My week in Mexico was spent at the Barcelo Maya Tropical Beach hotel, part of the huge Barcelo Maya Beach Resort, located just over an hour drive south from Cancun airport. The Barcelo is an all inclusive hotel, which was a nice touch but I didn’t spend a sufficient amount of time at the hotel to take full advantage of this. [Read more]
Considering the large amount of travelling I have done over the years its perhaps surprising that I’ve not actually seen much of the United Kingdom. My trip to the Lake District in March 2008 was primarily inspired by the scenery of the movie Miss Potter, which was filmed on location here (and other parts of the UK). [Read more]
As with many German towns and cities Hamburg is famous for it’s Christmas Markets. Therefore, I decided to spend a long weekend in Hamburg at the beginning of December 2007. In the hope of experiencing a taste of Germany and its history, as well as hopefully solving my Christmas present buying problems. [Read more]
June 2007, Nashville. This was my 4th trip to the CMA Music Festival and my 5th visit to Nashville, TN. Once again the festival fell on my Birthday so I had to spend my birthday alone… but listening to great Country Music! [Read more]
The Holiday Inn Select Downtown offers a reasonably priced hotel with a very good location, directly opposite the famous Peabody Hotel. Over at the Peabody hotel, the Peabody’s famous ducks walk from the elevator to the fountain in the lobby every morning and return to the elevator for their ride to their sleeping quarters on the roof of the hotel, watched by crowds of tourists and hotel guests [Read more]
I stayed in the huge Scandic Grand Marina hotel, a converted warehouse with rooms reminisant of a cruise liner, appropriate considering the hotel’s harbourside location. The hotel was just a short walk to the Senete Square and other local attractions. [Read more]
My visit to Amsterdam was a very brief one, on route to Helsinki (Finland). I spent two nights at the Dikker & Thijs Fenice hotel on Prinsengracht Canal, at the corner of Leidsestraat. This was a very nice hotel in a good location with friendly staff. The hotel was within walking distance of the main shopping street and some nice restaurants and cafes in the nearby square. [Read more]
It’s hard to think of Reykjavik as a city given its small size and the odd collection of small building. As a city it lacks much of the visible history that you would typically associate with most European cities. However what makes Reykjavik special and sets it apart from other capital cities is its wonderful location. Iceland is beyond a doubt one of the most beautiful and breathtaking countries I’ve ever visited. [Read more]
I’ve been very lucky in that my job has enabled me to visit Austin on many occasions since June 2001. This includes a couple of two month stays in 2002 and 2003 and a vacation. Austin is a great town, surrounded by some wonderful countryside, the people are great and there’s lots of live music every night of the week. Oh, and I can’t forget the barbecue at the County Line, Rudy’s & the Salt Lick. [Read more]
This was my second trip to New York City, the first being in December 1999 during a business trip to Connecticut – when I took the train into New York for the weekend. This time I was travelling with my parents and my sister and we stayed in a hotel in NY. [Read more]