Pology: presenting the beauty in travel normally lost in the routine of the mundane

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The latest issue of Pology is out. Do you know it? It’s a wonderful web magazine on travel and world culture that showcases travel stories and photos that editor Neil Schwartz calls “impassioned vignettes of cultural exploration” which he hopes will inspire people to get out and see the world. Neil writes of Pology’s aim: … Read more about Pology: presenting the beauty in travel normally lost in the routine of the mundane

10 things that annoy us about hotels #10 Check in and check out times and never the twain shall meet…

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We’re used to the 2pm or 3pm check-in time and noon check-out, although we’ve never been happy with them. But it appears the time you actually have in the hotel room is shrinking further. We’ve recently had 10am and 10.30am check-out times – which is fine for a roadside motel, but not so cool for … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels #10 Check in and check out times and never the twain shall meet…

A literary guide to the world

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While researching Italian literature for the guidebooks we’re writing at the moment, I came across Salon.com’s Literary Guide to the World. It’s by no means exhaustive but it’s excellent all the same. It doesn’t cover every literary land on the planet, and being a US-based site it’s obviously US-centric, with a disproportionate number of American … Read more about A literary guide to the world

The Happy Hotelier interviews a travel writer who is perfectly happy to chat away about herself… woops, that’s me!

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The Happy Hotelier (you know, The Hague-based luxury hotel owner who we all love who blogs away about hotels, travel and tonnes of other stuff) has just started a series of weekly interviews with hotel and travel bloggers called ’10 Questions For…’. The interviews give an opportunity for the bloggers to introduce themselves and their … Read more about The Happy Hotelier interviews a travel writer who is perfectly happy to chat away about herself… woops, that’s me!