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St. Augustine: "The World is a book and those who do not travel read only a page." Photo by Cynthia Wamwayi

Happy New Year!

It's been about year since I embarked on my journey into travel journalism. I have visited 6 new countries, revisited another 6 or so, and stayed in 34 hotels for the sole purpose of reviewing and publishing them on this blog. Looking back, it has always surprised me just what makes me love one hotel over another. The reasons are just about as many as there are people on earth. A cursory glance on Tripadvisor reveals that this is the case with many of my fellow travellers the world … [Read More...]

February Highlights

The South African Tourism Board's motto. Looking forward to seeing whether it holds true in the course of the next 4 days.

Travel Diary: The South African Edition – Day 1

I have just arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa after an 11-hour overnight flight from London. I'm exhausted but expectant. Although I was born in Kenya, I have never visited any other country in the continent. … [Read More...]

Dessert: Marjamaa, which consists of Arctic bramble sorbet, white chocolate and licorice cream and Finnish berries. Photo by Cynthia Wamwayi

Culinary Digest: A21, Helsinki, Finland

What the experts say Steve Hart, MD of Helsinki-based The Travel Experience: After opening in the summer of 2007, A21 Cocktail Lounge quickly established itself as an elite amongst the Finnish bar scene.   … [Read More...]

Juuri sausage with vodka mustard. Photo by Cynthia Wamwayi

Culinary Digest: Juuri, Helsinki, Finland

What the experts say Lorraine Elliot, author of Not Quite Nigella: Juuri Sapas is a not quite Michelin starred newbie on the Helsinki scene. Popular and recommended by some of my husband’s gourmand cousins, we … [Read More...]

Beat of…

The South African Tourism Board's motto. Looking forward to seeing whether it holds true in the course of the next 4 days.

Travel Diary: The South African Edition – Day 1

I have just arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa after an 11-hour overnight flight from London. I'm exhausted but expectant. Although I was born in Kenya, I have never visited any other country in … [Read More...]

Take me there: One of the destinations on my 2012 wishlist is The Maldives. Photo courtesy of The Maldives Tourism Board.

2012 destination wish list

The 31st of December is once again upon us. For me, this day always finds me busy taking stock of the year that has been, and making plans for the one that's just about to begin. Last year one … [Read More...]

Not to miss: The Eiffel Tower. It might take you hours of queuing to get to the top but once there, the view is completely and totally worth it. Visit it during in the night time to avoid the queues and see both the tower and city bathed in light. They don't call it the city of light for nothing!

Beat of…Paris

Few cities have been more oft mentioned, cited or quoted than Paris. The city that exudes haute in both fashion and gastronomy was only beaten by New York in this year's Conde Nast Readers' Travel … [Read More...]

Reviews

The South African Tourism Board's motto. Looking forward to seeing whether it holds true in the course of the next 4 days.

Travel Diary: The South African Edition – Day 1

I have just arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa after an 11-hour overnight flight from London. I'm exhausted but expectant. Although I was born in Kenya, I have never visited any other country in … [Read More...]

Dessert: Marjamaa, which consists of Arctic bramble sorbet, white chocolate and licorice cream and Finnish berries. Photo by Cynthia Wamwayi

Culinary Digest: A21, Helsinki, Finland

What the experts say Steve Hart, MD of Helsinki-based The Travel Experience: After opening in the summer of 2007, A21 Cocktail Lounge quickly established itself as an elite amongst the Finnish bar … [Read More...]

The Radisson Blu Hotel Malmo.

LTB Trio: Scandinavia’s Radisson Hotels

The Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Copenhagen: As the first ever Radisson hotel in the world, The Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Copenhagen is the granddaddy of the Radisson Blu hotel chain. The Arne Jacobsen … [Read More...]

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