It was after 8pm at night when I finally arrived in Khiva after crossing from Samarkand by fast train and bus. The Arkanchi Hotel is one I found difficult to both say and to spell, but I got there in the end. The first thing to know about the hotel is that it is inside …
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Samarkand is the ultimate in spots on the Silk Road. It’s Registan is incredible, there are a raft of other amazing historic sites, it’s positioned somewhere ‘in the middle’ – it’s only a short ride to the border with Tajikistan, it has fast train connections to the capital Tashkent and to Bukhara, in short if …
Continue reading The Perfect Place to Stay on the Silk Road – Jahongir Bed and Breakfast, Samarkand
Howdy all. I thought I would roll the two hotels I stayed at whilst in Turkmenistan into one post today. Because I thought it would make a more interesting post and give a small insight into travel in Turkmenistan, where you have little choice but to go on a tour where you are transported around …
Howdy all, time for another hotel review, and this time it of the flashiest place I stayed in Tajikistan, the Grand Hotel in the northern city of Khujand. At $92AUD a night (or around $60USD) it was by far the most expensive place I stayed whilst in Tajikistan too, however I can say that it …
Continue reading Escape to the North – Grand Hotel Khujand, A Review
My stay in Almaty, Kazakhstan, was another very brief stop on my way to explore more of Central Asia, and with a lack of hotels near the airport I was consigned to schlepping my way into town for an evening and then schlepping back out to the airport the next morning for my 11am flight …
So this was one of the most interesting hotels I stayed at in 2019. I just had the one night and day in Singapore, the first of the trip, and so I wanted a place to stay at the airport. There were three options I could see at the airport, the Crowne Plaza which was …
Continue reading A Different Place to Stay at Changi – YotelAIR
Since the introduction of air travel, nothing has revolutionised travel as much as the internet. Amazingly, ‘travel agent’ is still a thing, when you consider that it is perfectly possible to completely book your flights, accommodation, ground transport and travel insurance, and indeed tours from the comfort of your computer, tablet or phone in 2019. …
I booked the Mantra Legends just over a month before heading to Surfer’s Paradise on the Gold Coast, and I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I got a pretty decent rate (although websites do such a great job at making you THINK you got a good rate, sometimes it’s pretty hard to tell) at …
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Ahh it’s so close to Christmas and the end of the year it must be time to do a few ‘2018 in review’ style posts, right? Today I want to reflect on some of the awesome accommodation I’ve been privileged to stay in this year. I’ve had three getaways or trips this year, a very …
A couple of weeks back, my wife I were holidaying in Queensland. I might have previously mentioned. It included 3 nights in Noosa Heads and one night in Brisbane. It was an interesting city to return as I’ve only been once I think, and that was in 1988 to ‘Expo ‘88’. That time I was …
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
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
Andy Roams 