From stable to spa. It used to be where Prince Roland Bonaparte, the grand-nephew of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, kept his horses. Now, it’s a gorgeous new spa in Shangri-La Hotel, Paris, and looks good enough for an emperor. Located in the 16th arrondissement, the Shangri-La, Paris, is a landmark building with views of the Seine […]
Choosing a hotel in Bangkok
Choosing a hotel in Bangkok should be easy. Prices are affordable, there are plenty of options. The problem is there are too many options. Here’s how I picked my hotel. Can I just say how much I hate jet lag? It’s like being stupefied by some witchy Harry Potter spell with a dose of flu on […]
Umbria: Falling for Ferentillo
Well, here we are in Umbria. We have a vacation rental overlooking the little town of Ferentillo to be exact. Umbria is not Tuscany. It doesn’t have the profusion of hot springs that Tuscany has, though it has some. It doesn’t have the same profusion of tourists either. Despite my love for Tuscany I found […]
Rome Cavalieri Hotel, a place to escape the crowds
Rome is freaking hot in August. This is not a revelation. Newsflash: it’s also jammed with tourists. Luckily, we had a place to escape the crowds, The Rome Cavalieri Hotel. Where to stay in Rome – should you be central? This is probably one of the only hotels I’ve stayed in that wasn’t really central that […]
Why do I love the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris?
It’s possible I love the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris because I have never been able to afford to stay there, so it remains a mythical hotel in my mind. However, there are many hotels I can’t afford to stay at in Paris and I don’t enjoy them nearly as much. Maybe I love the Hotel […]
The newest London hotels: Check out my London video!
London is experiencing a HOTEL BOOM. For a look at some of the newest London hotels, check out my London video and get an inside look into some of the most exclusive new and updated hotels in Britain’s biggest city. Newest London hotels #1 – The Savoy Oh, to hang out with Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and […]
Shooting a video at Langdon Hall
While shooting a video at Langdon Hall I learned what a wonderful Ontario getaway this fine resort makes Visiting Langdon Hall It’s about time I made it to Langdon Hall. I’ve heard people speak of it in the same hushed reverent tones one might use to mention a castle in England. Not a big castle […]
Everything’s just ducky in Muskoka
After my last post saying ‘who needs Muskoka,’ I decided, that I did, indeed, need Muskoka – at least for a weekend. Just because fall is here it’s no reason to give up on road trips, so Mark and I beetled off (actually we SAAB’ed off) to Deerhurst Resort for three nights, about a […]
Behaving badly at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C.
It’s not everyday you look out your hotel window and see a gull staring back at you. But this gull obviously believed the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. was his home, and I was invading his space and disrupting his view of the harbour, rather than it being the other way around. “Fine,” I said. “Be […]
Hainan Island – China’s tropical island
Visiting China? You may want to spend some time on Hainan Island – China’s tropical island Well who knew China had it’s very own Hawaii? It’s called Hainan Island and it’s at the very southwestern tip of China. Only it’s a Hawaii with major Buddha statues – one bigger than the Statue of Liberty (and […]
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