Where to stay in Manila: City Garden Suites
It was a surprisingly smooth ride from NAIA to City Garden Suites, a 3-star hotel located in Ermita, Manila. This was largely because we arrived…
Affordable luxury at Zuzuni Boracay
My first time in Boracay unfortunately coincided with the onset of the monsoon season. During that rainy weekend, I did not see the island’s world-famous…
The Strand: Yangon’s luxury heritage hotel
The soothing sound from the pattalar, a traditional Burmese musical instrument, filled the luxurious lobby of The Strand Hotel in Yangon. Its bamboo keys were…
A relaxing and restful stay in Phuket
One September morning a few years back, I woke up to the view of the Andaman Sea. I was standing at the balcony of Kantary…
Review: Lotus Garden Hotel Manila
Lotus Garden Hotel‘s unassuming facade is not its strongest selling point. But I did not consider that at all when I was still weighing hotel…
Moustache Hostel – the only address you’ll need in Jaipur
“Where will you be staying?” The immigration officer at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Calcuta asked. “The Moustache Hostel in Jaipur,” I…
Where to stay in El Nido: Sea Cocoon Hotel
It was sweltering hot when my colleagues and I arrived at Sea Cocoon Hotel one Friday last summer. None of us complained though as this…