Travel

10 things that annoy us about hotels #9 Switches, buttons, knobs and other anomalies

by

Lately we’ve been checking into some gorgeous grand old piles – with varying states of upkeep. While we love those old radios that they sometimes have above the headboard, the other anonymous switches that old hotels have drive us crazy. If these butler buttons haven’t worked since 1965, it might be time to rip them … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels #9 Switches, buttons, knobs and other anomalies

I’ve Travelled. Now What?

by

I’m not a fan of Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree community, but I’ll tell you why another day. Today, I stumbled across the LP website and noticed something that I simply wanted to share with you, the Lonely Planet Community ‘Thread of the Day’. Posted by ‘geekgal’, which makes me wonder if it isn’t link bait … Read more about I’ve Travelled. Now What?

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

by

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