Airport Review: Manila Airport, Philippines
Manila airport is one of those 1960s Asian airports probably built with American aid to welcome the GIs on R & R from Vietnam. It feels very of that time, faded and tired. However it is also a remarkably friendly and easy airport to navigate. Check-in was swift and efficient in Terminal 2 and you … Read more
The Rambagh Palace Hotel: Jaipur, India
The Rambagh Palace, is just that, the former palace and residence of the Last Maharaja of Jaipur. A private home until the 50′s it was opened as a hotel by the family and then eventually sold on to Taj Resorts, who rarely get anything wrong when it comes to exquisite service and luxury living. Rambagh … Read more
East London Speakeasy Bars: Olympic Drinking….
We are big fans of the speakeasy bar and try to seek them out wherever we go. There are some gems in Hong Kong and Singapore we have covered in the past. With the London Olympics upon us and tourism up in the gritty East end of London, we present to you our favorite underground … Read more
Royal Ascot 2012: The Royal Enclosure
A day at the races, is always a good day in our books. On the UK calendar there is no better than the Thursday of Royal Ascot. Sure! the action on the race course is the draw, but all eyes on are on the stands. The glorious hats, the color coordinated outfits, the ladies who … Read more
Mahiki Nightclub: Pop-Up- Rio de Janeiro
Mahiki, has a well deserved reputation as one of London's hottest nightspots and an A list celeb hangout. It has been well earned. Opening a Tiki themed club in a sea of blingtastic West End joints was a brave move, holding hard to a no hip-hop music policy, must have seemed like madness at the … Read more
Review: Emirates Airlines, Business Class Flight & Dubai Lounge
Both of us have flown Emirates quite often recently, in particular because we have been flitting to Brazil a lot for work, but mostly because its better value and far superior to the rotten British Airways service. From Singapore its a good 36 hour haul with a stopover in Dubai, but preferable to the equidistant … Read more
Rant: Taxi Drivers In Singapore, Nice, but Dim
The following is an actual transcript of a recent conversation I had with a Singapore Taxi driver. I had called two cabs already to come and pick me up from my apartment which is a Huge GOLD building right in the center of the Business district, opposite the Singapore Stock Exchange, neither of them could … Read more
Review: British Airways First Class Lounge Heathrow
Terminal 5 is a great improvement to Heathrow. In spite of its teething problems it has actually managed to drag a part of the airport into a more recent decade, although it still lags behind many of the Asian Airports. All long haul British airways traffic leaves from here, which makes a nice break from … Read more
Neighborhood Bar Rio de Janeiro: Bar de Gomez
“This is the kind of bar I could settle into for an entire weekend without ever having the desire to leave” said Mr. Murphy earnestly. Rather tellingly, he then tucked into a silver platter of german style sausage on a bed of onions, and washed it all down with an Ice Cold Chopp, or Bhahma … Read more
Boutique Hotel Rio: The Santa Teresa Hotel
Boutique Hotels in Rio de Janerio are few and far between. A city with a year-round occupancy rate of 98% does not need to try so hard. Why bother with design or service when the beach awaits?? The Santa Teresa Hotel is the standout exception to this apparent rule. The Glamor of Rio is only … Read more
