I wonder if B Smart Motel is the future for motels; a cost effective business model, and we had everything we wanted without ever meeting another human being.
B Smart Motel Sevelen: an automatic hotel?
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Gstaad, Switzerland and the Bollywood connection
What do the picture-perfect Swiss village of Gstaad and Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol have in common?
Hallstatt in pictures
My favourite place in Austria was probably the picturesque lakeside village of Hallstatt, about an hour’s drive from Salzburg.
“Scammed” by Hertz in Salzburg?
We were separated with an additional €950 after renting a car from Hertz Salzburg. But was it a scam? Or just a slippery trap for naive travellers?
Is Salzburg worth it?
Salzburg – is it worth it? They say you can’t judge a book by it’s cover, so I went to decide for myself…
Travelling with a cold: this week in Vienna
Having a cold sucks at any time, but what happens if you come down with a cold while travelling?
Bam, Iran, after the earthquake
Bam, Iran, shot to the headlines on Boxing Day 2003 when it was almost levelled by an earthquake. Two years later I visited, camera in hand, notepad and pen at the ready.
4 great day trips from Chennai
Those in the know are aware of a couple of hot spots to escape to, so here are my four favourite day trips from Chennai!
Mahan: an oasis in the Iranian desert
Just outside Mahan, Iran, the stunning Bagh-e Shahzade gardens are like being transported to another world for a while.