As you know, I’ve been back and forth to the Shangri-La Rasa Sayang many times just in this year alone; I celebrated New Year there, went back again around March for a break, and with a few days off in
My visit back home to Ireland this time was quite special as it was my first visit home since turning 30 (yikes
As you know from my previous post, I found myself unexpected on the way, for my 30th birthday, to Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa, in the far south of Sri Lanka. First of all, before anyone writes me in time to
After a brief two month break, my need for another weekend getaway from Kuala Lumpur – my principle way of breathing clean air and hearing nothing but silence – took over. I’ve always wanted to give the Rasa Wing of the
Let’s take a break this time around from my adventures and cover the ambitiously-named Delight Hotel, which was my residence of choice for the few days break in Taipei. There’s no point wasting time here with excuses; I picked this
With family in tow and in spite of the absolutely sky-high costs of hotels in Penang for the New Year, I settled on one of my all-time favourite brands (and hotels), the Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Resort. We originally had another
For years, I’ve steadfastly avoided the plethora of other travel lovers and bloggers flocking to Airbnb. I did this really because in spite of appearances, I don’t take ‘breaks’ that often so when I do, I really need them to
For my stay in Singapore, my original plan was to hit up one of the usual major chains for one night, and do the other night in some kind of cheap boutique hotel and do a sort of compare and
After arriving in Kota Kinabalu (see previous post), we were through immigration and standing landside within about 5 minutes of landing – and cooling down inside our extremely plush car en-route to the Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort a few moments
The challenge of beating the infamous Duc Vuong Hotel in Saigon, my previous lodgings back in 2009 at which I attended a family party from which I still haven’t fully recovered, was always going to be monumental. So, when it