The first part of this year’s train trip (I think I might start doing this every year from now on because train travel is very fun) was, in contrast to our southern-bound trip to Malta a few years ago, going west. All the way from Stockholm, Sweden, to Scotland in the United Kingdom, via Copenhagen,… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: Stockholm to Copenhagen [part 1]
Category: Hotels
7 days at Melia Grand Hermitage Varna in a The Level room
I’ve been wanting to visit Bulgaria for quite some time, and after some decently thorough research, I found the Melia Varna maybe a year ago, and started looking into when to go. Fortunately prices were quite good in early June this year, and we decided to book the trip. The hotel is all inclusive, and… Continue reading 7 days at Melia Grand Hermitage Varna in a The Level room
One week at the Guayarmina Princess in a ’platinum room’
After two years of covid restrictions, cancelled trips and spending almost all of our time at home, we decided to try out how it was to travel in a changed world. We decided that we wanted to stay in the EU for our first post-covid trip, and decided that Spain, and more precisely Tenerife, offered… Continue reading One week at the Guayarmina Princess in a ’platinum room’
Part 1: Phnom Penh
The first four days of our trip was spent in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. The three days after arrival we stayed at the semi-swanky but quite affordable Plantation Hotel. Their breakfast by the pool was really nice, and in general it was the pool area that made the hotel great. Rooms were only… Continue reading Part 1: Phnom Penh
5 days in Amazing Palau
A Month ago we got back from a trip to Asia, that included a visit to the aaaamazing country of Palau. Palau is located in the Western Pacific, a couple of hours flight time from The Philippines, South Korea or Taiwan, for instance. We flew there with China Airlines from Taipei in a small Boeing… Continue reading 5 days in Amazing Palau
Taking the Arctic Circle Train to see the Northern lights in Abisko, Sweden
(Sorry about the blurry picture, Northern lights were much harder to photograph than I had anticipated. But what an experience!) Anyways, last weekend we took the SJ Nattåg 94, also known as the Arctic Circle Train, from Stockholm’s Central Station to Abisko in the far north of Sweden to hopefully see some Northern lights (or… Continue reading Taking the Arctic Circle Train to see the Northern lights in Abisko, Sweden
A night at the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore
Being my third visit to Singapore, I’ve not been able to miss the enormous, pretty-yet-slightly-ugly, structure of three buildings topped off with an ironing board, sort of. The space ship-y structure is of course the Marina Bay Sands, a huge complex including a hotel; casino; giant shopping mall; the world’s most Instagrammed swiming pool; and,… Continue reading A night at the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore
A short staycation at Hotel At Six in Stockholm
I recently took a brief staycation in one of Stockholm’s new ’luxury hotels’ – Hotel At Six. At Six is a part of both iPrefer and Nordic Choice Hotels (not sure how that works, but I could only receive points from one ?), the latter is the mother company of my favourite Scandinavian chain Clarion,… Continue reading A short staycation at Hotel At Six in Stockholm
Bonjour, Paris!
Last weekend we visited a place I should’ve visited a long time ago. By some reason, the closest I’ve been to the City of Lights is seeing the Eiffel Tower from a plane, when transiting at Charles De Gaulle airport. But now it was time, at last, for Paris! Since we’re as usual saving up… Continue reading Bonjour, Paris!
Two days of eating in Las Palmas
Our final days on Gran Canaria was spent in the capital city of the island, Las Palmas. After deciding to catch a bus from Maspalomas to Las Palmas, our taxi driver, taking us from our hotel to the bus station, catched us in our laziest baggage-hauling moment and offered us a only for you my… Continue reading Two days of eating in Las Palmas