Serene Riverside Charm at the Riva Surya
After late nights in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area, we escape the hubbub of big city life and go in search of more serene experiences, which are often hard to come by in Bangkok’s central districts. To find...
View ArticleSecluded Luxury at the Maduzi Hotel, Bangkok
After ten days of trying to avoid the wrath of spiders and other insects in rural Isaan, I find myself thrown back into Bangkok – a city unashamedly made up of international brands and in-your-face...
View ArticleLuxury in Thamel: The Dalai-La Boutique Hotel (Kathmandu)
Quite often the worst thing about travelling is the actual travelling itself. Struck down with food poisoning in Bangkok, I had to somehow pull myself together and take two flights in one day when all...
View ArticleDwarika’s Hotel Kathmandu. Simply Stunning.
My stay at the Dwarika’s Hotel Kathmandu is something I will never forget. I was a guest there when the earthquake hit 80km west of Kathmandu, and so for me the hotel holds special significance. The...
View ArticleRooms with Views: Hotels in Asia
In the past 3 years of travel we’ve found ourselves working from all sorts of weird and wonderful places; on the road, in the air, through umpteen hotels, countries, towns and cities. By far the most...
View ArticleReliving history at the Riad Star, Marrakech
For the past two nights I’ve been staying in the Riad Star – the former home of 1930’s vaudeville star Josephine Baker in Marrakech. Baker dropped out of school at the age of 13 and lived as a street...
View ArticleAnantara Vacation Club: An Andaman Escape
For the first half of this month we travelled almost 10,000 km overland through Japan. The latter we spent in the most basic regions of rural Thailand. I think, if ever we deserved a break, it was now....
View ArticleHotel Clover 33 Jalan Sultan: An Urban Escape in Singapore
After a 04:00am wake-up in Bangkok we board a cramped flight to Singapore and navigate the city’s metro system during sweltering midday heats. Our arrival to Clover 33 Jalan Sultan felt more like an...
View ArticleBeachviews and Seafood at the Rayong Marriott
This would be our fifth visit to Rayong, although before now, we have always failed to see further than the pier at Ban Phe. There has always been a slight disadvantage for mainland beaches in Rayong,...
View ArticleWinter Time in the InterContinental London Park Lane
This year we will spend Christmas in Northern Ireland with family and, with an inevitable stopover in London, I thought I’d make the most of the opportunity. With 50,000 points in my Platinum Elite IHG...
View Article10 Top Boutique Hotels in Siem Reap (Angkor Wat)
Few (if any) destinations in Southeast Asia offer accommodation so varied and cheap as Siem Reap where low-end boutique hotels can come as little as $10 per night. But I would personally prefer to...
View ArticleRyokan Hotel Experience at Mount Fuji
For affordable Ryokan hotels at Mount Fuji, the best area would have to be Kawaguchiko Lake (fujikawaguchiko) found in the Fuji Five Lakes region. With its perfect setting next to Mount Fuji, the...
View ArticleAgoda vs Booking.com. The Priceline Comparison.
I have never been one for loyalty in brands, but I can say there is one company I have stuck with over the past few years and this is Agoda.com. This comes partly due to their prices, which generally...
View ArticleLuxury in Thamel: The Dalai-La Boutique Hotel (Kathmandu)
Quite often the worst thing about travelling is the actual travelling itself. Struck down with food poisoning in Bangkok, I had to somehow pull myself together and take two flights in one day when all...
View ArticleA Luxury Revival in Vang Vieng
The journey to Vang Vieng was easier than anticipated and, while we did choose the wrong mode of transport, it wasn’t so much the bumpy dirt track which we had expected. The road these days is now well...
View ArticleOsaka Marriott Miyako: Above and Beyond
After touch down at Osaka’s Kansai International Airport, we connect direct by train to the JR Tennoji Station, to find ourselves on the doorstep of the renowned Abeno Harukas building of Osaka. With...
View ArticleTakaragawa Onsen in Winter: A Japanese Dream
The one experience not to be missed in Japan, for me, is the traditional ryokan experience, which is more than just your typical hotel stay, but a package of must-do cultural experiences, all wrapped...
View ArticleRooms with Views: Hotels in Asia
One of the better perks in travel writing has to be our makeshift offices where we have found ourselves working from fantastic accommodations around the globe, from Boutique hideaways to luxury pool...
View ArticleDusitD2 Khao Yai: Romance in the Hills
This week we made an escape from the relentless heats of Thailand’s lower lands, with a stay in Khao Yai, a region not far... The post DusitD2 Khao Yai: Romance in the Hills appeared first on Live Less...
View ArticleResorts World Langkawi: An Andaman Gem
When constantly moving, chasing budgets and schedules, and documenting everything along the way, we do consider travel to be work these days. So sometimes we... The post Resorts World Langkawi: An...
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