With a whole bunch of Hilton Honors points belonging to my Mother to be used up, combined with no plans to head back to Ireland for Christmas, I decided to bail in to the Doubletree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur, for
I haven’t stayed at a single Shangri-La property this year so far – I know that’ll come as a surprise, if not a massive turn-around – and with points expiring at the end of the year, I went for one
Barely a week back in Asia after my lengthy trip back home and on to the US, I decided to fly – as cheaply as possible, which to be honest wasn’t cheap at all – up to Bangkok to bid
For one of KL’s many long weekends, it seemed like a good idea – as always – to get out of town. Honestly, with forthcoming trips at the time to Thailand, Langkawi, Ireland, the US and possibly the US again
As many of you will recall, my last stay in an Ibis was around 2011 in Hanover, Germany – where the space-shuttle all-plastic bathroom represented about the peak of my memory of the place. So my original plan for Seoul
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