Reviews of hotels, restaurants and attractions.
On the flight I booked to Sri Lanka this spring, the layover happened to be in Hong Kong. Although I had already visited Hong Kong a few years ago, I thought why not stretch the stop a little longer for a full eat-and-shop session. So we ended up staying two days and enjoyed the stay […]
Read more "Quick layover in Hong Kong: Eat, eat, eat and shop!"How many times have you walked right past the First and Business sections on the way to your seat when boarding the plane? Most often, I find myself longing for the comfy seat that allows you to stretch out your legs or even lie flat for a good night’s sleep while on a long Trans-Pacific […]
Read more "Air China Business: YUL to NRT"M-stay has a good location in Seogwipo, at the southern part of the island. The hotel is simple and its rooms are basic. Our standard room was clean, although felt a little outdated. The washroom had no bathtub, but does have a separate shower with good water pressure. There is a restaurant and a 7-Eleven […]
Read more "[Review] M-Stay hotel: to sleep and munch in Jeju"SLH stands for Small Luxury Hotels and groups over 500 small establishments that specialize in upscale accommodations. They are not part of a chain or banner, but are rather independently managed and have each their own character. That is what intrigued me most about them so I gave it a try. Hotel28 Myeongdong fits well […]
Read more "[Review] Hotel28 Myeongdong: Filming set of a Korean drama"I love everything about travelling. Even things most travellers hate, like waiting at the airport, passing through security checks and running from one terminal to the other are part of an exciting experience for me. If there were only one thing I dislike about travelling, it would be long flights. Stuck in a tiny seat […]
Read more "[Review] Air Canada Business Class YYZ to ICN"I love travelling and one of the reasons why is I adore trying out new hotels. Of course, we’ve experienced a few that we loved and which have never disappointed, so why take the risk and go somewhere else one might ask? (And so I ask myself sometimes when we get a really bad one…) […]
Read more "[Review] The FX hotel: Hipster or splashy?"First things first: if planning a stay in Taipei right before the Christmas holidays, book in advance! The choices of accommodation were quite limited for our stay in mid-December 2015, thus we were very happy to have found a reasonably-priced (100CAD/night), well-reviewed and adequately located room in the city. The pictures online are rather fool-proofed: […]
Read more "[Review] Citysuites Taipei Nandong: Basics with no door"On a recent pre-holiday trip to Hong Kong, we stayed at the Tuve hotel in the Tin Hau neighbourhood on HK island. Having been to Hong Kong a few times already, I did not plan to visit any major tourist attraction, and so decided to stay in a more local friendly district. The main objective […]
Read more "[Review] TUVE hotel , Hong Kong"Those of you who have read my first post on Singapore know how deeply in love I fell with that city/country when we first visited last year. So much that we decided to go back this year, as a short stopover before visiting Malaysia. We really enjoyed staying at the Oasia Singapore (detailed review here) […]
Read more "[Review] Singapore: where do we stay?"Formerly the Ritz-Carlton Resort, this hotel has been rebranded as Ayana in 2009. It is a luxury accommodation in the Jimbaran region on the Bali island-province, half-perched over the cliffs on the west coast. We had the opportunity to visit beautiful Bali in early 2013 and were mesmerized by the serenity and luxury that were […]
Read more "[Review] Ayana Resort and Spa, Bali"