I never really got into Harry Potter that much – I thought it too juvenile – but I have to admit that I read the first several books. Juvenile the series may be, but I simply cannot resist the idea of magic and all that. So when I heard about Universal in Orlando unveiling its very own Harry Potter...

What’s the most important thing for you when choosing a hotel? I really cannot pinpoint a single feature but most of the time, I would mention at least one of these three things: a bathtub, WiFi in the room, or a pool. If you found yourself nodding vigorously while reading the second item in that...

I visited the country in 2008 and despite the many problems the Caribbean nation faced I had an extraordinarily interesting time there and never felt unsafe.  Even when I had to find a ride back to my hotel in Port-au-Prince on the back of a motorcycle taxi in the early hours of one morning. I’d...

I’ve been posting some ‘end of 2009′ lists in an assortment of categories, starting with Aerial Views , then Hotels , Other Transport , Music , Cars & Drives , Galleries & Museums , Books  and Animals & Wildlife . Today it’s my photographs of 2009. These are...

The worst hotel of the year? McAlpine House in Broome, Western Australia. In 2009 I stayed in about 70 different hotels in 16 countries. Many of them were strictly one night stands although there were a fair number of two or three nighters, the longest visit was six nights. Plus there have been nights...

WHEN WE desire to vacation, the most important thing to consider is the hotel or inn. Often of us are always troubled by the hotel so the holiday became disrupted. In order to remain memorable family vacation we would have to choose a hotel with attractive scenery. Like Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotel...