Where to Stay in Coron Philippines: Accommodation
Accommodation in Coron in Northern Palawan is varied in terms of quality and price. On a recent trip for various reasons I stayed at two different places. I was in search of total solitude and relaxation, and happily I managed to find it. My general recommendation here would be to avoid staying in Coron town, … Read more
Playing Polo in Argentina: Puesto Viejo Estancia and Polo Club Argentina
Conference centres in hotels are surely the cruelest form of corporate torture. Windowless, soulless and freezing cold due to over air-conditioning. No matter where you are in the world they will wreak havoc on your spirit. Many is the 16 hour day I have spent in these places, watching powerpoint presentations and pretending to be … Read more
The Soho Beach House, Miami
I have a particular soft spot for Miami, its the chic Vegas by the sea, minus the gambling and fat people. That Will Smith song “Welcome to MiYami” captures the smouldering feel of the place disturbingly well. Many is the lost weekend I have spent there over the years. Usually when in town, I'll stay … Read more
The Standard High Line Hotel: New York
Bear with me here whilst I take a walk down memory lane…..I spent many years in the late 90's and noughties living in New York. I remember New York's meatpacking district when it was just that. The centre of raw meat packing for the city. It had a few absolutely awesome dive bars, Hogs and … Read more
Raffles Hotel, Le Royal: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
One of the great things about living most of the year in Singapore is the ability to flit off to exotic locations for the weekend. Cambodia is a mere 90 minutes away by air so easily visited on a whim. Phnom Penh is a city on the up and one with a storied and often … Read more
The Andaman Hotel, Lankawi Malaysia
Living in South East Asia, you get quite spoiled for choice on the paradise desert Island front. Sometimes however it can all go horribly wrong. Once the word gets out about lovely spot, the hoards descend, the banana boats follow and before you know it the place is full of backpackers, flashpackers and Thomas Cook … 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
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
Manila Philippines, The Manila Hotel
On our way to Palawan we realized we needed a place to lay our heads for the evening, and chose the Manila Hotel. This was mostly due to Mr M’s obsession with history and the fact that McArthur had lived on the top floor for a number of years when he was organizing the Philippine … Read more
El Nido, A Tale of Two Resorts
The aim of our sourjoun to the Palawans was to experience a quiet island getaway where Mrs M and I could spend some QT (quality time) together as we had been travelling apart for two months. The El Nido resorts seemed perfect and she made all the bookings after exhaustive research. This preamble is important … Read more
