By Carrie on August 19, 2009
Just a few stops from Shilin night market is the opulent Grand Hotel. You can combine sightseeing at one of Taipei’s biggest tourist attractions and sleep under the world’s largest Chinese classical style roof for $120 – $165 US a night.
Posted in Features, Taiwan | Tagged Accommodations, Hotels, Taipei, Taiwan
By Carrie on July 19, 2009
The Fullerton Hotel is a five-star luxury boutique hotel in Singapore that is world-renowned for its luxuriousness, elegance, and quality of customer service. It’s no small wonder that the Fullerton Hotel Singapore has won major travel awards such as the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List award. The Fullerton Hotel is our choice for luxury accommodations in Singapore.
Posted in Features, Singapore | Tagged Accommodations, Hotels, Photography, Reviews, Singapore
By Carrie on June 15, 2009
Singapore has been on my travel wish list since my late teens. With a long five-day weekend coming up and knowing that we could use our air miles to travel to one of the world’s three city-states for free, we were booked and ready to go faster than you can say cat on a hot tin roof.
Posted in Singapore, Travel | Tagged Food and Drink, Friends, Hotels, John, Shopping, Singapore, Travel, Travel Journal
By Carrie on May 28, 2009
HABITAT HOSTELS, Singapore’s only boutique flashpackers hostel, is the best choice for budget travelers looking for an environment of personal service, pampered luxury and chic furnishings, coupled with an excellent location.
Posted in Features, Singapore | Tagged Accommodations, Asia, Hotels, Singapore
By Carrie on May 16, 2009
Suspended amongst the west coast rain forest of Vancouver Island, Canada are a collection of unusual accommodations designed to bring out the inner flower child in us all.
Welcome to the world of Free Spirit Spheres, a place where you can relax, meditate, and enjoy the peaceful surroundings of forest life.
Posted in Canada, Features | Tagged Accommodations, Canada, Holidays, Hotels
By Carrie on April 3, 2009
The beauty of a frozen landscape is undeniable, but imagine enjoying it from the comfort of your own snow igloo. Wouldn’t it be even more exciting? Glistening lights embedded in ice illuminate your igloo, and the peaceful surroundings lull you into a deep sleep while you are sleeping in the cocoon of a toasty warm sleeping bag just 250 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle.
Posted in DESTINATIONS, Features | Tagged Accommodations, Hotels
By Carrie on February 11, 2009
magine being aboard a sinking oil rig and bring set out into the icy oil-slicked waters in one of these tiny orange survival pods. Some adventure travelers might actually be headed to the Pod Hotel in The Hague, Netherlands to live out this particular little fantasy, while others might simply go for the novelty of saying they slept in something that resembles the underwater capsule that Steve Zissou and his crew made famous in The Life Aquatic.
Posted in DESTINATIONS, Features | Tagged Accommodations, Hotels, Netherlands, News, Travel
By Carrie on August 1, 2007
Petronas Twin Towers Photo: John Kellenberger
I love Kuala Lumpur. It’s one of the nicest cities I’ve been to in Asia. KL has a vibrant array of cultures and we were fortunate enough to experience quite a few while we were there.
KL’s airport is really clean and efficient. Rather than pay for a cab, we decided [...]
Posted in Malaysia, Travel | Tagged Architecture, Asia, Caves, Culture, Food and Drink, Hotels, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Shopping, Travel
By Carrie on April 23, 2007
We left Saigon last night at 8:20 and traveled by train to Nha Trang. Saigon was absolutely wonderful. We totally enjoyed our time there, in part, to Moira, who put us up in style at The Majestic and The Renaissance. Both of these five star hotels are located on the waterfront within walking distance of all the great [...]
Posted in Travel, Vietnam | Tagged Asia, Beaches, Hanoi, Hotels, Laos, People, Shopping, Travel, Travel Journal
By Carrie on January 21, 2007
If you are a traveler then you know that there is always one common denominator throughout all your travels. Planning. It is the single most important way to discover what kind of traveler you are. Some people, including myself, like the thrill of freedom and wild romanticism that comes from traveling without a pre-determined destination in mind. Others, like my partner, get a thrill in finding the perfect places to spend our time most happily. Both ways work beautifully together and have resulted in some unforgettable voyages for us. We always try to combine a little of both our travel philosophies to the planning of our journeys.
Posted in China, Travel | Tagged Accommodations, China, Hotels, Travel, Travel Planning
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