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China - Crowne Plaza Xiamen Paragon Hotel Review
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CHINA – Crowne Plaza Xiamen Paragon, luxury in central Xiamen

January 8, 2016 Chris W. Comments Off on CHINA – Crowne Plaza Xiamen Paragon, luxury in central Xiamen

Xiamen is one of the destinations where KLM has direct flights to from Amsterdam. It’s a city I stop by quite often when I travel to China. My recent trip required a night stay in Xiamen to catch the flight next day. I booked the [read more]

China - Crowne Plaza Foshan Hotel Review
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CHINA – Crowne Plaza Foshan Hotel, luxury in the heart of Pearl River Delta

January 3, 2016 Chris W. Comments Off on CHINA – Crowne Plaza Foshan Hotel, luxury in the heart of Pearl River Delta

Foshan is mainly and industry city but opened its centuries of history not so long ago to tourists. The Foshan Hotel has been for a long time the only hotel catering to Western visitors and rebranded to Crowne Plaza Foshan in 2008. I had to [read more]

China - Crowne Plaza Guangzhou City Center Hotel Review
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CHINA – Crowne Plaza Guangzhou City Center, luxury downtown

January 3, 2016 Chris W. Comments Off on CHINA – Crowne Plaza Guangzhou City Center, luxury downtown

Guangzhou is a city in south China just north of Hong Kong. My latest China trip with the family brought me there. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza Guangzhou City Center. I booked an apartment with two bedrooms.  A good choice I can tell you [read more]

China - Holiday Inn Resort Sanya Bay Review
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CHINA – Holiday Inn Resort Sanya Bay, a tropical beach resort on Hainan Island

December 30, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on CHINA – Holiday Inn Resort Sanya Bay, a tropical beach resort on Hainan Island

Did you know China has its own Hawaii? It does! At the southern tip of Hainan Island province you will find Sanya with beautiful white beaches scattered in the bays around it. My recent Christmas trip brought me with the family to Sanya to enjoy [read more]

Brazil - Intercontinental Sao Paulo Hotel Review
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BRAZIL – Intercontinental Sao Paulo; a modern central located luxury hotel

December 6, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on BRAZIL – Intercontinental Sao Paulo; a modern central located luxury hotel

Sao Paulo is a huge city and you want to stay in a central located hotel. The Intercontinental Sao Paulo hotel is central located and gives great luxury. What more do you want? This is exactly what I thought and I just had to check [read more]

China - Intercontinental Hangzhou Hotel IHG Review
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CHINA – Intercontinental Hangzhou, a luxury golden sphere

November 17, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on CHINA – Intercontinental Hangzhou, a luxury golden sphere

Hangzhou is a destination which is served directly by KLM airlines from Amsterdam and they do some good business class promotions for tickets. I wrote about how to book cheaper business class tickets before. When I searched for hotels in Hangzhou the Intercontinental Hangzhou catched [read more]

China - Intercontinental Beijing Beichen Review
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CHINA – Intercontinental Beijing Beichen; a luxury hotel at the Olympic Park

November 12, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on CHINA – Intercontinental Beijing Beichen; a luxury hotel at the Olympic Park

Once a year my work brings me to Beijing, China. This year was not different and for the fourth time in a row I had the luxury to stay at the Intercontinental Beijing Beichen. Weather in Beijing can be strange, each year I visited it [read more]

USA - Flordia - Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach Hotel Review
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USA – Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach, a luxury tropical resort

October 26, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on USA – Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach, a luxury tropical resort

My road trip through South Florida with the family brought me also to Miami. I did not want to stay downtown Miami so I looked for a hotel a bit up north but not as far as Ft. Lauderdale. In between there is Hollywood and [read more]

USA - Flordia - Crowne Plaza Fort Myers Hotel Review
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USA – Crowne Plaza Fort Myers At Bell Tower Shops, a Florida hotel

October 24, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on USA – Crowne Plaza Fort Myers At Bell Tower Shops, a Florida hotel

A last-minute decision due to some great fares on business class tickets brought me to South Florida together with my wife and kids. This road trip would require some stays at various places and one was at Ft. Myers. I tried the Crowne Plaza Fort [read more]

Argentina - Cordoba - Azur Real Hotel Boutique Review
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ARGENTINA – Azur Real Hotel, a lovely boutique hotel in Cordoba center

October 12, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on ARGENTINA – Azur Real Hotel, a lovely boutique hotel in Cordoba center

My yearly Argentina trip brought me this year after Mendoza also to Cordoba. The main mission there was to see the Jesuit Quarter and the Jesuit Estancias on the countryside. When searching hotels near the Jesuit Quarter the Azur Real Hotel Boutique came up, claiming [read more]

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October 16, 2024 Comments Off on THAILAND – Chiang Rai Elephant Valley camp; a TRUE animal friendly sanctuary

The elephant is an iconic animal in Thai culture but often misused as a tourist attraction. When I planned my 3-week Thailand itinerary I of course had to visit an elephant sanctuary. My kids wanted that too. So, I had to find a Chiang Rai [read more]

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TURKEY – The best 2 week west Turkiye itinerary: An ultimate road trip

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MONGOLIA – Itinerary for a thrilling winter expedition through snow and time visiting UNESCO sites

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