DOUBLE-SIX LUXURY HOTEL SEMINYAK HOTEL REVIEW
Saturday, 04 May 2019 / Published in HOTEL REVIEW, TRAVEL

DOUBLE-SIX LUXURY HOTEL SEMINYAK HOTEL REVIEW

I rolled the dice and got a double six! Yes, yes….I can hear your sarcastic groans, as you writhe over my awful cliché comment. But then, that’s the prerogative of a writer sitting on his side of the screen. He has artistic licence to lob literary hand grenades at the mooing crowds! The first time
MARINA BAY SANDS HOTEL REVIEW
Sunday, 28 April 2019 / Published in HOTEL REVIEW, TRAVEL

Marina Bay Sands Hotel Review Singapore

I had big expectations going to the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore, after all, it does stand out from the crowd as one of the true icons of the Singapore skyline. And that is where (unfortunately) the good news ends. I had already been to the Pan Pacific and the Raffles Hotel. And if these two
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL SINGAPORE review
Sunday, 28 April 2019 / Published in HOTEL REVIEW, TRAVEL

InterContinental Singapore Hotel Review

The Intercontinental Singapore was an afterthought and I’m kicking myself, because it should have been elevated to a “must stay” list. How could I have stuffed up my planning so badly? Well it was tagged onto the end of a stupidly hectic 16-day tour of South East Asia. And no, I did not book the
INTERCONTINENTAL SAN FRANCISCO REVIEW
Sunday, 28 April 2019 / Published in HOTEL REVIEW

InterContinental San Francisco Review

If I have learnt one thing in life, it is this: some stories are just too unbelievable to put into writing. The plots make no sense, even when they are 100% real. That’s why I don’t gamble…..much. When I left Singapore, 12 hours earlier, Hillary Rodham Clinton was a shoe-in to retake the White House
SOORI BALI Villa view ocean
Wednesday, 03 April 2019 / Published in HOTEL REVIEW, TRAVEL

Soori Bali Hotel Review

I have just been left shell-shocked by my stay at the Soori Bali. It has literally blown my mind away. It has taken me months to digest the gravity of my visit; to actually find the time and breath to etch out my thoughts into carefully construed words. What I will say is this: when I left the Soori Bali, I carried with me an a sense of enlightenment. I felt uplifted. Emotionally purified and purged. If it were truly possible, I had just been blessed with more love than in almost any stay….anywhere. The travel gods had smiled on me. I had been anointed. I had become a better person.
RAFFLES-HOTEL REVIEW SINGAPORE
Friday, 10 March 2017 / Published in HOTEL REVIEW, TRAVEL

Raffles Hotel Review Singapore

Argh, the Raffles Hotel, the Grand Dame of Singapore. How much I miss you already. You are everything I dreamt you’d be, only better. The Raffles Hotel was the one property that I most wanted to review on my tour of Singapore and I had butterflies in my stomach from the anticipation. It left me edgy
INTERCONTINENTAL BANGKOK HOTEL REVIEW
Monday, 27 February 2017 / Published in HOTEL REVIEW, TRAVEL

INTERCONTINENTAL BANGKOK HOTEL REVIEW

I had a sombre mood before I checked into my flight on route to the Intercontinental Bangkok. I had purposely planned my Bangkok trip to fall on the 30th day, after the much-loved King Bhumibol Adulyadej had died. I expected the city to be in mourning. I wanted to share my respects too. 30 days
INTERCONTINENTAL KUALA LUMPUR HOTEL REVIEW
Monday, 27 February 2017 / Published in HOTEL REVIEW, TRAVEL

INTERCONTINENTAL KUALA LUMPUR HOTEL REVIEW

When I arrived at the Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur, I felt a bit like Caesar returning to Rome after years of fighting Barbarians in the wilderness. By the time I had checked out a few days later, I felt as if I’d won an Oscar. And that was the point. This was not a coincidence. This
PAN PACIFIC SINGAPORE HOTEL REVIEW
Thursday, 23 February 2017 / Published in HOTEL REVIEW, TRAVEL

Pan Pacific Hotel Review Singapore

I love that nervous feeling when you pull up to the front of a hotel like the Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore and you just know that you’ve arrived somewhere special before you even step out of the car. The Pan Pacific Singapore was no exception. From the very second my taxi door was eased open
HOTEL INDIGO BALI REVIEW
Friday, 21 August 2015 / Published in HOTEL REVIEW, TRAVEL

Hotel Indigo Bali Review

I’m such a banana. I really am. Once again I’m guilty of judging a book by its cover. But what are we, as human beings, without our frailties and imperfections? The good news is that this story that has a happy ending. Mark my words, Hotel Indigo is up there with the best of the best! It is a click away from being on the dais sporting a gold medal. I just haven’t had time to experience the full property.