I first visited Chongqing in 2010 where I made a stopover on my way from Xi’an to Chengdu, and I recall having to look it up to see where it was. Turns out that Chongqing is technically the largest city in China (if ranked by administrative area). [Chongqing – one enormous city!] Is Chongqing the […]
Hotel Review: Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Jaipur, India
[Edit: The Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Jaipur has since been rebranded as Hotel Radisson Jaipur City Center. This review remains as an archive.] Hotel Name: Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Jaipur Address: Khasa Kothi Circle, M I Road, Jaipur, India I stayed at the Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Jaipur as […]
Notes on Jaipur: forts and palaces
I came to Jaipur in 2011 and I had Delhi belly (I had just come from Delhi and got sick when I arrived, so I’m calling it Delhi). As a result, I didn’t see much of Jaipur the first time around, so now I had the chance to see what I missed. Forts and Palaces […]
Hotel Review: Radisson Blu Temple Bay Resort at Mahabalipuram, Mamallapuram – India
Hotel Name: Radisson Blu Temple Bay Resort at Mahabalipuram Address: Kovalam Road, Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram), Tamil Nadu, India. I stayed at the Radisson Blu Temple Bay Resort at Mahabalipuram as a guest of Club Carlson, on behalf of their Global Travelers campaign. Mahabalipuram (formerly known as Mamallapuram) is in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. This […]
Notes on Mamallapuram
My first time to India was in 2007 where I visited Mumbai and some of the southern states. I was told that the south is so more relaxed than the north, but having never been to the north I had no way of comparing. I came back to India again in 2011, this time flying […]
Hotel Review: Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel, Bangkok – Centrally located near Asoke BTS
Hotel Name: Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel Address: 16 Ratchadapisek Road, BTS Asoke Station Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel as a guest of Club Carlson, who I was working with on their Global Travelers campaign. The hotel is located a few minutes walk from the Asok BTS station on Sukhumvit, […]
Hotel Review: Radisson Blu Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach, Phuket – Thailand
EDIT: The Radisson Blu Plaza Resort Phuket has been taken over by AccorHotels and was rebranded as the Pullman Phuket Panwa Beach Resort in April 2016. This article is left online as an archive. Hotel Name: Radisson Blu Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach Address: 44/5 Moo 8 Sakdidesh Road, Panwa Cape, Phuket, Thailand I stayed […]
Hotel Review: Park Inn by Radisson Davao, Davao – Philippines
Hotel Name: Park Inn by Radisson Davao Address: Next to SM Lanang Premier Mall, J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao, Philippines. I stayed at the Park Inn by Radisson Davao as a guest of Club Carlson, who I was working with on their Global Travelers campaign. I had a junior suite room which included a bedroom and […]
Notes on Davao: business and beaches in the south of the Philippines
Where is Davao anyway? I don’t recall knowing of Davao until a couple of years ago. I think I knew it was in the Philippines but I definitely had to look on the map. For me, Davao was put on the map by Justin and Joe from the Empire Flippers (then known as Adsense Flippers); […]
Best cafes in Hanoi
Following up on my guide to cafes in Ho Chi Minh City I now present my guide to cafes in Hanoi. In my previous cafe reports I have usually had at least a month to try out the cafes of each city. My trip to Hanoi was for one week, so this meant I had […]
