Next to London, Venice was another city that we felt money constantly draining from our wallets. With no convenient city passes or hop-on hop-off buses to help save us some cash, it came down to good ole’ fashioned budgeting. To allow for a bit of splurging, we chose to stay at a hostel further out instead of an overpriced […]
After accidentally walking into The Mark Luxury Hotel Prague, I knew that our actual hotel, Perla Hotel, would have big shoes to fill. Walking into the hotel I was immediately relieved as I loved the decor. Although the words scribbled across the large glass panels read, “Perla”, between that, the bold red and yellow colors and the design […]
Located in the heart of historic Florence, on a street that overlooks some of the best upscale shopping, is a bed and breakfast that’s equally as chic– Florence Chic B&B. Arriving later than expected, thanks to lovely Italian trains, we decided to walk from the Santa Maria Novella train station. It was almost 10pm, we were […]
After a long bus ride from Munich, I was so excited to finally reach Prague. A little too excited maybe. We were going to be splitting our time between two hotels and in all my excitement, we tried to check in at the wrong hotel first. Set in a former baroque palace, The Mark Luxury Hotel Prague, previously […]
After spending the last week continually hopping from city to city, I was excited to be settling down for a week’s stay in one city. I couldn’t have picked a better location than Munich, which offered us plenty to do for our week’s stay. Our long bus trip from Frankfurt to Munich had us even more ready […]
After a long day floating down the Rhine followed by dragging our luggage around Bingen we finally arrived at Hotel Zum Bären in Rüdesheim. Tucked up and away from the main touristy drag, we were ready for a restful night somewhere quiet. Stepping inside the door we were greeted with glasses of wine. Clearly, this hotel knew exactly what […]
Have you ever been to a hotel that you could visit time and time again? One that’s almost better than the destination itself to spend time at? That’s how I feel with any property under the brand Okura Hotels and Resorts. The first time I ever experienced an Okura Hotel was my first few nights upon moving […]
Let’s face it. London is one of the world’s leading cities, and it’s also one of the most expensive. Actually, I always thought Hong Kong was the most expensive city (and it is based on real estate), but recently The Telegraph declared London as the most expensive city to actually live in. So I take that back– London […]
While we usually stick to more budget-friendly hostels, one resort in particular kept sticking out as we researched hotels for our upcoming trip to the Philippines– Bluewater Maribago Beach Resort. Not because it had gorgeous beaches or a great design, although it did have those too, but because the resort prided itself on showcasing the best of Filipino culture. With […]
Monday I showed you guys some of the cutest dim sum dishes ever, so today I thought I’d share a little insight on dim sum and the associated etiquette. Dim sum isn’t just food, it’s a culture. Meaning “to touch the heart” dim sum (點心) originates with the Cantonese and consists of a variety of dumplings or other […]