Hotels

10 things that annoy us about hotels #8 The bane of our existence, bain-marie breakfasts

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Often we have trouble facing the hotel breakfast buffet. After a month on the road we’re avoiding the bain-marie and its barely edible scrambled eggs and burnt-to-bits bacon. While some hotels really do take the trouble to do fresh eggs, often the cook doing the eggs is there as punishment for assorted kitchen crimes and … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels #8 The bane of our existence, bain-marie breakfasts

10 things that annoy us about hotels #6 When using the bathroom is like undertaking an intelligence test

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It shouldn’t be that hard. You have a cold tap? Make the colour on the tap blue. The hot tap? Make it red. Don’t put ‘C’ or ‘H’ on them, as for travellers from countries with Latin-derived languages, ‘C’ is not for cold but for caldo or caliente, which means HOT! Ouch! So why is … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels #6 When using the bathroom is like undertaking an intelligence test

Brilliant minds think alike, or, Why so many guidebooks share the same listings: part 2

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By Lara & Terence*If you’ve just joined us, this continues from the previous post so read this first.So, why would these three places now get glowing reviews in an updated guidebook? What do they have in common? The answer: all of these places do excellent public relations. And when you read the reviews it’s quite … Read more about Brilliant minds think alike, or, Why so many guidebooks share the same listings: part 2

Brilliant minds think alike, or, Why so many guidebooks share the same listings: part 1

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By Terence* and LaraSometimes when you visit a restaurant or stay at a hotel recommended by a guidebook, and it’s either nothing like you expected or you’re wondering what the fuss is about, don’t worry, the problem probably doesn’t lie with you. It’s quite likely the fault of a lazy reviewer. When we recently revisited … Read more about Brilliant minds think alike, or, Why so many guidebooks share the same listings: part 1