Hundred-foot waterfalls, scenic coastlines, pristine beaches…all can be found on The Garden Isle that is Kauai, the most laid-back of all the islands of Hawaii. It is also one of the places on the planet that gets the most amounts of rainfall yearly. Everywhere we go is lush and green…grass even grows on sand! This […]
Read more "Kauai, Hawaii: Six days with my GoPro"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"Continuing our journey along the Atlantic coast of Morocco, we took a halt in Essaouira, a small fisherman city known for its kitesurfing and windsurfing activities because of the strong wind that blows onto the shore. Opt for Essaouira for its small town feel, for the fact that the medina retains much of its orignal […]
Read more "Essaouira: The Windy city of Africa"One of the main purposes of travelling is to see new things, new places, new people. The best memories that we bring back are photographs, in color or black and white. Now imagine how different travelling would be without the ability to see properly… In 2010, I participated in a humanitarian trip to Morocco with VOSH, […]
Read more "Laayoune, Morocco: The Gift of Sight"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"Busy, fast-changing, unreachable. That is the impression we perceived of Shanghai when we visited in 2008. When I first wrote about Shanghai, I debated for a long time whether or not to publish this story because I felt like a lot of things have become outdated already. The city is constantly under transformation, both culturally […]
Read more "Shanghai: Where East meets West"Located on a stretch of private beach on Koh Phangan, the Milky Bay resort definitely is a great lodging choice. The premises are modern and clean, the staff is sweet and the price is very reasonable. THE ROOMS: The resort consists of individual bungalows that vary in sizes. We were in a twin villa, with […]
Read more "[Review] Milky Bay Resort, Koh Phangan"During our three weeks in Thailand, we’ve visited so many places that we ended up making very short stays in multiple hotels. In this post, I’ll be able to tell you which hotels we have appreciated the most…and also which ones you should avoid. Let’s start with the capital: Bangkok. VIENGTAI HOTEL [7/10] First hotel we […]
Read more "[Reviews] Bangkok, Thailand: Where to stay?"Thailand is the biggest gift I’ve given myself. I justified that I deserved it for graduation after so many years of restless evenings at the library. It turns out Thailand doesn’t need justification… I was very lucky to have the best travelling buddies with me, Lisa and Sara, both of whom are my classmates (soon-to-be […]
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