Taroko Gorge in Central Taiwan is surely the island's best kept tourism secret.
Indigo Pearl: Thai Cooking Class
After learning how to cook four yummy Thai dishes at Indigo Pearl Phuket, a travel writer and hotel employees sit down and enjoy a sumptuous lunch.
China: Peace Hotel (a.k.a. Cathay Hotel) Reopens as Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai
Peace Hotel Hotel Reopens as Fairmont Peace Hotel on Bund in Shanghai, China.
Hotels & Resorts: Pet Peeves (Part IV)
From light switches that are hard to find to electrical outlets are located in difficult to access places to insufficient lighting at steps, lighting presents a mind field of hazards at many hotels
Hotels & Resorts: A Few Pet Peeves (Part III)
Usurious charges for making local phone calls or using the Internet are among the most widely held pet peeves among frequent travelers, a General Manager at a 5 star resort tells a travel writer Taylor.
Hotels & Resorts: A Few Pet Peeves (Part II)
A travel blogger often gets to stay at sumptuous hotels and resorts. But as beautiful looking as some of them might be, they often have too much 'Wow!' factor - and not enough convenience.
Hotels & Resorts: a Few Pet Peeves (Part I)
Last - Next Hospitality Hotels often overstate their case - claiming to offer swimming pools, which are more like oversized bathtubs, and suites that are actually rooms. Here are a few of my pet peeves when staying at five star resorts. As a frequent traveler, I have a few pet peeves. They run from outrageously …
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Scandinavians First to Head Off the Beaten Track
The Swedes discovered Greater Khanom about 10 years ago, and the Finns and Danes followed five years later. The Norwegians, meanwhile, headed to Bali.
Aava Resort and Spa on Nadan Beach in Khanon [Thailand]
Two Finnish backpackers opened a luxurious resort hotel in Southern Thailand.
How to Keep Fit: In Room Fitness in Bangkok
If you are like me, you are often disappointed by the fitness centres you find at hotels when you are on the road. Even some of the fitness centres at five star hotels can prove seriously lacking. No expense is spared when it comes to the spa, the the F&B outlets, or the lobby. Even …
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