When you stay in the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel room with a harbour view, then you get a harbour view with a vengeance. I had forgotten how beautiful it all was, until at ten o'clock at night the baggage porter pressed the automatic button to open the curtains, and there the full majesty of night time Hong Kong island Wanchai district was exposed to us. Wakening in the morning the first thing we did was to sit up in bed as the curtains slowly opened, and we saw the busy harb...

I heard Guludo Beach Lodge once described as ?A tropical haven on a deserted beach in northern Mozambique? and that evoked a picture in my mind, and unlike other times, the picture and reality were the same. To start at the beginning, access to the lodge isn?t easy, with a choice of Dar es Salaam, or Johannesburg as the international arrival. Having experienced the flights out of Dar es Salaam previously when going to Zanzibar I wasn?t in a hurry to repeat that experience,...

We had an idea we might be on to a good thing with La Residence des Cascades after we got off the flight in Hurghada in July 2006. The flight had not been without incident, involving at least one drunk British youth, and in general terms we were a little concerned as to the quality of our fellow travellers. Just hoping they would be miles away, but soon after we were greeted by a 'man with a board' and take to a large vehicle to transport us, and we were given ice cold ...

When we booked the Racha we were told it was one of the top luxury Phuket resorts, but having been there I am certain it is the tops of the luxury Phuket Resorts. I had been looking for cheap deals on Phuket Hotels, or a Phuket vacation package to a nice hotel, when literally by chance I came upon The Racha. The idea took my fancy immediately, and we made some more enquiries and booked to go. We were very impressed when we arrived at Phuket airport where we were pic...

Dolphin Island Lodge is located on Uaguitupo Island, a private Island directly across from the indigenous Kuna island community of Achutupo. Known locally as the Uaguinega Ecoresort, the name derives from the Kuna language, where Uagui means dolphin and Nega means house. Together, therefore, it means ?The House of the Dolphin.? During certain times of the year you can catch a sight of dolphins, and with some you luck you might be able to admire them. It is a 45 minute fli...

When you make the decision to go to Marlin Lodge Benguerra Island, Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique, be careful who you tell, because most people still think it is unsafe, and those folk who know anything at all about Mozambique will probably never speak to you again. You fly into Vilanculos, which is about two hours from Johannesburg with Pelican Air, and it is possible to coincide flight times coming in from Europe on an international flight. The boat to Marlin Lodge ...

The Octopus Resort Yasawa Islands Fiji has one of the most beautiful white sandy beaches you will ever see right on its doorstep, and it is called Likuliku, voted one of the top 10 beaches in the World. It is a small resort compared to many Fiji island resorts, with seventeen bures It is a relatively cheap option for Fiji insofar as Yasawa Fiji Accomodations go, with budget alternatives to the normal bures. By this I mean serviced tents and dormitories, and although we...

The Reef House offers the best resort experience ever. Having said that it would be fair to say, I?m not a fan of the over hyped, luxury hotels which are a world away from reality, where guests are cocooned , and could be anywhere in the world. So don?t come to The Reef House Resort Roatan if you are looking for a luxury hotel with night life!! If you want night-life, crowds & noise, then stay down at the West End of Roatan. The Reef House is the real thing, a place ...

The Casa De Carmona Hotel has been described as one of the most unique and elegant hotels in Spain. It is a lovingly restored 16th Century palace to a small hotel of character, with 33 bedrooms in the tiny ancient, hilltop, walled, picturesque town of Carmona, only 20 minutes outside Seville and 15 minutes from the airport, and to stay there is to stay in the house of a Spanish Nobleman with good taste. Our first sight of Carmona, and the Casa de Carmona was in the early e...

The Indian Ocean Lodge is situated on the west coast of Praslin, and the hotel stands on a prime site on Grand Anse, the island's longest beach. The hotel nestles amongst mature Takamaka trees and colourful tropical plants just a few steps from the sea. The 32 rooms are arranged in eight separate units. Whilst we loved the Indian Ocean Lodge Seychelles on the island of Praslin, you have to be careful when you visit. From May until December because of the prevailing wind ...