My best accommodation reviews written this year!
My best accommodation reviews written this year!
Time for another RETRO Review, where we shift back through time to many years back now and I write about a place I stayed at which has remained in the corners of my memory for one reason or another. Today, I’m writing about Gulnara Guesthouse where I stayed in June 2011 when I was in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
Today's 'retro' review takes me back to a very interesting stay I had in Semey, Kazakhstan some years ago now in a hotel with a distinct 'Soviet' feel!
Last December my wife and I stayed in this unique guesthouse in Daylesford. Here's my review!
Sick of apartments, guesthouses and hotels? Tajikistan is one country where you can still stay with families and take a real look at local life!
Have you ever wanted to stay in a palace or a castle? In Portugal, many of the old palaces are state owned and it is possible to stay in them. Here's our experience at the 'Pousada de Quelez'.
Or – Is a Five star hotel THAT much better than a four-star hotel? When preparing for my trip last year (2019) I booked almost all my hotel stays in advance (and one AirBnb stay). Bar a few nights in Tajikistan, I was booked for the rest of the nights which meant I knew where …
Continue reading Infante Sagres – That Time I Splurged on a Five-Star Hotel!
Howdy all, and today I’m going to review our stay in Lisbon, Portugal last year. Whereas we’d been sticking to hotels up until hitting the Portuguese capital, in this instance we decided to give Air BnB another go. I’d sworn off them a little – not completely – owing to a couple of experiences we’d …
Continue reading Review – A Really Positive Air BnB Experience! [Lisbon]
Hi all, and it’s review time again. Slowly reviewing the places I stayed at (and other things) from last year’s trip, all the time worrying that once I’m done – well, I’m DONE. Because not much likely to happen on the travel front in the foreseeable future. Seville was one of our favourite stops for …
Continue reading Accommodation Review – Las Casas de Los Mercaderes, Seville, Spain
Howdy all. Barcelona has been a city which people have been flocking to for a number of years now. Finding a good place that won’t break the bank can be tricky, but we found a pretty decent place for a really good price. Arc La Rambla is a modern, three-star hotel which is brilliantly situated …
Continue reading Accommodation Review – Arc La Rambla, Barcelona
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
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inspiring journeys and friendly advice
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice