Australia… Hotel Review – Mantra Legends Hotel, Surfer’s Paradise 29 Apr 201928 Apr 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…
hostels… Top Sleeps of 2018 20 Dec 201819 Dec 2018 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…
Australia… Accommodation Review – The Point, Brisbane 6 Dec 20185 Dec 2018 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…
Australia… Accommodation Review – RACV Resort, Noosa 27 Nov 2018 Last week I headed up to the Sunshine Coast and Noosa, where I stayed at the RACV Resort there. Even Australians may well not be aware that the Royal Automobile…
Australia… Hotel Review – Radisson Blu, Sydney 16 Oct 2018 Yes folks, I stayed at a pretty expensive hotel when last I visited Sydney, the Radisson Blu. A splurge is not always a bad thing, and I was only staying…
backpacking… 3 Spots on Sunday – Unique Hostel Stays 13 Oct 2018 It’s another Sunday, and this time it’s a bit different. Here are three interesting hostels you might stay at if you were to visit the cities they live in. It’s…
Asia… Accommodation Review – Villa AmiLisa, Galle, Sri Lanka 24 Jul 2018 And I am now up to the last in my accommodation reviews of places I stayed in India and Sri Lanka back in March/April. Galle is a great little town…
Asia… Accommodation Review – Ceyloni Inn, Kandy 2 Jul 2018 Trying to find a decent place on the internet to stay in another country is a real hit and miss affair really. Some places look nice online, and then are…
Asia… Accommodation Review – Grand Peak Hotel, Ella 26 Jun 2018 A bit of a way from Nuwara Eliya, along a beautiful train ride through the mountains of Sri Lanka’s ‘Hill Country’, is the town of Ella. Once a bit of…
hotels… Accommodation Review – Trevene Hotel, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka 18 Jun 2018 The hillside town of Nuwara Eliya is something a little special in Sri Lanka. Lakes and cool weather, a gateway to the area, a wonderful train ride there and further…