After only five hours sleep, a not so great day yesterday, and still feeling bleary eyed and in need of a few hours more, this weary travel writer nevertheless rose early this morning and went downstairs. Even before putting on the coffee she opened the French doors in the living-dining area (now their cluttered office) … Read more about Life of a Travel Writer: when the travel writer comes to her senses
Remember how I told you how much I loved my work as a travel writer? And you said I had the dream job everyone envied? Well, it’s not so dreamy at the moment. We are tired. Really tired. For the last few days we’ve been at our laptops 17 hours a day. We haven’t showered. … Read more about Life of a Travel Writer: when the dream job is a nightmare
Here are two more views on the hotel versus apartment rental debate from a couple of vacation apartment moguls. Marvin Floyd, GM of VRBO admits: “I’m biased for vacation rentals of course, but don’t believe hotels will ever go away or even out of fashion. Business travellers will continue using hotels to get points and … Read more about Are hotels going out of favour? Let’s hear what the apartment rental gurus think
I asked you if hotels are going out of fashion and you all inundated me with insightful emails. I want to share some more of those perspectives. First up, a couple of frequent world travellers: Dubai fashion entrepreneur Shehab Hamad, emailing from London, writes “Given the choice between hotel and pad for visits longer then … Read more about Hotels going out of style? The globetrotters’ jet-setting take on the topic
Living like locals or lolling about in luxury seem to be the two main factors for consideration for travellers choosing accommodation, according to the readers of this blog and Life in a Venti Cup. Those who want to live like locals want to immerse themselves in a place, absorb the culture and learn the language … Read more about Living like locals versus luxury and the lifestyle upgrade