Malta offers excellent value for money for a winter getaway to the beautiful Mediterranean. This small island nation, located south of Sicily, is currently the smallest country of the European Union, and its official languages are Maltese and English.
Malta’s many days of sunshine make it a popular location for shooting films, and Troy, Gladiator and […]
In the middle of Manhattan, The Gershwin is one of New York’s most interesting hotels. Located just off 5th Avenue, in a 13 storey building, the hotel is run by pop art fans, and this is evident when you see the walls - each floor of the hotel has walls lined with the prints of […]
We recently stayed at the Hotel Montaverde, in the quiet, and relatively cool, mountain resort of Ovacik in Turkey. The poolside area is glorious - the tiles making the water appear a lovely blue, plenty of sun loungers, and a shady bar. For those who prefer not to be in the sun, there is a […]
If you are looking for a pleasant and enjoyable budget holiday in the sun, then you might consider Ovacik, close to Turkey’s Lycian coast. Ovacik is the place to find some really good holiday bargains for the simple reason that it is not directly on the coast itself, but is a quiet village a little […]
As Barcelona is such a popular tourist destination, deciding on a place to stay in this city, where accommodation is in such high demand, is not easy, but at only €150 ($165) for a suite with kitchen, the Hotel Constanza offers very good value for money. Located in a quiet street in an upmarket residential […]
I have talked before about how Turkey is a wonderful, and inexpensive, holiday location, and today I would like to turn my attention specifically to Calis Beach, (Calis Plaji), on the Lycian coast of Turkey.
Calis Beach is a small resort, only ten minutes away from the port town of Fethiye by bus or by […]
Over the past ten years the number of tourists heading to Vietnam has increased steadily, and there is considerable development of the coastal regions famous for their beautiful beaches, and interesting boat tours.
On the Red River, Hanoi, the capital, is also the cultural center of Vietnam. It has a wonderfully preserved Old Quarter, which […]
Most web savvy travelers look up hotels and resorts on the web before they book their holiday – this way you can get a pretty good idea of what it’s going to be like by reading the candid opinions of people who have gone before. Prior to the advent of mass use of the internet, […]
