Crowne Plaza Yas Island is, as the name says, located on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. It’s conveniently located just 10 minutes from the airport and that’s why I stayed with my family. We had a very early flight the day after our Abu Dhabi desert [read more]
Yosemite National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in eastern California, United States of America. As I “collect” UNESCO sites this park was of course included on my west coast road trip itinerary. For road trips, especially in the USA, I often opt [read more]
I’m a huge fan of Intercontinental hotels as you probably know. When I saw that the Intercontinental Phu Quoc opened early summer I added a 4-night stay there to the summer family holidays. It was a perfect fit as I had a 4-night gap in [read more]
Vanuatu is the 71th country I visited and when I saw that there was a Holiday Inn Resort Port Vila I simply had to try it out. If you have been following me, you know I always choose an (upscale) IHG Hotel if there is [read more]
Kaohsiung is a huge and fast developing city in southern Taiwan and a great base to explore the south of the island. It’s a harbor city since ancient time and that’s why Indigo Kaohsiung Hotel blends seafaring with luxury. Indigo hotels are part of the [read more]
I stayed in Taichung twice, once on my way to Kaohsiung from Taipei and again when I visited the Sun & Moon Lake while driving from Hualien. I wanted to stay central and that’s why I choose the Holiday Inn Express Taichung Park. It’s the [read more]
Shinagawa is a ward (neighborhood) in Tokyo and home to Shinagawa Station which is a huge train station in Tokyo. It’s more a business area as tourist area but due to the fact that the Intercontinental Hotel the Strings is located just next to the [read more]
Osaka is the place to be based while exploring the Kansai area in Japan. I stayed at the Intercontinental Osaka with my family during the Christmas holidays of 2016 twice. It was part of my 2 weeks in Japan itinerary. I had choosen the Intercontinental [read more]
The north of Sichuan province is home to Jiuzhaigou national park – a must see in China. Located at 2600 meters’ altitude between mountains at the edge of the Tibetan plateau. It’s a remote place and because of that I recommend to stay at Intercontinental [read more]
Chongqing is a city in Sichuan, China, and has been briefly the capital of China during WWII. It’s a city built on hills which gives it a totally different feeling as for example Beijing. I had to opportunity to visit Chongqing, after my business trip [read more]
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