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May 9, 2012
A smart phone is probably the number one travel gadget anyone can get. Music, flashlight, camera, compass, maps, mailbox and travel guides all in one. Here are my top ten travel apps! In a non hierarchical order. XE Currency - convert the currency of the country you´re trave-ling in to your own currency, and get the real-time exchange rate. […]
April 9, 2012
You don’t have to be religious or take any wows of chastity to stay at a convent or a monastery. In fact, convents and monasteries, offer some of the best and most interesting budget accommodation in Europe. A monastery or a convent is a house or complex of buildings that houses a room for prayer, domestic quarters […]
October 22, 2011
Well tucked away inside the labyrinthic Medina (Old City) in Marrakech behind a small wooden door, you´ll find Riad Ariha. Riad Ariha is a five-room Riad, owned by a Canadian/Palestinian couple who lives in Canada, but comes to Marrakech every three-month. The rooms are small, but clean and cosy and the Moroccan staff is unbelievable […]
July 15, 2011
Of course I don’t know your mum, but if she’s anything like mine (in her early sixties, likes to knit, cook, gardening and decorate her house), I´m sure she will enjoy the following proposals for a few days in London (tried and tested on mine). My mother worked in London as an au-pair in the sixties, so she has a special […]
July 1, 2011
Its dirty, its crowded and a friend of mine once referred to Pahar Ganj in New Delhi as hell on earth! Basically its a cluster of budgets hotels, shops, street vendors, beggars and tourists in New Delhi, India, conveniently located near New Delhi Central station. It’s the place most backpackers go to when they arrived late at night […]
June 19, 2011
If you are looking for a budget hotel in London with on an excellent location try Notting Hill Hotel in the Notting Hill neightbourhood. The rooms are small and the breakfast isn’t fantastic, but the locations unbeatable. Doubles comes from £75. Reservations must be made well ahead. Just a few minutes walk from Portobello Road Market and Westbourne […]
March 26, 2011
In an old factory building in Kreutzberg, Berlin a hostel/hotel called Die Fabrik was created in 1995. Its charming with big, spacious rooms and a courtyard, but in no way luxurious. But its central located and incredible cheap – 38 euros for a single room and 17 euros for a seven bedroom room. They don’t […]
March 16, 2011
Just heard about the strangest thing – a staff less hotel! Its called Omena Hotels and is a chain in Scandinavia of staff less hotels. And apparently it has even won a price for best value for money hotel in Scandinavia. It is very cheap indeed – just 400 (around 70 USD) Danish kronor for a room […]
March 7, 2011
I have raved about Mallorca before, and now I going to share with you one of Mallorca´s hidden gems. Deià - Mallorcas Hippie hideaway. The village is located on the west-coast of Mallorca, and is a 40 minutes drive from Palma. I would recommend to rent a car, so you can make daytrips from Deià to the various markets […]
September 17, 2012
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